Cherokee County, IA

Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Bill Anderson has resigned from his position at CAEDC. Anderson has accepted a job at R.J. Thomas Manufacturing in Cherokee. Anderson has led the Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation since 2017. Under Anderson's leadership, CAEDC has been a partner in numerous new business...

Gaza, Iowa — A rare occasion occurred Tuesday Night in Gaza. The campaign trails of the 3 candidates for the new Iowa House District 5, and the 2 candidates for the new Iowa Senate District 3 converged for a forum at Producers Cooperative to field questions from the constituents as the candidates try to earn the vote.

An informational meeting on Emerald Ash Borer will be held on Wednesday, May 18th from 6:30 to 8pm at the Cherokee County Extension Office in Cherokee. Emerald Ash Borer is a small beetle that kills all species of ash trees. EAB has been confirmed in most Iowa counties including Cherokee, Buena Vista, Clay, Ida, Sac, and O'Brien.

The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will be doing some roadwork in Cherokee County.

A National Prescription Drug Take Back day will be held this Saturday, April 30th. The event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. One of the collection sites Saturday is...

SIOUX CITY -- Iowa Highway 31 traffic in Cherokee County will be detoured during a construction project from Washta to the U.S. Highway 59 junction. The detour is scheduled to go into effect May 9 until late June, the Iowa Department of Transportation said. Traffic will be detoured on U.S. 59 to Cherokee County Road C-66.

Sioux City, Iowa — A Cherokee County man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine while also illegally possessing firearms has been sentenced 3-1/2 years in federal prison. According to federal officials, 56-year-old William Hageman, of rural Cherokee County , pled guilty on December 17, 2021, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...