24 June 2025
FISCHER: The best laid plans

FISCHER: The best laid plans


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Faithful readers may remember the trials and tribulations I went through last year to get my ellipt...
19 June 2025
U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary should be celebrated and revered

U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary should be celebrated and revered


By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com I once covered a swim camp that featured one of the coaches from the USA Olympic Swim Team. ...
17 June 2025
FISCHER: The future is on hold

FISCHER: The future is on hold


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com It’s 2025. We’re living in the future. Every so often I like to stop and marvel at what we ...
 
10 June 2025
Letter to the Editor: Politics won’t allow truck speed limiters

Letter to the Editor: Politics won’t allow truck speed limiters


By Herman Lenz, Sumner You’ll never hear this fact from regular news, because it’s too “politically unfavorable.” Republican lawmakers gave ...
Letter to the Editor: For heaven’s sake, what was Ernst thinking?

Letter to the Editor: For heaven’s sake, what was Ernst thinking?


By Bruce Butterworth, Floyd Sen. Joni Ernst’s recent comments on Medicaid cuts, following the blunt reminder of their effects by India May in a to...
Letter to the Editor: Gov. Reynolds should sign House File 639

Letter to the Editor: Gov. Reynolds should sign House File 639


By Deb R. Freeman, St. Ansgar; Margaret Meyer, St. Ansgar; Duane C Rustad, Grafton; Taylor R Huniker, Grafton; and Lisa Ritzert, landowner Mitchel...
 
FISCHER: Switching up packaging practices

FISCHER: Switching up packaging practices


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com Everybody makes mistakes. We’ve all been there. Everybody has gotten too busy or too ahead of ...
03 June 2025
Letter to the Editor: Iowa private property rights rest in Reynolds’ hands

Letter to the Editor: Iowa private property rights rest in Reynolds’ hands


The future of every Iowan’s right to own private property rests in the hands of Gov. Kim Reynolds. At question is whether the governor will sign ...
Letter to the Editor: Keep Iowa moving forward with energy tax credits

Letter to the Editor: Keep Iowa moving forward with energy tax credits


By Dave Johnson, Riceville As a lifelong Iowa farmer and landowner who currently participates in a wind energy project, I’ve seen firsthand how en...
 
Letter to the Editor: Support wind energy to give farmers options

Letter to the Editor: Support wind energy to give farmers options


The undersigned owner-operators of farmland in Floyd County support the Wind Farm project. Future wind opportunities, such as the most recent Inven...