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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected]’s been a long time since I’ve played a tabletop RPG. I’ve never been a huge player of this particular style of game, but at various points over the years I’ve been involved in different campaigns of games like Dungeons and Dragons or Shadowrun.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
The Charles City Municipal Band kicked off its first concert of the season on Sunday, June 1. Directed by Melissa Meyer, director of bands at Turkey Valley High School, the band’s 43rd season started with the performance of lively songs including patriotic classics from John Philip Sousa to pieces from “The Sound of Music.”Originally intended to perform in Central Park, the band moved to its back-up venue at Trinity United Methodist Church due to air quality concerns.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] in the Park got off to a good start for its 2025 season as Main Street Charles City put on the first of this summer’s community events on Friday, May 30. In stark contrast to last year, which was plagued by rainy rescheduling, the night was comfortably mild in Central Park for this year’s inaugural event. “It’s beautiful weather,” said Community Development Director Mark Wicks.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] Charles City Council amended a city ordinance to facilitate the upcoming Kading Development housing project during its regular meeting on Monday, June 2. The council held a public hearing for the third and final reading of an ordinance to amend the city’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) that would allow the construction of more than one duplex on a single lot of land.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] contribution from Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital DispatchWhen Charles City resident India May drove to Parkersburg on Friday morning to attend a town hall meeting with U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, she had no idea she’d end up initiating a response from the senator that would make headlines across the nation.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] was a nice morning to ride bikes on Saturday, May 31, as the Charles City Police Department hosted its annual Bicycle Rodeo. Setting up in the parking lot outside of Hot Shots Billiards, police officers helped children get their bicycles ready for summer. “We’ve had a good, steady flow,” said Officer Duane Ollendick, the department’s community policing officer who has been spearheading the event for more than a decade.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] Charles City Community School District has two new ideas to consider to renovate the high school building. During a special meeting on Tuesday, May 27, School Board members met with representatives from FEH Design to look at preliminary plans for an extensive high school project. Earlier this year the board approved a $4-5 million plan to address the aging high school building’s heating, cooling and electrical needs.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] Charles City Council held a special meeting in lieu of its regular workshop on Wednesday, May 28, to approve two time-sensitive change orders for the City Hall/Police Department Renovation Project. Behind both change orders is the revelation that City Hall is, literally, built on a foundation of sand.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] Coulson is out of town once again. For nearly 20 years, since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the now retired Charles City school counselor has been volunteering his time and services to the Red Cross to provide mental health support to victims of natural disasters. From hurricanes to wildfires to floods, his travels have taken him from Hawaii to Canada.
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charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer
By Travis Fischer, [email protected] City community leaders met with the public to offer updates on the latest happenings during the Chamber of Commerce’s Coffee and Conversation on Thursday, May 19. Hosted at Dave’s Restaurant, representatives from the city, the school, Floyd County Medical Center and Floyd County Community Foundation shared the latest about what is going on among their organizations.
