02 December 2018
Congregational Cookie Walk offers festive treats

Congregational Cookie Walk offers festive treats


First Congregational Church in Charles City held its Cookie Walk on Saturday, which included fancy home-baked Christmas cookies and other holiday tr...
Bread of Life celebrates one year in business

Bread of Life celebrates one year in business


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com One year down, and the Bread of Life Market in Charles City is going strong. “We’ve been really bles...
29 November 2018
Transcend helps LGBTQ community find direction

Transcend helps LGBTQ community find direction


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Acceptance and being who you want to be. That's what Transcend is here for. Jessamy Orcutt ...
 
Crops are out, yields better than expected after tough year for farmers

Crops are out, yields better than expected after tough year for farmers


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The weather didn’t want to allow it, but after much delay farmers managed to get their crops out this yea...
An old-fashioned family Christmas at the CCAC

An old-fashioned family Christmas at the CCAC


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Like a lot of traditions, this one happened by chance. Charles City Arts Center Director Jacqueline Davi...
Koehn seeks new trial in baby murder conviction

Koehn seeks new trial in baby murder conviction


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The Alta Vista man who was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of his infant son is seekin...
 
Significant winter storm possible this weekend

Significant winter storm possible this weekend


Press Staff Report A wintry mix of precipitation is expected to spread northeast across the area Saturday morning, according to the National Weat...
GROB: Revisiting the rhapsody, on the silver screen

GROB: Revisiting the rhapsody, on the silver screen


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Wait until you hear this.” It was my cousin talking, when we were just kids. He was a couple of years...
28 November 2018
Band director honored by regional association

Band director honored by regional association


By Jennifer Lantz, Of the Reporter One phone call can change a life for the better, which was the case for Nashua-Plainfield Junior High and High Sch...
 
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...