County emergency agency buying drone for search/rescue operations

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Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A flying drone with a thermal imaging camera is being purchased by the Floyd County Emergency Manageme...

Safety at the whitewater course

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  By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com "Step!" is shouted as a group of seven or more people march through the Charles City White...

Actors for a week: Youth summer theater puts on productions

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  Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Now in its 19th year, the Charles City Youth Theater has introduced hundreds of ...

Morning, evening storms move through area with high winds, pounding rain

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  By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Several trees lost branches in an early morning storm Thursday, but no other significant p...

Farm implement dealer’s collection is pedal-powered

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Harold Swartzrock used to sell tractors with mighty engines that produced hundreds of h...

‘Lord, how could you have been so right?’

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By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Ed Trettin had been farming for five years before joining the Coast Guard, shortly before Pearl Harb...

Area crops doing well, but rain needed soon

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Some area lawns are beginning to show signs of browning as rain has come in spits and spurt...

A beautiful park to have in the backyard

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By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com The Charles City riverfront was full of fun and games Saturday, June 17 with the Whitewater Weekend ...

Iowa’s new governor visits Charles City energy-efficient neighborhood

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com An energy-efficient neighborhood in Charles City hosted Iowa’s new governor and lieutenan...

One new Floyd County jail option is large single-story addition

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com One option for a new Floyd County jail and Sheriff’s Department could cover an area from the sout...