Stories from Friday, March 29, 2019

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors worked through several County business matters in abbreviated March 12 and March 19 meetings.. At the March 12 meeting, Stu Hogg, IT Director, presented a quote received from Midwest Alarm for replacing the courthouse fire alarm system. ...

AMES – The Story County Sheriff's Department reports a paramedic fell asleep at the wheel early Wednesday morning and drove an ambulance off I-35 and into a ditch in Ames. It happened around 5:30 a.m. as the ambulance from the Cherokee Regional Medical Center was traveling southbound on I-35 and veered off the road, according to Lt. ...

Jason Galeano was sworn into the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department on Tuesday, March 19th. This is Galeano’s first assignment as a deputy. He began his Cherokee County patrol duties on March 9th. He graduated from Iowa Central with an associates’ degree in Sport Science. ...

North Star Community Credit Union in Cherokee recently donated $5,000 to the Cherokee Trail Expansion Project. “We are always happy to be able to support great causes in our community,” says Jeff Hayes, President/CEO of North Star Community Credit Union. “We are excited to have a part in bringing this great trail system to Cherokee.”...

King and Queen candidates for the 75th running of the Tomahawk Relays were announced Thursday afternoon in a general assembly of the Washington High School student body. Coronation ceremonies will be held next week prior to the relays on Thursday and Friday. ...

New Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputy Colby Hallowell took the oath of service for the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department on March 19th. Hallowell attended Iowa Central College and received his associates’ degree in Criminal Justice. He had always wanted to be in law enforcement since he was a kid. First he got a degree in accounting and then took a year off. This is when he decided to change the direction of his life...

CORRECTIONVILLE, IA — River Valley High School Senior Jacob Henderson recently received all-state honors in both Reader's Theatre and Ensemble Acting, capping off a prolific four-year career in which he has excelled in speech competitions. Henderson, who has been active in the school's speech program since his freshman year, now has eight all-state medals. He also received individual all-state nominations in Prose and Acting at the Iowa High School Speech Association competition in March...

We’ve heard the rumblings and witnessed some aftermath and we, too, wonder what is going on in the Cherokee School District? A large contingent of Roosevelt faculty accompanied two long-time Cherokee elementary teachers to a recent School Board meeting where those two teachers submitted their resignations. ...

Sports. It’s a “Koch” family tradition. Simple as that. But to get them to talk about their accomplishments is like pulling teeth. It’s not in Koch DNA to boast. However, with considerable persistence, I was able to uncover some history about this talented Koch sports lineage...

The Tomahawk Relays is having a big birthday party. The tradition rich track and field spectacle will celebrate its 75th running of the classic on Thursday and Friday. To clarify, there have been years when weather forced cancellation of the meet, but this is the 75th year the track classic has been on the schedule...