The WIT Student Nursing Club hosted a successful Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26 on the Cherokee Campus. Thanks to everyone who came out for a fun afternoon of pumpkin painting, inflatables, …
The Cherokee County Legacy Foundation is excited to share that grant applications can now be submitted for the 2025 grant cycle. The Legacy Foundation is entering their 20th year and is proud to …
The Kee Kart Speedway Awards Banquet was held at the Little Sioux Event Center on Saturday, October 26. Over 230 people attended the event and several awards were given out to racers. …
U.S. fluid milk sales have changed substantially over the past several decades. This graph (Source: Central Marketing Area Federal Milk Market) depicts total fluid milk sales by product from 1975 …
The October Reader of the Month is Pacey Bruce. Favorites: Legend of Lotus Island, Wings of Fire, Christmas Pig, and City of Dragons. Pacey was nominated by Mrs. Cook who says, “Pacey …
DES MOINES – It is imperative that only eligible Iowa voters vote in Iowa elections. As part of our many safeguards in protecting Iowa elections, we conduct regular audits of our voter …
Kansas City, MO — As communities nationwide prepare for Halloween celebrations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 7 …
The first application cutoff for Iowa farmers and other private landowners to apply for conservation practices in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 through USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) …
PERRY, Iowa. (Oct. 3, 2024) – Iowa communities impacted by devastating floods and tornadoes this year continue to receive disaster relief support from Farm Credit Services of America …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April …
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office received an automated crash detection call at 1:56 am on Saturday, October 26 at the intersection of L51 and 540th Street. An initial investigation …
Six area attorneys have submitted applications for District Associate Judge with the 3A Judicial Nominating Commission in Woodbury County. When selected, one of the six applicants would …
A month after Recreation Director Dave Ellis started his leave of absence, the Cherokee City Council stalled conversations on increasing pay for his replacement, who assumed more …
A Cherokee Chronicle Times poll on appointments at the treasurer's office
Farmers upstream of the Des Moines region are eligible for cover crop incentives as part of state legislation to improve water quality in central Iowa. The expanded incentive program, which Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Monday, is the“first of several” conservation initiatives in the Greater Des Moines Watershed Program rolling out over the […]
Zach Lahn, a businessman and farmer, won the Republican nomination for Iowa governor Tuesday with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra and the three other GOP hopefuls conceding the race. Auditor Rob Sand, the only candidate to appear on the Democratic primary ballot, quickly secured his spot Tuesday as his party’s nominee to become Iowa governor in […]
Three quarters of Midwestern homeowners are concerned about rising home insurance premiums and 86% of homeowners surveyed in a poll released Thursday by Climate Power and the Insurance Fairness Project say elected officials should do more to reduce the cost. The poll surveyed Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas homeowners and found they largely supported policy solutions […]
Wildfires have reversed years of progress toward mitigating ozone pollution, worsening air quality and causing premature deaths, University of Iowa researchers have found. Eleven “uncontained large” wildfires were burning simultaneously across the United States as of June 12, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Halfway through 2026, more than 32,000 wildfires have swept across […]
Iowa legislators held a marathon session Saturday and Sunday to finish up the 2026 session, ending with a property tax deal and measures on warrant resolution clinics and abortion medication, as well as a budget compromise. The Iowa House began its final session at 8:31 a.m. Saturday, and gaveled out at 6:11 p.m. Sunday. In […]
With settlement talks having reached an impasse, a major lawsuit seeking $15 million in damages from Summit Carbon Solutions is heading toward trial in Delaware. In 2024, pipe manufacturer Welspun Tubular filed suit against Summit Carbon Solutions, claiming it had been commissioned by Summit to produce about 785 miles of pipe, beginning in May 2023, […]