Stories from Monday, September 21, 2020

Marty Barnes built a career in rodeo, as a competitor and a business owner helping his late father Bob and mother Donita provide bulls and bucking horses for events across the U.S.  Barnes now seeks to build a rodeo team as coach of the new Buena Vista University rodeo team...

COVID safety measures addressed

Completion eyed with $75,000 gift, plus matching funds

Private graveside services for Eleanor Anderson, 101, of Aurelia, will be held Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Afton Township Cemetery, with Pastor Karen Berg officiating. There will be no visitation. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Each fall we eagerly await school starting, cooler temperatures, brisk nights, open windows, leaves changing colors, footballs in the air, marching bands…and scarecrows! Once again, the City of Cherokee stands tall as many dedicated businesses and individuals create masterful scarecrow displays as part of the Chamber of Commerce’s fantastic fall tradition Scarecrow Contest that puts a smile on faces and glee in hearts as motorists and pedestrians cruise around checking them all out at strategic corners and spots in the City.. ...