Stories from Wednesday, November 7, 2018

The City’s forced involvement continues into the former dangerous building dilemma at 123 E. Main St., even after that building was razed several months ago and the lot left vacant. At the October 23 City Council meeting, the City discussed reaching out to the owner of the property at 123 E Main St. to asked if there was interest in transferring the property to the City at no cost...

This past Sunday, a large crowd of approximately 400 interested community members attended a public open house at the new Cherokee Regional Clinic. Many marveled at the amenities the new clinic has to offer. Photo contributed CRMC Clinic Staff Dedicated nurses, doctors, clinicians and staff will champion the services offered by the new Cherokee Regional Clinic now open on the CRMC Campus...

A special flag raising ceremony honoring our military veterans and celebrating the initial flag raising and future opening of the Iowa Food Group Plant in Cherokee will be Monday at the IFG Plant (former Tyson Foods) at 1300 Lake St. An Open House is scheduled for 2 p.m. ...

At a special Management Team meeting Monday, the Cherokee School Board met to discuss matters concerning the $12 million Bond issue calling for a new PK-4 addition onto the existing Middle School building. Matt Basye from FEH Design was present to discuss the FEH contract and his preliminary design concept for the PK-4 addition to CMS.  There was a Board discussion concerning direction for the preliminary design concept for the PK-4 project. ...

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 63rd season Sunday, November 11th at 4 p.m. at the Cherokee Community Center, 530 W. Bluff St. The 55-member orchestra again under the direction of Ted Hallberg, LeMars, will present the ever-popular annual Cherokee Symphony Pops Concert. Complimentary popcorn and punch will be offered...

Jim Bartlett, age 83, of Cherokee, IA passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, November 2, 2018. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, November 6th, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...

Darrell Lee Underwood, age 71 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Friday, November 2, 2018, at his residence in Cherokee, IA. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 9, 2018, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

(Galva, Iowa) Quad County Corn Processors, a 12.5-million-bushel corn processing biorefinery in Galva, Iowa, and CHS, Inc., the nation’s leading farmer-owned cooperative, recently donated matching funds to the Holstein Fire & Ambulance Association to assist with purchases of new rescue equipment for confined space emergencies. ...

State Savings Bank is partnered with Jim Shima’s 3rd grade class at Roosevelt Elementary in the Partnership in Excellence Program.  The class visited the bank on October 11th where they enjoyed touring the vault, sorting and wrapping coins, watching the surveillance cameras and learning about banking and savings accounts.  They each received a piggy bank to start savings!...

The Cherokee Braves cross country runners,coaches, and chaperones were raring to go on an early Saturday morning before embarking on their trip to Fort Dodge for the State Cross Country Championships. The WHS girls qualified as a team after placing third in Districts. The teams are coached by Matt Hoskinson and Dave Ellis...

Few Americans serve or have served in the nation’s armed forces or have family members in the military service. So, special commemorations, such as Veterans Day, become all the more important for citizens to take the time and reflect and renew the promise to those who served and are still serving the cause of peace, justice and liberty in many volatile hot spots around the world...

Alta-Aurelia’s Warriors, co-champions of Class A District 2 football and playoff qualifier this season, placed a total of 14 players on the all-district teams announced Monday. In addition, AA Co-Head Coaches Grant Peckenschneider and Chris Reinhart were named Coaches of the Year by the district...

Three Cherokee seniors, Lily Anderson, Kassidy Pingel and Payton Slaughter were recently named to the volleyball Lakes Conference First Team All-Conference squad. Cherokee netters also added two players to the Lakes All-Conference Second Team in senior Alexus Jones and sophomore JeMae Nichols. And making the honorable mention list for the Braves were sophomores Grace Anderson and Teagan Slaughter...