Stories from Wednesday, February 5, 2020

More than 50 vendors are registered for Cherokee’s 25th annual Ag Show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the spacious Little Sioux Events Center on Linden Street. There will be private pesticide application training by Iowa State University at 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Events Center Conference Room...

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Ludvigson Chiropractic in Cherokee has been undergoing some changes. Recently, the clinic has relocated to an expansive new location at 213 N. 2nd St. in a former medical clinic, and had a red ribbon cutting to celebrate the occasion. The building had to be renovated to accommodate more customers and account for growing business with the addition of their new staff...

Virginia Kohn, age 64 of Quimby, IA passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 3rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, IA. Burial was at Mt. ...

Duane Driesen, age 69 of Cherokee, IA passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Cherokee Specialty Care. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, February 7, 2020, at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. There will be no visitation prior to the service. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Bethany and Carlos Soto of Cherokee, Iowa are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Curtis Edward Soto was born on January 29, 2020 at 2:11 a.m. He weighed exactly 6 pounds, and was 19.25 inches in length. His grandparents are John and Donna Beier of Cherokee, and Jesus Soto and Cathy Laine of Storm Lake...

There are 24 hours in a day and according to the Beatles, who certainly would know, 8 days a week. The 10 Commandments added to the 14 Stations of the Cross equal 24. There are 8 beatitudes. There are 24 cans/bottles in a case, the 24th Amendment is the right to vote, stop signs have 8 sides, bull riders must stay on for 8 seconds, and spiders have 8 legs. Adult black mambas grow to a length of 8 feet...

We’re well into award season with the Golden Globes, Grammy’s and soon the Oscars. I know it sounds a little weird to bring this up as a librarian, but this is also the time of year that book awards come out. Every January at the ALA Midwinter Conference the Newberry, Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and other awards are announced in a panel called the Youth Media Awards...

South O’Brien senior Taryn Hintz answered the call. When two starters from last year’s SOS squad were unavailable due to injury and transfer, the question was, who’ll answer the call? The answer for SOS came quickly, Taryn Hintz. In three consecutive wins for SOS last week, Hintz scored 52 points, grabbed 28 rebounds, blocked five shots and picked off six steals for the 10-8 Wolverines...

SPIRIT LAKE - Cherokee matmen Simon Mummert, Cael Wood and Sean Cronin are 2020 Lakes Conference wrestling champions. According to Cherokee head coach Austin Todd, it’s been 37 years since the Braves have put three wrestlers on the championship podium. It goes all the way back to 1983 when Todd Borkowski (138), John Pearse (145) and Clark Voge (167) capture league titles...