16 March 2023
Floyd County Conservation Board advocates for higher staff salaries

Floyd County Conservation Board advocates for higher staff salaries


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Two members of the Floyd County Conservation Board were at the county Board of Supervisors meeting th...
15 March 2023
Wolf Carbon pipeline plans in southeast Iowa might be delayed

Wolf Carbon pipeline plans in southeast Iowa might be delayed


by Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch An attorney for Wolf Carbon Solutions told state regulators on Tuesday that it’s unclear whether the compa...
Floyd County supervisors give unofficial OK to LEC wall first responders mural

Floyd County supervisors give unofficial OK to LEC wall first responders mural


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Entering its third season, the Charles City Town of Colors public murals project again has its ...
 
14 March 2023
Highly pathogenic avian influenza case confirmed in a backyard flock in Chickasaw County

Highly pathogenic avian influenza case confirmed in a backyard flock in Chickasaw County


To The Press The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health...
Main Street Charles City, Chamber seeking nominations for volunteer recognition event April 28

Main Street Charles City, Chamber seeking nominations for volunteer recognition event April 28


To The Press Who will be Charles City’s next Man of the Year and Woman of the Year? Some of Charles City’s top volunteers will be in the spo...
Floyd County joins effort to change IUB hearing schedule for carbon pipelines

Floyd County joins effort to change IUB hearing schedule for carbon pipelines


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County will join the effort to get the Iowa Utilities Board to change the announced schedule ...
 
13 March 2023
Floyd County ‘max tax’ for next year would cut property tax collection $600,000

Floyd County ‘max tax’ for next year would cut property tax collection $600,000


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County property owners will pay $600,000 less in property taxes next fiscal year if the count...
Parks & Rec Board wonders, does city want a skateboard park (or even a refurbished pool)?

Parks & Rec Board wonders, does city want a skateboard park (or even a refurbished pool)?


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Members of the Charles City Parks and Recreation Board have been talking for several years about cr...
Charles City School District begins vetting process for two new principals

Charles City School District begins vetting process for two new principals


By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com The Charles City School District is in the process of seeking out two new principals for the next s...
 
Another Floyd County case sent back for resentencing by Iowa appeals courts

Another Floyd County case sent back for resentencing by Iowa appeals courts


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com For the second time, a sentence handed down in Floyd County District Court has been overturned by an ...