Stories from Monday, March 4, 2019

Bessie  Ray  Hight, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, February 28, 2019 in Accura Healthcare.   Memorial services will be held on Sunday, March 3rd at 3 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. ...

Congratulations to Riley Lubeck for being named February Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month. Riley is the daughter of Mike and Cara Lubeck of Cherokee. Riley is involved in volleyball, softball, track, band, jazz band, choir, and Hawkeyes. ...

WesTel Systems has invested in the technology available to its customers by expanding fiber-to-the-home for the rural areas. They invested over three million dollars in the Marcus area already and will spend additional this year. They are working in the rural areas of Marcus now and plan to finish that area this summer...

The dedication and fortitude of the Cherokee Education Foundation members and supporters was on full display last Saturday night for the annual CEF Dinner & Auction that raises funds for our schools. You see, there was a raging blizzard that very night, replete with ferocious 60-mph winds, heavy snows, and sub-zero temperatures. Through much of the day, the CEF Board battled with, Yes or no? before agreeing that the #1 priority remained our students, so are we gonna let a little weather stop us?...

Several names were recognizable as we carefully paged through the Des Moines Register’s all-time top 50 prep athletes in each of our three winter sports - wrestling and girls’ and boys’ basketball. In our humble opinion, The Register’s John Naughton got it right. It’s an impressive list of who’s who in prep winter stars in our state. No doubt...

Perhaps one of the biggest advantages to living in a small community is knowing that our friends and neighbors are always there to support one another.     As business owners, I know that you are asked countless times if you could donate for one cause or another.  And many of you do, without hesitation.  After all, helping people and supporting your community just feels good, and it’s the right thing to do...

Marcia M. Drefke, 76, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. ...

With the number of law enforcement applicants down more than 90 percent in some cities, police and sheriff’s departments may soon be posting more signs that say “Help Wanted” instead of “Most Wanted.” From the nation’s largest police force in New York City to tiny departments with only a few officers, far fewer applicants are looking to join the force than in years past, and departments of all sizes are being forced to rethink how they fill their ranks...

Cherokee Middle School students from 5th grade came to visit the library on Wednesday where they learned about libraries, procedures to check out books, resources for research, and programming through the library.

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting on Friday, March 1. Abby Zupp, owner, couldn’t be more excited about her new store, B’s Uptown Boutique, located at 115 E. Main St. in Cherokee’s Historical and Cultural Downtown District.