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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Stories from Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Mediacom Cable TV outage... again (12/22/10)
A Mediacom power outage in the Sioux Rapids area caused equipment failure in the Storm Lake and Cherokee markets Monday night that shut down cable television reception for thousands of angry Mediacom Cable TV customers. According to Medicom recordings, most customers were unable to access any Mediacom services by telephone to register their complaints due to the admitted deluge of calls seeking customer service. ...
Merry Christmas, Troops! (12/22/10)
One of the more unusual Christmas lighting displays this year can be found at the home of Myron and Sue Radke in Aurelia. The Radkes send out a Christmas greeting to U.S. troops around the world, in a display highlighted by state flags. Photo by Dan Whitney...
Christmas treats for Vets (12/22/10)
For several years, members of the Cherokee VFW Auxiliary have made up Christmas plates and baskets to distribute to Cherokee County veterans and Auxiliary members who are either in area nursing homes or homebound. Cookies, bananas, and small toys are among the items on the plates. ...
Average value of Iowa farmland reaches $5,064 per acre (12/22/10)
The average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa increased 15.9 percent in 2010, according to an annual survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension. Mike Duffy, ISU Extension economist who conducts the survey, said the statewide average land value as of Nov. 1 this year was $5,064 an acre, up $693 per acre from 2009...
Worthy cause for corn donation (12/22/10)
The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Education Foundation was quite pleased that a couple of local farmers donated several bushels of corn sold at a local elevator with the money going to the Foundation. It serves as a tax donation but greatly adds dollars going to scholarships for all MMC seniors who apply each year. ...
VVA draws TV raffle winner (12/22/10)
Dana Evans, Cherokee County Veteran Affairs Director and member of Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 888 of Cherokee County, invited Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Julie Hering Kent to the Veterans Affairs office on Monday to draw the winner of the VVA's Holiday Fundraiser...
Santa Letters (12/22/10)
from Jan Tracy's class - Dear Santa, It dosent mater how much you bring me. It won't mater if you bring me non. Your friend, Caden Dear Santa, I love Christmas I love toys and I'm sher you do to cas you make them I buy them and I get them from my mom and dad I rilly want a remote control Monster track and remote control tractor...
Scholarships available (12/22/10)
Pomegranate Lodge #408 A.F & A.M. will again this year be offering scholarships to high school seniors in Newell-Fonda, Storm Lake, Alta and Aurelia. The Pomegranate Lodge also oversees the Harold Salton Trust Scholarship, which is given out to two high school seniors that have a Masonic connection by direct lineage...
Give the gift of life this holiday season (12/22/10)
This holiday season, make a difference by giving the gift of life! Donating blood takes about an hour and is a simple way to give an amazing gift to hospital patients in need. It is especially important to donate blood during this time of year, as poor weather conditions and busy holiday schedules can often lead to a decrease in the number of blood donations which could lead to a potential blood shortage...
Hinton boys rally past MMC (12/22/10)
MARCUS - The Hinton boys outscored Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 16-8 in the fourth quarter to break up a tied game at 39-39 after three periods on the way to a 55-47 War Eagle Conference basketball victory here Friday night. The Eagles fought to take a 28-22 halftime lead after outscoring the Blackhawks 17-9 in the second quarter to overcome a 13-11 deficit after the first eight minutes...
Rated Hinton girls clip MMC (12/22/10)
MARCUS - The 9th-rated Hinton girls went on a 32-23 scoring run in the second half to break open a tightly contested War Eagle Conference basketball game between the 6-1 Blackhawks, and 7-0 MMC girls and claim a 57-42 win. Mallory Thoreson and Sadie Schuck scored 36 points between them to pace the Blackhawks, who shot 15 more free throws than MMC, sinking 13-22, compared to the Eagles' 3-7 effort. Thoreson tallied 19 points and Schuck 17. Ashton Moody added 12 for Hinton's cause...
Ridge View falls to Rams, 48-40 (12/22/10)
MAPLE VALLEY - The Ridge View boys got down by 10 points in the first quarter in Western Valley Conference basketball action here on Friday, and were never able to overtake the Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto Rams, losing by a final score of 48-40 in a low-scoring affair...
MOC-FV wins Fuhrman Invitational (12/22/10)
MOC-Floyd Valley nicked Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn and Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto to win the team title at Saturday's annual Paul Fuhrman Wrestling Initational at Cherokee Washington High. The Dutchmen totaled 138 points to narrowly slip past HMS with 135, and MVAO 134 in the closest team race in the tourney's history...
RV boys fall to R-U, 60-42 (12/22/10)
The River Valley boys played a talented Remsen Union squad close on Monday, but they could not keep them off the offensive glass and ,after trailing by just five points at halftime, they saw the game get away from them in the second half, losing by a final score of 60-42...
Warrior gals top HMS, 58-50 (12/22/10)
HARTLEY - In a game featuring rivals from the old Sioux Valley Conference, the Alta-Aurelia Warriors beat the Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Hawks, 58-50, in girls' basketball action here on Saturday. Jordan Henningsen led the Warriors' scoring with 24 points, with Emily Grieme adding 10 points, Meghan Glawe seven, and Meagan Phipps, Lesa Turnquist and Courtney VanHaaften five points apiece. ...
Warriors suffer first loss of season, but bounce back vs. HMS (12/22/10)
The Alta-Aurelia boys suffered their first loss of the young basketball season, losing to the Lawton-Bronson Eagles, 62-46, in non-conference action in Lawton on Friday. Ryan Friedrich led the Warriors with 17 points, while Neil MArshall scored nine and Austin Glawe eight. ...
Mabel A. Heick (12/22/10)
Mabel A. Heick of Cherokee ,age 89, passed away Saturday, December 18, 2010, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating. ...
Herbert E Goettsch (12/22/10)
Herbert E Goettsch, age 89, of Holstein, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2010 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center of Cherokee. A funeral service will be held on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 10:30 AM at the St Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church of Holstein with the Rev Curtis E Benson officiating. ...
Merlin Stevenson (12/22/10)
Merlin Stevenson, age 87, of Schaller, died Sunday, December 19, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 22, 2010 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Schaller. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller, with a vigil service at 6:00 p.m. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Schaller is in charge of the arrangements...
Tales from the Quimby Library (12/22/10)
As we get ready for the holiday season, certain Christmases from the past come to mind. One particular Christmas, I was probably in the fourth grade, and loved reading, especially about horses. I read "Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West" (dedicated to "Wild Horse Annie" aka Velma Johnston) and "Misty of Chincoteague," both books written by Marguerite Henry, "Man O' War," the story of a great racehorse, and all the horse books I could find at my local library...
How to handle winter driving (12/22/10)
As many of us take to the roadways to visit family and friends for the holidays, we urge one and all to take extra precautions when driving on snowy, icy, or slick roads. Before leaving home, find out about the driving conditions and remove any snow on your vehicle's windows, lights, brake lights, roof and signals. Make sure you can see and be seen...
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