A jury trial for a Cherokee man charged with first-degree murder of his four-month-old child back in December will be moved out of Cherokee County. In a court order signed by Third Judicial …
$2 million gift to centralize BVU business programs. New space reflects president’s growth goals.
January provided below average precipitation across much of the state, perpetuating moderate drought conditions in Northwest Iowa into 2025. Statewide precipitation for the month of January came …
U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) recently announced an initiative taken by his office to “cut through red tape” and assist a cold storage facility in Cherokee with shipping refrigerated …
The Alta-Aurelia School district has hired former Alta High School teacher Sherri Anderson to serve as the Alta Elementary principal for the 2025-26 school year. During Monday night’s …
The Alta-Aurelia school board plans to secure a contractor for the district’s new athletic facility with a bidding date set for the end of the month. In Tuesday’s meeting, the …
Alta-Aurelia Superintendent Denny Olhausen shared a first look of the new athletic facility in a statement to district and community members Wednesday. Last month, the school board held a public …
Cherokee Supt. Tom Ryherd plans to stay with Cherokee after a failed bid for the superintendent position in Pocahontas. In an email sent to parents last week, Ryherd acknowledged …
Cullen: “We are heartsick. It was a long time coming.” The Aurelia Star will cease publication, effective Feb. 1, marking the demise of another small town newspaper.
The Cherokee Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday to maintain their original stance to no longer name The Aurelia Star as an official publication and cease publishing public notices, citing budgetary …
Cherokee property owners expressed concern about the “excessive” costs of the proposed curb and gutter repairs, the second project in as many years. The City of Cherokee plans to …
The U.S. The Department of Agriculture has tightened its surveillance for turkey flocks in Midwestern states in response to the ongoing Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza outbreak among livestock, and …
State legislators have their priorities set on addressing property taxes in the upcoming 2025 legislative session, but have no concrete plans for solving the problem they see with them. …
Land values across Iowa dropped 5% to 10% during 2024, a gradual decline from the record high prices they held in 2021 and 2022. An annual survey conducted by Iowa State University’s …
Dozens of dead geese and swans washed ashore Storm Lake last week, a likely sign of highly pathogenic avian influenza among local wild bird populations. Rachel Ruden, state wildlife veterinarian …
The Cherokee County Historical Commission and the Sanford Museum will work together to relocate and rebury the human remains that were discovered at a former gravel pit outside of Cherokee proper …
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the Iowa Soybean Association and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service are forming a public-private partnership to implement projects to …
Land values across Northwest Iowa — and most of the state — fell during 2024, snapping a five-year growth trend. According to a press release from Iowa State University’s …
Little Sioux Corn Processors finished the 2024 fiscal year with a fourth quarter that posted $13 million in profits, according to a quarterly newsletter issued by the company last week. The …
Drought conditions persisted throughout much of the state for the first 29 days of October, with modest rain providing slight relief in the final days of the month. According to the Water …