 
 Join
Nikki
Thunder
Monday through Friday for Local News and State News at
7:05
AM 12:05 PM and 5:05 PM
and on Saturday and
Sunday at 7:05
AM and 12:05 PM on
KCHE Radio 92.1 FM and 1440 AM in Cherokee.
Local News for Tuesday, May 13
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THERE WAS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT AT THE CITY HALL DOWNTOWN
CHEROKEE. THEY WILL BEGAN THE MEETING AT 7:00 AND APPROVED CHANGES
OR ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA. MARK BUSCHKAMP OF THE CAEDC INVITED THE
COUNCIL TO COME TO THE COUNCIL OF MAYORS. THE 3RD PRESENTATION OF THE SPECIAL SPEED LIMIT ON THE PORTION OF NORTH
ROOSEVELT BOW DRIVE TO NORTH CORPORATE LIMITS WAS PASSED FROM 35 MILES PER
HOUR TO25. IN CONSENT BUSINESS, THEY TALKED ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF BILLS, APPROVE CHANGE ORDER FOR THE
GILLETTE TRAILER PROJECT AND FINAL PAYMENT. IN NEW BUSINESS TOPICS
THAT THEY DISCUSSED INCLUDE: TAX ABATEMENT APPLICATIONS, SHARED WATER
LINES ON SPRING LAKE DRIVE, SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT IN WATER DEPARTMENT,
CONSIDER MORE HANDICAP PARKING BY THE LIBRARY AND THEN THEY WENT GO TO A
CLOSE SESSION TO DISCUSS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS. THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS
THE 2ND AND 4TH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH AND THE PUBLIC IS WELCOME TO ATTEND.
ROAD CLOSED IN CHEROKEE
DUE TO A WATER MAIN REPAIR, THE 700 BLOCK OF MAIN STREET IN CHEROKEE WILL BE
CLOSED FOR A COUPLE DAYS. THERE IS A DETOUR AVAILABLE AND IT SHOULD
NOT BE AN INCONVENIENCE FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS.
CAR ACCIDENT
THERE WAS A CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY AND MILE MARKER 64 SATURDAY MORNING.
29 YEAR OLD TRACY COOMBS OF CHEROKEE WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND ON HIGHWAY 3 IN
AN 06 FORD F250 WHEN HE REAR ENDED AN 07 BUICK MINI VAN DRIVEN BY 74 YEAR
OLD JOHN TOWNSEND OF STORM LAKE. TOWNSEND'S VEHICLE THEN HIT A PARKED
99 FORD EXPEDITION OWNED BY 18 YEAR OLD JACOB TRENARY. TOWNSEND'S MINI
VAN ALSO STRUCK A 97 CHEVY PICK UP TRAVELING EAST BOUND DRIVEN BY 47 YEAR
OLD PAUL PILLING OF MARION. THE TOWNSEND VEHICLE ALSO STRUCK A STOPPED
97 HYUNDIA OWNED BY 20 YEAR OLD JENON KATT WHO WAS STOPPED FOR A PREVIOUS
ACCIDENT. KATT'S VEHICLE THEN STRUCK AN 02 OUTBACK SUBARU. THE
TOWNSEND MINI VAN AND COOMBS FORD F250 WERE A TOTAL LOSS. THE OTHER
VEHICLES SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGES AND THERE WERE SEVERAL MINOR INJURIES..
THE CHEROKEE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS ASSISTED AT THE SCENE BY THE
IOWA STATE PATROL, THE CHEROKEE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE CHEROKEE AMBULANCE
AND HIGH COUNTRY TOWING.
NATIONAL NURSING HOME WEEK
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL NURSING HOME WEEK AND THERE ARE DAILY EVENTS GOING
ON. MARY SCOTT, ACTIVITY COORDINATOR AT CHEROKEE VILLA ENCOURAGES
ANYONE TO TAKE PART IN THE UPCOMING EVENTS. TUESDAY THERE WILL BE A
CRUISE DAY WITH DINNER AND ENTERTAINMENT. WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A
POT LUCK, THURSDAY BINGO AND FRIDAY CAREAGE HILLS WILL HAVE A SMALL
CARNIVAL.
MAYOR DENNIS HENRICH RESIGNS
THE CITY OF CHEROKEE WILL BE GETTING A NEW MAYOR. FORMER CHEROKEE
MAYOR DENNIS HENRICH PUT IN HIS RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE NOON THURSDAY.
HENRICH SAYS IT WAS A PLEASURE TO BE THE MAYOR OF CHEROKEE AND IS
APPRECIATIVE OF THE CHEROKEE RESIDENTS. BOB LEACH WILL FILL IN AS
MAYOR FOR THE TIME BEING. KCHE WISHES DENNIS HENRICH WELL.
MOTORCYCLE SAFETY
MAY IS MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH AND IDA COUNTY SHERIFF WADE
HERIMAN ENCOURAGES ALL MOTORCYCLISTS TO BE SAFE. WITH THE NICER WEATHER,
THERE ARE MORE MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROADS AND HERIMAN REMINDS OTHER DRIVERS TO
BE CAUTIOUS AS WELL TO HELP REDUCE MOTORCYCLE INJURIES.
