11 May 2020
CCHS’s Lundberg receives ag awards

CCHS’s Lundberg receives ag awards


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Longtime Charles City High School agricultural educator Jim Lundberg was awarded the Agriculture Career A...
Another McQuillen project court ruling expected Tuesday

Another McQuillen project court ruling expected Tuesday


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge said he will likely issue a ruling today (Tuesday) in the latest hear...
Floyd County sees first death from COVID-19

Floyd County sees first death from COVID-19


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The Floyd County Department of Public Health announced on Sunday the first death attributed to COVID-...
 
08 May 2020
Salute to Beef: Show cattle a family operation for Mitchells

Salute to Beef: Show cattle a family operation for Mitchells


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Winston” was the grand champion steer last July at the Floyd County Fair. He probably didn’t kn...
07 May 2020
Outdoor work at the fairgrounds

Outdoor work at the fairgrounds


FFA and Floyd County Fair Board kids and adults apply some mulch to the ground below the new playground equipment at the Floyd County Fairgrounds ...
Reynolds opens up campgrounds, with restrictions

Reynolds opens up campgrounds, with restrictions


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Recreational campers who’ve been itching to spend some time away from the house and around the fire are...
 
Dirt might not be up to WRRF standards, should be OK for Elks Lodge lake

Dirt might not be up to WRRF standards, should be OK for Elks Lodge lake


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The first few loads of dirt weren’t quite good enough for Charles City’s water resource recovery faci...
A Walk Along The Cedar

A Walk Along The Cedar


Photos from a walk along the Cedar River in Charles City, taken the evening of Wednesday, May 6, at dusk. (Press photos by James Grob.)   ...
From Trinity to the Cedar: Quack, quack, waddle, waddle on the way to the river

From Trinity to the Cedar: Quack, quack, waddle, waddle on the way to the river


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com It was a long walk for 26 tiny little webbed feet, but the reward was a cool dip in the river for t...
 
Underground energy transmission project will contact all adjoining landowners

Underground energy transmission project will contact all adjoining landowners


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Landowners bordering a proposed underground power transmission line through Floyd County will be ge...