Stories from Monday, June 1, 2020

Three notable Cherokee properties have officially been added to the National Register of Historic Places, including the Boughton, Gillette and Seaman houses now listed for their architecture and prominence through the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI)...

Companies the develop, build and operate wind farms like the one proposed for Plymouth County typically promote the yearly lucrative land-owner lease payment and the substantial property tax revenues that wind energy generates for local governments...

Iowa Senator Randy Feenstra’s next original idea will be his first one. The Hull Republican is one of five GOP candidates running for incumbent Steve King’s 4th District Congressional seat and the only line in his repertoire is the company line. The primary is Tuesday, with many already voting absentee by mail...

—Ida Grave eliminated Cherokee’s basketball Braves 58-56 in District 3 finals ending Cherokee’s record at 15-6 on the season. The Braves were co-champions of the Lakes Conference with Storm Lake. Larry Timmerman led Cherokee with 19 points, while Steve Larson and Tom Graves reached double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively...

The Cherokee Symphony has been selected by Hy-Vee Store leadership to benefit from their Reusable Bag Program for the month of June. The Symphony will receive a $1.00 donation from each purchase of the $2.50 reusable bags displayed for sale at the store entry...

Chicago-based wind energy developer and operator Invenergy has proposed to build its 200 megawatt (MW), 25,000 acre Plymouth Wind Energy Center in 3 northeast Plymouth County townships near the Cherokee County line. Invenergy recently developed the 500 MW Highland Wind Farm and the 250 MW O'Brien Wind Energy Project in northern O'Brien County...