09 June 2019
With solemn service, Alta Vista lays Baby Sterling to rest

With solemn service, Alta Vista lays Baby Sterling to rest


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Coleman McAllister said that all life has meaning, including the short and tragic life of Baby Sterling. ...
A radical, totally tubular ‘Party in the Park’

A radical, totally tubular ‘Party in the Park’


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Back in the 80s, they might have called it “righteous,” or perhaps even “gnarly.” Either way, mos...
More than 100 kids attend bike rodeo to learn about safety

More than 100 kids attend bike rodeo to learn about safety


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com The sun was shining and that meant plenty of bicycles made numerous turns, stops and starts at th...
 
06 June 2019
School’s out for summer!

School’s out for summer!


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Enjoy your summer, kids. You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. There was a lot of...
Work continues to repair Floyd County Fairgrounds

Work continues to repair Floyd County Fairgrounds


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Busted concrete — the final remnants of what’s left of the dairy barn’s floor — was scoop...
Simply Essentials closing Charles City plant in August

Simply Essentials closing Charles City plant in August


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Three years after Simply Essentials announced it would be purchasing and reopening a chicken proces...
 
GROB: ‘Back in Black’ with an old buddy

GROB: ‘Back in Black’ with an old buddy


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Last Friday night, I was ringing “Hell’s Bells.” As the song goes, I wasn’t taking prisoners, an...
05 June 2019
Students from different worlds share a common bond in Charles City

Students from different worlds share a common bond in Charles City


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Sofia Rojas Lozano loves American macaroni and cheese. Nathalie Abel enjoys watching Disney mo...
Moore sentenced to probation for sax theft

Moore sentenced to probation for sax theft


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A Charles City man who pleaded guilty to stealing a saxophone from the YMCA has been given a five-yea...
 
Service to be held for Alta Vista baby victim

Service to be held for Alta Vista baby victim


By Bob Fenske, editor@nhtrib.com The idea is simple yet twofold: Give baby Sterling Koehn the memorial service he deserves and bring healing to a com...