Stories from Friday, April 13, 2018

Aleah Schon and David Zell of Cherokee are the parents of a baby boy, born on April 9, 2018. Zayden Allen Green weighed 6 lb. 5 oz and measured 18 1/2 inches long, and he has two older sisters, Natalie Walton and Destiny Schon.

The River Valley schoolrecently invested its money in constructing an extra gym, located on the southeast side of the school, and it will be used as a practice gym, as well as for any other activities that might take place. The new gym will have a concession stand that will replace the old one that is outside. ...

After considerable review and discussion over the last few months, Cherokee’s City Council,by a narrow 3-2 vote, approved funding the cost of asbestos remediation of a former bar at 208 W. Main St. Tuesday night. With the city citing a willingness to facilitate the proposed transfer of ownership and future demolition of the aged building in serious disrepair, and renovation of the lot, the Council approved funding $16,300 for the removal of asbestos before demolition by owner occurs...

A talented Le Mars team pasted the youthful Cherokee girls 9-0 in Lakes Conference tennis action here Tuesday to open the season after inclement weather impacted early season practices and meets. In varsity singles for Cherokee, Courtney Aden lost 10-2 to Elizabeth Ihrke at #1, Isabel Gebers lost 10-3 to Maddy Mahan at #2, Megan Kellen fell 10-2 to Madison Dreckman at #3, Natalie Peterson fell 10-1 to Joan Meis at #4, Alisanne Struck fell 10-2 to Sarah Benton at #5, and Sydney Woltman lost 10-4 to Abby Van Otterloo at #6.. ...

LE MARS - With few practices while bucking cold, snowy, wet weather, and early meets canceled or postponed because of that inclement weather, the Cherokee boys opened their tennis season Tuesday with an 8-1 drubbing from Le Mars. The lone bright spot for the Braves was Tyler Richardson’s impressive 10-3 conquest of Caden Wingert at #3 singles...

Tractor rollovers are the single deadliest type of injury incident on farms and it is reported that of the 4.7 million tractors in the U.S. today alone, one-half of them are without rollover protection for the operator. A tractor can turn over suddenly and if it is not equipped with a ‘Rollover Protection Structure’ (ROPS) and a seatbelt, there is a good chance the tractor could crush the driver...

John D. Woodall of Sutherland, Iowa, age 70, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Memorial services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Pastor Jonathan Riggert officiating. ...

High gas prices in relation to nearby towns have been a long-standing concern for the citizens of Cherokee. It doesn’t take much analysis to recognize the serious impact this has on our local economy, as well as the pocket books of our citizens. Numerous calls have been made to management of the service stations here in Cherokee. At first gas prices would go down in relation to other towns, only to unfairly rise again...

There is new kid on the block - but he is no stranger to Cherokee. He is Allan Dessel, owner of Dessel Tax, a full service accounting firm located at 211 W Willow Street in Cherokee. Allan likes working with numbers. which is only natural for someone who majored in physics and minored in math. ...

As the Cherokee School District’s Facilities Review Committee labors with administrators and architects to formulate a final plan to replace Roosevelt Elementary School, there are 11 recommended steps to be taken along the way to help ensure the process is done properly amd orderly...

NEVADA, Iowa - During its annual shareholders meeting on April 10, 2018, the shareholders of Nevada Community Bancshares, Inc (NCB) approved the merger of NCB, with and into Carroll County Bancshares, Inc. (CCB), its parent company. Merging the holding companies is the first step to merging Community Bank, NCB's w Merging the companies will streamline the corporate structure, improve efficiency, reduce costs and provide new services to Community Bank customers...

ALTA - At a special meeting here Monday night, the Alta- Aurelia School Board approved the Certified Budget for FY 19 following a Public Hearing on the matter. The Board also approved a Management Levy for FY 19. Following the special meeting, the regular monthly meeting of the Alta, Aurelia and Alta-Aurelia boards was held. The boards viewed a video presentation entitled “What Is the Work of the Board ? - Part One, ‘Focusing Direction’. “...

MARCUS - The Marcus Fire Department announces a Fund Raising effort to purchase a new ambulance. For over 50 years the Marcus Fire Department has provided a much needed ambulance service to residents of Marcus and the surrounding area. The Marcus Fire Department has always chosen to provide its ambulance service on a voluntary basis, and department members are not paid for their time spent on ambulance calls, nor are any fees assessed for their services...

By Bob Gardner, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associations and Alan Beste, Executive Director of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Many parents across America are trying to live the dream through their sons and daughters. It’s a popular dream: Land a college athletic scholarship by prioritizing traveling sports teams or specializing in a single sport year-round...

The 2018 State Track and Field Meet will be a co-educational event. The meet will be held at Drake Stadium in Des Moines on May 17, 18 and 19. The format for the meet will not be different than the format used for the 2017 meet. Classes 1A and 4A will compete in the morning and Classes 2A and 3A will compete in the afternoon...

Twins Tayler and Jordan Gano continued the recent trend of Alta-Aurelia athletes playling for the Morningside Mustangs, as they each recently signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Morningside. The Ganos join two other members of the Alta-Aurelia Class of 2018 in committing to the Sioux City school - Lauren Rohwer in volleyball and Ricky Pizano in track and field...