Dale Alan Shriver, age 65, of Sutherland, IA passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024 at Orange City Health Systems in Orange City, IA. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2025 at …

R. WAYNE WITCOMBE, 96, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at a later date.  The Boothby …

B. JOAN CARSTENS, 93, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at her home in Aurelia, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Boothby …

SCOTT A. BINGHAM, 61, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The …

LaVern Dennis Johnson, 73, of Chandler, AZ, formerly of Cherokee, IA passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Sunny Days Senior Living in Mesa, AZ. LaVern was cremated and there will be no …

BUERTESS L. “BERTIE” BEALS , 103, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, December 28, 2024 at her home in Cherokee, Iowa.   Memorial services will be held on Friday, …

JUDITH ANN “JUDY” SCHOON , 81, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake, Iowa.  …

PHILLIP L. SEELEY, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa , passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at his residence in Cherokee, Iowa. It was Phillip’s wish to be cremated and there will be no …

Robert “Ben” Jobe , 73, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Ben is now with his special friend, Cathy …

Funeral services for Michael A. Nordstrom, 71, of Storm Lake, formerly of Aurelia, will be held Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Aurelia Community Center. Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate. …

Congress extended the farm bill for another year as part of a spending deal approved last weekend that avoided a government shutdown. The five-year farm bill should have been approved in 2023 but has …

Two of my favorite days happened this week: Dec. 25, Christmas; and Dec. 21, the Winter Solstice. The reason I like Christmas should be obvious. I like the Winter Solstice because it’s the …

When I was a little boy living in the Chicago area, my parents welcomed a teenage girl, Linda, into our home for about eight months. My father previously was a pastor in Creston, Iowa, and …

When it comes to freedom of religion and the rights enshrined in the 45 words of the First Amendment, the devil is in the details in Iowa. Gov. Kim Reynolds' administration recently revoked …

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Soybean Association and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are forming a public-private partnership to implement projects to …

Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc. is hosting its 16th annual mitten fundraiser by partnering with local businesses in five counties to provide assistance to needy families.   You can help by …

Plans for a roundabout at Highways 20 and 59 intersection in Holstein are moving forward. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced the project, with construction expected to begin in …

Elected officials in Cherokee County were officially sworn in Monday morning by Magistrate Lisa Mazurek during a full boardroom meeting. Re-elected individuals include Bryan Petersen, supervisor …

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, …