A Chicago, Ill. man was sentenced to over 15 years in federal prison for allegedly committing a bank robbery in Sanborn just two months after he was placed on supervised release for another robbery …
Vehicle slides into ditch on Highway 59 At 8:55 pm on Monday, Feb. 10, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s office responded to a single vehicle accident on US 59 north. Michael Engleman, 35, …
Des Moines lawyers must respond to Holzhauer shareholders. Judge Michael Schilling: “(Winchell) should not be allowed to prevent the case from moving forward by his refusal to respond and communicate.”
A lawsuit that ensnared Schmillen Construction for the last 14 months has been settled. Lawyers for Chuck Schmillen and Steve Schmillen filed a joint dismissal Feb. 3 of lawsuits the father and son filed against each other in …
A jury will be empaneled in December to hear a former employee at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders’ claims that she was fired for whistleblowing. Cherokee County …
Eagle Watching Leads to Two-Vehicle Crash The Cherokee County Sheriff's office responded to a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 1:10pm on the River Road near 550th …
A judge ordered Matthew and Abby Harding to pay just under $3,000 to another Cherokee couple who accused the Hardings’ two German shepherds of attacking their small dog in August. Cherokee …
Another lawyer wants to part ways with Dan Winchell. Sam Marks of Des Moines asked judges in Buena Vista and Cherokee County district courts to approve his withdrawal from representing …
A minority shareholder of the defunct Holzhauer Motors agreed to pay Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake $500,000 in connection with a …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors agreed to pay Dustin Konrady $40,000 for an allegedly mistaken search of his house on North Fifth Street. The board of supervisors voted 5-0 Jan. …
A Cherokee woman was arrested for allegedly attempting to entice an underage boy to send nude photos and commit sex acts. Kendra Mitchell, 38, was booked into Cherokee County Jail Nov. 14, …
Dan Winchell has been accused of withholding information from shareholders of the defunct Holzhauer Motors in Cherokee. Robin and Tony Jenness, a Marcus couple who used to own shares in …
Cherokee police executed a warrant for the arrest of a Cherokee man charged with a misdemeanor and felony for using an EBT food program card that didn’t belong to him at multiple local stores …
The Iowa Court of Appeals tossed Jeff Goodwin’s appeal of a judge’s dismissal of his lawsuit against the State of Iowa for therapist malpractice. A unanimous appeals panel …
The former attorney general of South Dakota is objecting to a proposed six-month suspension of his Iowa law license due to his involvement in a 2020 traffic fatality. In September, the South …
Jolene Puhrmann is being sued after allegedly defaulting on a loan of over $33,000. According to the petition filed by attorney George Wittgraf with Wittgraf Law Firm of Cherokee, Puhrmann …
Two more Cherokee residents have implored the city council to adopt stricter regulations on vicious animals and dogs running at large. Brianna Chase of the 400 block of North Roosevelt …
A Cherokee man was sentenced to five years probation and convicted of two felony burglaries for allegedly stealing firearms and over $10,000 from a gun safe in a Cherokee garage last fall. …
The State of Iowa has filed a formal first-degree murder charge against Luis Contreras-Deciga of Cherokee. Magistrate Lisa Mazurek had scheduled a preliminary hearing for Contreras-Deciga, 24, …
A Cherokee woman was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly driving while intoxicated and with two kids in the vehicle. Kasondra Drefke, 51, was taken into custody on …