Charles City is working to rebuild its urban tree canopy after losing about 1,500 ash trees in city rights of way and city parks over the past decade, and local forester Greg Heidebrink is asking ...

CHARLES CITY — The life of a punter is much like the life of a referee. No one usually notices you until something bad happens. Charles City sophomore Dominick Hoefer unwittingly was put in the ...

Lately, I’ve been intermittently wrested from my work-cubicle naps by the sound of thunder. Not delicate thunder but angry thunder, like the resounding snarl your boss makes when you get caught ...

The Floyd County Board of Supervisors approved a lower speed limit on a county road, listened to information about a potential new provider for county employees’ retirement savings plan, and got an ...

CHARLES CITY — It looked like it was going to be a blowout. Instead, last Friday’s Class 3A-District 2 football matchup between Iowa Falls-Alden and hosting Charles City turned out to be a shootout.

Hot Shots Bar & Grill has a new lunch menu as the downtown bar soft-launches its deli counter. “We’re bringing some deli lunches back to Charles City,” said owner Joe Hull. With a selection of hot ...

I like to consider myself well-versed in popular media. Movies, television, video games, literature… I pride myself on having at least a passing familiarity with most high profile forms of ...

Families flocked to 7 Mile Corner this weekend to enjoy three days of old-fashioned fun as the Cedar Valley Engine Club put on its 60th Thresher Reunion show. “We’ve had fantastic crowds out here,” ...

CHARLES CITY — There are a lot of moving parts to a volleyball team in motion on its side of the net. The trick is to align these parts with winning combinations. Last season, the Charles City Comets ...

The Charles City Council welcomed Krista Noah to her first official meeting on the council on Monday, Aug. 18. Noah was sworn in ahead of the meeting after being appointing by the council last week to ...

Your health and safety are a top priority for the Charles City Water Department. That’s why I would like to take this opportunity to inform you about important updates involving your drinking water ...

What do you get when you combine 24 large concrete planters, thousands of flowers and other plants, several dozen volunteers, four banks, three corporations, an involved high school program, and a ...