5 February 2012, 2:11 pm
Trends: Bike shops gear up for local RAGBRAI startSioux City JournalDave Eekhoff visits with grandson Beau Van Essen in his Brothers Bike Shop in Sioux Center, Iowa. The 40th edition of RAGBRAI runs July 22-28. The ride begins in Sioux Center and stops for overnight stays in Cherokee, Lake View, Web... Read More »
3 February 2012, 10:24 pm
RAGBRAI route goes north of Crawford CountySW Iowa NewsDENISON – Although Denison wasn't selected as an overnight stop for this year's Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa, gift baskets provided by a local group for the silent auction at Saturday's route announc... Read More »
3 February 2012, 2:06 am
Munson: Cards not the only game at this barDesMoinesRegister.comKyle Munson/Register photos Iowa columnist Kyle Munson is traveling the shortest path through all 99 counties in search of interesting conversations to better understand our state in 2012. Next on the itinerary: Ida, Cherokee, Buena Vis... Read More »
2 February 2012, 10:03 pm
Spring seed starting "Learning with Lunch" Feb. 8Chronicle TimesThe next ISU Extension and Outreach "Learning with Lunch" will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from noon to 1 pm at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Cherokee. Iowa Master Gardener Julie French will present the program "Spring Seed St... Read More »
1 February 2012, 10:08 pm
Cherokee Co. Pork Producers to hold annual BanquetChronicle TimesThe Cherokee County Pork Producers will be holding their annual banquet on Sunday February 12 at the Aurelia Community Center. The evening will begin with a Social Hour at 6 pm, with Sara Sennert providing pleasant background music as ... Read More »
1 February 2012, 10:08 pm
Chronicle TimesCherokee County Ag Show Feb. 7Chronicle TimesThe Cherokee County Ag Show will be held on Tuesday, Feb 5 at the Western Iowa Tech Community College Conference Center in Cherokee. Visitors to the Ag Show will have a chance to converse with each other and with more than 50 vendors about ... Read More »
1 February 2012, 9:46 pm
Mental Health Reform plan worries county officialsKTIVHowever, an internal study found the state suffers from a major case of inconsistency in services, which vary from county to county. The Iowa Department of Human Services wants to combine counties, and create regions to run the mental health prog... Read More »
31 January 2012, 10:03 pm
Chronicle Times2012 RAGBRAI will stop in Cherokee July 22Chronicle TimesThen riders will overnight in Cherokee, Lake View, Webster City, Marshalltown, Cedar Rapids, Anamosa and end in Clinton, on July 28. (Photo credit/Iowa News Now/Steve Pope) DES MOINES - The host cities for the 2012 Des Moines Re... Read More »
28 January 2012, 8:15 pm
RAGBRAI route announcedSioux City JournalDES MOINES - The Des Moines Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is coming back to Siouxland. The 40th annual ride will start July 21 in Sioux Center. Riders will travel 471.1 miles across the state, stopping in Cherokee, Lake View, ...and mor... Read More »
23 January 2012, 9:58 am
Experts confirm synthetic drug use in northwest IowaLe Mars Daily SentinelIllegal use of both K2, a synthetic marijuana, and "bath salts," synthetic chemicals, is occurring in several counties including Plymouth and Cherokee. The Iowa Legislature passed a law last summer designating K2 and "bath sal... Read More »