Stories from Wednesday, October 24, 2018

The temperature was warm but a good northwest wind was blowing last Friday when the Highway 20 Commission, after a tedious 60-year process, held their celebration and ribbon cutting ceremony for the final 40 miles at the Boulders Inn in Holstein. The Boulders conference room was packed to the max to hear speakers like Department of Transportation Director Mark Lowe, Shirley Phillips of the U.S. ...

At Tuesday night’s regular City Council meeting, the City was expected to approve a Resolution that would allow for the planting of native grasses in a flood plain area in the eastern part of Cherokee. To be approved is a “Partners for Fish & Wildlife” agreement for an area located between East Main and East Maple Streets east of Roosevelt Avenue...

As the Cherokee City Council begins its search for a new City Administrator, it was learned that outgoing Administrator Sam Kooiker was selected over 23 other candidates who had applied for the Sheldon City Manager’s post, which Kooiker will assume on Dec. 5...

Workers for Cherokee’s Bob Hatch Construction were busy taking advantage of recent warm weather conditions in completing work on the Trinity Lutheran Church on Roosevelt Avenue. Lindsay Hatch, pictured near the steeple, said work should be completed in the next couple weeks...

The Cherokee County Auditor’s Office reminds voters that the polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 for the General Election. All residents in the State of Iowa must vote in the precinct they live in on Election Day...

Keith W. Ballantyne, age 89 of Cherokee, IA passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. ...

Donald  E.  Green, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family on Sunday afternoon, October 21, 2018 in Careage Hills.   Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 25th, at 11 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Lucille  C.  Kledis, 100, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, October 21, 2018 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.   Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 24th, at 1 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Brett H. Phipps, age 34 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 23rd at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee with Rev. Cris Decious officiating. Burial will be at Afton Cemetery near Cherokee. ...

The regular monthly dinner and business meeting for the Cherokee WA TAN YE Club was held Monday evening October 8 at Danny’s Sport Spot, with members reporting their service hours at roll call. Two members, Arleen Hultman and Jane Johnston will attend the WA TAN YE Association Convention on October 12-14 at Clinton, Iowa...

This Thursday the 25th from 6-7, the Cherokee Public Library and Mud on Main will have the first of (hopefully) many local author readings at Mud on Main! It’s a great way to get in the mood for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) in November. Also, there’s going to be coffee available for purchase, what more can you need?...

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. ...

Front row: Phyllis Smith Rekemeyer, Paul Furhman 2nd row: Doris Maffin (Carlson), Judy Hall (Lindstrom), Colleen Derby (Harmon), Barbara Conley (Sharp), Lois Rupp (Schallau, Chettinger), Pat Miller, Elizabeth Smith (Reynolds) 3rd Row: Jerry Cook, Don Witcomb, Jon Howdshell, Carolyn Van Amberg. Ann Alloway (Holck), Julie Booth (Ohanan), Gil Hartliep, Jim Peck...

Cherokee hosted district champion Treynor last week in a game that would be the last for 10 seniors. Although the Braves led at the half, Treynor’s Cardinals made the necessary halftime adjustments to take down the Braves 35-20. The Cardinals got points on the board early when Kyle Christensen scored on a two yard run with 7:18 left in the quarter. A failed point after made it 6-0...

An energized Cherokee volleyball team rolled into Thursday’s regional semifinals with a decisive 3-0 win over Manson-NW Webster here Monday night. The Braves will host South Central Calhoun Titans here at 7p.m. Thursday. South Central is 30-11 on the season. Thursday’s winner will advance to regional finals on Tuesday at LeMars with a state tourney berth on the line...