29 July 2018
Greene Herb Fest draws a crowd to scenic park

Greene Herb Fest draws a crowd to scenic park


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Strolling through Perrin Park in Greene on Sunday, the work idyllic came to mind. With perfect w...
Nostalgia on wheels displayed Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church

Nostalgia on wheels displayed Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com With the possible exception of some nearby trees, there was nothing at Saturday’s car show that was old...
26 July 2018
Revived Greene Herb Fest will be Sunday

Revived Greene Herb Fest will be Sunday


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Get your herbs on, Sunday in Greene. The resurrected and now again annual Greene Herb Fest will...
 
Haven Boutique offers trendy women’s apparel

Haven Boutique offers trendy women’s apparel


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Before you drive off to Waterloo or Mason City in search of that perfect dress for the occasion, you migh...
Floyd County tradition continues at charity steer show

Floyd County tradition continues at charity steer show


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Call it the Floyd County pipeline or the Bill Northey connection. Either way, the 36th Annual ...
25 July 2018
IC Class of ‘68 remembers 50 years ago

IC Class of ‘68 remembers 50 years ago


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. The escalation of the Vietnam War...
 
Young entrepreneur wins Development Corp. Business Plan Competition

Young entrepreneur wins Development Corp. Business Plan Competition


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A young man with a wedding party and other entertainment business is the winner of the Charles Cit...

An eye-opening journey: N-P instructor takes part in program that remembers WWI soldiers


By Bob Fenske, Nashua Reporter Suzy Turner stood next to the grave of Frank Dann at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France and prepared to d...
24 July 2018
Hart visits middle school, talks education

Hart visits middle school, talks education


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Rita Hart, the Democratic hopeful for Iowa lieutenant governor — and a Charles City High School alum â...
 
Sand stops in Charles City, promises to ‘wake the watch dog’

Sand stops in Charles City, promises to ‘wake the watch dog’


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Historically, the election campaign for Iowa's state auditor doesn’t get all that much attention. This...