Stories from Friday, September 7, 2018

HOLSTEIN - “It seemed like we were in control all night, but just didn’t make a couple plays,” summed up Ridge View Coach Dale Tokheim following Friday night’s 26-22 loss to Woodbury Central. “I was really happy with our effort. We moved the ball at times, but we had several guys just miss blocks or not sustain them long enough,” added Tokheim...

It’s Deja Vu all over again. “The more things change, the more they are the same.” That famous quote fits today. I’m at a desk in a building I worked in 35 years ago. A lot has changed, but much remains the same. The presses are gone but the strong smell of newspaper ink lingers. Gone are the sounds of old Royal manual typewriters replaced by the softer click clack of computer keys. It’s no longer the Cherokee Daily Times, it’s now the Chronicle Times...

The big picture. We’re taught by our teachers from second grade on to look at the big picture. When we were growing up, our parents and grandparents told us to look at the big picture. As adults entering the work place and beginning our careers, bosses and supervisors and fellow workers caution us about seeing the big picture...

The Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) held its annual conservation tour on a beautiful summer day last month. Guests were welcomed by Chairperson Russ Winterhof who also introduced special guests which included County Board of Supervisors Dennis Bush, Gary Lundquist, and Duane Mummert. Also in attendance were representatives from the offices of Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Steve King, and CAEDC director Bill Anderson...

Ridge View School in Holstein recently dedicated the press box at Russ Kraai Field to the late Paul Voge, the long-time Galva-Holstein/Ridge View supporter and “Voice of the Pirates/Raptors,’ who announced their football games for many years. Paul’s family, students, and supporters are pictured here during the ceremony. Paul’s wife, Lois, holds the special commemorative plaque...

A Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputy has been fired after allegedly shooting and killing a dog on Aug. 10 that reportedly had attacked two other dogs on Aug. 9, killing one of them. Cherokee County Deputy Sheriff Alec Wolf was fired after an internal investigation by Sheriff Jerod Clyde and his department. The dog allegedly shot by Wolf was reportedly owned by Austin Johnson of rural Cleghorn...

John Loughlin, co-chair of the Cherokee Facilities Committee charged with exploring the feasibility of building a new PK-4 school and gymnasium attached to the Middle School, is confident his citizen group has done its homework and zeroed in on its task as the School Bond election looms Tuesday for the School District...