
Bob Steenson
Editor at Charles City Press
Newspaper editor, proving we're not riding dinosaurs quite yet.
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charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] national animal advocacy organizations are asking a Wisconsin prosecutor to file criminal charges against Pure Prairie Poultry, alleging the company abandoned thousands of chickens to starve after its failed bankruptcy attempt and abrupt closure last fall.
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charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] Charles City woman has been sentenced to prison for seriously injuring a child and has been transferred to Winneshiek County to serve time there for violating probation from a previous conviction involving a child.
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charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] County’s commercial wind energy ordinance mediation group has released its final report after more than six months of meetings, outlining proposed rules for utility-scale wind farms but showing members failed to reach agreement on several key issues. The 46-page document was made public late Thursday afternoon under a deadline set at Tuesday’s Floyd County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] weekend’s Iowa Games Whitewater slalom events in Charles City have been postponed due to rising river levels, according to the event coordinator. Originally scheduled for Saturday, June 28, the events have been rescheduled for Saturday, July 26, Piper Wall told the Press. Wall said the decision was made after closely monitoring upstream and local river gauge data that forecast a significant rise in the Cedar River at Charles City.
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charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson
By Bob Steenson, [email protected] Cedar River will be churning with activity again this Saturday, June 28, as Charles City once again hosts the Iowa Games Whitewater Slalom events at Riverfront Park – if river conditions allow it. Open to athletes from across the state, the local competition is part of the Summer Iowa Games series and includes whitewater slalom, downriver sprints, raft races, riverboard events, swim challenges, and rescue throw rope contests.
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Due to the weather, the Charles City Municipal Band’s Patriotic Concert will be moved to the North Grand Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. this evening.

Comedian, telethon host Jerry Lewis dies. He was 91. https://t.co/fPh8eMCxqu https://t.co/vQrEnq8x4n

A new icon is positioned on the Charles City skyline. https://t.co/yRXrCo6X41 #hightime #charlescity https://t.co/t6gjf4sUWJ