04 September 2018
After-school fun at the library

After-school fun at the library


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com A little reading, a little listening and a little building. Children stopped by the Charles City Public ...
Libertarian Stewart: Solving four key issues for Iowa

Libertarian Stewart: Solving four key issues for Iowa


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Rick Stewart’s priorities if elected Iowa’s secretary of agriculture are simple. But putting them...
03 September 2018
Alley Oop cartoon going into reruns for now

Alley Oop cartoon going into reruns for now


Beginning today, regular readers of the Alley Oop comic strip may begin to get feelings of deja vu. Perhaps that’s inevitable in a comic that...
 
Hart talks issues at Charles City campaign stop

Hart talks issues at Charles City campaign stop


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Before she was ever a candidate for Iowa lieutenant governor, Rita Hart was warning the Trump Administrat...
Broadband Commission meeting discusses proposals

Broadband Commission meeting discusses proposals


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com There are plenty of options available and several big decisions left to be made. The Charles Ci...
Friendship and fellowship are big parts of Thresher’s Reunion

Friendship and fellowship are big parts of Thresher’s Reunion


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com From Galveston, Texas, to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — and all points in between. Gib Thurman ...
 
Libertarian candidate says he’s best chance to beat King in District 4

Libertarian candidate says he’s best chance to beat King in District 4


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com If Democrats want to defeat Republican Rep. Steve King for the U.S. House District 4 seat, the easies...
31 August 2018
FARM LIVING: Fluhrer farm remains in family name

FARM LIVING: Fluhrer farm remains in family name


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com When George Cummins speaks, people’s ears tend to perk up. The retired agronomist and former...
FARM LIVING: Melcher family farm celebrates 150th anniversary

FARM LIVING: Melcher family farm celebrates 150th anniversary


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Deep within the rich, black dirt is a story. Not so much a tale of topsoil, but a narrative o...
 
30 August 2018
Gannon wants Iowa voters to send a message to Washington D.C.

Gannon wants Iowa voters to send a message to Washington D.C.


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Tim Gannon believes those currently in charge in Washington aren’t paying enough attention to Iowa fa...