Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Cherokee County Conservation invites the public to meet at the east parking lot at the Middle School near the track, to learn a bit about monarchs before everyone hits the prairie to catch them. Once they are caught they will be tagged and released so they can continue their migration south to Mexico...

Who doesn't like to see a friendly face every time they walk into school?  Every Friday morning WHS has invited community members to welcome in the students to school.   We kicked off this event last Friday, September 6th.  Sarah Tracy, Cherokee County Engineer, was the first participant of the WHS Community Greeter line up.  Sarah was great and welcomed all the students in the front doors.  After we finished up the session (7:55-8:13am), we had a moment to reflect on it.  Tracy said, "That was great!  I would love to do it again.  When would you like me to come back?"  We plan on having Tracy return to WHS in the very near future to join our welcoming committee.  . ...

Aangel and Henry Miller, Aurelia, are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Artemis Violet Miller. Artemis was born at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on September 12, 2019 at 3:02 AM. She weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Nancy and James Stevens, Cherokee, Jacquine and Jason Miller, Cherokee and Kelly and Jeremy Beunger, Quimby...

Samantha Prussing and Tyler Mallinger, Cherokee, are the proud parents of a baby girl Everleigh Lennea-Lote Mallinger. Everleigh was born a Cherokee Region Medical Center on September 10, 2019 at 10:13 AM. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and was 20 inches in length...

Delores (Jensen) Vannatta, 89, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Good Samaritan of Le Mars. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, September 20, 2019 at the United Methodist Church of Le Mars. Rev. Dr. Michel Lundula will officiate. ...

I’ve got two BIG things to talk about today. So buckle up. The first is what happened yesterday. Yesterday, we were bombarded by several hundred fifth graders, all getting a tour and library cards. This is the third year we are working with the fifth grade team at Cherokee Middle School to help get cards in the hands of kids. Days like yesterday are truly my favorite days of work...

DA GROVE - A high powered Class 2A OABCIG Falcon offense racked up 383 yards of offense in a lopsided 64-19 win over Class 1A Cherokee here Friday. Falcon junior quarterback Cooper Dejean hit 14 of 18 passes for 176 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed five times for 73 yards and two more touchdowns, while the hosts rushing game generated 207 yards on the ground...

AURELIA - On Friday the 13th, under the light of a harvest moon, South O’Brien’s talented running back Tristan Wilson slipped through a crease in the defense and busted a big one for an 83 yard touchdown. That TD and the successful two-point conversion that followed gave SOS an 8-0 lead in the second quarter. Then a late game score capped a 15-0 win over a now 1-2 Alta-Aurelia...