15 September 2020
GROB: When your 6-year-old turns 31

GROB: When your 6-year-old turns 31


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com A little over 25 years ago, I watched a little girl shooting baskets all by herself. She was 6 years old...
14 September 2020
Five more positive COVID tests as school district fights on

Five more positive COVID tests as school district fights on


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City School District announced that five more individuals had tested positive in the district â...
School district receives additional COVID-19 funds from state

School district receives additional COVID-19 funds from state


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City School District received a little more money Monday to help with COVID-19 relief. At Mo...
 
Red Kettle money helps Charles City School District buy masks

Red Kettle money helps Charles City School District buy masks


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The local Salvation Army’s Red Kettle campaign recently presented the Charles City School District with...
Charles City Lions serve up a mobile pancake breakfast

Charles City Lions serve up a mobile pancake breakfast


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com It’ll probably be about 10 years before Ella Davis is driving a car. In the meantime, the 6-year-old...
Food distribution at Charles City High School parking lot Wednesday evening

Food distribution at Charles City High School parking lot Wednesday evening


To The Press Northeast Iowa Food Bank of Waterloo will be at the Charles City High School parking lot from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, for...
 
Floyd County applies for almost $200,000 from state COVID-19 reimbursement fund

Floyd County applies for almost $200,000 from state COVID-19 reimbursement fund


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County is applying for almost $200,000 in reimbursements for expenses related to COVID-19, afte...
Charles City Parks and Rec Board OKs mountain bike trail in park

Charles City Parks and Rec Board OKs mountain bike trail in park


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A group of mountain bike enthusiasts wants to build a trail in a Charles City park, and the city Pa...
13 September 2020
Supreme Court denies appeal in 2008 Charles City bar fight death

Supreme Court denies appeal in 2008 Charles City bar fight death


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The state’s highest court has denied the latest appeal of a New Hampton man who was convicted of se...
 
Former Floyd County attorney’s law license suspended a second time

Former Floyd County attorney’s law license suspended a second time


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A former Floyd County attorney who had been previously disciplined by the Iowa Supreme Court and remo...