A hiring committee was empaneled to vet candidates to replace outgoing City Manager Eric List. The Cherokee City Council named Council members Amy Loughlin and Wayne Pingel to the committee, …
The Alta Library Board is forming a committee to explore moving the public library out of the shared facility with the school district. Library Board President Bruce Hinkeldey announced the …
Probation for burglaries A Cherokee man was sentenced to five years probation for a series of burglaries to farm properties and residences in Cherokee and Aurelia since January 2021. …
Cherokee Community Theater has premiered their fall show, “Blithe Spirit,” a comic play by Noel Coward who described it as “an improbable farce in three acts.” Brandon Lawrence, in his …
Ready, Set, Grow Learning Center will have a public meeting regarding the closure of its childcare services at the Alta-Aurelia Administrative Building. The childcare center announced last week …
There are five trees within the Cherokee Aviation Authority’s approach cone that need to be removed or lowered, according to Airport Manager Kellen Ludvigson. The order was at the direction of …
Cherokee School Board members approved a handful of resignations, internal transfers and contract extensions Monday night. Ashleigh Kaptein resigned from her position as a para-educator at …
(Des Moines) – The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order today establishing the procedural schedule and setting a date for a public hearing regarding MidAmerican Energy Company’s …
On September 18 at 10:08 am the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 59 by Borderline Drive. Carolyn Kruse, 52, of Aurelia was traveling southbound when …
Arrest for harassment On August 23 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence at 218 S. Main Street in Quimby on reports of harassment. Victim Christopher Kirchner of Alta …
Cherokee Washington High School homecoming court, front row left to right: Allison Shea, Reegan Carey, Jada Timmerman, Harper Benson and Ava Andersen. Back row: Lance Pingel, Kael Miller, Logan …
As soon as April, area farmers will be able to sell soybeans to Platinum Crush’s soybean crushing facility east of Alta at premiums similar to what corn fetched in the birth of the ethanol …
A Cherokee man was arrested on Saturday for trying to receive over 50 grams of psilocybin mushrooms through the U.S. Mail. Brandon Schwanz, 20, was booked into Cherokee County Jail …
The Cherokee City Council declined to appoint a new at-large member during Tuesday’s meeting. The council received letters from two candidates, John Nitz and Jared Barkley. Nominations …
A judge next May will hear a lawsuit over a $25,000 mechanic’s lien a Marcus contractor requested against a family trust in Richmond, Texas. Cherokee County District Court Judge Carl Petersen …
Editor's note: This story was updated to note HHS couldn't comment on the settlement because it was a personnel matter. Hope Prentice knows that life isn’t fair. Prentice is a …
Voters in Schaller, Early and Nemaha will be asked in November to approve a $15.75 million expansion of Schaller-Crestland School District’s elementary school in Schaller. Last month, the S-C …
On August 28 the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a two-vehicle accident in Marcus at 3:35 pm. Jalisa Swartz, 28, of Marcus was operating a 2014 Dodge Ram pick-up truck …
Officials with the Iowa Department of Correctional Services have expressed concern over a disproportionate share of sex offenders from the Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders being discharged in …
The Storm Lake Times Pilot and Cherokee Chronicle Times has welcomed three new full time staff members this summer: Amber Mohmand, Lily Gust and Kate Kealey. Affectionately dubbed “the squad” …