Stories from Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Such a busy month! The entire city is buzzing with activity and lots of interesting and engaging things to do. From craft fairs and merchant days (shop locally!) to cookie sales and Toys for Tots (YAY to our local businesses and all the generous contributors – and especially for the wrapping skills of our city Police Department!)...

For as many as 50 years, fuel prices in the City of Cherokee have averaged higher than every other town around, from Sioux City to Merrill to Le Mars to Marcus, to Aurelia to Alta to Storn Lake and beyond. And for just as many years area residents have complained, pleaded, sent letters, and personally cajoled gas station employees (not their fault), management (perhaps) and ownership (definitely) to get their gas prices competitive - not lower than! - but simply competitive with surrounding towns.. ...

Carolyn Jean Anderson of Papillion, Nebraska, 78, a native of Quimby and former long time resident of Sioux City, died Sunday, November 26, 2017, at the Nebraska Medical Center in Bellevue, Nebraska. A funeral service was held Thursday, November 30, 2017, at Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Morningside...

Dale M. Magnussen of rural Larrabee, Iowa, 77, passed away peacefully, Sunday morning, December 10, 2017 at Cherokee Specialty Care. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Pastor Robin Thomas officiating, and private family burial of the cremains will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, with military rites by L.A. ...

Tyson and Mikaela Otto of Lincoln, Nebraska are happy to announce the birth of their son on September 12, 2017. Tate Edward Otto weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz. and joins his sisters Isla Joyce and Violet Verdene in the family. Grandparents are Ed and Brenda Otto and, Verdene Paulsen, all of Cherokee , and the late Stephan Paulsen. Great grandparents are Marge Otto, Dick and Bev Keen of Storm Lake; and Lenora Paulsen of Davenport...

Every day of the year hundreds of gallons of gasoline are pumped into vehicles from Cherokee County. Out of town. Why? Because Cherokee is and has been for years known for its high gas prices compared to surrounding towns. The issue has festerd locally for more than 50 years and finally, City Hall and the current administration are trying to do something about it by seeking answers to an age-old question that has forced hundreds of local motorists to go out of town for their gas, and also their dining, shopping and entertainmment while there.. ...

The Cherokee Landfill will now be closed every Saturday during the winter months. The Landfill will re-open on Saturdays beginning in April 2018.

These Cherokee Washington High stidents were selected for the recent 2-day Drake Honor Band Festival and performed Dec. 2 at the Harmon Performing Arts Hall at Drake University. They are, front row, left to right, Riley Bainbridge (clarinet), Alisanne Struck (bassoon), Kinsey Voss (clarinet). ...

The colorful sights of Christmas are evident at the Cherokee Sanford Museum’s annual Festival of Trees, a wonderful tradition that sparkles and decorates the Museum for the holidays. The event averages about 26 trees each year displayed through New Year’s Day by area businesses, organizations, individuals, and school classes. Photo by Dan Whitney...

KINGSLEY - The Alta-Aurelia boys improved their season mark to 5-1 with a non conference basketball win over previously unbeaten Kingsley-Pierson here Monday night. Tayler Gano led the Warriors’ attack with 15 points, while Alex Snyder had 13 and Aric Stephan 11. The Warriors play at West Bend-Mallard Friday...

KINGSLEY - The Alta-Aurelia girls suffered a 64-25 loss to a tough Kingsley-Pierson team here Monday in a non-conference basketball game. Lily Peterson scored 12 points to lead the Warriors, now 2-6, and Erin Lockin grabbed nine rebounds. Alta-Aurelia plays at West Bend-Mallard Friday...

The Cherokee boys' basketball team recently split a pair of games on the road, with a 80-39 loss against LeMars and a 63-41 victory over the Ridge View Raptors. On Friday, the young Braves' team faced off against a tough LeMars team that started five seniors. The experience of the Bulldogs seemed to be too much for the Braves to handle as LeMars got off to a 26-8 lead by the end of the first quarter and a 42-20 lead by halftime...

The Cherokee girls were back on the road last Friday and Saturday to try and complete the last two games of a four game road trip unbeaten. The task would not be a easy one as the Braves traveled to LeMars to take on a fifth rated 4A team on Friday and a talented Ridge View team on Saturday...

The Alta-Aurelia wrestlers wrestled a dual with Emmetsburg on Thursday and the E’Hawks prevailed, winning by a 57-24 score. Individually, Alta-Aurelia’s 220 pounder, Nick Gaes, pinned Emmetsburg’s Jimmie Steffens in 1:18; at 285, Emetsburg’s Evan Brennan won by fall over Dalton Woosley in 1:55; at 106, Tyler Peterson of Alta-Aurelia won b y forfeit; Sam Sherkenbach of A-A won by fall over Sean  Brennan in 1:34; Emmetsburg’s 120 pounder, Christian Nichols, won by forfeit; at 126, Levi Aldous of Emmetsburg won by forfeit; at 132, the E’Hawks’ Ethan Berven won over Schade Larson by fall, 3:03; at 138, Spencer Griffin of E’burg won by forfeit; 145: Bret Hoyman (E) won an 11-4 decision over Sam Zimmerman; 152: Mason Griffin of Emmetsburg won by forfeit; 160: Jackson Knight (E) over Nathan Weflen by fall, 2:00; 170: Alex De Roos (AA) over Zach Yates by fall, 0:51); 182: Jon Lace (E) over Brock Mier by fall, 0:39) 195: Nick Schany (E) over Brandon Mier by fall, 0:31.. ...

REMSEN - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union girls improved their season record to 2-3 with a 58-27 win over Remsen St. Mary’s here Friday night. The Royals were led by Aliyah Jackson’s 14 points, with Haley Schwarz adding nine, Aspen Woodall and Megan Loutsch seven each, and Gretchen Ruba six for MMCRU...

REMSEN - The Remsen St. Mary’s boys had no problem with their counterparts from Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union in War Eagle Conference basketball action here Friday, as the Hawks topped the Royals by a 40 point margin, 73-33. Hunter Tentinger and Chris Schmid were the lone Royals in double figures, with 12 and 11 points, respectively...

SIBLEY - Two Chronicle Times area wrestling squads competed at the Siley-Ocheydan Invitational here Saturday, and the Alta- Aurelia team finished 4th in the team standings, with 174 points, while Ridge View finished sixth in the team standings with 109 points. Host Sibley-Ocheydan took the teeam title, with MOC-FV second and Hinton third...

Women love to shop. I hate to shop. I know women who spend a whole Saturday “window shopping.” Not this girl. When I decide to take the trek to Sioux City and venture to the shopping centers it better be for a good reason. If, and I do say if, I have to go shopping I would prefer Southern Square to the mall. ...

GILMORE CITY - The Cherokee wrestling Braves continued their winning ways with a three-match sweep of Pocahontas Area, West Bend-Mallard, and Sioux Central here last week. “It was a great night for wrestling for us. Everyone came ready to wrestle and continued to wrestler better as the night went on,” said Cherokee coach Austin Todd...