Stories from Friday, May 1, 2020

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds gave restaurants the option to re-open at 50% capacity effective today. Here is what local restaurants are doing starting today:...

To date, 18 Cherokee County businesses have benefited from the Iowa Small Business Relief Program that provides financial assistance to small businesses that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program offers eligible small businesses grants ranging from $5,000-$25,000 in addition to offering Iowa businesses a deferral of sales and use or withholding taxes due and waiver of penalty and interest. The application window for this program is closed...

Marvin Miller, age 92, of Algona passed away on Sunday April 26, 2020 at his son’s home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Burial will take place in the Hampton Cemetery in Hampton, Iowa. Visitation will be held on Monday at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona from Noon until 4:00 PM without the family present...

Victoria L. "Vicki" Dilocker, 60, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.   Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Samuel Onchonga has received the WITCC TRIO-Student Support Services Achiever of the Month Award for May. This award recognizes Western Iowa Tech TRIO students for demonstrating qualities of leadership and citizenship while  achieving collegiate academic success.  Originally from Kenya, Samuel moved to Cherokee to begin the Nursing program at WITCC in August 2018.  He has become an active member of the TRIO program, participating in many of the student activities and workshops.  Along with his studies, Samuel works at Accura HealthCare of Cherokee.  This month he will be graduating with his Practical Nursing Diploma.  He plans to continue on in WITCC’s Nursing program to become a Registered Nurse next year. ...

The appreciation and plaudits for our medical personnel and courageous supply chain workers keeping us safe and nourished simply can’t be overdone. But we feel not enough is being said about the farmers who painstakingly continue taking care of business day after day in all kinds of weather, at all hours of the day and night, responsible for “feeding the world.”...

MARCH 2005 —Cherokee sophomore wrestler Tyler Halverson led a throng of area wrestlers here last week with a 7-5 decision over top-ranked Kyle Pedretti of MFL-Marmac in the finals of the Class 2A State Wrestling Tourney to claim the 103-pound State Championship...