12 April 2021
New principal named at Washington Elementary

New principal named at Washington Elementary


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Nanette Smith will begin leading as the Washington Elementary School principal this summer, and she said th...
Elks grant money to school food pantry

Elks grant money to school food pantry


Jodi Hammond-Milleson and Ryan Lindahl of the Charles City Elks presented the Student Food Pantry program with a $2,000 grant recently. Pictured a...
Charles City Housing receives $250,000 funding for safety and security

Charles City Housing receives $250,000 funding for safety and security


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Housing Authority will receive a quarter of a million dollars from the federal gover...
 
Week of the Young Child: Foster Grandparent Program celebrating children

Week of the Young Child: Foster Grandparent Program celebrating children


This is the 50th Anniversary of the Week of the Young Child, April 10-16, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Ass...
Week of the Young Child: Franke hooked on teaching kids at St. John

Week of the Young Child: Franke hooked on teaching kids at St. John


This is the 50th Anniversary of the Week of the Young Child, April 10-16, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Edu...
Week of the Young Child: Leerhoff gets to be just one of the kids as children’s librarian

Week of the Young Child: Leerhoff gets to be just one of the kids as children’s librarian


This is the 50th Anniversary of the Week of the Young Child, April 10-16, an annual celebration sponsored by the National Association for the Educati...
 
08 April 2021
Group collects almost 1,200 signatures for Floyd County budget protest hearing

Group collects almost 1,200 signatures for Floyd County budget protest hearing


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A group alleging improprieties with the Floyd County budget and property tax rates for the 2021-22 ...
Lions install plaques on Charles City Central Park ‘Century Project’

Lions install plaques on Charles City Central Park ‘Century Project’


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Charles City Lions Club members Jeff Otto of Otto’s Oasis and Tim Berk of Southside Monuments p...
Charles City 7th-graders learn about community engagement initiatives

Charles City 7th-graders learn about community engagement initiatives


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com It’s all about “big ideas.” Middle school students from Okoboji visited middle school students i...
 
Feenstra makes Wednesday stops in Charles City

Feenstra makes Wednesday stops in Charles City


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra made two stops in Charles City on Wednesday, a part of his 39-county tou...