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One dead, four injured in crash near Peterson

One person is dead and four others were injured after a car collided with a semi-truck Monday morning just south of Peterson. According to the Iowa State Patrol, Coree Keller, 42, of Popejoy was …

Casey’s sues over Marcus roundabout project

Casey’s General Stores sued the Iowa Department of Transportation, the City of Marcus and Cherokee County, alleging that an eminent proceeding that was held in connection with the Marcus roundabout project deprived it of over $200,000 from …

Judge gives Harley Davidson building back to Farmers

A judge granted Farmers State Bank of Marcus the authority to sell the former Harley Davidson building on North Second Street via sheriff sale.  Cherokee County District Court Judge Shayne …
Lynn Evans

Evans drops congressional bid, will seek re-election to Iowa Senate

State Senator Lynn Evans announced Tuesday that he will not be entering the race for Iowa’s 4th Congressional District seat. Instead, the Aurelia Republican says he will seek re-election to his …

Schaller-Crestland cuts the lights on Early building

The school board voted 4-1 earlier this month to vacate the 40-year-old building.

Excessive June rainfall makes up for May deficiencies 

Statewide rainfall during the month of June exceeded expected averages and carried over into July. According to the latest water summary update published by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources on July 10, drought and dryness remained practically unchanged until …

Puhrmann pleads guilty to felony theft

Jolene Puhrmann pleaded guilty to four felonies in connection with forged checks and thefts from vendors in her antique store in the 900 block of North Second Street.  Puhrmann, 61, pleaded guilty to …

Police & Courts: Items seized from Cherokee home

Law enforcement seized household items and drug paraphernalia from a Cherokee mobile home in connection with an alleged sexual assault against a minor.  Cherokee police executed a search …

Spoon man

Jane and “Pudge” Rasmus at Artists Alley at the Star Spangled Spectacular in Storm Lake.

Clarence “Pudge” Rasmus put his handiwork on display July 4th at the Star Spangled Spectacular in Storm Lake. He takes spoons and forks, which he finds at thrift stores and flea markets, …

cherokee county fair july 16-20, 2025

Celebrating seventeen

The Gardens Assisted Living of Cherokee celebrated 17 years with a community barbecue attended by around 200 people. Special thanks to the Cherokee County Pork Producers for grilling, the City …

The Bill Riley Talent Search will be held on Saturday, Aug. 9, as part of the Albert City Threshermen & Collectors Show, which runs Aug. 8-10.  Contestants in both “Sprouts” …
1950 (75 years ago) Flash flood blocks roads near Hinton Torrential rain pouring down in the Merrill and Hinton area between here and Sioux City last night were blamed for stranded motorists and a …
What a beautiful July 3rd morning. Gonna get hot, but as dad used to say, “Great corn growing weather”. I also remembering him talking about the 4th of July in 1936. He said they sat and …
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Opinion
‘No amnesty.’ That’s what they keep saying, anyhow.
Just to be clear: No amnesty, no sir, no how. That’s Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins after President Trump bopped into the Iowa State Fairgrounds to say this about undocumented ag …
Editorials: Trump’s mixed signals
President Trump came to the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3 ostensibly to set the stage for celebrating the USA’s 250th anniversary next July 4. Trump indicated that the Iowa …
Rick Morain
I trust that we’ll be all right
Memory is a tricky thing for older folks. Sometimes we can remember specific people, places and events from decades earlier, while at the same time we can’t remember much about yesterday or …
U.S. Senator Joni Ernst
Capitol Letters: American Dream is Strong
From the fireworks to the waving American flags, the Fourth of July is all about patriotism. While this weekend is a time of celebration with backyard barbecues and hot dogs, we cannot forget that freedom is …
Sen. Lynn Evans
Capitol Letters: Important legislation passed in 2025
Reflecting on a very productive 2025 session of the 91st Iowa General Assembly, we accomplished a great deal! nnThis edition of the newsletter highlights some important legislation passed this year …
Sports

Raptors take down Royals in regional quarterfinal

CLEGHORN - The MMCRU and Ridge View softball teams faced off in Cleghorn on Wednesday for a Class 2A Region 3 quarterfinal. The Raptors took the win at 13-6. Ridge View freshman Cora Tesch got …

Royals take district semifinal win over Mustangs

MARCUS - The MMCRU baseball team hosted George-Little Rock for a district semifinal on Tuesday and shut out the Mustangs for an 8-0 victory. The Royals got on the board early with a run in the …

Royal baseball ends season in 5-0 loss to Jays

MARCUS - The MMCRU baseball team hosted Gehlen Catholic for the Class 1A District 2 final on Saturday, but the Jays took the win at 5-0. Gehlen Catholic scored one run in the first and four in …

Raptors fall 11-1 to West Lyon in regional semifinal

LARCHWOOD - The Ridge View softball team traveled to face West Lyon in a Class 2A Region 3 semifinal on Friday. The host Wildcats took the win at 11-1. West Lyon put up three runs in the bottom …

Braves fall to Missouri Valley in regional tournament

MISSOURI VALLEY - The Cherokee softball team traveled to face Missouri Valley to start the regional   tournament, but the 28-6 Lady Reds took the win at 15-0. The Lady Reds scored four runs …

Warriors end season to West Fork’s perfect game

SHEFFIELD - West Fork pitched a perfect game to beat Alta-Aurelia 8-0 in regional play on Wednesday evening. The Warhawks scored five runs in the five and three in the fourth for the shutout …

Wolverine softball ends season in Akron

AKRON - The South O’Brien softball team traveled to face Akron-Westfield for a Class 1A Region 7 game, but suffered an 8-5 loss to end their season. Both teams scored a run in the first …

Braves end season in district loss to E-Hawks

EMMETSBURG - The Cherokee baseball team traveled to face Emmetsburg in district play on Monday, but lost 4-1 to end their season. Emmetsburg scored one run in the second and three in the fourth …

Braves hit once in shutout loss to Midgets

The Cherokee softball team hosted Estherville on Monday to round out the regular season, but the visiting Midgets took the win at 10-0. ELC put up three runs in each the first and second, and …

Obituaries
Shirley Larson
Shirley C. Larson, 91, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, due to injuries received from a fall at her home. Funeral services will be …
Donna Waterbury
Donna Mae Waterbury, 89, of Cherokee passed away Sunday, July 6, 2025, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11, at Greenwood-Schubert …
Allen Stange
Memorial Services for Allen Stange, 64, of Aurelia were held Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at the Aurelia Community Center with family present. Allen John Stange was born at Sioux City on Feb. 11, …
Donald Skou
Donald “Donnie” Wayne Skou, 64, of Marathon died July 6, 2025, at UnityPoint St. Luke's in Sioux City. Memorial services will take place Saturday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen …
Jodi Wielenga
Jodi K. Wielenga, 66, of Primghar passed away on June 24, 2025, at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1, at Boothby Funeral Home in …
Births
McKenzie and Michael Burkhart are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Raya Louise Burkhart. She was born on Friday, July 10, at 9:21 am. Raya weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18 …
Samantha Erickson and Chritian Lundy are happy to announce the birth of their son, Connor Dean Lundy. He was born on Tuesday, June 10, at 4:16 a.m. Cameron weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 …
Tabitha and Matthew Enderlin are happy to announce the birth of their son, Cameron Michael Enderlin. He was born on Wednesday, June 4, at 7:20 a.m. Cameron weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was …