Stories from Wednesday, October 16, 2019

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...

CAROLYN  A.  MORROW, 67, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday morning, October 15, 2019 at her residence.   Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. ...

Marcus, Iowa – Edith ‘Edy’ Mae Sand, of Marcus, Iowa went to her eternal rest October 12, 2019 at the age of 96 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus.  Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa.  Burial will follow at Holy Name Cemetery in Marcus.  Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. ...

TERRY E. LANGHOLDT Terry Langholdt, age 74 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the Accura Health Care Center in Cherokee. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 15, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

  Memorial services for Rose Mary (Toody) Westphal will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 10:30 A.M. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Mark Stoll officiating. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation will be Tuesday, from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., with the family present, at the Aurelia Community Center. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

MARLENE  A.  BEAZLEY, 81, of Sioux City, Iowa and formerly of Washta, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, October 13, 2019 at Continental Springs Nursing Home in South Sioux City, Nebraska.   Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 16h, at 10:30 a.m. ...

Teresa Ann Mesenbrink, age 68 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019, at her home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 16, 2019, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Eric Wright will officiate. ...

The Iowa Code Section 280.12(2) is in need of a district assessment. Being a key part of development, the Iowa Association of School Boards, or IASB, will be conducting a survey for the Cherokee Community School District. IASB will collect the data for the school board and for the School Improvement Advisory Committee, or SIAC, showing both strengths and needed improvements. ...

I talk a lot about the really cool things that I get to do as a librarian, but I haven’t really talked about some of the harder aspects of the job. Want to know something difficult? Finding a book based on the color of the cover, which is what most people remember about a particular book rather than its metadata. ...

ALTA - Alta-Aurelia Coach Jeannie Henningsen was very happy with the way her Warrior volleyball team wrapped up the regular season with a 3-0 win over Graettinger-Terrill here Thursday afternoon. “We took care of business when we needed to,” she said. “We served and passed well and played some scrappy defense.”...

Cherokee junior running back Cael Wood rambled for 179 yards on 24 carries behind some unselfish lead blocking by teammate Trevor Lundquist in a 44-0 “Senior Night” victory over MVAOCOU last Friday night. “Wood ran really well and our blocking up front was good,” said Cherokee Coach Tony Gunter. “The two-back set with Trevor (Lundquist) taking on the role of lead blocker worked out well,” he added...

The winners of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Scarecrow Contest are: 1st place – State Savings Bank  2nd place – Jane’s Sanford Lane Salon 3rd place – Corteva People’s Choice Award (as voted on Facebook) – Hy-Vee Gifts and Floral Spooky Scary Award – Cherokee State Bank ...

A Celebration of Life for Verna Mugge, was held on October 17, 2019, at Grace Lutheran Church, in Spirit Lake, IA. Internment was at Liberty Cemetery near Calumet. Verna Mae (Matz) Mugge was born in Hartford, SD, on January 17, 1924.  She attended school there until the 5th grade when her family moved to Iowa. ...