Flood victims navigate temporary housing months later
“Jungle” Jim Gano might leave Cherokee. He’s never seriously considered it until this year. The Vietnam War veteran has witnessed more than half a dozen floods at his …
City council lowers annual raises for city employees
Lucas: “It’s going to be a tight year” The Cherokee City Council voted to increase wages for city employees by 1.5% for the next fiscal year, a lower rate than previous years …
Wastewater plant decommissioning all flood-damaged electrical work
The Cherokee Wastewater Treatment Plant is close to decommissioning all of its flood-damaged electrical infrastructure. The Cherokee City Council approved $72,000 to decommission the wastewater …
City extends employment incentives to part-timers for first time
The Cherokee City Council approved a library employee’s request to offer partially reimbursed memberships to the city wellness program for all regular city part-time workers. The …
Sanford Museum and Planetarium’s artist of the month is E.E. Walker, a freelance artist who works primarily in film, photography and graphic design under the creative studio name Cellar Door …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has proposed new regulations that could significantly impact Cherokee County’s fire departments. Cherokee Fire Chief Casey …
The 25th annual lighted Christmas parade will head down Main Street this Thursday, Dec. 5. Sarah Tracy, an employee of the Iowa DOT, has been named this year’s grand marshal and winner of the …
The Cherokee boys basketball team dropped two games this past week, a 54-43 loss at Gehlen Catholic on Thursday before a 64-60 home loss to Ridge View on Monday. Against the Jays on the road, …
The Ridge View girls basketball team dropped a trio of games, 51-45 at home against Lawton-Bronson on Friday, 82-44 at Class 3A #6-ranked Cherokee on Monday and 57-34 at River Valley on Tuesday. …
The Cherokee wrestling team traveled to Hinton for a trio of duals on Friday before a home dual against Spirit Lake on Tuesday. On Friday the Braves fell 61-12 to Hinton, beat MVAOCOU 54-27, and …
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Maria Soledad and Francisco Salcedo would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Genisis Consuelo Salcedo Mares. She was born on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 9:16 am. Genisis weighed 7 …
Carly and Marc Husman of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their new son, Cutler Scott Husman. He was born on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 5:53 am. Cutler weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and …
Samantha and Isaiah Salmon of Arthur have welcomed their new daughter, Ivana Elise Salmon. She was born on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 12:23 pm. Ivana weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20.5 …
After a very dry September and October, above-average rainfall in November improved drought conditions for most of the state, according to the latest Water Summary Update. November’s …
The 2025 Crop Advantage meetings will give producers a solid foundation of current research-based crop production information to help make smart, informed decisions for their farming operation. The …
Agricultural producers of perishable commodities including fruits, vegetables and floriculture can now get funding for controlled atmosphere storage through Farm Storage Facility Loans (FSFL) offered …
(ANKENY, IOWA) – The Iowa Biodiesel Board is celebrating a milestone in the adoption of biodiesel blends, with sales in 2023 reaching 486.5 million gallons, nearly tripling from the 160.8 …
Seasonal fall temperatures and lack of snow make it perfect conditions to work in your yard or timber areas. Late fall to winter is a great time to prune trees. Insect and pathogens …
