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Newspaperman, professionally, since 1991
Husband since 1991
Father since 2001, triplets plus two
States I've lived in: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Idaho and Iowa
Graduate of Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minn.
An offensive lineman who dreamt big

• Charles City seeks police officer candidates

  By Chris Baldus on July 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  The City of Charles City pop. (7652) is seeking qualified candidates for Public Safety Officer for the purpose of establishing a certified candidate listing.  Testing will be held on September 7, 2019.  A Public Safety Officer is a police officer… Read More ›

• Tonight at the Floyd County Fair Grandstand: East Central Iowa Pullers

  By Chris Baldus on July 18, 2019 • ( 0 )

  CHARLES CITY — The grandstand gates open at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday, July 18, 2019) for the East Central Iowa Pullers truck and tractor pull, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The show will feature competition from 360 Hot Stock tractors… Read More ›

• Minor Damage to Charles City Garage

  By Chris Baldus on July 11, 2019 • ( 0 )

  News Release CHARLES CITY –  The Charles City Fire Department (CCFD) responded to a 911 report of a garage on fire at 103 Spriggs St. in Charles City at about 1:55PM Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival, smoke was visible from one… Read More ›

• FISHING REPORT: Try a jig and a leech on Clear Lake for walleye

  By Chris Baldus on July 6, 2019

  Compiled by the Iowa DNR Clear Lake The water temperature is in the upper 70’s. Walleye – Fair: Anglers are having success slip bobber fishing the rock reefs with a jig and leech and fishing under docks with a minnow…. Read More ›

• PHOTOS: CC Youth Softball Minor League Championship

  By Chris Baldus on July 6, 2019

  

• PHOTOS: Shining Stars in the CC Independence Day parade in 2017 and 2018

  By Chris Baldus on July 4, 2019

  

  2017: 2019:

• PHOTOS: CCHS band marching in 2017, 2019 4th of July parades

  By Chris Baldus on July 4, 2019

  

  2017: Charles City High School marching band performs in the CC Independence Day parade in 2017. 2019

• PHOTOS: Cambrex in CC 4th of July parades, 2017-2019

  By Chris Baldus on July 4, 2019

  

  2017 Cambrex brought a big firecracker to the Charles City Independence Day Parade 2018 Cambrex had stars and an Uncle Sam hat 2019 Cambrex brings Elvis to the 2019 Charles City Independence Day Parade

• PHOTOS: Charles City 4th of July Parade 2019

  By Chris Baldus on July 4, 2019

  

• Workshops on farmland management and leasing offered across NE Iowa from July 29 through August 15    

  By Chris Baldus on July 3, 2019

  News Release More than half of Iowa farmland is rented.  In some Iowa locations, as much as 70 percent of the land is farmed by farmers who don’t own the land. In Northeast Iowa, the result is many conversations and… Read More ›