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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
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Floyd County Extension and Outreach November 2019 Calendar
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM Pick A Better Snack – Washington 2nd Charles City 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Clover Kids – Charles City Charles City Wednesday, November 6, 2019 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM Fresh Conversations – Rockford Rockford Thursday,… Read More ›
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Commercial Ag Weed, Insect, Plant Disease Course Set for Nov. 20
News Release Floyd County Extension will offer the Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease Management Continuing Instruction Course (CIC) for commercial pesticide applicators Wednesday, November 20, 2019. The program will be shown at locations across Iowa through the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program (PSEP). … Read More ›
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White tails Unlimited Woodland Prairie Chapter Banquet is Nov. 9
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Annual Charles City Lions Club Book Sale Oct. 16-26
CHARLES CITY — The Lions Club has added hours to its annual Book Sale, which will offer up to 50,000 books. The sale will run Wednesday, Oct. 16-26, at 300 Gilbert St., Charles City. Use the east entrance of the… Read More ›
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‘Spooky Village’ is back in Nashua for 2019
Visit the “Spooky Village” at the Old Bradford Pioneer Village Museum from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 26. Admission is $3.
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N-P Homecoming pep rally, parade today
NASHUA — Nashua-Plainfield’s 2019 Homecoming parade will follow a pep rally at 2:30 p.m. today (Friday, Oct. 4). The Homecoming football game against South Winn begins at 7 p.m. The Homecoming king and queen were crowned Thursday night. They are… Read More ›
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Photos: Charles City High School Marching Band homecoming performance
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2019 Charles City Comets football schedule and results dating back to 2014
Aug. 30 — Crestwood: 27-34 (H) loss Sept. 6 — New Hampton High School: 23-25 (A) loss Sept. 13 — Union Community: 14-6 (H) win Sept. 20 — Oelwein High School (A) Sept. 27 — Waterloo East (H): 41-13 loss… Read More ›
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FOOTBALL SCOREBOARD: Class 3A, District 3
CLASS 3A ||||||| District | Overall DISTRICT 3 ||||| W-L-T | W-L-T Independence — 0-0-0 | 2-0-0 Waverly-SR — 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 W. Delaware — 0-0-0 | 1-1-0 Charles City — 0-0-0 | 0-2-0 Decorah HS — 0-0-0 | 0-2-0… Read More ›
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CC, N-P are cross country ‘teams to watch’
Area high school cross country teams are listed at teams to watch in the rankings released Tuesday by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches.Those schools listed at teams to watch are Charles City girls and boys in Class 3A and… Read More ›
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High School football scores, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019
Area schools New Hampton 25, Charles City 23 ( (ND)) Belmond-Klemme 32, Nashua-Plainfield 6 Central Springs 6, North Butler 0 ( (ND)) Riceville 52, Central, Elkader 14 ( (ND)) Rockford 22, Kee, Lansing 18 ( (ND)) Statewide scores CLASS 4A:… Read More ›
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VIDEO: Middle schoolers running at Wildwood
CHARLES CITY — Middle School girls start their race at Wildwood on Thursday And here at the finish:
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FOOTBALL: Crestwood 34, Charles City 27
SCOREBOARD Q1 |Q2 | Q3 | Q4 — Final Crestwood: 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 — 34 Charles City: 7 | 12 | 0 | 8 — 27 SCORING 1st Quarter Charles City, 7:36 — #2 Marcus Cranshaw… Read More ›
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Iowa High School Football scores: Week 1
Area scores Crestwood, Cresco 34, Charles City 27 ( (ND)) Aplington-Parkersburg 22, New Hampton 18 ( (ND)) North Butler 6, Nashua-Plainfield 2 ( (ND)) Riceville 26, Kee, Lansing 6 ( (ND)) Rockford 78, West Central, Maynard 20 ( (ND)) Scores… Read More ›
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Rep. Prichard Deployed to South Korea
NEWS RELEASE Charles City, Iowa — State Rep. Todd Prichard of Charles City was deployed to South Korea on Monday as part of his duties as a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves. “While I’ll be serving our… Read More ›
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Registration Open for Prairie Day Camp 2019
News Release CHARLES CITY — Area children will have the opportunity to step back in time for a day of fun and learning when the National 19th Amendment Society holds its annual Prairie Day Camp. The camp will be held… Read More ›
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Floyd County fish kill investigated
NEWS RELEASE CHARLES CITY—DNR specialists investigated a fish kill on a tributary of Flood Creek about four miles west of Charles City Wednesday. On-site field tests did not show elevated ammonia levels and live fish were seen along the affected… Read More ›
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St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church invites community’s children to VBS this week
CHARLES CITY — Children preschool age to 5th grade are invited to attend Vacation Bible School this week at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City. It’s free, goes from 5:30-8 p.m. each night through Friday, Aug. 2, and… Read More ›
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School registration is open for Charles City
Charles City Schools News Release Registration for the Charles City Community Schools is now open online. All Charles City Community School District families will register online. We have a single webpage with all of your back to school information for… Read More ›
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Iowa WORKS Job Fair in Charles City on Aug. 13
News Release Due to the closing of Simply Essentials, IowaWORKS has announced a Job Fair on Tuesday, August 13th from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for those employees. It will be held at 500 North Grand Avenue in the old… Read More ›
