Stories from Wednesday, December 5, 2018

An opportunity to go back home has prompted Cherokee County Engineer Brandon Billings to resign his position here after serving Cherokee County for the past eight years. Billings, who cited the positive environment and enjoyment in his time working for the County, has accepted the Cerro Gordo County Engineer position and will be relocating with his family to Mason City...

A Public Hearing was held last week by the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors for Sale of Tax Sale Certificates on Real Estate by Cherokee County. After review and hearing no comments from the public, the Board closed the Public Hearing and Board Chair Rick Mongan opened sealed bids received for the parcels as follows: Parcel # 03-22-231-004: no bids; Parcel # 07-27-483-016: no bids; Parcel # 07-34-151-006: no bids; Parcel # 03-22-282-009: Beau Rose $250.00...

Jim Adamson of Cherokee’s historic RR Depot Renovation group proudly announcecsthe annual Christmas Open House at the Depot Thursday evening after the Lighted Christmas Parade.  Music will be provided by Cherokee Middle School music students under the direction of Casey Kingdon. Free refreshments will include cookies, coffee, and hot chocolate. Depot volunteers will have the stunning Little Sioux Valley Model Railroad trains running...

Donald A. Bobolz, 78, of Storm Lake, Iowa, passed away bravely Thursday evening from a bout with cancer, November 29, 2018 at his home in Storm Lake.   Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 4th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Helen E. Downey, 93, of Pierson, IA, passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at Floyd Valley Hospital in LeMars, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 3, 2018 at Meadow Star Methodist Church, rural Pierson, IA. Burial will be at Grand Meadow Cemetery, rural Washta, IA. Visitation will be Sunday, 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. with the family present during this time at the Rohde Funeral Home in Kingsley, IA. Online condolences may be sent to rohdefh.com...

North Star Community Credit Union has been ranked in the top 25 Best Credit Unions in Iowa according to creditunionsonline.com. There are currently 90 chartered credit unions with headquarters in Iowa with over 300 branch locations. Serving over 10,000 members in Northwest Iowa, North Star has assets totaling $88 million, securing them the number 24 slot in the rankings. According to creditunionsonline.org, Iowa credit unions have over $18.8 Billion in assets...

Dozens of Iowa inmates have filed a lawsuit challenging a ban on pornography in prisons. The law, which took effect Nov. 14, prohibits pornographic material and puts an end to “pornography reading rooms” in all of Iowa’s nine state prisons. Allowing prisoners access to porno reading rooms is like giving a starving diabetic the key to the bakery...

It’s important to know that there is a special election coming up in the River Valley Community School District. On December 11, residents can vote on a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL). Like a bond issue or referendum, a voted PPEL asks community members to vote yes or no to...

It’s December! Which I really can’t believe. I’m pretty sure I just wrote my first article of 2018, but, here we are. We’ve got a lot of great stuff coming up in December that I will tell you about, however, I want to let you know about our new furniture. ...

Following a split with Unity Christian cagers last Friday, Cherokee teams are looking at a full slate of games this week. At Orange City, Cherokee’s girls moved to 4-0 with a 91-42 win, while the Braves dropped to 2-1 in the nightcap, losing to the Knights, 78-55...

MARCUS - Despite a gallant effort, MMCRU’s youthful and talented Royals fell victim to Class 1A, 13th ranked LeMars Gehlen gals here last Friday 61-53. In the nightcap, Gehlen’s Jays made it a clean sweep with a convincing 67-36 win over MMCRU Royals...