31 October 2018

Letter to the Editor: Schwickerath gets his vote for supervisor


By Mike Brummond, Charles City Floyd County residents are most fortunate to have four quality choices when voting Nov. 6 for two future county super...
TERPSTRA: It’s always sunny in my mind – some of the time

TERPSTRA: It’s always sunny in my mind – some of the time


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com I always wondered what it would be like to be a weatherman. Every region has a celebrity weather...
25 October 2018
GROB: Lessons drawn from gas caps, hot sandwiches and UNI Panther sweatshirts

GROB: Lessons drawn from gas caps, hot sandwiches and UNI Panther sweatshirts


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com When you live among the humans, sometimes the easy things are hard. When I walked out of my favorite local...
 
CITY NOTES: City code enforcement updates

CITY NOTES: City code enforcement updates


By Jason Webster and Paul Hughes, Charles City Code Enforcement Department Greetings from the Charles City Code Enforcement Department. The cooler w...
18 October 2018
GROB: Maybe money can’t buy happiness, but I’d like to give it a shot

GROB: Maybe money can’t buy happiness, but I’d like to give it a shot


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Have you ever won the lottery? I don’t play all that often, but occasionally I’ll buy a handful ...
11 October 2018

Letter to the Editor: Supports Schwickerath for supervisor


By Dave Schmidtke, Charles City Voters in Floyd County will be electing two supervisors from a field of four candidates. Roy Schwickerath is one of ...
 

Guest View: Milwaukee Road Depot must be moved or demolished


By Bob Moen, President, The American Passenger Train History Museum I read with interest Jeff Bergstrom’s letter to the editor on Sept. 26. I wish...

City Notes: Water treatment plant update


Can a running toilet really use that much water? By Cory Spieker, Superintendent, Water Treatment Department Every month the Water Department notifi...
10 October 2018

Letter to the Editor: Everyone needs to pay their ‘dues’ to live here


By Steve Hanson, Charles City A few years ago I read a piece that compared living in the U.S. to belonging to a country club. The writer was saying t...
 

Letter to the Editor: Winnebago Farm Bureau doesn’t back King


By Anna Balvance, Buffalo Center The Iowa Farm Bureau granted Steve King its endorsement. Here’s why my county, the Winnebago Farm Bureau, did no...