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CHEROKEE COUNTY, IA – Suicide has touched every life in our county in some way, whether that be because of a close friend, family member, neighbor; or maybe even third-hand. The Cherokee County …
Farmland values in Northwest Iowa inched up in 2025 amid a host of downward pressures stemming from an ailing ag economy, according to Iowa State University’s Land Value Survey. …
AMES, Iowa — Prairie strips can improve measures of soil health faster than expected, according to new research by Iowa State University scientists working in cooperation with the Soil Health …
Dan Winchell was arrested for withholding title and registration fees from the Iowa Department of Transportation and selling new cars without paying off a Storm Lake bank’s secured interests in …
The federal government will provide $12 billion to U.S. farmers who have been hurt by “unfair market disruption,” President Donald Trump said at a White House roundtable event Monday. …
Buena Vista University has rebranded the American Heritage Lecture Series. A statement the university issued on Thursday afternoon said the William W. Siebens American Heritage Lecture …
Cherokee Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that B. Leonard Perkinson, MD, MSA, has joined the medical staff at Cherokee Regional as a family medicine provider. Dr. Perkinson …
Brummer building’s newest tenant In an era when digital downloads dominate and big-box retailers crowd the market, one local gaming store is carving out its own niche. More than just a …
Clear your calendars: The annual TTT Tour of Homes returns Sunday, Dec. 7, inviting the community to step inside beautifully decorated houses and celebrate the season together. One of the homes on …
For small, populated communities, struggles to grow and prosper are a constant battle. Luckily for Cherokee, volunteer groups and established professionals and organizations working behind the …
In the quiet hum of the neonatal intensive care unit, where every breath is a triumph and every heartbeat a miracle, the quilter’s tiny blankets offer more than warmth — they wrap fragile …
Cherokee Regional Medical Center is acquiring MercyOne Primghar Family Medicine in Primghar, effective next month. A news release CRMC issued on Tuesday morning reported that CRMC brass …
A Cherokee man was cited for veering off C38 near N Avenue earlier this month. The Cherokee County Sheriff responded to a single-vehicle accident Nov. 13 on C-38 near N Avenue. An …
A Woodbury County judge signed off on the Iowa State Patrol seizing an engine control module from a 2019 Peterbilt semi tractor, as a phone that was actively playing Tik Tok was recovered from a …
The owner of a Marcus daycare denied a Cleghorn couple’s charges that their child suffered “shaken baby syndrome” from her daycare in December 2023. Gene Collins, a Le …
State Patrol: Cherokee man’s story doesn’t square with autopsy A judge ruled against Luis Contreras-Deciga’s request to suppress an interview he gave with the Iowa State Patrol …
High school conference affiliations are disappearing faster than small family farms. Most recently, in our own backyard, Lakes Conference athletic directors announced the 100-year-old league …
Nominations are being accepted for the 36th Annual Citizen of the Year Award, which is presented by the mayor of Cherokee to recognize an “individual who has made a significant contribution to …
The Cherokee City Council shot down a rezoning request of a lot behind the Cherokee Bomgaars on Chief Street, amid an avalanche of complaints from neighbors who wanted the lot to remain a green …