Schmitz named 2012 supervisor chairman

26 January 2012, 1:00 pm

COUNTY -- Roger Schmitz has been named chairman of the Shelby County Board of Supervisors this year, and will preside over a board that is working hard during the next month to prepare next year’s budget.... Read More »

Supervisors divide development membership fees

25 January 2012, 9:08 am

Plymouth County will continue participating in the Northwest Iowa Developers group if others help pay membership fees. The Plymouth County Supervisors Tuesday decided in a 4-1 vote that the county will pay 75 percent of the annual membership fee. The full fee will be $18,739 in 2012-13.... Read More »

Iowan pleads not guilty in 'bath salts' drug case

24 January 2012, 7:09 am

A trial is set in March for a northwest Iowa man accused of selling the synthetic "bath salts" drug to at least four people who had to be hospitalized later.... Read More »

Experts confirm synthetic drug use in northwest Iowa

23 January 2012, 9:52 am

Editor's Note: This is the first of two stories about illegal synthetic drugs and their effect on Iowans. See Tuesday's Daily Sentinel for the second story.... Read More »

Iowa hospitals report spike in people sick from bath salts

31 December 2011, 6:05 pm

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- A growing number of people have been hospitalized in Iowa due to the effects of designer drugs K2 and "bath salts" in recent months, a trend that may indicate more are using dangerous synthetic drugs.... Read More »

Northwest Iowan Arrested in 'Bath Salts' Drug Case

29 December 2011, 8:15 am

CHEROKEE, Iowa (AP) — A 35-year-old northwest Iowa man has been arrested, accused of selling the synthetic "bath salts" drug to at least four people who had to be hospitalized later.... Read More »

Arrest made after several people hospitalized in Cherokee County

28 December 2011, 8:07 pm

An arrest has been made after authorities say several people in Cherokee County, Iowa ingested "bath salts" on Dec. 18th.... Read More »

Wednesday Morning Headlines

28 December 2011, 8:07 pm

Fire damaged a business in Cherokee, Iowa this morning while the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office says several people have been hospitalized after using a drug known as "bath salts".  Also, The Iowa Department of Public Health is taking steps to combat underage drinking and Nebraska Senator ... Read More »

Authorites arrest man in connection with Cherokee County "bath salts" cases

28 December 2011, 3:01 pm

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Authorities say a Galva, Iowa, man has been arrested for selling a synthetic drug, commonly called "bath salts," to at least four people who later required hospitalization.... Read More »

Early morning fire in Cherokee, Iowa

28 December 2011, 2:37 pm

A fire has damaged a business in Cherokee, Iowa.... Read More »