30 June 2019
Relay for Life continues fight to find a cure for cancer

Relay for Life continues fight to find a cure for cancer


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Some walked, some remembered and many continued their fight against cancer on Friday night at Cen...
Rudd sesquicentennial brings folks from near and far to celebrate 150 years

Rudd sesquicentennial brings folks from near and far to celebrate 150 years


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com There was live music, plenty of sunshine and a parade that strolled right through the heart of do...
Charles City is still and again an Iowa Great Place

Charles City is still and again an Iowa Great Place


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com It has been acknowledged for more than 10 years that Charles City is one of the great places in Iowa....
 
Some like it hot: Nashua Water Over the Dam Days another hit

Some like it hot: Nashua Water Over the Dam Days another hit


By Jennifer Lantz, Of The Nashua Reporter In one word, hot! The weather for the Water Over the Dam Days celebration was warm this year, but the fou...
27 June 2019
School awarded $150,000 grant for ballfields

School awarded $150,000 grant for ballfields


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com A simple greeting and handshake from 7-year-old Sebastian Parrott just might have sealed a $150,000 deal....
Farmers learn about grazing, network at Jóia Food Farm

Farmers learn about grazing, network at Jóia Food Farm


To The Press Twenty-five farmers traveled from across Northeast Iowa to network and learn about livestock grazing systems at a Charles City farm ea...
 
Desk built in 1954 Charles City classroom remains a family heirloom

Desk built in 1954 Charles City classroom remains a family heirloom


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Dick Cole built a desk. Passed down from one generation to the next, the solid walnut, hand-cr...
South Main Street in Charles City closed starting Monday

South Main Street in Charles City closed starting Monday


South Main Street will be closed from Parkside Lane to the Charley Western Trail crossing for storm sewer work as part of the South Main Street asphal...
Enjoy Independence Day the Charles City way, July 3-7

Enjoy Independence Day the Charles City way, July 3-7


All-Star Dogs Stunt Show, six different music acts and Kids Zone among offerings To The Press There will be plenty going on in Charles City on the...
 
26 June 2019
GROB: Some belated Father’s Day thoughts

GROB: Some belated Father’s Day thoughts


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com My first solid memory of a lesson learned from my father came in the fall of third grade, after a tragic pe...