Stories from Friday, August 25, 2017

Municipal elections will take place on Nov. 7 in towns across Iowa. The filing period is Aug. 28 to Sept. 21 so there won’t be any filing until Aug. 28, but nomination petitions are available through city clerks and the county auditor’s office. Diane Cargin, Cherokee City Clerk, said some interest has been expressed in elective city offices but it will not be known who will be on the ballot until the filing deadline is over. ...

The numbers are staggering for Saturday’s unrivaled boxing spectacle featuring martial arts fighter Conor McGregor against undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. The pay-per-view audience is expected to exceed 100 million world-wide, there are 100,000 people descending on Las Vegas where the fight will be held, not counting the thousands who already live and play there, and the total purse for the fighters is estimated at more than $350 million...

Cindy Alcorn, wife of Ed Alcorn of Cleghorn, was recently diagnosed with Sarcomatoid Malignant Mesothelioma, the least common and most aggressive of cancers. Cindy is currently undergoing nine weeks of chemotherapy in Sioux City, and following the completion of her chemo treatments, she will go to the MD Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas, where she will undergo a 10 - to - 12 hour “Specialized Debulking Surgery with Heated Chemotherapy Bath,” a procedure which is performed by just two surgeons in the United States, both of whom are located in Houston.. ...

IDA GROVE - The Alta-Aurelia volleyball team traveled here Tuesday to open their 2017 season against non-conference opponent Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove and the Warriors won, 3-0 by game scores of 25-15, 26-24, 25-18. Alta-Aurelia Coach Jeannie Henningsen commented on her team’s win : “”This was a good first win for us tonight. ...

Cherokee maintained its unbroken record of victories Saturday by winning from Milford's crack football team on the local gridiron by a score of 34 to 6. The Milford team has the reputation of being one of the beat in Northwest Iowa, and it is the first defeat it has suffered in three years...