01 April 2021
Charles City High School music groups jive and jazz

Charles City High School music groups jive and jazz


Charles City High School’s Instrumental Jazz Ensemble as well as the CCHS vocal groups 2JazzedUp and Rhymes With Orange performe...
Committee picks parts of four designs for final Charles City flag ideas

Committee picks parts of four designs for final Charles City flag ideas


To The Press What will the new flag representing Charles City look like? While the final design has yet to be determined, the committee working ...
29 March 2021
CCHS’s Howe earns All-State honors reading his own material

CCHS’s Howe earns All-State honors reading his own material


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Charles City High School junior Christian Howe learned last week that he had earned prestigious All-State...
 
New lights in North Grand Auditorium to premiere this weekend

New lights in North Grand Auditorium to premiere this weekend


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The return of live productions this weekend at North Grand Auditorium will come with an added bon...
CCHS to present live music, comedy with this weekend’s production of “Spelling Bee”

CCHS to present live music, comedy with this weekend’s production of “Spelling Bee”


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com After more than a year of not being able to put on a big performance ...
Swartzrock family donates $50,000 to fairgrounds building

Swartzrock family donates $50,000 to fairgrounds building


Residents of Floyd County will soon have access to a new community center, thanks to a significant gift from the Steve and Diana Swartzrock family...
 
CCHS sophomore Haglund receives national recognition for vocal talent

CCHS sophomore Haglund receives national recognition for vocal talent


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Just about everybody can sing, and more than a few can sing quite well. Then there are those rare peop...
Floyd County nears a quarter of adults vaccinated for COVID-19

Floyd County nears a quarter of adults vaccinated for COVID-19


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County is closing in on a quarter of its residents age 18 and older being vaccinated for COVID-...
Bankruptcy court approves turnkey sale or auction of Simply Essentials’ assets

Bankruptcy court approves turnkey sale or auction of Simply Essentials’ assets


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Selected broker and auction companies have about 60 to 100 days to sell the Simply Essentials prope...
 
Nashua-Plainfield, RRMR school districts have super plan in place

Nashua-Plainfield, RRMR school districts have super plan in place


By Bob Fenske, Of the Reporter If the plan stays on track, Nashua-Plainfield and Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock school districts will know who their next ...