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 …
After nearly eight years of planning, Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation has broken ground near Riverview Drive for a 56-unit housing development expected to open by …
Despite serving as the only Democrat elected to a statewide political office, Rob Sand isn’t running for governor on party lines. The 42-year-old state auditor formally announced his …
The Alta Community Library’s search for a new home may soon be coming to an end. After nearly a year of back and forth on site proposals, the board is asking that the city council approve the construction of a new facility on the northern end of …
Dominic Klaschen wants to forge a community of car enthusiasts in Storm Lake. While attending Cherokee Washington High School, Klaschen and his friends regularly travelled to Storm Lake …
A judge dismissed a former psychiatric security specialist’s lawsuit against the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders for retaliation against a whistleblower. Cherokee …
The State of Iowa sought to recommit Richard Hammond, a Cherokee man charged with first-degree premeditated murder after he was released on a …
Lacks standing to sue The Iowa Supreme Court ruled against a nonprofit Latin American rights group that sought to overturn a nearly 20-year-old legal decision prohibiting county auditors from …
WEBSTER CITY — Ryan Melton officially announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District Friday. Melton, the Democratic nominee in both …
A judge agreed to dismiss two charges of child endangerment against a Cherokee woman but sentenced her to two days in jail and a year probation after she pleaded guilty to driving while …