06 December 2021
Holiday lights transit bus tour returns this year in Charles City

Holiday lights transit bus tour returns this year in Charles City


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The ride usually includes candy canes, Christmas Carols and a visit from Santa Claus. Regular riders o...
NIACC gets $1 million state grant toward Charles City career academy

NIACC gets $1 million state grant toward Charles City career academy


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A planned high school career academy to be built near Charles City at the Floyd County fairgrounds go...
04 December 2021
Bankruptcy court approves sale of closed Simply Essentials plant in Charles City

Bankruptcy court approves sale of closed Simply Essentials plant in Charles City


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Monday approved the sale of the Simply Essentials facility to a Minnesot...
 
Charles City man injured in SUV-semi accident in Chickasaw County

Charles City man injured in SUV-semi accident in Chickasaw County


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A Charles City man was injured in a motor vehicle accident between an SUV and a semi-tractor last wee...
02 December 2021

Innovative Campus off to roaring start


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Julie Molstead, administrative assistant at the Charles City School District’s new Innovative Campus, t...
Area fire departments respond to house fire northeast of Floyd

Area fire departments respond to house fire northeast of Floyd


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Firefighters from four departments responded to a report of a chimney fire ...
 
Union House in downtown Charles City welcomes its first tenants

Union House in downtown Charles City welcomes its first tenants


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com It has sat unfinished and unoccupied since construction started in 2013, stalled in 2017 and resume...
Christmas break extended one day for Charles City students

Christmas break extended one day for Charles City students


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The teachers still have to come in, but students in the Charles City Community School District will receive...
Charles City Middle School students connect with the past

Charles City Middle School students connect with the past


Conducting interviews to learn about the 1968 tornado By Molly Ann Howell, Special to the Charles City Press May 15, 1968, is a day many Charles C...
 
01 December 2021
Supervisor shares frustration over Floyd County Law Enforcement Center delays

Supervisor shares frustration over Floyd County Law Enforcement Center delays


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The new Floyd County Law Enforcement Center had originally been planned to be finished and ready fo...