Stories from Friday, October 11, 2019

Suzanne  P.  Prunty, 71, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by family.   A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Monday, October 14th, at 11 a.m. ...

Sandra Kay Schlenger, age 77 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 11, 2019, at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden. ...

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...

In a short Cherokee City Council meeting Tuesday, council members unanimously agreed to release a Blight Remediation Grant payment of $60,000 for private development of the Wilson School building here. Shawn Foutsch of JMae, LLC, is the developer of the project and estimates the building can be rehabilitated into approximately 24 apartments ranging from studio to 3-bedroom units...

Students at Roosevelt Elementary School can be nominated for "On A Roll" for being a great leader by showing good character, random acts of kindness, and making awesome choices! This week's "On A Roll" Students are..... Front Row: Trenton Royster, Mia Lucas, Ehchrist Paw, Aria Isenhower,  Mary Anderson, Haydley Todd, Breannah Phillips. ...

Cherrill Iversen and Brian Honza, Ida Grove, are the proud to announce the birth of their son Pheonix Gabriel Honza. Pheonix was born at Cherokee Regional Medical Center on October 4, 2019 at 7:05 AM. He weighed 7lbs, 6ozs and was 20 inches long. He has four brothers, Devon, Logan, Joshua, and Kaden, three sisters, Evelyn, Josilyn, and Layla. Grandparents are Sue Iversen and Yreka Calif...

Some 514 middle school through senior high runners representing 11 school districts battled a hilly Cherokee Golf Course and significant winds here Tuesday afternoon in the annual running of the Cherokee Cross Country Invitational. Not only were there over 500 runners, the course overflowed with throngs of encouraging fans as they cheered on runners on this beautiful fall afternoon...