The Cherokee Area Farmers Market (CAFM) is located under the canopy at the Cherokee Depot, from 4-6 p.m. Vendors with items for sale at CAFM,  Thursday, July 10: Certified Vendors, …

The Cherokee softball team hosted Estherville on Monday to round out the regular season, but the visiting Midgets took the win at 10-0. ELC put up three runs in each the first and second, and …

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia softball team hosted South Central Calhoun on Monday to start the Class 2A Region 8 Tournament and took a 10-2 victory in five innings. Alta-Aurelia started the game with …

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View baseball team hosted East Sac County to start the district tournament on Monday and took an 11-2 victory. Ridge View scored one run in the first and three in the second …

LAWTON - The MMCRU softball team traveled to face Lawton-Bronson on Monday to finish off the regular season and took a close 3-2 victory. MMCRU scored one run in each the fourth, fifth and sixth …

HULL - The South O’Brien softball team traveled to take on Trinity Christian on Monday to kick off the Class 1A Region 7 Tournament and took a 14-12 victory. South O’Brien struck …

IRWIN - The River Valley softball team traveled to take on IKM-Manning to start the postseason on Monday, but suffered a 10-2 loss to end their season. River Valley struck first with a run in …

Donald “Donnie” Wayne Skou, 64, of Marathon died July 6, 2025, at UnityPoint St. Luke's in Sioux City. Memorial services will take place Saturday, July 12, at 2 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen …

Cherokee baseball hosted Western Christian on Wednesday and suffered a 9-6 loss to end the regular season. The Wolfpack struck first with four runs in the top of the second, before the Braves …

The Cherokee softball team took a 6-4 home win over Western Christian on Wednesday, before a close 8-7 loss at South O’Brien on Thursday. At home on Wednesday, the Braves struck first with …

The Alta-Aurelia softball team dropped an 8-2 home game to OABCIG on Wednesday before a 13-9 road win at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn on Thursday. Against OABCIG, the Falcons started off with two runs …

LAKE PARK - The MMCRU baseball team traveled to face Harris-Lake Park to round out the regular season on Wednesday and took a 16-2 victory. The Royals started things off with five runs in the …

The MMCRU softball team hosted Harris-Lake Park on Wednesday and took a 10-0 shutout victory, before a close 3-2 loss at Unity Christian on Thursday. Against the Wolves at home, MMCRU scored two …

FONDA - The Ridge View baseball team traveled to take on Newell-Fonda on Thursday and came away with a 14-2 win to end the regular season. The Raptors scored one run in each the first, third and …

The Ridge View softball team traveled to Ruthven on Wednesday to face Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire and Spencer. They won both, 4-1 over GTRA and 4-3 over Spencer. On Thursday they took a 12-3 …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to tell the City of Cherokee how many flood-damaged houses it will help pay to demolish.  The city has appraised over …

Rob Sand pines for the days when you could safely take a dip in the Upper Iowa River near Decorah. He is not so sure it is safe for his sons, 9 and 11, and that says a lot about the state of the …

Within a month, Iowans born in Storm Lake could have their birthright citizenship revoked, allowing the government to deport them anywhere it chooses. Iowa is among 28 states that did not join a …

The United States system of government is one of the most complicated such mechanisms in the world. It’s a blessing and a curse. A blessing, because it disperses power. That’s what …

Peggy Noonan has been a right-leaning columnist for The Wall Street Journal since leaving the Ronald Reagan Administration as his primary speechwriter. Five of Noonan’s books have been New York …