Stories from Monday, July 16, 2018

9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Cherokee County Farm Bureau taking individual photos of each 4-H’er for free 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Entry & Judging of 4-H Exhibits 3:15 p.m. State Fair Selection – North 4-H Building (building closed) 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Clover Kid entry – North 4-H Building...

At last week’s Cherokee City Council meeting, Mayor Craig Schmidt read a proclamation honoring Martin A. Treptow and declaring July 28, 2018, as "Martin A. Treptow Day. " Treptow was born in Bloomer, Wisconsin, and also resided in Cherokee, where he worked as a barber. On July 28, 1918, he was killed in action in France during WWI. In the journal found on his body after he was killed, he had written what has since become famous as the "Soldier’s Pledge. "...

The starting point for Wednesday night’s ‘glow run’ has been changed, due to muddy conditions. The event, scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Wednesday, will now start behind Builder’s Sharpening, 901 S. 2nd Street. Additional course changes will be explained to runners at the event...

The Employers’ Council of Iowa of Greater Siouxland (ECI), is sponsoring a seminar entitled “Six Steps to a Better Business” at Boulder Inns & Suites, 2001 Indorf Avenue in Holstein, on Friday July 27, 2018, from 12 noon - 1:30 p.m. Lunch will be included...

Kayla Anderson and Ryan Simons of Marcus are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, born on July 9, 2018. Scarlett Jayde Simons was born at 6:29 p.m., weighed 8 lb. 15 oz., and measured 21 1/4 inches long. She was welcomed home by her four older siblings - Maddy, Kaysen, Aspen and Emerson...

The Cherokee County Fair was the recipient of  a grant from Diamond Vogel Paints and 'Keep Iowa Beautiful'.  This program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects thoughout Iowa.  The Paint Iowa Beautiful Program helps neighborhoods, communities, historic projects and other public service organizations improve the attractiveness and beauty of their home areas.  The projects improve the face of Iowa, its countryside and its communities.  ...

The Class of 1968 of Willow Community High School held a 50th class reunion at the Quimby Golf Club on July 7, 2018. Pictured here are class members who attended: Front row (left to right) - Judy (Kohn) Gum, Karen (Simonsen) McMahon, Janene (Bierman) Nelson, Rosemary (Husman) Steffen, Cheryl (Saxon) Thomson, Donna (Carstens) Burback, Marcia (Fick) Smith, Ernie Klingborg, Thelma Hanks, Jane (Nicolaisen) Boothby, Anna Lee (Jenkins) Olson...

Donna M. Dorr of Marcus, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, July 12, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. The Earnest – Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus is assisting Donna’s family with funeral arrangements and expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...

A representative of the Standard Oil company, who was in the city assisting in installing some new men in the service, when asked about a new oil station for Cherokee made the statement that "war conditions are the only thing that has prevented your city from enjoying one of our fine new up-to-date stations at this time. The plan is to erect one similar to the one completed early in the summer at Storm Lake, and just as soon as war conditions will permit a fine new modern building fitted with...

Cherokee’s Matt Koch has been recalled by the Arizona Diamondbacks, and he pitched a scoreless inning of relief in the D’backs loss to Colorado on Thursday. While assigned to Class AAA Reno, Nevada, Koch started four games, hurling 25 innings and allowing eight runs (seven earned) on 20 hits, walking seven, striking out 14, hitting one batter, and giving up four home runs. He was 1-1 with a 2.52 ERA. His 2018 record with the Diamondbacks is 5-4...

As the world watched and the heart-breaking dilemma of the trapped Thailand boys soccer team in a deep, foreboding, impenetrable, underground death trap played out last week, we marveled at mankind’s incredible humanity on display for all to see. How, we ask, can mankind create wars and corruption to harm and kill innocents, and then unite in peace and love by joining hands, sharing resources and expertise, and displaying unrivaled courage and conviction to save innocents?...

(indicates unanimous selection) Pitcher -Kelsey Kannenberg, Spirit Lake; Alyssa Buren, Western Christian; Lindsay Williams, Cherokee Catcher - *Karli Olsen, Spirit Lake; Sarah Kach, Cherokee Infield - Payton Ahrenstorff, Spirit Lake; Hannah Poolman, Spirit Lake; Brooklyn Van Oort, Western Christian; Tori Wynia, Western Christian; Payton Slaughter, Cherokee; Morgan White, Estherville- Lincoln Central; Brooke Haage, LeMars...