11 August 2017

City Notes: Mapping system makes it easier to track city utilities


By Jake Johnson, GIS/Planning Coordinator Charles City In the spring of 2016, the decision was made to change our GIS Software. Since then, you may...
03 August 2017

Letter to the Editor: Asks for a moratorium on Worth County CAFOs


By Edith Haenel, Northwood I am writing out of major health concerns for myself and the children in my life in regards to the new CAFO being built a...

Guest View: What an indoor tennis court could do for Charles City


By Brian S. Parrott, Head Tennis Coach, Charles City High School We had 34 girls out for tennis this spring, 12 freshman included. Charles City has f...
 
City Notes: Floyd County sets quarter record for manufacturing

City Notes: Floyd County sets quarter record for manufacturing


By Timothy S. Fox, Executive Director, Charles City Area Development Corp. You may recall that the best quarter in Floyd County manufacturing...

Letter to the Editor: Asks for a moratorium on Worth County CAFOs


By Edith Haenel, Northwood I am writing out of major health concerns for myself and the children in my life in regards to the new CAFO bein...
02 August 2017

Guest View: No hype — Iowa election system is secure


By Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State An open letter to Iowa voters: As Iowa’s commissioner of elections, I take the integrity of our elections an...
 
26 July 2017

Letter to the Editor: Painting Muslim religion with too-broad strokes


The Rev. Kathryn S. Campbell, Charles City I’m a regular reader of the Press, including the frequent letters from  Eugene Meier. I found his most...

Letter to the Editor: The health ‘care’ fiasco and public responsibility


By David Payne, Charles City Today (July 25, 2017) I hear on the mainstream media that the Republicans are going to vote on the house health care bi...
City Notes: We’re looking for a few good board members

City Notes: We’re looking for a few good board members


Mark Wicks, Community Development Director, Charles City July is nomination month for the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce — as in nominati...
 
12 July 2017

Letter to the Editor: Need more porta-potties for parade


By Jeff Bergstrom, Charles City While watching “America’s Hometown” parade on July 4th, I noticed one thing in real need that could be a big i...