Empty chairs
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Hundreds of empty chairs could be seen Thursday afternoon, strategically placed throughout the downtown a...
04 July 2019
Empty chairs
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Hundreds of empty chairs could be seen Thursday afternoon, strategically placed throughout the downtown a...
Butterflies released in remembrance of lost loved ones
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The butterflies fluttered by. In a solemn Independence Day ceremony Thursday in Andres Park behind the...
Evelyn ‘Babe’ Truex
Evelyn “Babe” Truex, 102, of Greene, passed away Tuesday, July 2, 2019, at the Valley View Care Center, Greene. Funeral services will be held 1...
03 July 2019
Charles City Fourth of July festivities are under way
By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Red, white and blue were the obvious colors of choice Wednesday morning as Charles City kick-star...
Finished and unfinished, Nelson’s art featured in July at CCAC
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Art teacher Melissa Nelson believes that good art comes from hard work as much as it comes from talent ...
Where the sidewalk ends …
Press photo James Grob Art teacher Tyler Hillis gives a few pointers about sidewalk chalk art to student Jordyn as part of the Charles City Arts Ce...
02 July 2019
Fireworks sales strong despite Charles City ban on use
By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Snakes, sparklers, spinners and torches — that was about it. How the times have changed in t...
Logan’s Law implemented this week
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Dozens of new state laws took effect in Iowa on Monday, but only one is personal to Lenny and Wendy Luft. ...
Bright lights, Charles City
Photo submitted Diane Crookham-Johnson was welcomed Monday by past, present and future Comet softball and baseball players who gathered in the in...
Despite tough planting season, corn ‘knee high’ or better
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Yes, the corn is indeed “knee high by the fourth of July.” The crop outlook is also a lot better tha...
