03 March 2017
AP Fact Check: Trump’s facts on Navy’s size don’t float

AP Fact Check: Trump’s facts on Navy’s size don’t float


By ROBERT BURNS and LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump painted an overly bleak picture of the condition o...
02 March 2017

City Notes: Happenings around Charles City


By Steven T. Diers, Charles City Administrator Hello everyone!  Here are some of the things happening in town that I’d like to share and update yo...
Ag heritage talk brings on ‘did-you-know?’ moment

Ag heritage talk brings on ‘did-you-know?’ moment


By Chris Baldus, cbaldus@charlescitypress.com This is about drinking water, underground aquifers, farmers making a living, neighbors gagging on the w...
 
27 February 2017
SEN. BROWN: Working on driving safety and equity for schools

SEN. BROWN: Working on driving safety and equity for schools


By Sen. Waylon Brown, R-St. Ansgar The Legislature has been very busy as many committee and subcommittee meetings are underway. I was involved in a s...

Questions I wanted to ask Sen. Grassley


By George Cummins, Charles City Iowa's Senator Grassley was in Charles City last week for a town hall meeting. The venue was too small and the overf...
26 February 2017

Device use and school busing bills on the table


By Sen. Waylon Brown, R-St. Ansgar The Legislature has been very busy as many committee and subcommittee meetings are underway. I was involved in a s...
 
22 February 2017

Welcome Grassley town hall fans. Here are 10 things you need to know about our courthouse


By Chris Baldus, cbaldus@charlescitypress.com Today is the date of Sen. Charles Grassley’s town hall meeting in the Floyd County Courthouse. I’m...

Arp stands out, and I’m thankful


  By Chris Baldus, cbaldus@charlescitypress.com I guess he tends to stand out. Christopher Arp towered in the back of the combined Charles Cit...
17 February 2017

Area athletes doing some great things


 By Chris Baldus, cbaldus@charlescitypress.com Charles City’s Nick Litterer went all out for his sport. That means not only all the training he’...
 
15 February 2017

No changes needed to collective bargaining law


By Colette Schmidtke, Charles City Over 40 years ago, an Iowa Legislature enacted a collective bargaining bill that became the foundation for public ...