Stories from Friday, January 31, 2020

Carson King, the beloved Iowan with a sign at a college football game asking for beer money that turned into a $3 million windfall for the Iowa City Stead Family Children’s Hospital, will be in Cherokee Monday to talk to WHS students. At the personal request of the sagacious and opportunistic WHS Guidance Counselor Jolene Heater, King will speak to students from 10-11 a.m.Monday in the WHS Auditorium. The public is invited...

Dan Huseman, R-Aurelia, announced this week that he will not be seeking reelection in 2020 for his Iowa District 3 House seat. At the conclusion of his term, January 21, 2021, he will be retiring from the Iowa House. Huseman represents House District 3, which includes the Cherokee and O'Brien counties, as well as portions of Plymouth and Sioux counties...

CLASSIFIED AD: I have two tickets for the 2020 Super Bowl Feb. 2 in Miami, Fla., both box seats at 50-yard line. I paid $11,500 each. It comes with ride to and from the airport, lunch, dinner and $400 bar tab. Also a back stage pass to the winner’s locker room and reservations to team’s post-game party in South Beach...

Raising Awareness During National American Heart Month

Tonight’s coed doubleheader between Cherokee and Western Christian cagers could determine who wears the pants in the Lakes Conference family. Western Christian’s girls lead the Lakes at 6-1, while Cherokee is 5-2 with two league games left for both teams after tonight...

Want a local twist to this weekend’s Super Bowl XVI? Okay, then don’t miss the Puppy Bowl XVI on Animal Planet, starring “Theodore,” a Pomsky (half Pomeranian, half Husky) puppy owned by Cherokee native Jackie Schmillen. That’s right. Theodore made the starting lineup for Sunday’s Puppy Bowl XVI and will represent “Team Fluff” in a battle with team “Ruff.”...