29 July 2018
Nostalgia on wheels displayed Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church

Nostalgia on wheels displayed Saturday at Trinity United Methodist Church


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com With the possible exception of some nearby trees, there was nothing at Saturday’s car show that was old...
26 July 2018
Revived Greene Herb Fest will be Sunday

Revived Greene Herb Fest will be Sunday


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Get your herbs on, Sunday in Greene. The resurrected and now again annual Greene Herb Fest will...
Haven Boutique offers trendy women’s apparel

Haven Boutique offers trendy women’s apparel


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Before you drive off to Waterloo or Mason City in search of that perfect dress for the occasion, you migh...
 
Floyd County tradition continues at charity steer show

Floyd County tradition continues at charity steer show


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Call it the Floyd County pipeline or the Bill Northey connection. Either way, the 36th Annual ...
GROB: Let’s do lunch — on a stick

GROB: Let’s do lunch — on a stick


Last week, they announced the finalists for best new food items available at the Iowa State Fair. I believe the trend toward creative food innovation...
25 July 2018
IC Class of ‘68 remembers 50 years ago

IC Class of ‘68 remembers 50 years ago


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com The assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy. The escalation of the Vietnam War...
 
Young entrepreneur wins Development Corp. Business Plan Competition

Young entrepreneur wins Development Corp. Business Plan Competition


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A young man with a wedding party and other entertainment business is the winner of the Charles Cit...

Construction on Clark Street light poles progressing


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com There has been construction on Clark Street all this week in Charles City on nine light poles tha...

An eye-opening journey: N-P instructor takes part in program that remembers WWI soldiers


By Bob Fenske, Nashua Reporter Suzy Turner stood next to the grave of Frank Dann at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery in France and prepared to d...
 
24 July 2018
City administrator, clerk receive raises

City administrator, clerk receive raises


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com It’s been a busy year for Charles City Administrator Steve Diers and City Clerk Trudy O’Donnell...