29 October 2019
School board discusses state legislative priorities

School board discusses state legislative priorities


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com State supplemental aid and the supermajority requirement for local bond issues are the top issues the Charl...
Charles City department heads part of tabletop exercises to plan for disasters

Charles City department heads part of tabletop exercises to plan for disasters


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Hypothetical disaster situation: The town of Rockford loses electricity after a cyber-security...
City looking to repaint Corporate Drive water tower by spring

City looking to repaint Corporate Drive water tower by spring


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com A new city logo and a fresh coat of paint could be in the future for the Corporate Drive water t...
 
Arnolds Park businessman challenging King to run in U.S. Iowa 4th

Arnolds Park businessman challenging King to run in U.S. Iowa 4th


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Steve Reeder thinks Steve King’s time representing northwest Iowa should be over. But he wants a Re...
28 October 2019
City Council addresses off-street parking lot paving requirements at planning session

City Council addresses off-street parking lot paving requirements at planning session


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Waivers for paved off-street parking lot requirements were discussed at a Charles City Council plan...
Farmers rush to finish this year’s harvest

Farmers rush to finish this year’s harvest


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com With a forecast predicting the possibility of snow by Monday evening, area farmers pushed throu...
 
Charles City School District looks to get ahead of snow days

Charles City School District looks to get ahead of snow days


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com After a double-digit number of snow days last winter caused scheduling havoc, the Charles City School Dis...
Floyd County law enforcement center groundbreaking getting close

Floyd County law enforcement center groundbreaking getting close


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Almost exactly a year and a half after voters approved a bond referendum to pay for it, the Floyd C...
Charles City man charged with sex acts with two young girls

Charles City man charged with sex acts with two young girls


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A Charles City man has been arrested on charges of committing sexual acts with two young girls. ...
 
CP Holiday Train will make Charles City stop Dec. 7

CP Holiday Train will make Charles City stop Dec. 7


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train will stop in Charles City in December, part of its tour through ...