While partaking in recreational sports, Troy “Woody” Woodworth carried himself as a big but well-balanced athlete. As a dart player, Woody’s straight-as-an-arrow projectiles released from his hand ...

Property owners in Charles City have a unique opportunity for construction jobs. Students in the NIACC Career Center’s Building Trades class may spend their Monday in the classroom, but for the rest ...

GUEST VIEW A small — but growing — number of Iowans are choosing not to vaccinate their kids against infectious diseases. One Des Moines-based nurse practitioner recently noted that “there’s more ...

The Learning Center has named Lauren Lundberg as its new director, bringing local roots and a background in education and program management to the role. Lundberg, a Charles City native, holds a ...

Former employees of the Oliver/White tractor plant once again gathered at Dave’s Restaurant, for the third annual reunion breakfast on Wednesday, April 1. “They’re coming from all over,” said Dick ...

The Charles City High School Robotics Team is hard at work after returning from the Iowa Regional contest. Over the weekend the robotics team traveled to UNI’s McCloud Center in Cedar Falls to ...

It was a fine week for fine arts as the Charles City elementary students put on back-to-back shows in the Comet Gym on March 30 and 31. The two-night event started on Monday with Lincoln Elementary ...

A piece of history has a new home in Marble Rock as the Marble Rock Historical Society finally brought its “new” schoolhouse into town. “It’s been a year-and-a-half since we got permission to take it, ...

The Charles City High School Drama Department is getting ready for its spring production. “Lost Girl,” a “Peter Pan”-inspired story exploring the aftermath of Wendy’s adventure in Neverland, will be ...

The Charles City Community School Board held back-to-back special meetings on Monday, March 30. The first was dedicated to a public hearing for the proposed property tax for fiscal year 2026/27.

A fire early Sunday morning heavily damaged an apartment building in Rudd, with firefighters from several area departments spending about four hours bringing the blaze under control. According to the ...

Hy-Vee offered kids an early Easter experience on Saturday, March 28. Employees of the grocery store spent a few days last week filling hundreds of plastic eggs with candy, toys and even some cash, ...