Stories from Friday, March 13, 2020

The Cherokee City Council conducted Public Hearings on the Water Main Improvements Project, and the South 1st Street Reconstruction Project. 
Jason Eygabroad with Beck Engineering reported that three bids were received for the Water Main Improvements Project that consists of increasing the size of the water main on Hillcrest Drive and looping the water main near the National Guard Armory along Industrial Road, which is now a dead-end line...

Lopez Foods annexation process begins

A single bid approximately $120,000 over the engineer’s preliminary estimate has forced Cherokee’s City Council to forego plans to repair the East Main Street bridge at this time. The proposed project will be re-bid at a future date. At the March 10 Council meeting, Jason Eygabroad with Beck Engineering stated that he was not surprised that there was only one bid for the repairs to the bridge. ...

Cassie and Christopher Nelson of Meriden are proud to announce the birth of their new daughter. Willow Jean Nelson was born on March 9, 2020 at 1:40 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and was 21.5 inches in length. She has one brother named Easton Nelson. Her grandparents are Michelle Nelson of Cherokee and Cliff Nelson of Cherokee...

Special Olympics Iowa has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Mid-Winter Tournament scheduled for March 13 - 14 in Iowa City due to concerns related to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).    “The health and safety of the Special Olympics Iowa community, including our athletes, volunteers, and employees, are our top priority,” shared John Kliegl, Special Olympics Iowa President and CEO...

We hope our readers took the time to look over the Chronicle Times “Top 4 Under 40” magazine in Wednesday’s CT. The brainchild of CT Ad Rep Rhonda Fassler, the county-wide contest was well-received, applauded and enjoyed throughout the community. Rhonda saw the project through beginning to end, with 18 young leaders nominated for the award, and she did yeoman duty in announcing and recognizing the four winners at the annual CAEDC County Recognition Banquet...

I’m always grateful when folks share stories and information, suggesting it might make good copy for End of the Bench. This is no exception. Thanks for planting the seed, Joe Lundsgaard. Our good friend Joe shared a name I’d never heard before - Marvin Tuttle...

Global situation U.S. Situation Cases in the U.S. continue to increase and include: Regional Situation: The Iowa State Emergency Operations Center has been activated to allow for coordination and information sharing among state agencies and partners...