Letter to the Editor: Questions funding for fiber project
By Chip Baltimore, Senior Fellow, Taxpayers Protection Alliance At their meeting on Sept. 9, the Charles City City Council will consider a request fr...
01 September 2020
Letter to the Editor: Questions funding for fiber project
By Chip Baltimore, Senior Fellow, Taxpayers Protection Alliance At their meeting on Sept. 9, the Charles City City Council will consider a request fr...
GROB: Let’s not blame the kids for COVID
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com I saw the photos, and I have to admit they made me cringe a little. Crowds of kids at our state’s coll...
25 August 2020
Community Notes: Now is the time to dream about Charles City’s future
By Dean Andrews, Mayor, Charles City This past week I have been attending the annual Iowa Rural Summit. As with most meetings, this summit has gone v...
18 August 2020
Community Notes: Council works to provide pedestrian and bike safe city
By Keith Starr, Council member, Charles City Council I want to thank the citizens of Charles City for the opportunity to serve them as a City Council...
GROB: A voice calls out from the devastated Iowa wilderness
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com It’s me, Iowa, calling out to the rest of the world. Hello? Are you out there? Do you remember me? I c...
11 August 2020
Community Notes: A crazy year at the Floyd County Museum
Jennifer C. Thiele, Director, Floyd County Historical Society and Museum What a crazy year, with closures, reopening and partial closures. Even with ...
04 August 2020
Community Notes: Water superintendent provides an update on related issues
By Cory Spieker, Superintendent, Charles City Water Department Consumer Confidence Report The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is a yearly report th...
GROB: The imperfect vision of 2020
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com We should have known it from the start. We should have known there was going to be something wrong with ...
21 July 2020
Letter to the Editor: Appreciates quick police response on Avenue
By Dennis Niezwaag, Charles City Very early Sunday morning I drove onto the Avenue of the Saints headed south. I noticed a tractor trailer headed the...
Letter to the Editor: Accept an expert’s advice
By Frank Rottinghaus, Charles City None of us are experts in every field and successful people know when to seek out and follow an expert's advice. ...
