Stories from Wednesday, October 30, 2019

MARCUS - A Public Measure housing an energetic $20 million in capital improvement projects for the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn School District in Cherokee and Plymouth counties is on the Nov. 5 ballot as part of the combined City-School Elections this year...

The dedicated members of Friends of the Library are ready for the 20th annual Book Basket Project. Area library supporters have been bringing in their basket projects for the Friends to wrap, but there is still time to bring a book basket in! The Friends would like all baskets to be at the Library as soon as possible. The baskets will then be on display at the Library until Saturday, December 7. Bidding begins Friday, Nov. 1 and closes at noon Saturday, Dec. 7...

Peggy J. Grashoff, 83, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Monday morning, October 28, 2019 in Accura Healthcare in Aurelia, Iowa.   Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 1st at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. ...

It’s the more the merrier for the 20th annual Cherokee Library Book Basket Project, the major annual fundraising effort by the devoted Friends of the Library. Library supporters have been bringing in their basket projects for the Friends to wrap, but they need more - no limit! - there is still time to bring a book basket in! It’s open to the public...

The library has been fortunate to be in the paper a lot recently. Not because of controversy like other libraries, but because staff has been working hard to both provide programming and new opportunities for you, our patrons. One of these opportunities is the esports team in the youth department...

ANOTHER MILLER MAKES MARK Cherokee sports fans still remember Damon Miller and all the positive things he accomplished as a Cherokee Brave in the 1990s. Unarguably one of the best catchers to ever play baseball here, Miller was also a solid and productive point guard for four years and just as good a football player to ever put on the black and gold...

October 24, 2019 was Dad's Belgian Waffles. The event was held at the Trinity Lutheran Church from 5 to 7 p.m. in Cherokee, Iowa. Admission was $7 for ages 6 and up, and anyone who was under 6 got in for free. Dad’s Belgian Waffles is a fund-raiser for hire, serving waffles and sausages. They had a great turn out, filling up their tables quickly!...