Briar Cliff University - Fall 2024 Dean’s List Briar Cliff University is pleased to announce 302 students have been named to the Dean’s List for the Fall semester of the 2024-25 …

Mei Li Forbes and Ava Agnew performed Saturday, January 11th at the Northwest Iowa High School Honor Band Festival.  Approximately 190 high school musicians from 35 area high school combined …

Congratulations to Leah Ellis for being selected as the January Rotary Student of the Month! Leah is described by her teachers as a ray of sunshine who has a great sense of humor and is lots of …

Congratulations to Tensley Cronin for being selected as the January Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month. Tensley is the daughter of Andrew and Valerie Cronin. She stays active in band, …

Cherokee’s FFA chapter has been busy this fall. They had their first meeting in August with an annual tailgate. The 2024-2025 officer team introduced themselves in front of their current and …

Janitor at MMCRU By Christian Lowden Kane Mast is a janitor who works at MMCRU High School. Previously, Mast worked at Kingsley - Pierson Schools, but later decided to work at MMCRU. When …

WEST BRANCH, IOWA – January 8, 2025 – The Hoover Presidential Foundation will award over $60,000 in scholarships to Iowa students this year. This is the 28 th year of the annual Herbert …

The Buena Vista Regional Medical Center (BVRMC) Auxiliary awarded scholarships to five local students during a reception held in December. The scholarships are awarded annually to recognize …

The January Reader of the month is Grace Morgan.  Her favorite books include the Percy Jackson series, the Inheritance Games series, and the Powerless Series.  Mrs. Pigott nominated Grace …

The Cherokee Middle School Lego League teams had their competition in Kingsley on Saturday, January 4th with 10 other teams. This was a chance for them to show off their skills in building and …

Buena Vista University congratulates more than 560 students who were named to the Fall 2024 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher …

Before the holiday, this biology class dissected owl pellets. An owl pellet is a ball of undigested parts of an owl’s prey that the owl regurgitates after eating. Owls swallow their prey …

The Advanced Chemistry class at Cherokee Washington High School taught by Mr. De Vos recently finished up a 3 day organic reactions lab project where they made nylon 66 and aspirin.  The …

Each year the Cherokee Washington High School holds a holiday door decorating contest. 2024’s winners were Mr. Hoskinson’s homeroom with the theme inspired by Rudolph the Red-Nosed …

This month’s Healthy Hero Award winner is Paxton Robinson. Paxton is currently involved in basketball and was also involved in football in the fall. He is a great student in Physical Education. …

Bryce Kremer named to the Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic  Bryce Kremer of Cherokee, IA, has been named to the 2024 summer trimester Dean's List at Palmer College of …

The Cherokee community is invited to a free pork loin sandwich drive-thru dinner on Sunday, Dec. 22, from 3-5 p.m. or until supplies last. The event, hosted by the Cherokee WHS FFA, Food For the …

Each year students in Films as Literature class at Cherokee Washington High School write, produce, film, and edit a movie.  The class is taught by Jaylene De Vos. Besides producing the final …

Congratulations to Ava Agnew, Mariana Diaz-Hernandez, and Miriam Riggert for being selected to participate in the Drake Honor Band December 6th and 7th. During this two day festival students develop …

(Estherville, Iowa) Iowa Lakes Community College is soaring to new heights with a recent $493,657 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the Pilot Workforce Development Grant …