Stories from Wednesday, October 10, 2018

The groundbreaking for the new Foundation Analytical Laboratory facility was held on August 28. The new building is being constructed on the south side of the Hwy 3 Bypass off of Sleezer Road. Diane Young, founder of FAL, thanked everyone for attending before asking her entire staff to grab a golden shovel and join her in breaking ground for their new building. ...

Happy Halloween from the Chronicle Times! Artistic staffer Diana Otto, who serves as CT receptionist, circulation supervisor, and news room trouble shooter, has dressed up the CT with colorful and appropriate Halloween displays. Husband Rich also had a part in it. Thanks, Diana!...

As the management, sales, and technical teams arrive in Cherokee and Iowa Food Group (IFG) establishes a physical presence and preparatory work begins at the former Tyson Foods Plant, the City is at work readying the expansive industrial wastewater system that will service the new processing plant in South Cherokee...

Marcus, Iowa – Gary L. Bork, 67, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at Unity Point Health in Sioux City, Iowa following a brief illness. Funeral services will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Earnest – Johnson Funeral Home in Marcus. ...

Alfred J. Kosse, age 87 of Marcus, IA passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 11th, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Father Bill McCarthy will officiate. ...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center Hospice is offering "Survivors of Suicide Loss”, a ten-week education and support class on Mondays, October 15 through December 17, 2018. This program is for adults who have lost a loved one to suicide. The class is designed to help survivors express and understand the powerful grief they experience, in a safe place with others who have also lost a loved one to suicide. ...

Cherokee native John Torrey (WHS 1999), a teacher/coach, recently published a book, "More than the Game!" It is currently available on Amazon and those interested can connect with John on Twitter @mistertorrey or @JTorreyAuthor. There will be a book signing at the Book Vine in Cherokee on Sunday, October 14th from 2 - 4 pm...

Project: Explore Livestock will be held on October 14, 2018 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM. It will be a come and go event to be held in the Cherokee 4H Expo Building at the Cherokee County Fairgrounds. The event is free of charge. Come and explore any livestock project area you may be interested in exhibiting in your 4-H career. ...

As the dust settles we begin to realize more and more just what the heck is going on around here! First, the business community and WITCC announced the Cherokee County Promise, an initiative that provides free tuition through WITCC for related courses than benefit the local workforce...

Salvation Army has been in existence since the 1800’s and was started by Wm Booth, based on the principles of the Methodist religion; to help the poor, widowed, children, elderly, homeless and jobless people. This is still very much a part of the Salvation Army mission today...

The Cherokee-Aurelia Girl Scouts service unit serves 65 girls with 10 leaders. We have been a part of the Cherokee County Fund Drive for over 20 years. Both the girls and leaders are excited about new programs initiated in August. They include badges in environmental stewardship, robotics, mechanical engineering, computer programming, cyber security, space science and outdoor art. ...

It’s October! TIME FOR SPOOKIN! I love Halloween so much. It’s my favorite holiday. So, of course, we have some great Halloween flavored activities for you all to enjoy this month. Coming up next week, we have our first of two Zombie Head painting workshops at the Sanford Museum. ...

MAPLETON - The Cherokee Braves traveled to Mapleton last Friday to take on the Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute Rams in a wet match-up in which both teams were looking for their second victory overall and first district win this season. The Braves were able to better the rain and Rams with a 38-12 victory...

MAPLETON - The Cherokee Braves traveled to Mapleton last Friday to take on the Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute Rams in a wet match-up in which both teams were looking for their second victory overall and first district win this season. The Braves were able to better the rain and Rams with a 38-12 victory...