Cherokee’s new superintendent of schools, Jeff Siebersma, displays a poster promoting the Aug. 29 Swezey Hamburger Shop scholarship fundraiser by the Cherokee Washington High School Class of ‘65. …
Most mornings, Officer Clayton Reis used to start his shift behind the wheel of a patrol car. Now he begins his day in school hallways, greeting students who will soon know him as more than a badge. …
The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors overturned a moratorium on solar batteries and replaced it with an ordinance that makes possible a 30-megawatt solar array and a 500-head cattle herd …
Zach Lahn, the GOP nominee for Iowa governor in 2026, said Monday many of the major concerns about new technologies like data center power use and Flock cameras are issues that need to be regulated …
Draining lagoons a long-term goal, council hears The Cherokee City Council inked a contract with Bedrock Gravel Inc. of Denison to dredge the city’s sewage treatment lagoons of sediment that …
Nonprofit, government, and education professionals who want to learn about grant writing or improve their grant proposals can attend one or both of the grant writing programs offered in Cherokee, …
Western Iowa Tech Community College’s new president, Dr. Terry Lindsay, visited the college’s Cherokee Campus last week, spending time on campus and connecting with local leadership. During …
Barnology 101 will be presented at 2 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 30 at the Sanford Museum and Planetarium. Presenters are Deann Haden, Iowa Barn Foundation, and Sanford archaeologist Mark Anderson. …
Cherokee Regional Medical Center and the Cherokee Community School District are proud to announce the public phase of a collaborative fundraising campaign to build a new $2.4 million tennis and …
A Cherokee group called Bookish Bitties has found a creative way to to find new homes for used books and at the same time encourage young people to read. Ashley Mizner Bruce, a librarian at …
Long before dawn broke over the cornfields outside Marcus, two law‑enforcement officers stood at the edge of a gravel road, listening to the caller who had run out of places to search. His …
City says talks still preliminary, hotel might not materialize The Cherokee City Council has offered $1.15 million in incentives — $1 million in tax-increment financing (TIF) …
The City of Storm Lake wants Buena Vista County to cover its legal bill — more than $16,000 — for winning a discovery fight in the broader case over $5 million in tax-increment financing revenue …
Cherokee School Boardmember Jocelyn Riggert resigned and the school board is expected to name her replacement by Sept. 8. Riggert resigned after nearly three years on the board on Monday night. …
After a year of information gathering and piloting programs, Iowa State University is expanding its state-supported and federally funded cyber resilience program to political subdivisions across Iowa. The Ames university leads the Iowa Cyber Resilience Initiative through its Center for Cybersecurity Innovation and Outreach, center director Doug Jacobson said, supported by portions of $3 million […]
• Aurelia Community Coffee: Wednesdays at 9 am at the Aurelia Community Center. • Aurelia Kiwanis: Thursdays at 7 am at the Aurelia Community Center. • Aurelia American Legion: 2nd …
Canada geese add to the peaceful setting at Koser Spring Lake Park.