FLOODS
SUMMER IS APPROACHING THE RAIN HAS BEEN COMING DOWN. WERE IN THE
SEASON WHERE FLOODS CAN HAPPEN. BRIAN BOWMAN WITH FEMA IN KANSAS CITY
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO GATHER UP THINGS INCASE A FLOOD HAPPENS. ITEMS
LIKE NON PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS, GALLONS OF WATER, FLASH LIGHTS AND BLANKETS.
HE ALSO ENCOURAGES EVERYONE TO GET FLOOD INSURANCE.
PRIMARY ELECTION
THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN CHEROKEE COUNTY WILL BE ON JUNE 3RD.
CHEROKEE COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF ELECTIONS BONNIE EBEL SAID VOTER
REGISTRATION IS DUE MAY 24 AND THEY WILL BE OPEN ON 2 SATURDAYS MAY 24
AND MAY 31. THE CITY WILL BE ELECTING CHEROKEE COUNTY SUPERVISORS
AND A SHERIFF.
LILLY OF THE VALLEY
THERE IS A HISTORICAL PLACE IN CHEROKEE THAT THE RETIRED
SCHOOLTEACHERS HAVE TAKEN CARE OF. BONNIE DUCCOMAN WITH THE LILLY OF THE
VALLEY PROJECTS SAID THAT THEY ARE LOOKING MORE ITEMS FOR THE PROJECT.
THEY WILL OPEN FOR CLASSES THIS MONTH FOR FUN. ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO
DONATE, CERTAINLY CAN AND FOR QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL 229-3569.
DIABETES AWARENESS
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION FOUND THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 21
MILLION AMERICANS WITH THE DISEASE. STEPHANIE JACOBSEN DIETICIAN AT THE
CHEROKEE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SAID THAT THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF
DIABETES AND THAT IT WOULD BE WISE FOR ANYONE TO GET TESTED. SOMETIMES
DIABETES GOES UNDETECTED AND ONE RISK FACTOR IS DEATH. IF YOU HAVE A
FAMILY HISTORY OF DIABETES, JACOBSEN RECOMMENDS YOU GET TESTED.
BACON AQUATIC CENTER OPENING
MAY HAS ARRIVED AND THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL IS 3 WEEKS AWAY AND THE
NEXT DAY WILL BE A FUN DAY. THE OPENING OF THE BACON AQUATIC CENTER WILL BE
THE FIRST SATURDAY OF SUMMER VACATION AND DAN ROLLISON, AQUATIC CENTER AND
RECREATION DIRECTOR SAID THE POOL WILL OFFICIALLY OPEN ON SATURDAY MAY 24TH
AND INVITES EVERYONE TO COME TO THE POOL THIS SEASON. WITH ALL THE
OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE POOL, THERE IS SOMETHING TO
DO FOR EVERYONE. SWIMMING LESSONS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE AND SEASON
PASSES ARE STILL ON SALE AS WELL. THE COST FOR A DAILY PASS THIS YEAR
WILL BE $5.00.
INTERNET PREDATORS
A WHILE BACK AT THE CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL, MATT DUMMERUTH WITH THE
UNITED STATES ATTORNEYS OFFICE TALKED TO THE STUDENTS ABOUT ONLINE
PREDATORS. CHEROKEE MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPLE LARRY WEEDE SAID HE WAS
SURPRISED ON HOW MANY KIDS ARE ONLINE GIVING OUT INFORMATION AND SAID THAT
IT BEST TO NEVER GIVE OUT PERSONAL INFORMATION. HE SPOKE OF AN EASTERN
IOWA GIRL WHO THOUGHT SHE WAS TALKING TO SOMEONE HER AGE AND THE PERSON
FOUND HER. HE ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO MONITOR THE HOME INTERNET.
SPRING STORM SAFETY TIPS
MOST IOWANS ARE READY TO CLOSE THE BOOK ON SNOW AND COLD OF THE LONG
HARSH WINTER BUT WEATHER WILL STILL BE AN ISSUE DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER
MONTHS. AIMEE BARRIT CHEROKEE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR SAID
YOU SHOULD HAVE THINGS GATHERED UP IF YOU SHOULD HAVE A POWER OUTAGE SUCH
AS, GALLON'S OF WATER, BATTERIES, FLASHLIGHT, CANNED GOODS, NON PERISHABLE
FOOD AND WARM CLOTHES. SHE SAID TO NEVER USE A CANDLE FOR OBVIOUS
REASONS. ANOTHER THING YOU SHOULD HAVE IS A CORDED PHONE AND OR A CELL
PHONE. ALSO, IF YOUR POWER SHOULD GO OUT, YOU SHOULD NOT OPEN YOU
REFRIGERATOR TO SAVE THE FOOD. IF YOU SEE A POWER LINE DOWN, YOU
SHOULD CALL THE POLICE OR THE POWER COMPANY.
