Dan Winchell has been accused of withholding information from shareholders of the defunct Holzhauer Motors in Cherokee. Robin and Tony Jenness, a Marcus couple who used to own shares in …
Cherokee police executed a warrant for the arrest of a Cherokee man charged with a misdemeanor and felony for using an EBT food program card that didn’t belong to him at multiple local stores …
The Iowa Court of Appeals tossed Jeff Goodwin’s appeal of a judge’s dismissal of his lawsuit against the State of Iowa for therapist malpractice. A unanimous appeals panel …
The former attorney general of South Dakota is objecting to a proposed six-month suspension of his Iowa law license due to his involvement in a 2020 traffic fatality. In September, the South …
Jolene Puhrmann is being sued after allegedly defaulting on a loan of over $33,000. According to the petition filed by attorney George Wittgraf with Wittgraf Law Firm of Cherokee, Puhrmann …
Two more Cherokee residents have implored the city council to adopt stricter regulations on vicious animals and dogs running at large. Brianna Chase of the 400 block of North Roosevelt …
A Cherokee man was sentenced to five years probation and convicted of two felony burglaries for allegedly stealing firearms and over $10,000 from a gun safe in a Cherokee garage last fall. …
The State of Iowa has filed a formal first-degree murder charge against Luis Contreras-Deciga of Cherokee. Magistrate Lisa Mazurek had scheduled a preliminary hearing for Contreras-Deciga, 24, …
A Cherokee woman was arrested and charged with three misdemeanors for allegedly driving while intoxicated and with two kids in the vehicle. Kasondra Drefke, 51, was taken into custody on …
Two Cherokee couples are embroiled in a legal battle over an alleged dog attack that one resident claims could be solved with stricter city regulations on dogs running at large. Drake …
A jury will be empaneled next November to hear Citizens First National Bank’s lawsuit against Holzhauer Motors’ shareholders, alleging they owe $5.1 million on a loan on which the defunct …
Casey Herwig was released from prison earlier this month. Cherokee County District Court Judge Charles Borth approved a request from Herwig’s attorney, Justin Reininger, to release Herwig …
Citizens First National Bank of Storm Lake has filed two more lawsuits against franchises affiliated with Holzhauer Motors. The bank is now seeking Holzhauer’s real estate at its Storm Lake and Cherokee Ford dealerships. A 24-page lawsuit the bank filed …
After speeding through Aurelia, a Storm Lake man was transported to the Cherokee County Jail for allegedly having a marijuana blunt in his car. Law enforcement with the Cherokee County …
A Cherokee man was sentenced to three years in a federal prison for possessing thousands of images and hundreds of videos of explicit content involving children. U.S. District Court Judge …
Another Iowa county is being sued by Summit Carbon Solutions over attempts to regulate the company’s planned carbon dioxide pipeline across Iowa. In 2022, Summit sued Story …
An architect who has done drawings for the developer who renovated South School in Storm Lake believes Cherokee taxpayers should be nervous about the prospects of the Wilson School. …
A Cherokee woman was arrested last week for allegedly stealing copper wire from a sewer lift station construction site and selling it at a scrap yard. The Cherokee County Sheriff’s …
A trial date has been set for a Laurens man who’s serving 25 years in prison for sexual assault and claims he deserves a lower sentence. Cherokee County District Court Judge Nancy …
A Ten Corp employee is suing the Marcus-based company, alleging he was incorrectly classified as a salaried worker and hasn’t received overtime pay since 2017. Attorney Mary Hamilton …