Iowa enacts health emergency plan closing bars, restaurants
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com and The Associated Press Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday ordered restaurants, bars, fitness centers, the...
17 March 2020
Iowa enacts health emergency plan closing bars, restaurants
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com and The Associated Press Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday ordered restaurants, bars, fitness centers, the...
Charles Theatre Closed
The Charles Theatre in Charles City announced Monday that it was closing its doors until April 3 due to the COVID-19 virus. In a social media p...
16 March 2020
Shutdown: Charles City schools closed until April 13
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com What was characterized as an extra week of spring break Sunday night became a month-long shutdown by Mond...
Despite COVID-19 shutdown, school district to offer day-care for health care workers, lunches for students, other services
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com Even though the Charles City schools are shut down due to COVID-19 concerns, the district is providing serv...
Don’t let TP shortage lead to faulty flushes
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Dan Rimrod is worried about hoarding and a toilet paper shortage. Not necessarily for his own us...
Floyd County lists courthouse procedures for COVID-19 mitigation
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Floyd County elected officials and other county department heads released a lengthy list of changes a...
15 March 2020
CDC: Stop events with 50 or more people
By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised Sunday evening that events with...
Governor recommends closing schools for 4 weeks
COVID-19 identified in more community-spread cases By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Gov. Kim Reynolds recommended Sunday evening that...
In an Age of Mythical Champions, COVID-19 is not a myth
By John Burbridge sports@charlescitypress.com There are teams of destiny. The Milwaukee Bucks aren’t one of them. Nearly a half-century has pas...
No classes: Spring break extended in Charles City due to COVID-19 worries
By James Grob, jgrob@charlescitypress.com The Charles City School District has cancelled classes due to COVID-19 concerns. In informational releas...
