AgState announced earlier this month that it will be ceasing operation of its Cherokee grain facility come September. In a letter issued on June 2, no exact reason for the closure was stated. …
The Alta-Aurelia Community School District will be tasked with spending a nearly $3 million surplus of bond proceeds generated from the new Warrior Athletic Complex. On June 2, the district …
Three area men were arrested on warrants and each charged with felony criminal mischief for allegedly crashing golf carts into each other at the Alta Golf and Country Club course early this …
A network of Northwest Iowa law enforcement have initiated a sprawling investigation into a series of attempted fraudulent bank withdrawals that have extended into Cherokee and Plymouth …
AgState repudiated a slate of discrimination claims Maria Ramos leveled against the regional ag cooperative, instead alleging Ramos was incompetent and that she “voluntarily quit.” AgState asserted …
Julie Stauch believes she can beat Rob Sand in a Democratic primary race for governor. Stauch, a longtime consultant and campaign manager from Des Moines, announced her gubernatorial bid on …
A week after bidding closed for the vacant Holzhauer Ford building in Cherokee, Citizens First National Bank has also clawed back the Storm Lake dealership for $1 million. At a …
The exterior of Cherokee’s historic downtown Brummer Building is getting a makeover. The Brummer Legacy Foundation, a nonprofit formed in 2021, has been fundraising for the restoration of …
The Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) recently hosted their annual Ag and Industry Tour. This tour allowed participants to tour and learn more about the diverse businesses and …
Pritts: ‘People came back out of hell’ A year after historic flooding engulfed Cherokee, fewer than 10 residents still await news of a home buyout or repairs. Outwardly, …
An inmate at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders was arrested and charged with assault for allegedly attempting to harm another inmate with a metal table leg. Cherokee …
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 …