08 August 2017
Wednesday is last day to register students at Charles City schools

Wednesday is last day to register students at Charles City schools


Staff report Families have one more opportunity to register students for classes in-person at Charles City schools on Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 7 ...
07 August 2017
Lindaman trial moved to Hampton, set for Oct. 30

Lindaman trial moved to Hampton, set for Oct. 30


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com The retrial of Douglas Lindaman will likely take place the end of October in Hampton, a judge d...
GALLERY: Rubber ducks raise bucks for youth group

GALLERY: Rubber ducks raise bucks for youth group


Press staff report The Cedar River was dotted with bobbing, swirling, bouncing little yellow rubber ducks Friday evening after more than 700 of the...
 
06 August 2017
‘It doesn’t seem like 63 years’

‘It doesn’t seem like 63 years’


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com On Sunday, the Little Brown Church in the Vale celebrated the renewal of wedding vows during its 10:...
04 August 2017
Quest concluded: Boyhood home of WWII pilot found through poem

Quest concluded: Boyhood home of WWII pilot found through poem


By John Burbridge, sports@charlescitypress.com “The afternoon was perfect for a tramp. …” That is the first line of a poem by poet and natu...
School board candidates file to campaign

School board candidates file to campaign


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com FRIDAY, 10 a.m. — Jeff Kuhlers and incumbent Mike Staudt have filed to run for Board of Education in ...
 
03 August 2017
Multi-story option for new jail would take up less ground space, but poses own concerns

Multi-story option for new jail would take up less ground space, but poses own concerns


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com A three-story second option for a new Floyd County jail and law enforcement center would sit ne...
02 August 2017
Charley Western Bridge continues to deteriorate

Charley Western Bridge continues to deteriorate


By Thomas Nelson, tnelson@charlescitypress.com The Charley Western Bridge is getting worse. Four months ago, on April 8, the bridge had what was...
Fair quality: Floyd County teen’s steer part of governor’s charity show

Fair quality: Floyd County teen’s steer part of governor’s charity show


By Bob Steenson, bsteenson@charlescitypress.com Next week at the Iowa State Fair, Rudd teenager Jayden Jorgensen will be helping the Iowa secre...
 
RAGBRAI rider finds her family’s story in Charles City

RAGBRAI rider finds her family’s story in Charles City


By Kate Hayden, khayden@charlescitypress.com The trail of paperwork left by immigrant Schwantje Cramer ends abruptly. Out of 12 children, Cramer...