Cherokee County supervisors approved a request to install signs on Iowa Hwy. 7 honoring a solider killed in Iraq 16 years ago. SPC Brian Botello Memorial Highway will span from Iowa Hwy. 3 to …
Myron Joens enjoys a round of tetherball with 11-year-old Cealey Bumann while Don Fiser looks on. Myron and his wife, Peggy, along with Merlin Woltman, were honored with a ceremony at Quimby City …
Cherokee Area Farmer's Market this Thursday, June 29, 2023 from 4PM-6PM, under the canopy at the Cherokee Depot will have the following vendors: Wayne Nafe of Wayne’s Vegetables will …
Deer struck on 610th Street On June 25 the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was notified at 3:40 pm of a single-vehicle accident involving a deer on 610th street in Cherokee County. 68-year-old …
T.T.T. is a national organization of women who donate their time, talent and treasures to send a pair of fourth-grade girls to Camp Foster in Okoboji every summer. Cherokee’s Chapter FV provides …
The communities of Washta and Quimby are preparing for RAGBRAI to arrive in late July with vendors and activities planned for riders. Washta, an official meeting town, is setting up a dunk tank …
Shever Named to ICCAC Academic All-Region The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) announced the Academic All-Region performers for the Spring of 2023. Over 1,250 …
The 79th annual Quimby Watermelon Days event is almost here! The festivities run Friday, June 23, and Saturday, June 24 and it is a weekend jam-packed with opportunities for a good time, great food, …
Cherokee’s Golf Course is celebrating its 100th birthday in style. At a Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting last Friday, guests were treated to a history of the course and its clubhouse by Hank …
Cherokee Boy Scout Troop 107 worked in cooperation with the VFW and American Legion members for a flag retirement ceremony at the Cherokee airport on June 14, which was Flag Day. The event allowed …
Wayne Nafe of Wayne’s Vegetables will have green beans, snap peas, onions, kohlrabi, cabbage, radishes, leaf lettuce, and rhubarb for sale. Scott Koch of Koch Vegetable Garden will have …
The Reptile and Amphibian Discovery Zoo visited the Sanford Museum and Planetarium on Thursday, May 15 as part of the Cherokee Public Library’s Summer Reading Program. Visitors to the program got …
U.S Air Force Major Andrew J. Lingenfelter, son of Burt and Kimberly Lingenfelter of Cherokee, was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel on June 9 at the National Museum of the U. S. Air Force …
The Cherokee Community School District’s new website launched on June 14. “Based on the feedback we have received from our staff and families, we have identified a need to improve our website …
Aurelia was the place to be last weekend as the community celebrated its sesquicentennial, the culmination of more than a year of planning and execution by a committee of volunteers. The parade …
Jennifer Griffin and the State Farm crew held a ribbon cutting at the office at 312 N. 2nd St., on June 9. Griffin, holding the scissors, is the new State Farm agent in Cherokee. She has worked for …
This summer, a true Cherokee treasure, LeRoy Rupp, will celebrate 40 years as an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church. Right by his side is wife Bonnie, as the devoted Immaculate …
Ahead of Aurelia’s sesquicentennial celebration (150 years) this weekend, city public works employees Dustin Wieland (above left) and Mark Sangwin were tasked Wednesday, June 14 with excavating the …
As the summer season unfolds, many upgrades and improvements are coming to fruition at the county parks system, according to Cherokee County Conservation Board Director Laura Jones. Among them: …
Vendors with items for sale, Thursday, June 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. are: Scott Koch of Koch Vege table Garden: lettuce, spinach, kale, kohlrabi, radishes, jam, and popcorn. Wayne Nafe of …