Stories from Monday, August 26, 2019

Cherokee County has several seats up for election on the first combined City-School Election on November 5, 2019. Nominations for open seats can be filed between August 26 and September 19. See all key dates and deadlines at www.cherokeecountyelections.com/upcoming-elections.html...

While chatting at a Primghar gas station pump recently with longtime Little Sioux Corn Processors (LSCP) Board of Directors member Daryl Haack, I asked him, “What is the Ethanol Industry’s current state of health?” Haack, a former National Corn Growers Association Board Member, replied, “It’s getting weaker.”...

John  C.  Veencamp, 95, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, August 21, 2019 at Care Initiatives (Cherokee Specialty Care) in Cherokee, Iowa.   Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 28th, at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

A resolution needs reached now regarding the ball field dilemma confronting our dedicated Cherokee Youth Summer Ball Association (CYSBA) members. CYSBA lost their Senior League Field with the construction of the new PK-4 Elementary Building. An original $75,000 was factored in preliminary school project plans and the School Board pledged another $126,000 in April...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia football co-head coaches Grant Peckenschneider and Chris Reinert return nine lettermen from a team that finished 7-3 overall and 4-1 in district play last season. “We have some solid skill guys back,” said Peckenschneider. “We will need to find some more linemen on both sides of the ball as we look to compete in a very balanced district.”...