11 July 2017
RAGBRAI entertainment brings adventure, Iowa music front and center

RAGBRAI entertainment brings adventure, Iowa music front and center


Press staff report Iowa musicians and riverfront play will be front and center attractions as Charles City welcomes thousands of spectators and ride...
29 June 2017
Bengtson is latest inductee into Fine Arts Hall of Fame

Bengtson is latest inductee into Fine Arts Hall of Fame


Press staff report A longtime band director and school administrator is this year’s inductee into the Charles City Fine Arts Hall of Fame. Dou...
Classical music returns with Cedar Valley Chamber Music

Classical music returns with Cedar Valley Chamber Music


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com When musicians with Cedar Valley Chamber Music first performed in Charles City last year, director Hun...
 
16 June 2017

Preserving our history: Iowa Museums Week


County museums face challenges maintaining the past By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com For volunteer Chris Bottorff, it started at a Tu...
08 June 2017
GALLERY: Iowa Museums Week — Your local guide

GALLERY: Iowa Museums Week — Your local guide


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com The massive antique tractors seemed especially immense next to the Barntsen siblings Gwendolyn, 6; Con...
01 June 2017
The heritage and heart of  ‘The Yesteryears’

The heritage and heart of ‘The Yesteryears’


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Russell Sonnenberg chanced upon a small art display at a mall the day David Bublitz found him, back i...
 
25 May 2017
New systems, new classes at CC Arts Center

New systems, new classes at CC Arts Center


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com It would be hard to miss the gaping hole outside of the Charles City Arts Center, where the limestone ...
19 May 2017
GALLERY: Revival rising over new Victory Park

GALLERY: Revival rising over new Victory Park


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Last week, artist David Williamson had the sculpture "Revival" essentially assembled in his studio's ...
17 May 2017
CCHS recognizes music department senior awards

CCHS recognizes music department senior awards


Staff report Charles City High School music students celebrated end-of-year accomplishments during Monday's department banquet, held in the high sc...
 
Book preserves memory of group dedicated to Chapman Catt home

Book preserves memory of group dedicated to Chapman Catt home


Meet the author at event set for May 29 By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com When she was approached to write the history of The Nation...