21 August 2017
Mayor: Job announcements require look at city housing

Mayor: Job announcements require look at city housing


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com With recent announcements regarding potential job expansions in the area, Charles City Mayor Jim Erb bel...
Sun disappears, but more from clouds than eclipse

Sun disappears, but more from clouds than eclipse


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The sun peeked through dense clouds for several seconds about 12:45 p.m. Monday at the Fossil an...
Sheckler wins 3rd at Bill Riley Talent Search

Sheckler wins 3rd at Bill Riley Talent Search


Staff report In his last year eligible as a senior competitor, Charles City pianist Harrison Sheckler won third place at the Bill Riley Talent Sear...
 
Vehicle rollover reported Sunday evening

Vehicle rollover reported Sunday evening


Staff report A life-flight helicopter was called after a Nashua driver lost control of his car Sunday evening. A 2004 GMC Sierra driven by Terry R...
Plunging pooches provide proceeds to PAWs

Plunging pooches provide proceeds to PAWs


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Combine four dozen dogs, various balls and other toys and a bunch of people in a swimming pool an...
20 August 2017
Key to dropping racial barriers: It’s getting to know each other

Key to dropping racial barriers: It’s getting to know each other


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com About 40 people gathered Sunday afternoon to discuss race, community, stereotypes and building a br...
 
Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91

Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91


LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Lewis, the manic, rubber-faced showman who jumped and hollered to fame in a lucrative partnership with Dean Martin, se...
19 August 2017
Art-a-Fest returns, with new pieces, people to meet

Art-a-Fest returns, with new pieces, people to meet


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Pottery, painting, photography, baskets — bells? Sure enough, the bells were ringing out at Art-a...
18 August 2017
Ringing in the new school year with the Back to School Bash

Ringing in the new school year with the Back to School Bash


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Organizer Keisha Cunnings had 200 backpacks on deck at this year's Back to School Bash — and still, ...
 
Suspects in church, YMCA theft case plead guilty

Suspects in church, YMCA theft case plead guilty


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Two suspects in the May burglaries of a church and the YMCA have entered guilty pleas in Floyd County D...