Stories from Monday, September 23, 2019

Alta-Aurelia will be celebrating homecoming on September 27. Homecoming royalty court is as follows: Front row: Tabytha Buettner, Kienna Carr, Alexa Fredericksen, Chloe Kruger, Hannah Loring. Back row: Matthew Edwards, Robbie Hach, Jair Lopez, Logan McCoy, Nathan Weflen...

Thanks to a grant from the Cherokee County Legacy Foundation, RJ Thomas Manufacturing, CML Telephone, a grant from ICAP, and Alliant Energy, the Cherokee Fire Department was able to acquire a very much needed educational tool, a fire safety education house. ...

The Cherokee Depot is proud to announce they will be sponsoring their 18th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28, 2019 from 10 AM until 2:00 PM. Join them for free coffee at the Bake Sale. Purchase some of the great homemade goodies to eat in or carry out...

Located in Cherokee, Iowa, the Sanford Museum and Planetarium is one of the many treasures in Northwest Iowa. It is the home of the first planetarium in Iowa and one of only three public planetariums in the state. The Sanford Museum was accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 1972, the first accredited museum in the state, and has remained an accredited museum since. Accredited museums must meet professional standards...

Jasey Stowater and Kade Jurgensen, Cherokee, are proud to announce the birth of a son Cooper Lee Jurgensen. Cooper was born at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on September 15, 2019 at 5:52 PM. He was 7 pounds 13 ounces and 21 inches long. Grandparents are Dawn and Kent Jurgensen, Jani Boothby and Darren and Lisa Stowater...

It is heart warming and reassuring to see the dedication to cause of the CYSBA members on display at many recent Cherokee School Board meetings as they seek answers to replacing their ball field lost in the new PK-4 school construction. We also applaud the Board and administration for staying the course and working closely with CYSBA to rectify this unavoidable issue. ...