12 March 2018
Two students going to All-State for individual speech

Two students going to All-State for individual speech


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Ashlyn Bauer and Lily Woodard are going to All-State for individual speech on March 26. Bauer is ...
11 March 2018
National Guard conducts exercise at Sportsmen’s Park

National Guard conducts exercise at Sportsmen’s Park


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com There's nothing like a nice march through the snow for a soldier. The Iowa National Guard Detachm...
10 March 2018
Supervisor takes family’s story to D.C. subcommittee hearing

Supervisor takes family’s story to D.C. subcommittee hearing


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Jeff and Gail Schwartzkopf live in a rural house near Rudd, and since moving there four years ago, ...
 
09 March 2018
Potential Iowa BIG North students explore projects they are passionate about

Potential Iowa BIG North students explore projects they are passionate about


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A new weight room … kids spending too much time on “screens” … school lunches … not enoug...
08 March 2018
Familiar characters come alive in middle school play

Familiar characters come alive in middle school play


To The Press: Spring break doesn't start for the cast and crew of “The Enchanted Bookshop” until the curtain falls on their last performance th...
07 March 2018
Read across Charles City

Read across Charles City


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Reading is cool, and Charles City students know it. The Read Across America event in Charles City...
 
A feast for robins

A feast for robins


A flock of about a dozen robins gathered in a yard in the 3000 block of Clark Street Wednesday to enjoy a feast of crabapples. The birds were eati...
District offers 1.25 percent pay hikes, cuts bargaining options

District offers 1.25 percent pay hikes, cuts bargaining options


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The Charles City school district Board of Education offered an average of 1.25 percent in pay increas...
06 March 2018
Charles City School music goes to New York

Charles City School music goes to New York


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Schools' music department is taking a trip to New York next week during spring brea...
 
Barn fire in Floyd brings in five fire departments

Barn fire in Floyd brings in five fire departments


Press Staff Report The Charles City Fire Department responded along with the Floyd, Rudd and Colwell  departments to a barn fire Tuesday afternoon...