10 February 2017
Lego creations a centerpiece at Empty Bowls

Lego creations a centerpiece at Empty Bowls


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Those piles of Legos scattered across the kids' bedroom floor — could those really turn into master...
09 February 2017
8th grade raising ‘trout in the classroom’

8th grade raising ‘trout in the classroom’


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Swimming at the bottom of the tank in the eighth grade wing is about 300 rainbow trout –– although...
08 February 2017
‘Waste not, want less’ at CCMS

‘Waste not, want less’ at CCMS


Students initiate carton recycling within middle school By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com No one at the Charles City Middle School real...
 
No. 1 Go-Hawks defeat Comets, 71-45

No. 1 Go-Hawks defeat Comets, 71-45


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com WAVERLY — Shot-blockers may be overrated, but you can’t say enough about shot-alterers Waverly...
07 February 2017
Iowa House OKs K-12 budget amid claims it will hurt schools

Iowa House OKs K-12 budget amid claims it will hurt schools


DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a bill increasing K-12 education spending by 1.1 percent, a move school officials say will result in l...
04 February 2017
Power lines burn through CC utility pole

Power lines burn through CC utility pole


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Power lines burned through a utility pole on E Street in Charles City on a cold Saturday afternoon, ...
 
03 February 2017
Fast Moving Week

Fast Moving Week


Foster signs to continue football career at Iowa Central By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com CHARLES CITY — At the beginning of the we...
Sink or success? RRMR shows up at cardboard races

Sink or success? RRMR shows up at cardboard races


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Rolls of duct tape and all the cardboard a high school student could ever need: it sounds like the fo...
The road to Los Angeles

The road to Los Angeles


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Malik Knighten's after-high school journey is starting earlier than he expected. This week, Knighten p...
 
02 February 2017
School boards lobby for raise in school aid

School boards lobby for raise in school aid


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Representatives from five northeast Iowa school districts weren't expecting the sea of blue jackets at...