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Finally - An OFFICIAL WORLD SERIES (Almost) (Column ~ 10/25/17)
When I was a lad, the World Series (of Baseball - not the so-called “World Series of Poker”) usually featured the New York Yankees as the American League representative, and the Yankees’ opponent, often as not, was the Dodgers - initially the Brooklyn Dodgers, then after 1958 the Los Angeles Dodgers... -
Coping with illegal dumping
(Editorial ~ 10/25/17)
We applaud all municipal, county, and state officials, and the Department of Natural Resources Energy and Waste Management Bureau’s continuing efforts to raise awareness on illegal dumping in Iowa. It is no secret that the illegal disposal of solid waste presents serious environmental and public health problems. ...
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Gravenish, Stines / daughter
(Births ~ 10/25/17)
Megan Gravenish and Rob Stines of Cherokee are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on October 18, 2017. Charlotte Mae Stines was born at 4:11 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 9 oz., and measured 19 inches long. She was welcomed home by her big brother, Matthew, and her big sisters - Brianna, Kathrine, Hannah and Brelee...
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Platero , Rodriquez / son
(Births ~ 10/25/17)
Sandra Platero and Jaime Rodriguez of Aurelia are the proud parents of a baby boy, born on October 18, 2017, at 6:36 a.m. Mael Arturo Rodriguez Platero weighed 6 lb. 15 oz. and measured 19 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big brothers, Jaime Rodriguez jr. and Gerardo Rodriguez, and his big sisters, Emily Sanchez Platero and Aime Rodriguez...
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William “Bill” Crow (Obituary ~ 10/25/17)
William “Bill” Crow, age 64 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 22, 2017, at his residence, surrounded by his family. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 28, 2017, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ... -
Library’s Spooktacular Thursday (Local News ~ 10/25/17)
The Cherokee City Library wraps up its October Spooktacular Thursdays with a presentation on “Haunted Salem” by former Salem resident Erin Rydgren on Thursday, October 26th at 6 p.m. -
NW Iowa Honor Band (Local News ~ 10/25/17)
Three Cherokee Middle School band students have been selected to participate in the 50th annual Northwest Iowa Junior High/Middle School Honor Bands Festival. On October 14, over 330 seventh and eighth grade band students from 38 Northwest Iowa schools auditioned for a position in two honor bands. These selected students will perform a concert at Storm Lake High School on Saturday, November 4. ... -
Stieneke seeks Cherokee Mayoral post (Local News ~ 10/25/17)
Cherokee 2017 mayor candidate Greg Stieneke says he wants to be the eyes and ears of the taxpayers. "I believe a mayor should run a Council meeting to allow all sides of an issue to be discussed and presented, with a final goal of what is best for the City and the taxpayer,” said Stieneke... -
Demolition, repair begins on 2 hazardous buildings in Cherokee (Local News ~ 10/25/17)
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Unity Christian clips Alta-Aurelia (High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
ORANGE CITY - Orange City Unity Christian beat Alta-Aurelia, 22-8, in Class 1A District football here Friday - the season finale for both teams. Unity, which finished with a 3-6 overall mark and 3-4 in district play, held a 16-8 lead at the half, then scored on a 41 yard touchdown pass with 1:53 left in the game to make the final score of 22-8... -
A-A loses to rated Unity in Regional VB (High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
ORANGE CITY - The Alta-Aurelia Warriors, 23-3, ran into a tough opponent here Monday in the Class 2A Volleyball Regional, losing to rated Unity Christian, 0 - 3. Game scores were 25-14, 25-19, 25-19. Morningside recruit Lauren Rohwer led the Warriors with nine kills, while Laney Stanton had seven and Erin Lockin had six. Annika Patton had 19 assists for Alta-Aurelia... -
Sheldon ends Braves’ season (High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
The Cherokee Braves traveled to Sheldon last Friday for their last game of the football season, and the home Orabs, led by a talented group of seniors, took advantage of the young Braves with a lop-sided 61-6 victory. An aggresive Sheldon team got off to a good start in the game, scoring 27 points in the first quarter. ... -
Ridge View pummels SOS, 45-7 (High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
PAULLINA - South O’Brien dropped its final game of the 2017 football season to the visiting Ridge View Raptors here Friday, with the Raptors winning by a score 45-7. This left the Wolverines with a final mark of 2-7 overall and 2-5 in Class A district 2... -
MMCRU VB girls fall to H-LP (High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
LAKE PARK - Harris-Lake Park defeated Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union, 3-1, in Class 1A Regional Volleyball play here on Monday. Game scores were 25-10, 25-20, 15-25, 25-17. The Royals finish their season with a 4-19record. -
Raptors fall to Hinton in Regional Volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 10/25/17)
HINTON - In Class 2A Regional Volleyball here Monday, the host Blackhawks of Hinton defeated Ridge View, 3 games to 1, to advance to the next round, when they will meet Unity Christian, which beat Alta-Aurelia 3-0 on Monday. Game scores were 25-7, 25-16, 23-23, 25-19...
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NO RETIRED SVH EMPLOYEE LUNCHEON THIS MONTH!!!!!
(Local News ~ 10/25/17)
The Annual Luncheon for all retired and former employees of Sioux Valley Memorial Hospital,now the Cherokee Regional Medical Center,will NOT be held` at Danny’s Sports Spot at 11:30 a.m.this Thursday as published in the hard cover edition of the Chronicle Times...
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