Stories from Monday, October 23, 2017

HOLSTEIN - The Alta-Aurelia girls qualified for the State Cross Country Meet for the third year in a row when the team finished second at the Class 1A Qualifying Meet here. The Warriors scored a team total of 77 points to finsih behind team champion Logan-Magnolia, which totaled 63 points. ...

Alta-Aurelia senior Lauren Rohwer recently signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Morningside College beginning in the fall of 2018. Pictured here at the signing in the Alta-Aurelia gym are, left to right :  Jeannie Henningsen , A-A volleyball coach; Beth Donnelly, Morningside women’s volleyball coach; Brad Rohwer, Lauren Rohwer, Amy Rohwer and Cade Rohwer...

Something appears to be left unsaid and dare we say borders on nefarious in Woodbury County’s persistence to not only leave the Sioux Rivers Regional Mental Health and Disability Service group, but also calling for its total dissolution. The original county lineup for Sioux Rivers officially established by the State in July 2014 included Woodbury, Plymouth, Sioux, and Cherokee counties. ...

Firmin Eugene Huysentruyt of Cherokee, Iowa, age 91, passed away Friday, October 6, 2017, at Cherokee Specialty Care. A memorial services was held at 9 a.m. Saturday, October 21, 2017 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiating and burial was at Mt. ...

Robert Weis, a former Cherokee resident, died on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at his home in Estherville, Iowa at the age of 92. Visitation at the Henry-Olson Funeral Home in Estherville was held from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday October 22, 2017, followed by a parish vigil and KC Rosary...

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 62nd season Sunday, November 5th at 4 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center, The skilled 55-member orchestra under the direction of Ted Hallberg, LeMars Community School District 4-12 orchestra director and music coordinator, will present the ever-popular annual Cherokee Symphony Pops Concert...

Saturday December 16, 2017 is the date for the 48th annual Needy Children Auction in Cherokee. Stan Sitzmann has been in charge of all previous 47 auctions, and he says he is “hoping to reach the 50th, and then have someone else take over,as his health has been “sliding downhill.”...

SHELDON - There was a chilly breeze blowing but the sun was shining as the Cherokee Washington High School Marching Band took the field in Sheldon last week for the State Marching Band Festival/Competition. Orab Field played host to schools located in the North District 1, which is made up of schools in Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury Counties...

Patrick and Alicia Greenwood of Iowa City are delighted to announce the birth of their daughter, Rose Fitzgerald Greenwood, on August 23, 2017. Rose, who weighed 8 lbs. and was 20 inches long at birth, was welcomed home by her big brother James and her dog, Admiral...

John and Laura Greenwood of Iowa City are thrilled to announce the birth of their son, Dean Reilly Greenwood, on September 18, 2017. Dean, who weighed 8 lb. 8 oz. and measured 21 1/2 inches long at birth, was welcomed home by his big sister Bridget. His proud grandparents are Tim and Patty Greenwood of Cherokee and Dave and Sue Berry of St. Charles, Illinois...

(First in a series on four 2017 Cherokee mayoral candidates) Craig Schmidt's professional career has sent him to Chicago, Charlotte, Miami and Southwest Florida. He returned to his beloved hometown of Cherokee several years ago, and he is seeking your vote to become the next Cherokee mayor...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia High School students will presnt a musical comedy version of ‘The Addams Family’ at the Roxy Theatre in downtown Alta. The show will be presnted at 7 p.m. Friday November 10th and Saturday November 11th, with a final matinee performance on Sunday November 12th at 2 p.m...