Stories from Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Friday’s Chamber Coffee, starting at 9:30 a.m., will be at Danny’s Sports Spot, 1013 S. 2nd Street, and will be hotsed by the Wa-Tan-Ye Service Organization.

HARLAN - On January 27th, several members of the Alta-Aurelia Trap team attended a competition for the Winter Iowa Games. There are several locations around the state that held competition for Trap Shooting, and the Alta-Aurelia competitors attended the event that in Harlan...

ROCKWELL CITY - Alta-Aurelia senior Tayler Gano was named to the Twin Lakes Conference boys’ basketball first team, it was announced Tuesday. Gano’s teammate, Alex Snyder, also a senior, earned third team All Conference honors. The Warriors finished fifth in the conference with a 7-4 conference mark, and a Monday nght Class 2A substate loss to Sheldon left them with a final season record of 18-5...

ORANGE CITY - The usually hot shooting South O’Brien boys found a lid on the basket in a Class 1A substate contest here against George-Little Rock Monday. After taking a 13-10 first quarter lead, South O’Brien scored only four points in the second quarter, three in the third, and three more in the fourth as they fell to the 6th - ranked Mustangs of the Siouxland Conference, 47-23, to end the 10th ranked SOS team’s successful season with a won-loss record of 19-6...

SPIRIT LAKE - Sheldon broke open a close game with a 12-0 run in the second quarter on its way to a a 62-42 victory over Alta-Aurelia in a Class 2A boys’ substate contest at Spirit Lake Monday evening. The victory sends the Orabs (21-3) to the state tournament for the first time since iwinning the title in 2013...

Dylan Baatz and Taylor Bute of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy, born on February 22, 2018. Carter William Baatz was born at 7:10 p.m., and he weighed 7 lb. 7 oz. and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are William and Roxanne Bute, Kimberly Beltman, and Chad and Rebecca Baatz...

CHEROKEE, Iowa – Cherokee County Ag Day 2018 was extra special for one local organization. In addition to celebrating Ag Day, Iowa State (ISU) University Extension and Outreach - Cherokee County also celebrated 100 Years of Extension in Cherokee County...

Barbara Boatman, 54, passed away recently. Barbara, the daughter of Melvin Kruse and Sherry (Palmer) Kruse, grew up and attended school in Denison, Iowa and she lived in Louisiana for several years before returning to Iowa in 2007. Barbara enjoyed spending time with her family and friends...

John Pashen and his wife Cynthia recently made the rounds in Cherokee. Pashen held a meet - and -greet at the Family Table, met with KCHE, and stopped off at the Chronicle Times. He was taking the time to walk the streets of Cherokee, reaching out to people explaining why he is running for Congress and wanting feedback from the citizens of Cherokee...

Joshua Sundt of Cherokee, Iowa, age 23, passed away at his residence on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Aaron Wade Honbruch, 45, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly following a short illness at Wesley Hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, and online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Jean M. Birtwell of Cherokee, Iowa, 81,  passed away Saturday afternoon, February 24, 2018 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee.. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 28th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa, with Pastor Mark Leeds officiating, and burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. ...

Daniel D. Anderson, Sr. of Cherokee, Iowa, 64, passed away at his residence on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastors Larry Ostercamp and Chris McComic officiating, and burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...