16 May 2018

Arts center to celebrate Charles City’s German and Norwegian heritage this weekend


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Uff da. It’s a Norwegian expression that is actually more popular among the descendants of Scandinavia...
Senior recognition

Senior recognition


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Charles City High School senior Anne Field receives the Tye and Cat...
Rotary Club, FFA add 60 more trees to city’s canopy

Rotary Club, FFA add 60 more trees to city’s canopy


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Members of the Charles City Rotary Club joined with Charles City High School FFA students Wednesday...
 
Silent ride emphasizes bicycle safety awareness

Silent ride emphasizes bicycle safety awareness


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A dozen bicyclists pedaled a quiet, leisurely route through Charles City Wednesday evening, markin...
15 May 2018
Charles City honors lives lost in ‘68 tornado

Charles City honors lives lost in ‘68 tornado


  By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com As 13 names were called out in Central Park on a gorgeous sunny Tuesday in Charles City...
Thousands come out to support Poppe with parade, concert

Thousands come out to support Poppe with parade, concert


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Thousands of fans lined the streets of Clarksville late Tuesday afternoon as hometown girl Maddie Poppe l...
 
Crowd gathers to commemorate tornado’s anniversary

Crowd gathers to commemorate tornado’s anniversary


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A large, interested and in many ways kindred crowd gathered at the Floyd County Historical Museum T...
14 May 2018
After hearing public comment, board changes its tune on wrestling co-coaches

After hearing public comment, board changes its tune on wrestling co-coaches


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Board of Education issued teaching and coaching contracts on Monday, but not before some s...
Three finalists named for Charles City superintendent position

Three finalists named for Charles City superintendent position


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Erik Anderson from Cedar Rapids Prairie, Tim Cronin from Central City and Mike Fisher from Waterloo are t...
 
Broadband commission continues discussion

Broadband commission continues discussion


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Broadband and Telecommunications Commission continued talks on creating an extensi...