Stories from Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Facing growing financial burdens with ongoing building issues such as the Lewis Hotel and Brummer building downtown, the recent costly demolition and aftermath of the dangerous building at 123 E. Main St., and ongoing infrastructure necessities, none can fault the City of Cherokee for running out of time, money, and patience in dealing with saving the Wilson School building...

The Cherokee County Pheasants Forever recently announced their generous donation of $25,000 toward the Cherokee Trail Expansion Project. This announcement was made at the annual Pheasants Forever banquet held at Cherokee’s WITCC on March 17th. In receiving the check on behalf of the Trails Committee, Jason Cook said that this donation kicks off the fundraising campaign for the trail expansion project and provides a huge boost right out of the gate. ...

As a youth baseball and softball coach for many years, I keep trying to better understand what ticks in the minds of the young kids participating in our national pastime. Through the years, I’ve noticed when the young players reach the minor league level - about ages 9-10 - many of them finally begin to bloom and come to appreciate this grandest of all games and some of its enthralling nuances...

After months of communication between the City, Cherokee Historical Preservation Committee, and a developer proposing to save the Wilson School building by rehabilitating it from school-to-housing, the involved parties came together at last week’s City Council meeting...

The Chamber Coffee this Friday will be hosted by One Office Solutions at their new location, 202 W. Main St., and there will be a red ribbon cutting. Coffee starts at 9:30 a.m.

I am in a bit of a nostalgic mood as I write this; having been visited by Mrs. Nelson’s fifth grade classroom. Easily my favorite part of my new position at the library is the outreach opportunities within the community and watching young readers come in; daring to discover through the stacks and shelves, and forging their own love of reading...

Mother Nature must think we find her humorous, but it’s not so funny anymore. It’s outright frustrating to see snow moving equipment on the job in April. Tuesday morning’s snowy weather and hazardous road conditions brought school closings at Alta-Aurelia, Cherokee, River Valley and South O’Brien. Ridge View braved the weather and had school as scheduled...

The non-Springlike weather has caused the Tomahawk Relays, scheduled for Thursday April 5 and Friday April 6, to be cancelled.