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Al Ritts Memorial Car Show rides again

The fourth-annual Al Ritts Memorial Car Show will be held in Washta on Saturday, July 30. Owners are invited to attend and park their classic, antique and race cars along Washta’s Main Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorcycles are also welcome. A lunch will be served by the Washta Women of Faith at the Washta Community Center. One... READ MORE >

Super-shopper to cover 3 counties

As the smoke clears from our April 1 purchase of the Cherokee Chronicle Times, a couple things have become perfectly clear: Cherokee County values a strong newspaper, but it doesn’t really demand a free shopping guide. As revenues and expenses finally fell into place last week, it became obvious that the Area Advertiser is losing money and the newspaper is... READ MORE >

East Main bridge replacement set

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors at its July 12 meeting approved a resolution regarding the proposed bridge rehabilitation on C38 over the Little Sioux River east of the Cherokee city limits on Main Street. The board has sought professional guidance for the concept and planning for the project and followed the steps as required by Iowa Code for notifications,... READ MORE >

Walk this way

Stressing the importance of promoting active lifestyles and preventative health initiatives, Cherokee Regional Medical Center donated $40,000 to the Marcus Trail Project. The donation helped wrap up Phase I of the project. Graciously accepting the donation from the Cherokee Regional Board of Directors and administration were various members of the Marcus Trail Committee, including spokesperson Anna Erdman. “We are extremely... READ MORE >

Meet the author at Aurelia

The Aurelia Public Library will host a Meet-the-Author event Friday, July 22, at 1 p.m. Guest author Mary McSwain Steele of Spencer will be discussing her book, “Betty: A Memoir.” Copies will be available for sale. Anyone who has a copy of “Betty” that they’d like signed by the author is welcome to bring it with them. The award-winning journalist... READ MORE >

Fruit and Vegetable Budgets Available

Specialty crop growers can get a better handle on their production costs and returns by using fruit and vegetable production budgets developed by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The budgets cover all major costs and returns for common fruits and vegetables grown in Iowa, for both annual crops and perennials. “Growers are often looking for ways to diversify their... READ MORE >

Iowa Learning Farms Webinar: Watershed-Scale N-Load Model Update

A water quality expert at Iowa State University will discuss recent revisions to the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy N-Load model, to enable direct comparisons of modeled estimates with U.S. Geological Survey water quality data collected at the watershed scale. Kay Stefanik, assistant director of the Iowa Nutrient Research Center at Iowa State, will present “Improving Flexibility of the Iowa Nutrient... READ MORE >

Antique “A” Fair

This year the Cherokee County Fair will be hosting an antique appraisal opportunity. Dale Gorder from First American Pickers in Remsen will be appraising items for fair goers from 1-3 PM on Saturday July 23 in the Air Conditioned Bomgaars Conference Center. If you would like to have items appraised you need to register at the Bomgaars Conference Center on... READ MORE >

Student News

Drake University Honors Lists Chandler Hohbach, Marcus, has been named to the Drake University Deans List. To be eligible for the Deans’ List, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2022 semester at Drake. Bailey Broxson, Galva, has been named to the Drake University President’s List. To be eligible for the President’s List, students... READ MORE >

Scholarship winner

Cherokee Regional Medical Center CEO and President Gary Jordan presents staff member Taryn Reichter with her $3,500 IHERF Scholarship. Reichter is studying occupational therapy at Concordia University in Wisconsin. Also joining in the presentation are Kayla Koch (far left), Cherokee Regional Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation manager, and Angela Friedrich (far right), vice president of Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Officer... READ MORE >