Stories from Monday, June 11, 2018

We encourage the city of Cherokee and the Cherokee Public Library to approve and proceed with a proposed ordinance reducing the humber of Library Board members from nine to seven. The timely action comes on the heels of two long-time Board members - Dr. Darla Struck and Laura Dawson - completing their terms effective July 1, 2018...

CORRECTIONVILLE - Ridge View tallied seven runs in the fourth inning on the way to a 14-2 win over host River Valley here last week. For the Wolverines, freshman hurler Brody Lillefloren took the mound loss, allowing eight runs on six hits, six walks, and two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. Carter Riedemann putched the final 1 2/3 innings for RV and gave up five runs and two walks while fanning three...

KINGSLEY - The Ridge View softball team traveled to Kingsley last Wednesday to take on Western Valley Conference foe Kingsley-Pierson, and the Raptors suffered a tough 5-0 loss. Katie Brinkman took the loss, allowing five runs (two earned) iand nine hist in six innings hits, strking out three and walking no one...

Mary Margaret(Meg) Wilkinson of Arvada, Colorado, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, died June 6, 2018 at age 92. She was born December 13, 1925 in Cherokee, Iowa to Dr James H.Wise and Inez Easton Wise. Meg was preceded in death by her husbands, JF Lawlor MD and John Poggenklass...

The Cherokee Community Theatre proudly presents the musical “The Little Mermaid” at the Cherokee Community Center this month. The play will be directed by Joe Vannatta, with choreography by Tricia Vannatta, and the orchestra will be conducted by Maestro Lee Thorson...