A westbound drive on Highway 175 between Odebolt and Ida Grove features bucolic landscapes, rolling hills and fields of corn and soybeans. West of Arthur, population 222, lies three stacks of 40-foot long metal blocks resembling shipping containers. They serve as mining centers for …
A Remsen woman was sentenced to two days in jail and a year of probation after she pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. Cherokee County District …
After virtually disappearing from all litigation involving the defunct Holzhauer Motors and its affiliated corporate entities, Dan Winchell has emerged and is mounting a defense against Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake. Winchell and Holzhauer were on the verge of …
Cherokee’s wastewater lagoons have again reached capacity. Thanks to recent area rains, the city’s two lagoons off of River Road on the southwest end of town are close to overflowing. “The lagoons have …
Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Executive Order 14 on STEM Day at the Iowa State Fair Saturday as an attempt to further expand science, technology, engineering and math education to Iowa students. …
A young mountain lion was recently spotted in Northwest Iowa as a part of a research project out of Nebraska. According to a press release from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Tuesday, …
Puhrmann addresses courtroom: ‘I literally lied to you and deceived you’ Jolene Puhrmann was sentenced to a maximum 10 years in prison after over an hour of victim testimony in court …
A recent study by staff at Iowa State University, Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Drake University suggests the state’s surface water sources have some elevated levels of per- and …
Apig’s head arrives in front of Christopher Lopez. He knows the drill: cut into the area behind the ears, find two small lymph nodes and incise them three or four times each. Check the …
The City of Cherokee has applied for a $500,000 state disaster recovery grant to replace the city’s primary wastewater lift station and move it outside of the floodplain. The city …
The City of Cherokee contracted with Schmillen Construction of Marcus to design a three-point turnaround at the north end of Pilot Avenue. The Cherokee City Council approved Schmillen’s $36,681 bid to build a …
Cherokee Regional Medical Center CEO Gary Jordan warned Sen. Chuck Grassley of hiring freezes and layoffs in the next three years if the Big, Beautiful Bill’s cuts to Medicaid take effect. Jordan asked Grassley, R-New Hartford, whether Congress would back off …
NorAm General Manager Bernie Thomas and Sen. Chuck Grassley converse during a tour of the refrigerated warehouse on Wednesday morning. The senator and members of the Cherokee community exchanged …
A Cherokee man charged with the murder of his infant son has waived his right to a speedy trial. Bassel El-Kasaby, an attorney based in Omaha, Neb. representing Luis Contreras-Deciga, 25, …
A Cybertruck owned by Paul Nehring was the big eye catcher at Sunday’s Immaculate Conception Church car show on the church grounds. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, this fully electric …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors completed the first of three public readings of their long debated solar ordinance Tuesday. After almost two years of lengthy discussions and some heated …
City mum on reasons for separation The Cherokee City Council voted to terminate its city attorney after he served for a year and appointed a new attorney with little public discussion. …
Grading of F Avenue near Little Sioux Corn Processors slowed as rain washed out multiple work days for the project. Cherokee County Engineer Kelly Puhrmann told the Cherokee County Board of …
The early construction phase of the Alta-Aurelia Warrior Athletic Center is three weeks behind schedule as record-setting rainfall washed out multiple days of the initial paving project. During …
