TERPSTRA: Champagne wishes and chicken strip dreams
I’m not generally accustomed to the finer things in life. When I mean fine, I mean really nice or opulent. Which is another way to say not av...
10 October 2018
TERPSTRA: Champagne wishes and chicken strip dreams
I’m not generally accustomed to the finer things in life. When I mean fine, I mean really nice or opulent. Which is another way to say not av...
04 October 2018
GROB: Youth may be king, but old fogies rule
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Peggy Sue died this week. She was 78. Sixty years ago, her name was the title of what would become one of ...
CITY NOTES: They did more than talk the talk …
By Mark Wicks, Community Development Director They are the unsung heroes, the difference-makers, the instruments of change. They come in all shapes, ...
03 October 2018
Guest View: Club gives back to community and to the world
Editor’s note: The Charles City Rotary Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary in the community this month with a special event on Oct. 22. A few ...
Letter to the Editor: Wondering about rock applied to street
By Dennis A. White, Charles City I am curious about (and very tired of) all the rock that was applied to "kinda fix cracks" several months ago down ...
26 September 2018
GUEST VIEW: My Rotary story
Editor’s note: The Charles City Rotary Club is celebrating its 100th anniversary in the community Oct. 22. A few club members are offering their per...
TERPSTRA: Potato, potahto – tomato, tomahto
By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Baked potato, shoestring fries, tater tots, hash browns ... the list could go on forever. It se...
Letter to the Editor: Some ideas on saving the CC railroad depot
By Jeff Bergstrom, Charles City Concerning the fate of the Milwaukee Road Depot on North Grand Avenue, here in Charles City: I am a longtime Canadi...
24 September 2018
‘October Madness’ is great … even better if including Brewers and Cardinals
By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com Most of us have been advised to “Be careful what you wish for” … or even “Be careful what you p...
20 September 2018
CITY NOTES: An update on leaf pickup, trash policy
By Trudy O'Donnell, Charles City City Clerk Happy fall everyone! Of course, with fall comes falling leaves, so a note about our annual leaf pickup is...
