Striking the right pitch at Iowa BIG North

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Staff report More businesses joined the crowd on Wednesday, pitching passion projects to the students of Iowa BIG North. High schoolers from Cha...

Groundskeeping by goat

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com There are ways to clear a lot of unwanted vegetation. You can chop it down or pull it out. You can ...

Threshers Reunion gives look into farming’s past

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By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com The smell of diesel fuel and the sound of engines filled the air outside Rockford at the Cedar Valle...

Business partners offer first pitches of the year to Iowa BIG North

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By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com The doors to Iowa BIG North's headquarters were wide open on Wednesday afternoon. Teachers and scho...

VIDEO: ‘Incomprehensible’ flooding overwhelms Houston

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By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com Forrest Ryan Cox is a born and raised Houston native. He, along with thousands of other Texans, is wat...

RRMR graduate returns from Ethiopian internship

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By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com As a student at Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock High School, Kelli Wicks didn't anticipate that her FFA ...

Back-to-school block party bubbles up

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By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com A back-to-school block party was held at Washington Elementary School Saturday, Aug. 26. The part...

Crash on corner of 3rd St. and S. Johnson St.

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By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com A crash on 3rd Street and South Johnson Street sent three people to the hospital via ambulance. A...

Dollar Tree store planned for Charles City by next fall

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By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A discount retailer is looking at opening a new store in Charles City by next fall. The Charles...