Stories from Monday, July 13, 2020

At this time of the year, especially this spring and summer, homes in Cherokee and other places around Iowa have been a hot spot for sweet eating ant and carpenter ant infestations. Otherwise known as "sugar ants," these sweet eating ants are usually small and are especially persistent in invading kitchens, cabinets, and sinks in an attempt to bring food or water back to their nest...

AURELIA - If your looking to see a large collection of historical antiques, from a musket dating back to the Civil War, to a wedding dress from 1899, the Aurelia Heritage Center has what your looking for. The building we see now went through a number of different changes. ...

A recent study by financial technology company SmartAsset finds the places in Iowa where residents receive the most value for what they pay in property taxes, with Ida, Cherokee and O’Brien counties among the Top Ten listed. First, the study measures the effective property tax paid in each county to determine the relative property tax burden. ...

Chyane LaFave and Nathan Dame are proud to announce the birth of their new son. Dean Randall Dame-LaFave was born on July 6, 2020 at 11:28 p.m. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces, and was 21 inches in length. He has one brother named Teron Daniel LaFave. His grandparents are Daniel LaFave, Michelle LaFave, and Lisa Dame, all of Cherokee...

ORANGE CITY, Iowa—Lily Andersonand Kelsay Parrott#, students at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, have earned a spot on the Academic Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester. The Dean’s List is comprised of students who have achieved a semester grade point average of 3.50 or above while carrying a minimum of 12 graded hours. ...

Among the many benefits of living in this community is the thoughtfulness and devotion to cause so many carry and display on a daily basis, continually acknowledging that we’re all in this together. Watching the expanding Cherokee Trails System originate and steadily advance towards fruition is among those amenities that serve to enhance the entire Cherokee community and beyond...

I didn’t fire Denny Holton. That brother from another mother quit to appease his family, socialize more, sip Jameson, bird watch, and live a longer, fuller, more enriched and relaxed life while sampling the great outdoors. I just don’t understand it...