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The quiet pleasures of a career in rural medicine

Dr. Kyle and Ashlee Glienke with their children

Kyle Glienke, MD, has deep roots in northwest Iowa. He grew up helping milk the cows in the morning on the family farm near Aurelia. His mother was a nurse at the hospital where he now works. He …

Aurelia American Legion Auxiliary donates dictionaries to third graders

The Aurelia American Legion Auxiliary recently presented dictionaries to the Aurelia third grade class. This is a project we do every year. Each dictionary is personalized with each student’s …

Aurelia Federated Women’s Club flower pots named “Yard of the Month”

Members of the Aurelia GFWC/Iowa Federated Women’s Club plant and maintain the flower pots on Aurelia’s Main Street. Their hard work and green thumb paid off as they were named the …

Coming soon!

Aurelia’s Haunted House will once again open it’s doors to bring ghosts and ghouls together to give visitors a delightfully frightful time. The opening date will be Saturday, Oct. 28, but …

Absentee voting begins Wednesday, Oct. 16

Cherokee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Kris Glienke, has announced that absentee ballots for the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election will be available to be voted at the Cherokee County …

2024 Festival of Trees at Sanford Museum

Sanford Museum is looking forward to their very popular “Festival of Trees” display in the West Gallery of the museum. They would like to invite all businesses and organizations to …

Cherokee Symphony concert Oct. 27

Musicians from the University of South Dakota, Ensemble Zusammen, will perform with the Cherokee Symphony Oct. 27.

The Cherokee Symphony will present its “Pops” concert Sunday, Oct. 27, at 4 p.m. in the upper level of the Cherokee Community Center. This will be the 69th season of the Cherokee …

Two stop signs to be installed near Platinum Crush plant

Dust has increased around the gravel roads that connect to the Platinum Crush plant east of Alta. As many as 500 trucks per day traverse 60th, 70th (above) and 80th Avenues.
Dust exacerbated by dry conditions — Buena Vista County will install two stop signs on 60th and 70th Avenues around a mile east of Alta to accommodate an increase in traffic from Platinum …

TJ Schaefer Memorial 5K walk/run has 110 entrants

The Alta-Aurelia Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) hosted a 5K walk/run in memory of former teacher and coach, TJ Schaefer. All funds raised will be used for the TJ Schaefer Memorial …
IN SPORTS

Alta-Aurelia wins second straight game, 28-8

Alta-Aurelia scored 20 unanswered points over the first three quarters as the Warriors won their second game in a row with a 28-8 triumph over West Monona in a district game played last Friday night …

Alta-Aurelia edges South O’Brien in double overtime thriller

Peyton Meyer ran 3 yards for a touchdown and Jordyn Hinrickson kicked the extra point in the second overtime to give Alta-Aurelia a wild 34-33 win over South O’Brien last Friday at Alta. …

Nora Peterson

Alta-Aurelia girls fifth, boys third at Poky Invite

Alta-Aurelia competed in the Pocahontas Area Invitational cross country meet last Saturday and the girls team placed fifth while the boys were third. The Warriors were led by Bree Anderson, who …

Alta-Aurelia rallies to defeat West Bend-Mallard

Trailing 2-0, Alta-Aurelia rallied to win the final three sets as the Warriors came back to beat West Bend-Mallard in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday at West Bend. Scores were 21-25, …

Alta-Aurelia falls short to Manson in TLC match

Breyer Anderson went 30-for-31 in hitting with nine kills, but it wasn’t enough as Manson Northwest Webster defeated Alta-Aurelia in a Twin Lakes Conference match last Thursday. Scores …

Sioux Central boys win HMS Invitational, Alta-Aurelia second

Lucos Wernimont finished first overall to help Sioux Central win the HMS Invitational on Monday in Hartley. The Rebels scored 29 points in the meet. Alta-Aurelia took second with 74. …

Sioux Central girls nip Alta-Aurelia on tiebreaker to win HMS Invite

It came down to the tiebreaker criteria to decide the girls team title between Sioux Central and Alta-Aurelia. That tiebreaker was the sixth runner’s placing. Sioux Central’s …

Alta-Aurelia rally falls short in five sets to E-Hawks

Alta-Aurelia rallied from a 2-0 deficit to tie the match after four sets, but Emmetsburg regained the momentum in the fifth set as the E-Hawks got past the Warriors in a Twin Lakes Conference match …