Stories from Monday, June 8, 2020

The City of Cherokee has announced that applications are available for grants supporting tourism related events and projects in Cherokee. This is an exciting program designed to assist a variety of organizations bring people to Cherokee for recreation, entertainment, education, shopping, dining and experiencing all that Cherokee has to offer. If you have a great idea, project, attraction or event, we want to hear from you!...

The Cherokee Area Farmers Market (CAFM) will be open for business as a Certified Farmers Market on Thursday, June 11. A Certified Market will have at least one vendor who sells fruits/vegetables and can accept Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program coupons and Iowa WIC (Women, Infants & Children) coupons as payment...

Barb Messerole of Cherokee, current City Clerk for Aurelia, has decided to retire from the position this summer. Messerole first started working for the City of Aurelia 21 years ago in 1999. Her last day is scheduled for August 19, 2020. She says that she has enjoyed working with staff members, along with members of the community, and is looking forward to her retirement...

Buena Vista University congratulates over 500 students who were named to the Spring 2020 Dean's List. The following local students who made the list are: The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester...

Buena Vista University congratulates students who earned their degree in Spring 2020. The following local students earned degrees: BVU's 129th Commencement Celebration originally scheduled for May 23, 2020 has been rescheduled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Graduates will be honored at BVU's Virtual Commencement Ceremony on June 20, as well as in-person on Oct. 11, the Sunday of the 2020 Homecoming Celebration...

The Cherokee Public Library will be having a soft reopening on Monday, June 8 from 9-1 and curbside service after from 1-3 and we're asking patrons who are at risk browse the library earlier from 9-10. We will also be limiting the amount of patrons who are in the library at any one time and ask you limit your time here to 45 minutes. Here are the rest of our guidelines for our first phase of reopening:...

While we bid adieu to Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Director Juilie Hering Kent and thank her for her 11 years of valuable service to this community, we heartily welcome new Director, Leah Niemeier, who has earned her stripes the past five years serving part-time with the Chamber and Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation...

MMCRU’s 2020 Royals baseball squad was hit hard by graduation, losing the service es of seven key seniors. “We’re a brand new team this summer, filling a lot of holes,” said Cam Kuchel, Royals’ head coach. “But we have a strong sophomore class and talented classes below them,” he added quickly...