Stories from Friday, September 27, 2019

Cherokee County Conversationalist Laura Jones demonstrate to young butterfly catchers how to use the new to catch the Monarchs to be tagged.

The Cherokee Depot will be sponsoring their 18th Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, September 28, from 10 AM until 2:00 PM. Proceeds benefit the Depot. Activities featured will be a bake sale, lunch served, running of model train, craft vendors, music, children’s story time, rope making, and children’s games and activities inside and out...

Cherokee School Homecoming is Friday, October 4 and the theme this year is “Home of the Brave.” Our goal this year was to incorporate all the schools and youth participating in activities as much as possible in Homecoming. Kicking off Homecoming week this Sunday, we have turned the community BBQ we have had the past few years over to the PTA. ...

The continued hazardous condition of downtown curb/gutter deterioration along U.S. Highway 59 will soon be addressed following City Council action Tuesday night. Two bids were received for the replacement of the curb and gutter in the Downtown District as follows: Tom Mummert $11,328.00; Benson Construction $14,150.00. Council approved the low bid from Mummert...

The angst and mess of Cherokee’s flooded parklands received a much needed reprieve when a contract was approved by Cherokee City Council Tuesday night to remove the sticky. stinky mass of muck left by the flood waters in Spring Lake and Wescott Parks...

The Sanford Museum has had an archaeologist on staff for most of its years. Because of this staff and the interested public, the Museum is home to the fourth largest archaeological collection in the state of Iowa. It has been a hub of archaeological excavations, lab work, research, and activities since it first opened in 1951. ...

Marcus, Iowa – Milton V. Delperdang, 96, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus.  Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa.  Burial will follow at Holy Name Cemetery in Marcus with military honors conducted by F.I. ...

Three unopposed incumbents seek to return to their Cherokee City Council positions in the Nov. 5 City Election, including Amy Loughlin in Ward 1, Wayne Pingel in Ward 3, and Chad Brown At-Large. For Council member At-Large in Aurelia, three seek two positions, including Courtney Bruce, Cindy Nelson, and Robert Stroud. Gene Suhr is unopposed and seeks another term as Aurelia Mayor...

Never stop learning. This is a mantra of nearly all teachers, and Cherokee Community School District has adopted some innovative book studies to foster their teachers as life-long learners. Although there have been other book studies in the past, staff are especially excited about their work within these texts and implementing new ideas into their classrooms. ...

A renewed interest in the District fueled by controversy has resulted in eight candidates seeking three positions for the Nov. 5 Cherokee School Board election. Past history shows voter apathy in many school elections with Districts sometimes forced to recruit candidates. This is not the case in Cherokee District this year as public comments by outgoing faculty and staff the past few years have raised concerns in many corners about District leadership...

The news was good generated out of Tuesday’s Cherokee City Council meeting that a contract was approved for the removal of the gooey, messy, stinky flood debris from Wescott Park. Following record and frequent flooding on the Little Sioux River this spring and summer, the City has floundered with what to do with the mounds of gooey sand and silt deposited by the frequent flood waters. ...

SANBORN - Cherokee Middle School cross country runners turned in respectable performances here Monday afternoon led by Aurora Christianensen’s ninth place finish of 9:53 over the 1.4-mile course. Another top finisher for Cherokee was Bryce Robinson with an 11th place in 9:28...