11 December 2018
County ready to begin receiving construction project funding

County ready to begin receiving construction project funding


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County will be bringing in millions of dollars in general obligation bond sales to pay for its ...
Welcome to Charles City: Student-guided tours help newcomers feel at home

Welcome to Charles City: Student-guided tours help newcomers feel at home


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com After eight or nine tours, Charles City eighth-grader Anders Haglund agrees that he’s getting to be an ...
State plans offset turning lanes at dangerous intersection

State plans offset turning lanes at dangerous intersection


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com An Avenue of the Saints intersection west of Floyd where a teenager and his grandmother were killed...
 
10 December 2018
Local micro-brewery ready to welcome the public

Local micro-brewery ready to welcome the public


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Thursday evening, it’ll be official. After a lot of hard labor, a couple of “soft openings” to wor...
‘Thursday Before Christmas’ coming back to Charles City

‘Thursday Before Christmas’ coming back to Charles City


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com One wouldn’t think a flatbed trailer, horse-drawn carriage rides and frankincense and myrrh wou...
CCHS Orchestra, Symphonic Band perform Winter Concert

CCHS Orchestra, Symphonic Band perform Winter Concert


The Charles City Community School District presented “A Winter Concert” at North Grand Auditorium on Monday, featuring the CCHS String Orchestra...
 
School district will not offer early retirement this year

School district will not offer early retirement this year


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Community School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Monday to not offer earl...
Groups seek county support as budget process gets underway

Groups seek county support as budget process gets underway


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Area groups began their annual appeal to the Floyd County Board of Supervisors Monday morning, askin...
Holiday Snowflakes and Glitter

Holiday Snowflakes and Glitter


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Holiday Snowflakes and Glitter” was the theme Saturday evening at the Women’s Extravaganza held a...
 
Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa editor, author shares views

Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa editor, author shares views


Storm Lake’s Art Cullen reads from his new book, talks farming and politics By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Storm Lake newspape...