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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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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 ›
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Aug. 28 Fall Field Day to Focus on Price Risk Management
News Release NASHUA – The Annual Fall Field Day at the ISU Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm will run from 1:00 to 4:20PM on Wednesday, August 28. Steve Johnson, Farm Management Specialist, will kick-off the program in the Borlaug Learning Center, and will cover “Crop Price Risk &… Read More ›
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Iowa pheasant population survey begins Aug. 1
IOWA DNR News Release The extent of impact that a cold and snowy late winter and heavy rains and flooding in April and May had on pheasant nesting success will likely be seen when the Iowa Department of Natural Resources… Read More ›
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CAPITOL COMMENTS: Democrats demand inquiry into Iowa’s privatized Medicaid fiasco
By Rep. Todd Prichard, D- Charles City In January 2015, I was surprised to read that then Governor Terry Branstad had unilaterally decided to privatize Iowa’s Medicaid health system. I, along with the rest of my colleagues in the legislature,… Read More ›
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Charles City seeks police officer candidates
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 ›
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Tonight at the Floyd County Fair Grandstand: East Central Iowa Pullers
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 ›
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Minor Damage to Charles City Garage
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 ›
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FISHING REPORT: Try a jig and a leech on Clear Lake for walleye
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 ›
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PHOTOS: CC Youth Softball Minor League Championship
