16 October 2019
Guest View: Class of 1969 gathers for 50th anniversary

Guest View: Class of 1969 gathers for 50th anniversary


By Marilyn Buttjer, Charles City On Aug. 2-3, the class of 1969 celebrated our 50th high school reunion. On Friday, we had two informal gatherings pu...
15 October 2019
Five City Council candidates running for three spots have diverse backgrounds

Five City Council candidates running for three spots have diverse backgrounds


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com An ag advisor, teacher, accountant, custodian and housewife. Three of those candidates with di...
Absentee voting open now for city/school general election

Absentee voting open now for city/school general election


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Absentee voting has been available for more than a week now for the general election which will be ...
 
Nearly 200 ‘Coats For Kids’ given away Saturday morning

Nearly 200 ‘Coats For Kids’ given away Saturday morning


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Nearly 200 winter coats and more than 100 pairs of boots were given away to kids Saturday, as St. John Ev...
Boots donated to CCHS welding students

Boots donated to CCHS welding students


To the Press Last week, Diane Hammond of Charles City took action after she learned that Charles City High School welding students were learning wi...
Charles City woman sentenced to probation for meth delivery

Charles City woman sentenced to probation for meth delivery


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A Charles City woman has received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to selling methamph...
 
14 October 2019
Space Jam metal festival moves inside

Space Jam metal festival moves inside


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The wind, cold, rain and snow couldn’t stop the rock on Saturday. The rock just moved inside. The...
Pancake breakfast fundraiser a yearly hit for Charles City Fire Department

Pancake breakfast fundraiser a yearly hit for Charles City Fire Department


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com A pile of two, three, four or even more. It was all-you-can-eat on Sunday at the fire station ...
Charles City school enrollment increases by more than nine students

Charles City school enrollment increases by more than nine students


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com After a day of crunching numbers, Charles City School District Superintendent Mike Fisher breathed a sigh o...
 
Bennet makes the case for his candidacy

Bennet makes the case for his candidacy


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com He won’t be on the debate stage tonight, but Sen. Michael Bennet said that won’t stop him from tr...