Stories from Friday, February 1, 2019

Rural Granville Services for Kirk A. Struve, age 47 of rural Granville who passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. His funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina with Rev. Donald Erickson ~ officiating...

Extreme arctic cold plunged into the Midwest, including the Cherokee area, this week, creating dangerously cold wind chills and dropping temperatures in some cities to their lowest levels in more than 20 years. The last date in Iowa as cold: Des Moines, temperatures minus 20 degrees on Feb. 4, 1996...

History was made in Cherokee this week when Iowa Food Group began its meat processing operations in the former Tyson Foods Plant. Showing their commitment to Cherokee, the approximately 300,000 square-foot plant was purchased for $2.35 million by IFG last fall...

Preparing for the FY 2019-2010 Budget, the Cherokee City Council has begun a series of workshops to review budget requests from all municipal departments. At a recent workshop, the Council heard budget requests from the Cemetery; Parks; Recreation, Community Center and Aquatic Center; and Public Works...

HOLSTEIN - Some homes in Holstein were without water while others had to boil their tap water after two water mains burst Tuesday due to persistent sub-zero temperatures. After much angst and dedicated workers laboring in frigid temperatures to remedy the problem, the call came in around 11:00 a.m. Thursday that the water was clear for use. ...

Betty  J.  Martin, 75 of Cherokee, Iowa went home to be with the Lord on January 16, 2019.  Memorial services will be held on Monday, February 4th, at 11 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation, with the family present, will be held at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee on Sunday, February 3rd, from 3 p.m. ...

Rural Granville Services for Kirk A. Struve, age 47 of rural Granville who passed away on Sunday, January 27, 2019 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. His funeral service will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina with Rev. Donald Erickson ~ officiating...

Virginia M. Pedersen - age 76, of Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday,  January 29th, 2019 at the Accura Healthcare of Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral  Services will be 11:00 AM, Friday, February 1, 2019,           at the Powers Funeral Home in Pocahontas, IA...

Samantha and Kailab Hendrickson, Cherokee, are proud to announce the birth of their son, Brody Lee Hendrickson. Brody was born at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on January 22, 2019 at 12:01 PM. He weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 21 inches long. He is welcomed home by his brother Kian Hendrickson.

Kylee Ames and Jacob Pruess, Quimby, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Pyper Jo Preuss. Pyper was born at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on January 17, 2019 at 4:22 PM. She weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces and was 20 inches long. Grandparents are Travis and Crystal Preuss, Quimby; Todd and Kristi Ames, Marcus; and April and Shon LeBeau, Oacoma, SD...

We feel the need to respond in support of Cherokee Police Chief Nate James and his budget request for funds for the construction of a garage to house their vehicles on the adjacent lot west of the Police Department on West Maple Street. No, this is not about coddling cops while seeking favor, although we all should coddle our law enforcement officers for the thankless job they are assigned to ensure public safety in the face of any and all danger. ...

Cael Wood, Cherokee 152 pounder, placed third in the Lakes Conference Tournament last week. Wood will enter sectional tourney competition beginning at noon Saturday at the Spencer Middle School. (Photo By Reta Todd)