11 May 2018

Weekly Word: The Gardener


By Coulter Page, Senior Pastor Bethany Alliance Church Do I have any gardeners reading this right now? I am an amateur vegetable gardener myself. Jus...

The Weekly Word: The preacher boy and the tornado


By Pastor Michael Downey, Charles City Free Church It was late afternoon on a cold wintry day in Charles City, as I followed the elderly man into his...
10 May 2018
Terpstra: Northern Exposure

Terpstra: Northern Exposure


 By Kelly Terpstra, kterpstra@charlescitypress.com I am fascinated by location. It could be a rocket defying gravity, propelling itself amongst ...
 
GROB: Some thoughts about mothers, JFK, Superman and soup

GROB: Some thoughts about mothers, JFK, Superman and soup


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com On November 22, 1963, JFK was murdered and the whole world was saddened and shocked. And my mom got her pi...
03 May 2018

Letter to the Editor: Bond referendum result reasonable


By William Cavanaugh, Charles City I feel we have had the most reasonable bond vote in a long time. Supervisor Linda Tjaden and Sheriff Jeff Crooks...

City Notes: Spring, at last!


By Steve Lindaman, Charles City Parks and Recreation Director Charles City’s parks and other outdoor attractions have much to offer residents Fina...
 
02 May 2018

Letter to the Editor: Agrees on one-world danger


By Jeff Bergstrom, Charles City I must comment on the letter by David Payne. He is absolutely right, 100 percent, in what he said about a one-world g...
26 April 2018
Grob: Lost on a mountain, 10 years later

Grob: Lost on a mountain, 10 years later


By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com My youngest daughter is 23 years old now, and she’s an environmental scientist. She has the college degr...

City Notes: Let the spring and summer activities commence … please!


By Mark Wicks, Community Development Director Let me be the first to debunk the rumor that the Fourth of July Celebration in Charles City has been po...
 

Letter to the Editor: New jail would be money well spent


By Dan Mallaro, Charles City The members of the Floyd County Board of Supervisors, after much thought and study, have decided to ask the voters of Fl...