Schmillen Construction of Marcus is suing a Minnesota-based automotive company and its CEO over the purchase of an allegedly inoperable dump truck that the company never repaired. David Briese …
Jim and Nancy Nelson will be honored this year as the Cherokee Rodeo Parade Grand Marshals. Jim was on the rodeo board for 25 years, starting in 1994. Nancy joined in 2008 and stayed for 11 …
Miss Rodeo Cherokee will be crowned on Saturday, May 31, at 7 p.m. Four contenstants are vying for the 2025 title. Tayah Carter Tayah Carter, a high school sophomore, is from Bussey. She is …
The countdown is on for the 2025 Cherokee PRCA Rodeo, set for Thursday through Saturday, May 29-31. This year’s event brings a full slate of rodeo action, community events and fresh additions …
Cherokee Washington High School graduation was held Sunday for the graduating class of 2025. The high school band played Pomp and Circumstance as the graduating class filed in to take their seats. …
Cherokee County Board of Supervisors conceded on the quarter mile setback for utility scale solar projects as originally written in the proposed solar ordinance draft. After weeks of public pleas …
The Cherokee School Board approved a new salary package and contract for Superintendent Tom Ryherd Monday, similar to that approved for other district administrators and staff last month. In an …
Sheriff sales for the former Holzhauer Ford dealerships in Storm Lake and Cherokee are scheduled for next month. The sale of the former Holzhauer Ford Storm Lake on North Lake Avenue is scheduled …
McKeon: ‘I think this says that there would be a problem’ The Storm Lake City Council rescinded a permit they approved earlier this month for a Cherokee resident planning to host …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be increasing pay for all staff and administrators by 2.6% for the 2025-26 school year. Last Monday, the school board approved flat rate contracts for …
Farm land across much of Iowa saw a decrease in cash rental rates for 2025 marking the first decline in cash rental since 2019, mirroring recent declines in farmland value. Buena Vista County …
April precipitation provided ample relief to much of the existing drought conditions as northwest, northeast and southwest Iowa were upgraded from “moderate drought” status to …
Alta-Aurelia Community School District is looking forward to upgrades coming to campus over the summer in preparation for the 2025-26 school year. During their meeting …
A two-hour power outage affected more than 1,900 MidAmerican customers in Sac County on Monday. At 7:15 a.m. Monday, an interruption occurred on a segment of transmission line that feeds …
Lynn Evans has launched an exploratory campaign for congress. Evans, R-Aurelia, announced on Saturday morning that he’s considering a run for Iowa’s Fourth District, just weeks …
The MMCRU (Marcus Meriden Cleghorn, Remsen Union) FFA Club hosted their all-elementary Ag Safety Day for Pre-K thru fourth graders from both school sites on Tuesday, May 6, at the Marcus Fairgrounds. …
There’s nothing unmanly about making quilts, especially when quilting helps you recover from a stroke. Chuck Wooley, 69, of Cherokee, suffered a stroke last December. “It …
The Cherokee County Farm Bureau once again teamed up with the Iowa High School Athletic Association supporting the cause to decrease food insecurity with another successful Free Throw Challenge. The …
An Aurelia woman was arrested and faces three misdemeanor charges for allegedly threatening a man with a knife and later biting and kicking an officer while resisting arrest. Edna Garza, 31, was …
A heated exchange between Cherokee Zoning Commissioner Adam Glienke and Cherokee County Supervisor Shane Bellefy exemplified the contentious nature …