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 …
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 …
Nearly 1,190 customers were without power in Cherokee proper and Cherokee County this morning following high winds that damaged power infrastructure. As of 10 a.m., 23% of MidAmerican customers …
Cherokee Community School District is among eight schools awarded over $2 million in grants by the Iowa Department of Education last week to create therapeutic classrooms. The aim of the grant is to help schools create …
The Cherokee Historic Preservation Commission is finalizing arrangements for the burial of early European settlers that were discovered near town almost two years ago. Last week, the Cherokee …
The school board voted 4-1 earlier this month to vacate the 40-year-old building.
AgState announced earlier this month that it will be ceasing operation of its Cherokee grain facility come September. In a letter issued on June 2, no exact reason for the closure was stated. …
The Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be tasked with spending a nearly $3 million surplus of bond proceeds generated from the new Warrior Athletic Complex. On June 2, the district …
Just over a year ago, Storm Lake natives Karen Scott and Cory Hawkins opened the Cherokee Candy & Cream Shop at 113 E. Main St. in downtown Cherokee. What started as a revival of the …
The Highway 3 bypass bridge project remains on track for its November completion date. Sarah Tracy, former Cherokee County engineer who now works as the District 3 Transportation Planner for the …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District has selected a contractor for the highly anticipated Warrior Athletic Complex. In a special session last Monday, the school board opted for L&L …
Nor-Am Cold Storage hosted an open house Tuesday to celebrate the latest addition to their Cherokee warehouse location. The Le Mars based storage and meat processing company purchased the former …
Meat processing giant JBS USA hopes to build a multi-million dollar “state-of-the-art” sausage production facility in Perry. The Greely, Colo., based company announced in a May 29 …
Cherokee County Sheriff Derek Scott hopes to use settlement payments generated from big pharma lawsuits in the ongoing opioid crisis to put additional opioid disposal boxes around the county. …
Cherokee County Board of Supervisors conceded on the quarter mile setback for utility scale solar projects as originally written in the proposed solar ordinance draft. After weeks of public pleas …
The Cherokee School Board approved a new salary package and contract for Superintendent Tom Ryherd Monday, similar to that approved for other district administrators and staff last month. In an …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be increasing pay for all staff and administrators by 2.6% for the 2025-26 school year. Last Monday, the school board approved flat rate contracts for …
Farm land across much of Iowa saw a decrease in cash rental rates for 2025 marking the first decline in cash rental since 2019, mirroring recent declines in farmland value. Buena Vista County …
April precipitation provided ample relief to much of the existing drought conditions as northwest, northeast and southwest Iowa were upgraded from “moderate drought” status to …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District is looking forward to upgrades coming to campus over the summer in preparation for the 2025-26 school year. During their meeting …