Stories from Friday, February 14, 2020

At Tuesday’s meeting, the Cherokee City Council held a Public Hearing on the planned East Main Street Bridge Repair Project and the Hearing was continued to the February 25, 2020, Council meeting. The delay results because more detailed information on the bridge girder painting was requested by contractors and an Addendum was sent out to contractors moving the bid date for the project from Thursday, February 6, 2020, to Friday, February 14, 2020 (today)...

About 400 meals were served Tuesday as area farmers and families flocked to Cherokee’s 25th annual Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee Ag Show at the Little Sioux Events Center. A bountiful 54 vendors showed their wares and services through the day as visitors sought Ag information and advice. More than 100 attended the pesticide application training by ISU. There were drawings for Chamber Bucks and a free lunch was served...

Everyone is invited to the annual Sermons Ala Carte 2020. First established in 1985, this will be it's 35th anniversary. The theme for this year is "God's Eternal Truth." The program will take place each Wednesday at Noon during Lent at the Memorial Presbyterian Church at 127 E. Willow St. Service will take place from noon to 12:30 p.m. Lunch will follow at 12:30 p.m. with a cost of $3...

Council advances water main, street projects May relocate Wescott Park By Paul Struck Editor At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Cherokee City Council set a bid letting date of Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 2 p.m. for a Water Main Improvements Project (Hillcrest Street water line that needs to be upsized and Armory water line that is a dead end and needs to be looped), and Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 3 p.m. ...

Samantha and Eric Van Roekel of Cherokee are proud to announce the birth of their new daughter. Charlotte Lee Van Roekel was born on February 9, 2020 at 4:39 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 19.5 inches in length. She has two brothers named Lance and Christopher, and a sister named Madison...

Ashton and Andy Bierman of Aurelia are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Christopher Richard Bierman was born on February 4, 2020, at 7:02 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 12 ounces, and was 20.5 inches in length. He has one sister named Vivian. His grandparents are Dick and Judy Bierman of Cherokee and Chris Wunschel and Denise Waters of Nebraska...

Mary Rosalie Peterson, 72, of Algona, IA, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center in Algona. Mary was born to parents, Pat and Rita McGuire, on December 8th, 1947 in Cherokee, Iowa. She grew up the eldest of seven children, and graduated in the last class of Cushing High School, in 1966. ...

Claus Roger Anderson, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, February 12, 2020 in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. following a short illness.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 18th, at 10:30 a.m. ...

Because they refused to lie for him, President Donald Trump delivered payback last week to two key witnesses who testified in the House impeachment inquiry, firing Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, and removing Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from his White House job...

MARCUS - “We are undefeated and conference champions,” exclaimed a jubilant MMCRU head girls’ basketball coach Gillian Letsche here Tuesday following her team’s 43-40 win over a tough and determined South O’Brien cage club. The last time a team from this school went unbeaten in regular season play was in 1986 as the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Eagles of coach Jerry Martin, some 34 years ago. Wow!...