Stories from Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Several City berths in the combined City/School Elections Nov. 5 in Cherokee County featured challengers and incumbents as winners, with the status quo remaining in Cherokee, the County Seat with three Council incumbents winning re-election. Cherokee At-Large Council member Chad Brown received 911 of 932 votes cast, with 21 write-ins; Ward 1 incumbent Amy Loughlin received 442 of 447 votes cast and five write-ins; and Ward 3 incumbent Wayne Pingel received 271 of 277 votes cast, with six write-ins.. ...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Emily Anzmann, DPM, has joined the medical staff and will start seeing patients in the new CRMC Foot and Ankle Clinic beginning Monday, November 18. Dr. Anzmann received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from the Boston University in Boston, Mass. ...

Marcus, Iowa – Steve C. Strub, 92, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus. Rev. ...

Jessica and Dustin Wieland of Cherokee, Iowa are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Benjamin David Wieland was born on November 7, 2019 at 10:31 p.m. He weighs 6 pounds, 14 ounces, and is 20 inches in length. His grandparents are William and Sarah Cook of Cherokee, Iowa, KEnny and Melanie Peterson of Correctionville, Iowa, and Denny and Jan Wieland of Aurelia, Iowa...

Kasha Shear and Frankit Corts are pround to announce the birth of their new daughter. Saphira Breeann Corts was born on November 7, 2019 at 8:07 p.m. She weighs 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and is 20.5 inches in length. Her grandparents are Shane and Danielle Claussen of Cherokee, Iowa, Matt Morris of Cherokee, Iowa, and Tonnie Corts of Storm Lake, Iowa...

Congratulations to Kate Maves for being named the November Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month. Kate is the daughter of Kristin and the late Michael Maves. Kate is involved in band, choir, cross country, and track at Cherokee Middle School...

Hello again, readers! Cherokee had an amazing opportunity last Wednesday to host regional training for librarians on the topic of building story time toolkits. I know that story time doesn’t sounds necessarily like a “skill”, in that what typically comes to mind is sitting in a circle on our pockets with our hands on our lap. Don’t make a sound though, or the librarian will give you a “SHHHHH” hurricane of shame!...

Loneliness, which affects one in three aging adults, is a serious epidemic among seniors in the U.S. According to a National Poll on Healthy Aging, chronic loneliness can impact one’s memory, physical well-being, mental health and life expectancy. The symptoms of loneliness are complex, and while the signs of it can be concealed, they often come during a change of circumstance in a person’s life. ...

BRITT - The state’s No. 1 ranked Class A team, West Hancock’s Eagles, eliminated South O’Brien here last Friday in a 43-0 quarterfinal playoff game. South O’Brien finishes the season as district champs and 9-2, the best finish for a Wolverine squad since 2013...