The Cherokee Community School District would like to extend a huge thank you to Cindy Gravenish and Melissa Wilkie. After 28 years and 18 years respectively, they are retiring and will start to enjoy …

A Cherokee County couple are suing a Storm Lake trucking company, one of its drivers and a Grinnell insurance company over an alleged vehicle-semi truck collision that occurred in June 2023. …

A jury will be empaneled in January 2027 to hear the estate of a deceased Marcus man’s claims that he died as a result of an ankle surgery at Cherokee Regional Medical Center.  …

An Alta man was arrested for stealing over $3,000 from the Marcus Casey’s.  Jesse Barnett, 46, was booked into the Cherokee County Jail May 19 for second-degree theft, a felony. …

“Wow, this stuff needs to be in a museum,” said a customer from Le Mars when entering Cherokee’s newest furniture store.  Randy Kane, who runs the food pantry at …

Cherokee County Sheriff Derek Scott hopes to use settlement payments generated from big pharma lawsuits in the ongoing opioid crisis to put additional opioid disposal boxes around the county. …

Brad Nagel was honored and humbled to be invited to speak at the Cherokee Memorial Day celebration on Monday morning.  The Cherokee native, Navy Seal and former top advisor to Donald Trump …

The former Bomgaars building on North Second Street was demolished last week. The building was purchased in October 2024 for $500,000 by Cherokee Industrial Corporation from …

Diane Young, the director of technical services and owner of Foundation Analytical Laboratory in Cherokee, was featured in the Lab Manager magazine.  Young was honored by the magazine as …

The Gardens Assisted Living recently hosted a joyful celebration in honor of Norma Reinholdt, who turned 100 years old. Surrounded by family, friends and fellow residents, she marked a century of …

Aurelia Aurelia Middle School at 10:30 a.m. A meal will be catered by Home Plate Catering from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Aurelia Community Center. Meal cost is $14. Ages three years and under …

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 …