CLEGHORN COMMUNITY CENTER
THE CLEGHORN COMMUNITY CENTER HAS BEEN A GREAT PLACE FOR CLEGHORN
RESIDENTS. SUE BRIESE, TREASURER OF THE CLEGHORN COMMUNITY CENTER SAID THEY
PLAN TO BUILD A BASKETBALL COURT. THEY ARE ALSO PLANNING BUILDING A
NEW PLAYGROUND, PICNIC AREA AND A LARGE DECK. THEY HAD A GOOD TURN OUT
FROM THE BAKED POTATO DINNER AND THE PROCEEDS WENT TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR THE BASKETBALL COURT PROJECT. ICE CREAM DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON
JUNE 14 AND THERE WILL BE MANY FUN THINGS FOR THE FAMILY TO ENJOY INCLUDING
A BEER GARDEN. BRIESE SAID THEY ARE SELLING RAFFLE TICKETS FOR MANY PRIZES
TO BE WON AND YOU CAN CONTACT CLEGHORN CITY FOR MORE INFORMATION.
THE GARDENS OF CHEROKEE
THE GARDENS OF CHEROKEE LOCATED BEHIND RASMUSSEN FORD IS ALMOST
COMPLETE. JANA HAPPI, MANAGER FOR THE GARDENS OF CHEROKEE SAID
THERE WILL BE A JOB FAIR ON TUESDAY MAY 13 AT THE SPRING LAKE YACHT CLUB
FROM NOON TO 5:00. THEY WILL BE HIRING FOR AVAILABLE POSITIONS.
IOWA ONE CALL
MANY PEOPLE IN THE KCHE LISTENING AREA WILL SOON BE SPENDING TIME
OUT DOORS PLANTING TREES, PUTTING IN FENCES, BUILDING DECKS, DOING ALL SORTS
OF THINGS THAT REQUIRE DIGGING OR EXCAVATING. BEN BOOTH WITH IOWA ONE CALL
SAID IT'S A LAW TO CALL BEFORE YOU DIG. MANY THINGS ARE BURIED IN
YARDS FROM PIPES, ELECTRICAL, PHONE LINES AND MUCH MORE. AGAIN THE
NUMBER TO CALL BEFORE DIGGING IS 811
IMPORTANCE OF NEUTERING AND SPAYING
THERE ARE A LOT OF UNWANTED PETS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD WITH MANY OF
THEM HEALTHY AND JUST LOOKING FOR A GOOD HOME. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THERE
ARE SO MANY IS BECAUSE A LOT OF CATS AND DOGS ARE NOT SPAYED OR NEUTERED.
VETERINARIAN, DR. STEVE BENSON AT VALLEY VETERINARY CENTER IN CHEROKEE SAID
THAT THERE ARE MANY REASONS TO HAVE OUR PETS FIXED AND THE MAIN ONE IS TO
HELP CONTROL THE PET POPULATION. HE SAY'S IT VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THE
FEMALES SPAYED TO AVOID PROBLEMS LATER ON INCLUDING BREAST CANCER.
MALE DOGS WHO ARE NOT NEUTERED BECOME TERRITORIAL AND AGGRESSIVE... THEY
COULD ALSO DEVELOP TESTICULAR CANCER. MALE CATS CAN ALSO BECOME
AGGRESSIVE AND WILL MARK THEIR TERRITORY BY SPRAYING LEAVING AN AWFUL POTENT
SCENT THAT IS VERY HARD TO GET RID OF. FIGHTING CATS CAN ALSO PASS OR
SPREAD DISEASES. DR. BENSON HIGHLY RECOMMENDS SPAYING OR NEUTERING OUR PETS.
ALSO HE RECOMMENDS STAYING CAUGHT UP ON VACCINATIONS TO KEEP YOUR PET
HEALTHY.
FLEA'S AND TICKS
THE MONTHS OF APRIL, MAY AND JUNE ARE NOT GOOD MONTHS FOR OUR PETS
BECAUSE THAT’S WHEN FLEA’S AND TICKS START TO REPRODUCE AT AN EXTREMELY HIGH
RATE. VETERINARIAN DR. STEVE BENSON OF VALLEY VETERINARY CENTER IN CHEROKEE
SAID ALTHOUGH FLEA'S ARE AROUND ALL YEAR, THEY WILL BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE
IN THE WARMER MONTHS. HE SAID THAT FLEA COLLARS WILL NOT GET RID OF FLEA'S
AND THAT THEY DO HAVE GOOD PRODUCTS AVAILABLE. HE ALSO RECOMMENDS TO
TREAT YOUR PET'S BEFORE THE FLEA'S AND TICK'S GET OUT OF HAND AND MAKE YOUR
PET THEIR HOME. FOR QUESTIONS ON GOOD PRODUCTS, FEEL FREE TO CALL VALLEY VET
AT 225-5200.
|
