Stories from Wednesday, December 20, 2017

(4th in a series on the 2018 CherokeeJazz & Blues Festival) That intrepid group of professional musicians from Northwest Iowa, who go by the name, ironically, of the Nortwest Iowa Muaicians, will again return to the Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival this year, performing at Mud on Main, 425 West Main Street, on Friday evening, January 18th, from 6 - 9 p.m...

WARNING: The following article is a collection of random thoughts. You may experience some form of whiplash while reading. Reader discretion is advised. I feel like change is the only constant around here these days. And that is not a bad thing! All of the changes we have made have been for the benefit of our patrons. ...

The holidays may be a cheerful time for most people, but for many others they can be a painful reminder of a lost loved one. Individuals and families struggling with grief can find that grief all the more intense and quite difficult to cope with during the holidays...

Paul L. Larson of Holstein, 68, passed away Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at United Methodist Church in Holstein, with the Rev. Doresa K. Collogan officiating, and burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery. ...

Tamara Hartfield of Sioux Rapids is the proud mother of a baby boy , born on December 12, 2017. Westin Allen Hartfield was born at 11:29 p.m. and weighed 6 lb. 13 oz. and measured 20 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big brothers, Rowan and Wyatt...

Ted Reinert and Chelsea Lange of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, born on December 12, 2017. Kingston Allen Reinert was born at 10:46 a.m., and he weighed 7 lb. 3 oz. and measured 20 3/4 inches long. Kingston was welcomed home by his big brothers, Krew and Karter. His grandparents are Steve and Patsy Reinert of Cherokee, Denny and Sue Logan of Primghar, and Randy Lange of Humboldt...

Ashley Kennebeck and Aaron Lund of Sutherland are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, who was born on December 13, 2017. Araya Heaven Lund was born at 6:38 p.m., weighed 9 lb. 13 oz., and measured 21 inches long. Araya was welcomed home by her two big brothers, Ekko Kennebeck and Remington Lund...

An informative and entertaining book published by Cherokee Friends of Historic Preservation is available to purchase for a unique and worthwhile Christmas gift. The colorful book in either hard-bound or spiral volumes is for sale at the Cherokee Area Archives (in the Cherokee Public Library), the Sanford Museum & Planetarium, and Main Street Antiques in Cherokee...

Representatives from Cherokee Regional Medical Center recently presented a donation checkt of $6,020.84 to the Cherokee Police Department for the local Toys for Tots program. This is the tenth consecutive year CRMC employees have supported this great cause, raising over $52,000 for Toys for Tots during the past decade! The funds raised this year will help provide toys and clothing to area children in need this Christmas season. ...

The Bethlehem Lutheran Church Choir performed a Christmas Cantata on Sunday, December 17, entitled 'Festival of Lessons and Carols'. The choir is under the direction of David Hickman.

Cherokee Regional Hospice started in 1993, when they had to provide services for ten people for no charge before they could have a medical survey and be checked out for becoming certified. Leanne Hammer was the director at that time.They started out with home health care. In 2007 they became the Public Health...

SIOUX CITY - The Barnes Bull Riding Challenge returns to the Tyson Events Center here on Saturday January 13 and Sunday January 14, 2018. Two performances of bull riding will kick-off the 2018 season. The action starts on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. followed by a Sunday matinee at 2:30 p.m. The popular kids mutton bustin aka kids sheep riding, kids petting zoo and western merchandise vendors will again return...

HOLSTEIN - The wrestlers from Alta-Aurelia and Ridge View competed in the Raptor Duals Tournament here on Saturday December 16th, with Alta-Aurelia (3-1) finishing second in the team standings behind champon South Central Calhoun (4-0), and the host Ridge View team (1-3) finishing 4th...

A reminder : this Friday, Dec. 22 , there will be 10-year anniversary reunion celebration of Cherokee's 2007 State Baseball Champions, open to the public. The event will feature a program at Washington High School beginning at 6 p.m., and will honor all the players and coaches responsible for Cherokee's only state baseball championship...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union boys played three basketball games between Fridayand Monday, and though the Royals ended up on the short end of the score in each game, the last wo games were very competitive. On Friday, the Royals hosted Gehlen Catholic , and the Jays...

The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn girls basketball team played three games in four days as they get ready for the Christmas break. Though the Royals lost the first two contests - against Gehlen Catholic Friday and Saturday at Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire - the Royals head into the break on the heels of a Monday win over Harris-Lake Park...

The high school archery season kicked off this past weekend across the state of Iowa, and the battle for northwest Iowa started with some very impressive scores as students from Lawton-Bronson, MMCRU, Ridge View, and Sergeant Bluff-Luton gathered at Lawton-Bronson High School on Saturday to begin their archery season and quests for state...

The Cherokee boys basketball team picked up their third victory of the season last Thursday as they hosted the Siouxland Christian Eagles. The Braves scored a season high 70 points in the 70-39 victory. The first quarter was a close contest as the Braves led 18-16. Alex Paulsrud and Trevor Lundquist each had five points in the first quarter...

The Cherokee girls were back in action last Thursday at home against the Siouxland Christian Eagles, and had won six in a row to start their season. They used their momentum to ground the Eagles, 81-27. The Braves gained their lead right from the opening tip, starting the game on an 8-0 run. Kassidy Pingel scored eight points in the first quarter and senior Paityn Hagberg scored five of her own to help the Braves take a 21-3 lead...

Terry Boisen (right) , on behalf of the Cherokee Knights of Columbus, recently presented a donation to Ben Shuberg of Crossroads of Western Iowa (formerly known as the Cherokee Workforce Center) in support for those with intellectual disabilities. The Knights of Columbus do this every year around Christmas. This year’s donation was for $11,830. Last year’s donation went towards the purchase of a bus to help with transportation needs...

SPIRIT LAKE - The Cherokee Braves split a Lakes Conference wrestling triangular here last week, defeating Le Mars 39-36, and falling 43-36 to host Spirit Lake Park in highly competitive matches. “This was a very exciting night for wrestling in the Lakes Conference. Both duals were back and forth keeping fans and coaches on the edges of their seats,” said Cherokee coach Austin Todd...

Friday’s Chamber Coffee, at 9:30 a.m., will be hosted by State Savings Bank, 200 S. 2nd Street.