13 May 2025
More than a ton of IC School students tour Floyd Mitchell Chickasaw Landfill

More than a ton of IC School students tour Floyd Mitchell Chickasaw Landfill


To The Press On Monday, May 5, teachers Kirsten Field and Melinda Masters brought their classes of approximately 25 fourth graders from Immaculate ...
Senate passes bill restricting eminent domain for carbon pipelines

Senate passes bill restricting eminent domain for carbon pipelines


By Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa senators voted 27-22 late Monday, May 12, to pass a bill to limit the ability of carbon sequestration pip...
12 May 2025
School board tours high school to examine building needs

School board tours high school to examine building needs


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com The Charles City School Board members took a tour of the high school on Monday, May 12, to see wh...
 
Charles City Administrator Diers accepts similar job in Clear Lake

Charles City Administrator Diers accepts similar job in Clear Lake


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Charles City will be saying farewell to City Administrator Steve Diers this summer. Serving in...
IC School celebrates elementary graduation

IC School celebrates elementary graduation


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Sixth-graders at Immaculate Conception Catholic School celebrated their elementary graduation on ...
Jazz on the River performs on the river

Jazz on the River performs on the river


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble wrapped up their performing season with Jazz on the ...
 
Eagle Scout wins revolutionary scholarship

Eagle Scout wins revolutionary scholarship


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com As the school year nears its end, high school students are vying for many different scholarships ...
10 May 2025
Charles City Middle School musicians join for spring finale band and orchestra concerts

Charles City Middle School musicians join for spring finale band and orchestra concerts


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Middle school musicians presented their final concerts of the school year last week on Monday, May ...
09 May 2025
Two injured in crash involving tractor and truck on Avenue  south of Charles City

Two injured in crash involving tractor and truck on Avenue south of Charles City


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Two drivers were injured Friday morning in a crash involving a box truck and a farm tractor and plan...
 
08 May 2025
Area humanities organizations face uncertainty over federal funding cuts

Area humanities organizations face uncertainty over federal funding cuts


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Public institutions for the arts and humanities are watching the national news closely to see how...