19 July 2018
Emergency response team gets a look at available equipment

Emergency response team gets a look at available equipment


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Members of Floyd County CERT — the Community Emergency Response Team — got a chance to go thro...
GROB: Old friends and new battles

GROB: Old friends and new battles


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com “Gangster pass right,” the coach said. It was the fall of 1985, at Husky Stadium in Oelwein, where my ...
18 July 2018
Bengal Tiger Encounter wows audience

Bengal Tiger Encounter wows audience


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com Felicia Frisco — who says she is the youngest female trainer of tigers in the United States ...
 
Project matches local school kids with shoes

Project matches local school kids with shoes


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com If you’re a student in Charles City, Mackenzie Wilson wants to hook you up with a new pair of shoes. F...
Royalty portion of fair crowns winners

Royalty portion of fair crowns winners


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com It wouldn’t be the start of the Floyd County Fair without the crowning of royalty, now would it...
Bye-bye, bridge

Bye-bye, bridge


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com And it all came tumbling down. Most of the Charley Western Recreation Trail Bridge suddenly cr...
 
17 July 2018
A good morning for a walk

A good morning for a walk


It was a good day for a walk along Riverside Drive in Charles City on Tuesday, with sunshine, temperatures in the mid-70s and a light breeze off the...
Floyd County Fair highlights 4-H members achievements

Floyd County Fair highlights 4-H members achievements


By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com For well over 100 years, 4-H has brought out the best in Iowans. And wherever there are 4-H m...
Gas line ruptured downtown Charles City

Gas line ruptured downtown Charles City


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Charles City emergency services responded to a gas leak Tuesday at 501 North Main St. downtown around noo...
 
Car dealership, Booster Club work together to raise funds for school

Car dealership, Booster Club work together to raise funds for school


  Mike Molstead of Mike Molstead Motors presents checks totaling $7,280 to Mark Sindlinger, president of the Charles City Booster Club. From l...