16 April 2020
School district, unions quickly come to contract terms

School district, unions quickly come to contract terms


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Teachers and support staff in Charles City presented their initial contract offers to the school district s...
Public questions school district at online ‘listening posts’

Public questions school district at online ‘listening posts’


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com One way or another, the Class of 2020 will have graduation ceremonies. “We will have a graduation ce...
Community Development asks city to waive rent during COVID-19 crisis

Community Development asks city to waive rent during COVID-19 crisis


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce asked the City Council to temporarily lift its rental payment req...
 
Firefighters respond to house fire Wednesday evening

Firefighters respond to house fire Wednesday evening


To The Press The Charles City Fire Department responded to a homeowner 911 call of a fire in the residence at 200 Kelly Street in Charles City arou...
With machine and time to spare, Charles City businessman joins effort to supply protective gear to health care workers

With machine and time to spare, Charles City businessman joins effort to supply protective gear to health care workers


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Dave Martin has a 3D printer that he sometimes uses to make miscellaneous parts or do some prototyp...
$3 million taxiway project will cost airport, Charles City and Floyd County zero dollars

$3 million taxiway project will cost airport, Charles City and Floyd County zero dollars


        By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The North Cedar Aviation Authority got doubly good news Wed...
 
Charles City summer event planning is ‘wait and see’ for now

Charles City summer event planning is ‘wait and see’ for now


To The Press The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a lot of uncertainty heading into the late spring and summer months. That impact is also bein...
15 April 2020
Charles City broadband board timeline sees July construction start

Charles City broadband board timeline sees July construction start


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The latest timeline for the Charles City fiber optic broadband project looks for construction bid n...
Rotary Club, groups, individuals join to help provide personal protection equipment and more

Rotary Club, groups, individuals join to help provide personal protection equipment and more


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com One thing that has not been quarantined by the coronavirus pandemic is ingenuity. Nor have selfless...
 
14 April 2020
Osage woman Deb Scharper challenges Brown for state Senate District 26

Osage woman Deb Scharper challenges Brown for state Senate District 26


Press Staff Report An Osage health care worker announced this week she is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Iowa state Senate seat for Distri...