Stories from Friday, October 27, 2017

FORT DODGE - The Alta-Aurelia girls’ Cross Country team has drawn Box 6 as a starting point in Saturday’s State Cross Country Meet on the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course here. There are 22 “boxes” assigned. The Alta-Aurelia girls will be wearing numbers 323-329...

ORANGE CITY - - The Cherokee cross country teams posted good times at last week’s State Qualifying Meet here, but failed to qualify any runners for the State Meet this Saturday in Fort Dodge. Thad Booth paced the Cherokee boys team, placing 53rd in 20.08, followed by Austin Wilkie 61st in 20:42, Johnny Stevens 67th in 21:11, Hunter Hildebrand 72nd in 21:40, James Creel 75th in 22:11, and Josh Lauck 77th in 22:18...

"If I were to hang my hat on anything, it would be to have the citizens working together at keeping Cherokee as clean and well kept as possible." Those are the words of 2017 Cherokee Mayor candidate Mick Mallory, a former City Councilman who also served a term as Mayor Pro-tem during his time on the Council. Mallory served two terms on the City Council here, from January of 2006 through December 2013...

As we’ve come to expect and savor, the Cherokee community has rallied once again for a special cause that benefits everyone - especially our dedicated and courageous law enforcement agencies throughout the county. Last week readers learned about the Cherokee Police Department’s drug detection dog “ Ike” suffering from cancer with only a few weeks to live. By the next day, approximately $2,800 had been pledged to help cover the estimated $8,500 cost to replace Ike with a new CPD K-9 dog...

Ridge View High School music students (left to right) Anya Kistenmacher, Evan Leuschen and Jill Galvin attended a long day of All-State Choir auditions in Storm Lake on October 22nd, but it paid off, as all three were chosen to perform at the All-State Concert that will be held in Ames on November 18th. ...

The Cherokee Braves volleyball team hosted Humboldt in the second round of regional play on Tuesday and the Braves came up short, losing the match 0-3.  Kassidy Pingel led the team in kills with 10, while JeMae Nichols contributed seven kills and Alayne Graybill and Alexus Jones each had five. ...

A good crowd atended the annual 'Breakfast with the Masons' event at the Cherokee Masonic Lodge on Sunday October 22nd.

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors Tuesday heard a requesr to consider relocating the Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Office due to ADA compliance issues. William Gauthier, Veteran Affairs Commissioner from Aurelia, reported on an ADA Compliance report that was conducted on the current location of the Veteran Affairs Office on North 4th Street and requested that the Board of Supervisors locate an alternate site that is more accessible for veterans. That matter is under consideration...

The Cherokee Young Professionals group has organized a' Meet the Candidate' event as an opportunity for voters to meet the four individuals running for Mayor of Cherokee. Join the Young Professionals at The Book Vine on Sunday, October 29 at 4 p.m. The four mayoral candidates include: Craig Schmidt, Mick Mallory, Ben Shuberg, and Greg Stieneke. ...

It is positive and healthy for this community to have four candidates running for Mayor in the Nov. 7 City Election. All four men are Cherokee natives and Washington High School graduates who should have knowledge of ,and a grasp of,r the history of this town they wish to lead into the future of the unknown as the current world turns...

The Cherokee Friends of the Library Book Baskets are being prepared for display at the library for the 18th annual Book Basket Project. Area library supporters have been bringing in their basket projects for the Friends to wrap, but there is still time to bring a book basket in! The Friends would like all baskets to be at the Library by Monday, October 30. The baskets will then be on display at the Library from Wednesday, November 1 until noon on Saturday, December 2...