Stories from Friday, December 15, 2017

The Cherokee City Council acted on several agenda items at Tuesday’s regular meeting, including authorizing a resolution pertaining to sidewalk repair and approving a quote from Precision Concrete Cutting in the amount of $17,749.00 for the repair of 237 sidewalk trip hazards in Cherokee’s downtown area...

The Cherokee Community Theater is hosting auditions for its upcoming play, “Sex Please We're Sixty.” Auditions are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, Dec, 28-29 at 7-8 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center. Actors needed are two men and four women...

We don’t personally know Sen. David Johnson of Ocheyedan who represents Iowa District 1 that includes Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola and Palo Alto counties, and is one of the most heavily Republican of Iowa's 50 state senator districts. But we know of him and know countless constituents and fellow-legislators who sincerely admire, respect, and appreciare Johnson for his diligent work in the Legislature for many years...

Carl H. Maher, chairman of the legal advisory board for Cherokee county, announced last night that not only had every attorney in the county tendered his services free of charge, but that a large number of others would also give freely of their services in assisting the military registrants in completing the questionaires that are to be sent out by the local exemption board beginning next Saturday...

Phyllis Gosmire will be celebrating her 99th birthday on December 23rd. You can help Phyllis celebrate by sending your birthday wishes to her at: 400 Centennial Drive; Cherokee, IA 51012

CHEROKEE - For only the second time this season the Cherokee Braves played on their home floor on Tuesday. The Braves were challenged with the tough task of facing the Storm Lake Tornadoes, a team that came into the match-up with a unmarked 4-0 record on the year, and the Tornadoes used their size and physicality to escape Cherokee with a 72-58 victory and to move to 5-0 on the season...

CHEROKEE - The Cherokee girls were back on their home floor for the first time since November 27th with a home game on Tuesday against Lakes Conference opponent Storm Lake, and the Braves put up a season - high 97 points in a 97-40 victory to the delight of the hometown crowd...

Cherokee Washington graduate Stetson Dagel has been named to the Associated Press FCS All America football team. Dagel, a senior at the University of South Dakota, was named as an offensive lineman on the Second Team. Another Coyote senior, quarterback Chris Streveler, was named to the First Team. USD won seven games this season...

HARTLEY - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union boys grabbed a one point lead at the first quarter break but couldn’t hold on as they fell to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, 63-41, here Tuesday. Andrew Prescott and Zack Bonnstetter each scored 10 points for the Royals, while Hunter Tentinger added nine points. Prescott also led the Royals on the boards with 10 rebounds, while Bonnstetter had nine and Chris Schmid added seven. The Royals (0-5) play at Graettinger-Terril /Ruthven- Ayrshire Saturday,...

HARTLEY - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union girls edged Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn by just two points, 45-43, in War Eagle Conference basketball action here Tuesday.Haley Schwarz and Megan Loutish each scored 15 points to lead the Royals’ attack, with Gretchen Ruba adding seven points and Aliyah Jackson six. Schwarz also led the team on the boards with nine rebounds...

As the City works to resolve a hazardous and ongoing dilemma concerning the historic downtown Lewis Hotel building, the structure continues to sustain damages from a faulty, dilapidated back wall and leaks and mold conditions inside. The major problem is the fact the converted facility houses 21 apartments, with 11 currently occupied and potential tenants interested in four more units...

The City of Cherokee will be filling a vacancy for a 3-year term on the Historic Preservation Commission. The Board generally meets on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 5 p.m. in the South Room of the restored, historic Cherokee RR Depot. This is a Mayoral Appointment, to be confirmed by the City Council...

It’s located at the intersection of Hwy 3 and Hwy 59 in a barn - looking building. Stepping into Mojo’s Antique Barn, when you walk though the door at this time of the year you are met with lots of lovely antiques and furniture decorated up for the Christmas holiday...

Opal M. Regennitter of Marcus, age 85, formerly of Washta, passed away on Friday, December 08, 2017 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus.  A funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Washta, with the Pastor Barb Dinelli officiating, and  burial will be at a later date. A visitation will be held at the church on Friday, December 15, 2017 from 6:30 p.m. ...

My emails are zinging, telephone pinging, and ears ringing informing me about the many zealous newspaper columnists and radio jocks in Nebraska going ga-ga over the Cornhuskers’ new football coach, Scott Frost, and how he is going to by-God restore the Huskers to their rightful place among college football Bluebloods...

MAPLETON - The Cherokee Braves captured the team title of the recent MVAO-COU Kinsbury Wrestling Invitational, totaling 197 points, followed by Manson NW Webster 183.5, Southeast Valley 180.5, West Monona 144.5, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 137.5, South Central Calhoun 134, MVAO-Cou 116.5, Denison-Schleswig 77, East Sac County 77, Tri-Center 75.5, Omaha Bergen Catholic 49...

EMMETSBURG - The busy Cherokee Braves rolled over Alta-Aurelia 57-24 and dropped a hard-fought 45-24 match to Emmetsburg in a wrestling triangular here last week. “It was a tough night of wrestling. We battled tough all night but just came up short in the end,” said Cherokee coach Austin Todd...