03 August 2017
City Notes: Floyd County sets quarter record for manufacturing

City Notes: Floyd County sets quarter record for manufacturing


By Timothy S. Fox, Executive Director, Charles City Area Development Corp. You may recall that the best quarter in Floyd County manufacturing...

Letter to the Editor: Asks for a moratorium on Worth County CAFOs


By Edith Haenel, Northwood I am writing out of major health concerns for myself and the children in my life in regards to the new CAFO bein...
02 August 2017

Guest View: No hype — Iowa election system is secure


By Paul Pate, Iowa Secretary of State An open letter to Iowa voters: As Iowa’s commissioner of elections, I take the integrity of our elections an...
 
26 July 2017

Letter to the Editor: Painting Muslim religion with too-broad strokes


The Rev. Kathryn S. Campbell, Charles City I’m a regular reader of the Press, including the frequent letters from  Eugene Meier. I found his most...

Letter to the Editor: The health ‘care’ fiasco and public responsibility


By David Payne, Charles City Today (July 25, 2017) I hear on the mainstream media that the Republicans are going to vote on the house health care bi...
City Notes: We’re looking for a few good board members

City Notes: We’re looking for a few good board members


Mark Wicks, Community Development Director, Charles City July is nomination month for the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce — as in nominati...
 
12 July 2017

Letter to the Editor: Need more porta-potties for parade


By Jeff Bergstrom, Charles City While watching “America’s Hometown” parade on July 4th, I noticed one thing in real need that could be a big i...
21 June 2017

Letter to the Editor: Rough railroad crossings must be dealt with


By Keith R. Blunt, Charles City How much longer must motorists in Charles City endure the utterly deplorable conditions of the railroad crossings on ...
08 June 2017

Letter to the Editor: Trump is the president, so accept it and move on


By Diane Jacobson, Charles City In answer to Steve Corbin of UNI (in a column published Wednesday), yes, it is a circus made by a democratic party. ...
 

City Notes: Busy summer is ahead for Charles City construction


By John D. Fallis, Charles City Engineer Another construction season is underway in Charles City, and this is my opportunity to provide an update reg...