28 November 2018
Barb Holtz – Avon saleswoman extraordinaire

Barb Holtz – Avon saleswoman extraordinaire


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Barb Holtz knows how to sell Avon. A phone call made and a doorbell rung and Holtz was at you...
Certified industrial site project advances

Certified industrial site project advances


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The goal of creating a state-certified industrial site in Charles City is moving closer to realit...
Fire Department responds to Washington Elementary after ventilation malfunction

Fire Department responds to Washington Elementary after ventilation malfunction


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Shortly after noon on Wednesday, the Charles City Fire Department responded to a fire call at W...
 
27 November 2018
Addition of thermal imaging camera a valuable asset to Floyd County

Addition of thermal imaging camera a valuable asset to Floyd County


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Surveillance, search and rescue and battling a blaze. Those are just some of the benefits that...
Floyd County OKs new health insurance plan, boosts pay for employee

Floyd County OKs new health insurance plan, boosts pay for employee


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County supervisors made quick decisions Tuesday morning on a couple of issues that had prompted...
Community choir, chamber orchestra collaborate for the first time

Community choir, chamber orchestra collaborate for the first time


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Transformation” is the operative word as the Charles City Community Chamber Orchestra will collabora...
 
Author of Kinnick book stops by

Author of Kinnick book stops by


Author Tom Lidd, left, paid a visit to his brother Mike’s Charles City business, Lidd & Cordray Clothing, on Tuesday. Tom was dropping off sev...
26 November 2018
City council approves TIF funding at special meeting

City council approves TIF funding at special meeting


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com There was plenty of paperwork passed that in turn could allow a plethora of city projects to soon b...
School facilities tab $24-36 million, but few projects labeled ‘urgent’

School facilities tab $24-36 million, but few projects labeled ‘urgent’


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Community School District Board of Education took a good look at what work needed to be ...
 
Soifer receives philanthropist award from UNI

Soifer receives philanthropist award from UNI


To the Press Charles City native Scott Soifer was recently awarded the UNI Alumni Emerging Philanthropist Award. This award recognizes an individu...