A budget workshop on Jan. 24 produced budget requests from various city departments for fiscal year 2023-24. Dave Ellis, recreation director, reviewed his budget requests for recreation, community …

State Sen. Lynn Evans voted against Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to divert hundreds of millions of state education dollars into private school scholarships because he said it created a “moral issue” …

The Cherokee City Council approved Resolution 2023-04 setting time and place for a public hearing on City of Cherokee’s 2023-24 maximum property tax dollars from certain levies. The hearing is …

I suppose it was only a matter of time. I had been approached about writing a few stories for special editions of the paper when given the task of doing a feature on a pillar of your …

At last week’s Cherokee County Board of Supervisors meeting, Veteran Affairs Director Tom Kohn provided a summary of his activities during the 2022 year.   Kohn said the county’s veterans …

A spate of bills introduced in the Iowa Senate this week would severely restrict ongoing plans by three companies to build pipelines to transport captured carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in the …

The mystery continues regarding the new Dollar Tree/Family Dollar Store in Cherokee that was reportedly scheduled to open either Jan. 12 or 24 according to social media posts and information supplied …

More than 27,000 turkeys have been destroyed after highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was discovered this week at a commercial facility in Buena Vista County. The outbreak was reported …

Thanks to Mark Fordyce of Aurelia for sharing photos of bobcats taken on his trail cameras, which are set up near the Little Sioux River. He checks them about once per month. These photos were taken …

This month’s Healthy Hero Award winner is Taelyn Reuter. Taelyn is active in numerous sports including volleyball, softball, and is the basketball manager, to name a few. Taelyn is a pleasure to …

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors directed department heads to figure next year’s budget with staff raises 40% lower than what the compensation board recommended.   Board Chairman Rick …

A convicted felon from Hartley was assessed $1,200 in fines in connection with a traffic stop north of Larrabee in which sheriff deputies recovered methamphetamine, a firearm and …

A patient at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders has demanded $2.25 million from the state for damages including “forced castration” that was inflicted after an improperly close …

The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a series of methamphetamine sales in Cherokee and Cleghorn. Court records show a sheriff deputy seized a cellphone from a rural Cleghorn …

The Cherokee County Pork Producers will again be taking applications for its scholarship program. These scholarships are for graduating high school seniors that are residents of Cherokee County, …

Gov. Kim Reynolds made private school scholarships her top priority for the 2023 legislative session. That goal was reached Tuesday, when lawmakers sent the bill to her desk. Reynolds praised the …

  Bids will be let on Feb. 9 for the proposed upgrade and replacement of the lighting system throughout Cherokee Middle School. Because the project exceeds the $135,000 threshold provided …

Two years in prison for burglaries A Sioux City man suspected of burglarizing a number of stores in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska was sentenced to two years in prison for multiple probation …

State Sen. Lynn Evans has mixed feelings on Gov. Kim Reynolds’ proposal to divert $918 million into education savings accounts for private school students.   The longtime principal and …

U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra was in Cherokee on Monday, Jan. 16 to to speak with Rotary Club members at the Family Table restaurant. From there the second-term Republican from Hull went to Storm Lake, …