Roy Townsend has never called a city home. The longtime farmer, now in his eighties, has lived in Grand Meadow Township southwest of Cherokee for all his life. Though …
The Cherokee man first charged with the murder of a Sutherland man this spring and later accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend is set to stand trial next March. Chief District Court Judge …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
While released on bond, Richard Hammond allegedly passed murder site in motorcycle drive-bys A recently filed search warrant alleges Richard Hammond drove past his ex-girlfriend’s house at …
Rural Iowa courts are scrambling to provide legal counsel for indigent defendants. As fewer attorneys open criminal defense practices, "legal deserts" continue spreading across Northwest Iowa, Iowa State researchers ...
Kading Properties officially broke ground at Cherokee’s newest workforce housing development on the south edge of town. Workers have begun site clearing, excavation and installing …
A Storm Lake teen was sentenced to five years probation in lieu of prison time for two cases...
Humid temperatures blanketing Northwest Iowa have a somewhat unusual source: corn..
Measles cases have spread to Northwest Iowa. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services confirmed...
Richard Hammond, a Cherokee man charged with first-degree murder and released on bond, was arrested again early this month after he allegedly violated court no-contact orders by stalking a protected party in the murder case. Hammond was charged with …
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has yet to tell the City of Cherokee how many flood-damaged houses it will help pay to demolish. The city has appraised over …
With a newly hired engineering and architecture firm, the City of Cherokee is mulling major structural repairs to the flood-damaged Yacht Club at Koser Spring Lake Park. The city hopes to capture …
A Cherokee couple pleaded with the Cherokee City Council for a fifth time since November to investigate and prosecute another local couple whose two German Shepherds have allegedly attacked multiple …
Attorney General Brenna Bird is suing Quad County Corn Processors for over five years of Clean Air Act violations and seeking $6 million in fines. The Iowa Department of …
City hopes to move, but FEMA gets final say The City of Cherokee continues to clamor for government assistance in hopes of relocating and redesigning the severely flood-damaged wastewater …
Aiming to open by 2026 Cherokee is poised to have a second Casey’s store by next year. The convenience store and gas station chain has already retained an engineering firm that …