PAULLINA, Iowa — A diesel pipeline rupture east of Paullina on Wednesday evening prompted a large multi agency response and is expected to require several days of cleanup work, officials said. … ...

Voldeng building already filling up, MHI brass say Newly added space at the Cherokee Civil Commitment Unit for Sex Offenders is shrinking faster than expected. Hence the State of Iowa … ...

GALVA - The Ridge View softball team hosted Glidden-Ralston on Monday, but the visiting Wildcats took the win at 7-4. The Wildcats struck first with two runs in the top of the third, before the ...

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. … ...

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 … ...

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 … ...

An unemployed software engineer currently committed at the Cherokee Mental Health Institution sued the State of Iowa twice in the last five months, … ...

Beth and Todd Oehlerking have lived in several places over the past three decades, but somehow, every road kept leading them back to Cherokee. The couple married in 1995 at the … ...

Scooters on Main in Alta is a Top Ten finalist in the 17 th annual Iowa’s Best Burger Contest, organized by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattleman’s Association. Owners Laura … ...

Alta-Aurelia School District is cleaning out the old high school this summer, as the district has engaged ISG of Storm Lake to determine how to move forward with the building and comply with state … ...

Despite ‘really difficult work’ at MHI, CCUSO, Turner says Cherokee was a pleasure Cory Turner, the superintendent of the Cherokee Mental Health Institute and Civil Commitment Unit for … ...

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 … ...