No layoffs in Marcus from 2026 cuts, CEO says AgState announced it’s no longer receiving corn at its Marcus location effective Sept. 1. A statement the company released last week … ...

HULL - The Cherokee softball team traveled to face Western Christian on Wednesday and came home with a 12-3 win. Both teams scored a run in the first inning before the Braves put up three in the ...

Back in January 2017, as Barack Obama was wrapping up his second term as President and preparing to hand the office over to Donald Trump, I wrote a column about why I was going to miss him. Last … ...

Henry T. “Hank” Hayes, 80, of Cherokee passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Quimby. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Monday, July 27, at 11 a.m. at Bethlehem … ...

Barbara E. Martin, 84, of Marcus passed away on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at Heartland Care Center surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 27, at Grace … ...

Quad County Corn Processors, a 14.5 million bushel corn processing biorefinery in Galva, and CoBank, a $107 billion cooperative bank, recently donated matching funds to three area organizations as ...

Vendors with items for sale at CAFM, Thursday, June 25, 2026. Certified vendors, names underlined , can accept coupons as payment for vegetables, fruit and honey. … ...

In 17 months of President Trump’s second term of office, he is responsible for the U.S. government taking taxpayer money to purchase equity stakes in 14 private and 14 publicly held companies. … ...

As Americans celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday with parades, speeches, fireworks and other patriotic traditions, much attention will focus on familiar symbols of our history — monuments, … ...

Cherokee native battling serious illness A fund-raiser to help defray vast medical expenses is under way in Cherokee to benefit the Damon Miller family of Des Moines. Miller is a … ...

When my parents built a new home in the post-WWII housing heyday, they planted two apple trees and tilled a garden in the backyard. They dug an additional plot at the back of a second adjoining lot. … ...

The Aurelia Fire Department’s seven-year dream of a new home was finally realized last Thursday. Equipment was moved across the street to new fire station at 101 Myrtle St. “There are still … ...