21 July 2018
Bonds are strong at Floyd County Fair

Bonds are strong at Floyd County Fair


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com For some of the people participating in the Floyd County Fair, the pages of that chapter of thei...
19 July 2018
Davidson: Turn North Grand Building into an arts academy

Davidson: Turn North Grand Building into an arts academy


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Jacqueline Davidson has an idea. She’s just not yet sure how to make it happen. Davidson, director at...
Fair brings county together through competition

Fair brings county together through competition


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com The third week of July means one thing to Jayden Jorgensen above all else — show time. It...
 
Child’s first solo steps much more than a milestone for Miller family

Child’s first solo steps much more than a milestone for Miller family


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com A child’s first steps are a milestone for any family. That parental pride and joy was multiplied by ...
Emergency response team gets a look at available equipment

Emergency response team gets a look at available equipment


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Members of Floyd County CERT — the Community Emergency Response Team — got a chance to go thro...
GROB: Old friends and new battles

GROB: Old friends and new battles


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Gangster pass right,” the coach said. It was the fall of 1985, at Husky Stadium in Oelwein, where my ...
 
18 July 2018
Bengal Tiger Encounter wows audience

Bengal Tiger Encounter wows audience


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Felicia Frisco — who says she is the youngest female trainer of tigers in the United States ...
Project matches local school kids with shoes

Project matches local school kids with shoes


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com If you’re a student in Charles City, Mackenzie Wilson wants to hook you up with a new pair of shoes. F...
Royalty portion of fair crowns winners

Royalty portion of fair crowns winners


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com It wouldn’t be the start of the Floyd County Fair without the crowning of royalty, now would it...
 
Bye-bye, bridge

Bye-bye, bridge


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com And it all came tumbling down. Most of the Charley Western Recreation Trail Bridge suddenly cr...