Stories from Friday, November 24, 2017

ALTA - They say “Home is where the Heart Is, ” and award-winning Chicago actor and Alta High School graduate Rob Lindley is coming home for the holidays, with his vocal trio Foiled Again, for a one night only performance at Alta’s Roxy Theatre on Saturday, December 2nd at 7:30 p.m. General Admission Seats are $15, available at the door., and proceeds will go to benefit the Fine Arts program at Alta-Aurelia High School...

The weather’s getting colder - and, among other things - that means the time is fast approaching for the annual Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival - just what we need to heat us all up at this time of year! This year’s edition of the CJBF, the brainchild of the late R.J. ...

The weather’s getting colder - and, among other things - that means the time is fast approaching for the annual Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival - just what we need to heat us all up at this time of year! This year’s edition of the CJBF, the brainchild of the late R.J. ...

This Christmas quilt was created by the Aurelia Public Library staff.  All proceeds from the raffle tickets sold will go back to the library towards the purchase of new children’s book bins, new DVDs and new books for the library. Photo contributed...

PAULLINA - Hannah Dau scored 21 points as the South O’Brien girls opened their basketball season with a 57-56 win over Alta-Aurelia in non-conference action here. Taryn Hintz finished with 14 points for South O’Brien (1-0). Lily Peterson scored 22 points for Alta-Aurelia (1-1) and Mary Barnes finished with 12...

Recently in this space, the Cherokee School District and Superintendent Kim Lingenfelter were taken to task through glancing innuendo that preliminary financial details involving Roosevelt Elementary School renovations had not been made available for public consumption...

Small Business Saturday is a national advertising campaign led by American Express. Its purpose is to bring awareness to consumers to shop with their small, local retailers this holiday season. In Cherokee, we will celebrate Small Business Saturday by giving away Cherokee Chamber Bucks. Individuals who shop with participating Small Businesses on Saturday, November 25 can register to win a $25 Chamber Buck Certificate donated by North Star Community Credit Union...

Architects hired by the Cherokee School District have placed preliminary estimates for the repair and renovations to Roosevelt Elementary School at approximately $13 million over an undefined multi-year time period. Those estimates, coupled with the offer of $4 million for the RES property from the Cherokee Regional Medical Center, precipitated a Public Hearing and School Board action Nov. 20 for the District to proceed with the RES sale, with contingencies...