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New $1.6 million convenience store in the works

Cherokee Bomgaars building demolished 1r2k2j

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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 …

Cherokee County looks to install additional opioid disposal boxes 2p1o4l

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. …

Rock of Ages: Cornerstone of downtown  38343t

Randy Kane shows off the furniture collection for sale at Rock of Ages at 501 West Main St.
“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 …
Elizabeth Johnson, a retired Army Colonel and member of the VFW Wescott Post #2253, places a wreath to  the Cherokee natives who died in foreign conflicts.

Former Trump advisor, Cherokee native delivers Memorial Day address 2i6o10

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 …

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. …

Trial set in medical malpractice lawsuit 614gd

A jury will be emed 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.  …

Cherokee couple sue SL Trucking company, Grinnell insurance company 46i6w

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. …

Honoring Cherokee Schools retirees 504v3

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 …

First case of measles reported in Iowa 3l6b40

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services is reporting a confirmed case of measles in central Iowa in an unvaccinated adult. The case tested positive through the State Hygienic Laboratory and …

Iowa Free Fishing Days 7523a

As temps rise and everyone is getting ready for summertime activities, a great thing to try this year is fishing! Iowa’s Free Fishing Days are June 6, 7 and 8 and on those days, fishing is …
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Ridge View graduation 5t7230

The Ridge View High School Class of 2025 graduated May 18 with diplomas going to 57 seniors. Speeches were delivered by valedictorian Emma Mentzer and salutatorian Lea Johnson. Principal Barry …

'On the First Day of Summer Vacation' goes to first-graders 22u1g

The GFWC/Aurelia Women’s Club donated several copies of the book “On The First Day of Summer Vacation” by Tish Rabe to Hannah Sefcik’s first-grade class the Aurelia Elementary …

Bringing biology to life 2g2555

The AP Biology class taught by Mr. De Vos enjoyed a great day at the Omaha Zoo learning and seeing many of the concepts they studied this year come to life. A huge Braves thank you to the Cherokee …

CCSD to serve free summer meals 1p1sn

The Cherokee Community School District is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, …
Thursday, May 22 Meeting Now hear this, now hear this, it’s Memorial Day weekend. Hope you all enjoy you first holiday of summer. Kinda cold. Anyway enjoy. All that is asked is somewhere …
RESEARCHED BY ADAM DUBLINSKE For more historical archives from the area, check out this website: https://cherokee.advantage-preservation.com 1950 (75 years ago) 26 Seniors in Final …
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Opinion
Rob Sand
Medicaid strictures strangle rural heath care
In April, I met Nancy, a parent of a disabled child enrolled in Medicaid.  With tears in her eyes, Nancy shared her story with me of her family being forced to deal with roadblocks and red …
Who knows anymore? Shucks, Gomer, we’ve always had weather.
“Not sure, we’ll have to wait and see” is a typically Midwestern way of declaring Hell No. What’s the weather have in store? Not sure, we’ll have to wait and see. …
Editorials: Eroding ag’s position
Unless the senate steps in and imposes order, Congress is on track to cleave the coalition that has ed the farm bill and permanently weaken the crop safety net. The Big, Bad Bill ed the …
Iowa law would ground Trump’s donated jet with a thud
Last week, the Pentagon accepted the emir of Qatar’s gift of a Boeing 747, a $400 million bauble donated for our president to enjoy by a monarch whose family has ruled the tiny Mideast nation …
Rick Morain
The parable of the good samaritan, then and now
Luke 10:30: King James Version, (KJV): A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, and departed, leaving him half …
Sports

Raptors take road win over Braves on Wednesday 231v1q

The Cherokee baseball team hosted Ridge View on Wednesday evening where the visiting Raptors came away with the win at 12-1. Ridge View started off strong with three runs in the top of the …

Braves softball drops season opener to Raptors, 9-1 n5r5v

The Cherokee softball team hosted Ridge View on Wednesday to start their season, but suffered a 9-1 loss. Ridge View put up one run in the first, two in the second and three in the third before …

Horstmann 25th, Westphal 26th at State golf k5k4g

MARSHALLTOWN - South O’Brien’s Cassidy Horstmann and Alta-Aurelia’s Avery Westphal traveled to compete in the Class 1A Girls Golf State Tournament in Marshalltown on Thursday and …

Braves pick up first win over season over Wolverines 4d2a2d

KINGSLEY - The Cherokee softball team traveled to Kingsley for a tournament on Saturday where they went 1-1. The Braves started the day with a 9-5 victory over River Valley. The Braves plated …

Warrior softball suffers trio of losses over weekend 18564q

The Alta-Aurelia softball team hosted Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire on Friday and fell in a close 8-7 game before a pair of losses at a tournament in Kingsley on Saturday. On Friday, the …

Royal baseball takes 8-3 road win over Wolverines 346348

PAULLINA - The MMCRU and South O’Brien baseball team faced off in Paullina on Friday where the Royals took an 8-3 victory. The host Wolverines struck first with three runs in the second, …

Royals shut out Wolverines in 5-0 win l1o10

PAULLINA - The South O’Brien softball team hosted MMCRU on Friday where the Royals took a 5-0 victory. MMCRU scored three runs in the third and one in each the fourth and sixth to take the …

River Valley softball drops three over weekend 6f5w3o

The River Valley softball team traveled to Sioux City on Friday to face Spirit Lake and lost 9-6 before a pair of losses at a tournament in Kingsley on Saturday. Against the Indians, Spirit Lake …

Raptor baseball takes one-run win over Panthers 664f3m

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View baseball team hosted Kingsley-Pierson on Thursday and took a close 10-9 victory. Ridge View started things off with two runs in the first and one in the second before …

Obituaries
Loren Woltman
Loren R. Woltman, 83, of Cherokee ed away Friday evening, May 23, 2025, at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 3, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United …
Marilyn Kruse
Marilyn Jean Kruse, 81, of Granville ed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, at Orange City Area Health System. A public visitation will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at Greenwood-Schubert …
Marcia Hammond
Marcia “Marty” Elaine Hammond, 82, of Cherokee ed away Sunday, May 25, 2025, at Careage Hills in Cherokee. A public visitation celebrating Marcia’s life will be held from …
Michele Forest
Michele Ann Forest, 67, of Red Oak, and formerly of Cherokee, ed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Red Oak Rehab and Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 2, at …
Mary Jo Carstens
Mary Jo Carstens, 79, of Quimby ed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 5, at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in …
Births
Krista and Peter Cosgrove are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Sylvie Marie Cosgrove. She was born on Tuesday, May 20, at 6:44 p.m. Sylvie weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 20 inches …

Coldin River-John Maymon 14693u

Alyssa and Cameron Maymon are happy to announce the birth of their son, Coldin River-John Maymon. He was born on Sunday, May 18, at 5:04 pm. Coldin weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 20 inches long. …

Walker David Johnson 5v664

Madison Llamas and Emmett Johnson are happy to announce the birth of their son, Walker David Johnson. He was born on Wednesday, May 14, at 3:40 am. Walker weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 21 inches …