Charles City Press

The Charles City Press focuses on reporting local news for Charles City, Iowa, as well as Floyd County and nearby areas.

Local

English

Newspaper

Outlet metrics

Domain Authority

Ranking

Global

#1599579

United States

#417951

News and Media

#10861

Traffic sources

Monthly visitors

Articles

Animal groups seek criminal charges over Pure Prairie chicken abandonment

1 day ago | 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.
Charles City woman sentenced for seriously injuring child, returned to Winneshiek County

1 day ago | 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.
Floyd County Wind energy mediation group releases report with no consensus in key areas

1 day ago | 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.
Rising river forces Iowa Games whitewater postponement to July 26

1 day ago | 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.
Whitewater action returns to Charles City for Iowa Games this Saturday

4 days ago | 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.
U.S. Army’s 250th Anniversary should be celebrated and revered

1 week ago | charlescitypress.com | John Burbridge

By John [email protected] once covered a swim camp that featured one of the coaches from the USA Olympic Swim Team. When he spoke to the campers at the end of a lunch break, he told them to “celebrate their victories”. I doubt any video of this speech has survived as this was well before the trend of recording most every living moment on your smartphone — significant or not — took hold.
Officials will appoint next Floyd County supervisor, unless special election is petitioned

1 week ago | charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson

By Bob Steenson, [email protected] group of Floyd County elected officials has chosen to fill a vacant seat on the Board of Supervisors by appointment rather than calling a special election, and is accepting applications through Wednesday, July 3. The vacancy in Supervisor District 2 was created by the June 10 death of Supervisor Dennis Keifer.
Petition asks Floyd County to allow commercial wind energy projects

1 week ago | charlescitypress.com | Bob Steenson

By Bob Steenson, [email protected] County supervisors received a petition advocating for wind energy, reviewed the annual county financial audit, heard from two companies bidding to provide the county’s insurance coverage, and briefly discussed the passing of Supervisor Chair Dennis Keifer and what that means to the board going forward, at the board’s weekly meeting Tuesday morning.
Chickasaws secure 4-2 win over Comets after game stopped midway through sixth inning

1 week ago | charlescitypress.com | John Burbridge

By John Burbridge [email protected] CITY — It was a case of thunder coming before the lightning. After New Hampton contained a brewing Charles City rally to just 1 run in the bottom of the fifth while holding on to a 4-2 lead during game one of what was supposed to be a Northeast Iowa Conference baseball doubleheader Tuesday at Comet Field, there was a sigh of relief among the Chickasaw faithful.
FISCHER: The future is on hold

1 week ago | charlescitypress.com | Travis Fischer

By Travis Fischer, [email protected]’s 2025. We’re living in the future. Every so often I like to stop and marvel at what we can do today with technology and, more interestingly, how little we think about it. Which got me thinking about video calls. For almost as long as the telephone has existed, people have been thinking about what would come next.