Iowa is among the richest places in the world. We have the soil, the water and abundant energy generation. We should be first-rate, but we are not. We used to be the best. We were Number One in …

When Donald Trump made his first successful run for president in 2016 he made 663 promises to American voters. By the end of his 2021 term of office he was only able to fulfill approximately 23 …

Kading Properties of Urbandale is purchasing nearly 16 acres of land near Rock Island Avenue from the City of Cherokee for $1 to develop at least 30 housing units before June 2026.  The …

Sen. Kevin Alons has big ideas the Republican-dominated Iowa Legislature should tackle this session.  On the eve of the 2025 legislative session, Alons plans to …

“We didn’t have a plan for it at first, but it was just too good to pass up,” says Nick Noyes of the rambling fixer upper known as the Pear Tree House in Sutherland. Now …

Iowa City painter Carlos Maldonado is the Sanford Museum and Planetarium's Artist of the Month for January. Maldonado specializes in plein air painting, a technique where artists create their work …

Gov. Kim Reynolds, delivering her Condition of the State message Tuesday, said the state needs to take action on disaster recovery in the wake of 2024 floods and tornadoes, in addition to laying out …

Briar Cliff University - Fall 2024 Dean’s List Briar Cliff University is pleased to announce 302 students have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2024-25 …

Cherokee County Sheriff Derek Scott presented his FY26 budget to the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. Scott and his staff have repeatedly requested salary increases to the board, citing the need to …

The River Valley girls basketball team won a trio of games but lost one in a busy week. They beat Storm Lake St. Mary’s 62-32 on the road on Thursday, beat West Monona 65-37 on the road on …

The Cherokee wrestling team traveled to Spencer on Thursday for a pair of duals, competed a tournament hosted by West Sioux on Saturday and went to Algona on Tuesday for a quad. On Thursday, the …

The Ridge View boys wrestling team traveled to Ida Grove on Thursday for a quad before they went to the Crusader Invitational, hosted by Coon Rapids-Bayard, on Saturday. On Thursday the Raptors …

The Ridge View girls wrestling team traveled to Logan-Magnolia-Woodbine for a quad on Thursday, Ogden for a Saturday tournament, and Spencer on Monday for a triangular. On Thursday the Raptor …

ATLANTIC - The Alta-Aurelia wrestling team competed in the Rollin Dyer Invitational, hosted by Atlantic, on Saturday. The Warriors came in 12th in the 19 team tournament while Atlantic won, …

The Ridge View boys basketball team picked up two road wins this past week, first a 58-47 win at Westwood on Friday before a 69-51 victory at MVAOCOU on Tuesday. Against Westwood, the Raptors …

The Ridge View girls basketball team fell in three games this week, 73-38 at Class 2A #10-ranked Westwood on Friday, 61-43 at home to Storm Lake on Monday, and 71-31 to Class 2A #8-ranked MVAOCOU on …

PAULLINA - The South O’Brien boys basketball team hosted a trio of games this past week and won two before they lost the last one. On Friday they took down Akron-Westfield 86-26, they beat …

PAULLINA - The South O’Brien girls hosted a trio of games this week where they went 1-2. They fell 59-50 to Akron-Westfield on Friday, lost 63-25 to Class 2A #10-ranked Westwood on Saturday, …

PAULLINA - The MMCRU girls basketball team traveled to face South O’Brien on Tuesday, but suffered a close loss at 57-54. The game was tied 13-13 at the end of the first quarter, but the …

PAULLINA - The Class 2A #8-ranked MMCRU boys basketball team traveled to face South O’Brien on Tuesday and came away with a 63-45 victory. The Wolverines had the lead to start at 20-17 at …