An Aurelia couple was arrested and charged with animal neglect for allegedly abandoning a dog inside their shared residence for two months, leading to the animal’s death amid unsanitary living …
Just over a year ago, Storm Lake natives Karen Scott and Cory Hawkins opened the Cherokee Candy & Cream Shop at 113 E. Main St. in downtown Cherokee. What started as a revival of the …
Storm Lake bank leaves sheriff’s sale with former dealership for $500K. No other bidders.
A severe thunderstorm that tore through Cherokee Monday evening left over 1,800 county residents without power. MidAmerican Energy restored power ...
Below-average precipitation in the latter half of May resulted in slight degradation of drought conditions that had been largely stable earlier in the month thanks to the ample precipitation recorded …
The Aurelia Fire Department’s seven-year dream of a new home will be realized next year. Firefighters, community leaders in Aurelia and the site’s general contractor, Haselhoff Construction of Cherokee, on Monday broke ground on …
A jury will be empaneled in December to hear a Kingsley contractor’s claims that the City of Quimby bilked it out of $204,000 from a sewer improvement project in 2021. Cherokee County …
Little Sioux Corn Processors and a Cedar Rapids industrial contractor settled a lawsuit over work the contractor performed to the ethanol plant’s boiler room in March 2021, allegedly causing over …
The Highway 3 bypass bridge project remains on track for its November completion date. Sarah Tracy, former Cherokee County engineer who now works as the District 3 Transportation Planner for the …
Immigration and Customs Enforcement hasn’t come to Storm Lake, but the town is anxious. Following a confirmed ICE raid at an Omaha, Neb. meat production plant Tuesday mornings, rumors of …
An Omaha, Neb., attorney representing Luis Contreras-Deciga of Cherokee has requested a judge suppress evidence related to his client’s statements to police, claiming they were …
The Cherokee Area Farmers Market (CAFM) will hold its 2nd market of the 2025 season on Thursday, June 12, under the canopy at the Cherokee Depot, from 4-6 p.m. Certified Vendors, name underlined …
Two Northwest Iowa women have sued their former employer, AgState, in the last year and a half on grounds of civil rights violations they claimed forced their …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District has selected a contractor for the highly anticipated Warrior Athletic Complex. In a special session last Monday, the school board opted for L&L …
Buena Vista County Sheriff’s Office reported to a one-vehicle accident on Main St. in Alta Friday, June 6. According to the report, Danny Peterson, 75, of Alta was traveling south on Main St. …
Nor-Am Cold Storage hosted an open house Tuesday to celebrate the latest addition to their Cherokee warehouse location. The Le Mars based storage and meat processing company purchased the former …
Meat processing giant JBS USA hopes to build a multi-million dollar “state-of-the-art” sausage production facility in Perry. The Greely, Colo., based company announced in a May 29 …
A judge ruled that Robin and Tony Jenness of Marcus must have access to Dan Winchell’s emails. Iowa Specialty Business Court Judge Michael Schilling ruled last Monday that the emails …
The Cherokee County Attorney’s Office is seeking to revoke the probation of a Cherokee man who was convicted of domestic abuse assault last week and arrested this week after violating the terms of a …
Wonderful weather last Sunday boosted Cherokee’s annual Flight Breakfast and Car Show. Over 850 people were served, and over 25 airplanes flew in for the occasion. “It was by far the most …