Letter to the Editor: Thanks for years of transportation service
By Jim and Suzi Zirbel, Charles City Just a “shout out” to Joe and Jolene Hagarty and family for providing such a great service to Charles City ...
01 August 2018
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for years of transportation service
By Jim and Suzi Zirbel, Charles City Just a “shout out” to Joe and Jolene Hagarty and family for providing such a great service to Charles City ...
Partly cloudy with a chance of touchdowns
I felt it in the air last week and I know you did, too. Football weather — my favorite time of the year. There was a just a little bite, enough ...
26 July 2018
CITY NOTES: 2017 Floyd County manufacturing wages top $100 million
In 2012 in this column we celebrated the fact that 2011 manufacturing wages in Floyd County eclipsed $50 million. This was a big milestone for us. The...
GROB: Let’s do lunch — on a stick
Last week, they announced the finalists for best new food items available at the Iowa State Fair. I believe the trend toward creative food innovation...
24 July 2018
One-and-done postseasons can be fun — especially in the MLB
By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Different schools offer different playlists that get piped over the PA systems for their home sporting ...
19 July 2018
GROB: Old friends and new battles
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Gangster pass right,” the coach said. It was the fall of 1985, at Husky Stadium in Oelwein, where my ...
12 July 2018
Letter to the Editor: Immigration a benefit and the right thing to do
By Jim Sanner, Charles City Thank-you to George Cummins for his recent letter to the editor regarding this country’s current immigration dilemma. ...
Letter to the Editor: ‘Wizard’ production was great; thanks to Players
By Kay Tjaden, Charles City If you attended “The Wizard of Oz” production you were fortunate to see outstanding entertainment. If you did not at...
Letter to the Editor: ‘Wizard’ proves reward of getting involved
By Judy and Kip Hauser, Charles City Wow! What a whirlwind of special activities in “America’s Hometown” recently. First of all, thanks to all...
CITY NOTES: Positive news on city-related projects
By Dean Andrews, Mayor, Charles City We are glad to announce that the city will be partnering with Circle K Electronics to continue the operation of ...
