06 March 2017

ASK THE NANNY: Whining and Tattle Tales


Dear Nanny Kristin, I am at wit’s end with the tattling and whining in my household. My kids are in elementary school. Any tips or tricks to get th...
Cemetery chapel inspires trivia night

Cemetery chapel inspires trivia night


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com Eighth-grade Charles City middle school students put on a trivia night to help preserve the Chapel i...
04 March 2017
Water quality, worker’s comp, minimum wage on table at Saturday forum

Water quality, worker’s comp, minimum wage on table at Saturday forum


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com A Saturday legislative forum filled the basement at the Chickasaw County Farm Bureau in New Hampton, as ...
 
Grandparent: Central Elementary unclean

Grandparent: Central Elementary unclean


On any given day at Central Elementary School in Santa Clara, unlined trash cans overflow in bathrooms, entire rolls of toilet paper rest on the f...
03 March 2017
CC Police search three residences in burglary investigation

CC Police search three residences in burglary investigation


Staff report Two search warrants executed Friday morning did not yield stolen items in a Charles City Police Department investigation, Police Chief H...
Wednesday late starts eliminated in proposed school calendar

Wednesday late starts eliminated in proposed school calendar


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com The proposed school calendar for 2017-18 would eliminate late-start Wednesdays in the Charles City schoo...
 
02 March 2017
Floyd County considers new CAFO strategy

Floyd County considers new CAFO strategy


By Chris Baldus, cbaldus@charlescitypress.com Floyd County is considering a new strategy to rein in objectionable aspects of confined animal feeding...
Flooding outlook low for Cedar River in CC

Flooding outlook low for Cedar River in CC


March rain or snow the wildcard as current snow pack a non-factor Staff Report Any flooding of the Cedar River in Charles City this spring will not ...

Reward offered for one of two missing drones


Staff report The owner of one of two missing drones is offering a reward to anyone who locates the rogue equipment, the Charles City Police Departmen...
 
CC middle school student named semifinalist in state geography bee

CC middle school student named semifinalist in state geography bee


To the Press Charles City Middle School student, Jared Johnson has been notified by the National Geographic Society that he is one of the semifinalis...