Stories from Friday, November 22, 2019

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors Wednesday canvassed and approved the Nov. 5 City/School Elections results, and approved County Engineer applications for construction on County right-of-way. Steph Thill, Deputy Auditor, reviewed the November 5, 2019 City-School Election results, and the Board certified the Canvass of 2019 City-School Election results with details as follows: Cherokee County Election Turnout of 32.93% with 2,686 of 8,156 registered voters casting a ballot...

For 25 years Carey Hetrick, owner of Carey’s Restaurant in downtown Cherokee, has been the host site of the Annual Community Thanksgiving Meal. For the last 20 years members from the First Church of Christ have co-hosted the event at the restaurant providing food, supplies and manpower while Hetrick provided the place, potatoes, corn, pots, pans, dishes, and his manpower...

Ray C. Mortensen, age 95, of Fort Dodge, Iowa formerly of Alta, Iowa died on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. ...

Alyssa Kruse and Juan Murillo of Aurelia, Iowa are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Bentley Wayne Murillo was born on November 14, 2019, at 8:27 p.m. He weighs 7 lbs., 12 ozs., and is 20 inches in length. His grandparents are Kordell and Carolyn Kruse of Aurella, and Jose and Maria Murillo...

Shelby and Anthony Smith are proud to announce the birth of their new daughter. Nevaeh Kae-Lee Smith was born on November 13, 2019, at 6:32 a.m. She weighs 8 lbs., 4 ozs., and is 18.5 inches in length. Her grandparents are John and Sheila Beaumier of Washta, Billy Smith of Cherokee, and Brenda Meyers, now deceased...

Pashea Haht and William Hale of Sutherland, Iowa are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Demarion Charles Hale was born on November 16, 2019 at 1:42 a.m. He weighs 6 lbs., 13 ozs., and is 19.5 inches in length. He has one sister, Jocelyn. His grandparents are Sarah Urban of Sutherland and Amy and Keith Elss of Cherokee...

Employee surveys - especially those completed under duress - aren’t’ worth the paper they’re written on. In fact, they should be written on tissue paper that’s easily dissolvable and readily processed into an effluent to join its brethren in a sewage lagoon...

The big question for the Cherokee basketball Braves this season is whether or not this talent-stacked contingent will mesh into a cohesive and efficient ball club. There’s no question the talent is there bolstered by the return of six lettermen with a ton of playing time under their belts...