MASON CITY — A 78-year-old Greene, Iowa, woman died Monday after a crash on Highway 18 near Mile Marker 190, which is on the southeast side of Mason City. Darlene Ann Kiefer was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Iowa State Patrol crash report updated Tuesday morning. According to the Iowa State Patrol,…
NASHUA — The 2018 Homecoming Court at Nashua-Plainfield is Caleb Ulrichs, Drew Moine, Lukas Bucknell, Tanner Striegel, Luke Cerwinske, Alexa Cline, Abby Poppe, Bailey Weiss, Meghan Wright, Brianna Bienemann.
CHARLES CITY — Support youth mentoring by running in the Full Moon 5K on Friday, Sept. 21. This fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Iowa begins at 7 p.m. at Wildwood Golf Course, where it also ends. Runners and walkers of all levels are invited. Registration includes chip-timing, dri-fit T-shirt, glow gear, swag…
CHARLES CITY — Bethany Alliance Church, 1100 Clinton Street, invites children in grades 3-4 to attend its LIFE (Live In Faith Everyday) ministry from 6:30-7:30 a.m. The church website describes the gathering this way: “Our kids come together on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. to learn about Jesus, sing and dance, and meet in age-specific small…
CHARLES CITY — Friends of the Depot is hosting a “Save the Depot” informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, at the Charles City Public Library in the Zastrow Room.
CHARLES CITY — The Floyd County Fairgrounds will rock Saturday, Sept. 8. The gates will open at 10 a.m. for the local music festival “Space Jam.” Live music begins at 11 a.m. General admission is $12. Admission and camping is $15. For more details, click here.
CHARLES CITY — After giving up a safety to open the game and going down 9-0 in the first quarter, the Charles City Comets offense churned out two touchdowns in the second quarter on the way to a 21-9 home victory Friday. Here are some images from the game. Other scores in the district Waverly-Shell…
CRESCO — Crestwood defeated Charles City by one extra point kick Friday night in Cresco, 7-6. The Cadets and Comets played in heavy rain, which contributed to multiple fumbles throughout the game. The first half was scoreless. Crestwood scored first in the second half on a run that ended with the Cadets recovering their own…
By the Iowa DNR Cedar River (above Nashua) Walleye – Good: Use a jig tipped with a twister tail or minnow in deeper water or a spinnerbait in slack water pockets. Smallmouth Bass – Good: Fish midday on overcast days or dawn and dusk. A variety of baits are working. Decorah District Streams Due to marginal stream temperatures, some streams are not…
Here we go! The 2018 Iowa prep football season kicks off Friday night for Charles City High School. The Comets travel to Cresco to play the Cadets. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The weather might become a problem, however. Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for Cresco: Friday Showers and thunderstorms likely,…
CHARLES CITY — Cory and Lanie Sanvig are planning to open a micro-brewery in October across South Main Street from the Floyd County Courthouse. Part of that plan involves some help from the Charles City Community Revitalization Facade Improvement Program. The Charles City Council will consider the Sanvigs’ application for $9,540 from the facade program.…
CHARLES CITY — The Charles City Comets football team begins its 2018 campaign on the road in Cresco and wraps up its regular season in Waverly. Aug. 24: @ Cresco Aug. 31: New Hampton Sept. 7: @ Union, La Porte City Sept. 14: Oelwein Sept. 21: @Waterloo, East Sept. 28: Decorah Oct. 5: Independence Oct.…
