Author: Chris Baldus

Newspaperman, professionally, since 1991 Husband since 1992 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 dreamed big
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FOOTBALL: Crestwood 34, Charles City 27

Chris Baldus

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 pass complete to #3 Ian Collins for 50 yards. Touchdown! (Point after kick by #12 Kaleb Byers is good.) Crestwood 0, Charles City 7 Crestwood, 4:24 — #3 runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (2-point conversion is good.) Crestwood 8, Charles City 7 2nd Quarter Crestwood, 10:18 — #3 runs for 1 yards. Touchdown! (Point after kick by #3 is no … Continue reading FOOTBALL: Crestwood 34, Charles City 27

Chickasaw County, Sports

Iowa High School Football scores: Week 1

Chris Baldus

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 by district Thursday (08/29/2019) CLASS 4A: District 2 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 31, Sioux City, West 6 ( (ND)) District 7 Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 31, Sioux City, West 6 ( (ND)) Friday (08/30/2019) CLASS 4A: District 1 Ankeny Centennial 17, Ankeny 14 (OT) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 29, Sioux City, North 18 ( (ND)) Des Moines, Lincoln 20, Des … Continue reading Iowa High School Football scores: Week 1

Charles City, Chickasaw County, Floyd County

Rep. Prichard Deployed to South Korea

Chris Baldus

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 state and nation in a different capacity for the next few weeks, I want my constituents in Chickasaw, Floyd, and Cerro Gordo Counties to know they can still contact me through email at todd.prichard@legis.iowa.gov if they need assistance,” said Prichard, who is expected to return to Iowa in late August.   Prichard has been in the military in different roles for over … Continue reading Rep. Prichard Deployed to South Korea

Charles City

Registration Open for Prairie Day Camp 2019

Chris Baldus

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 on Wednesday, August 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Carrie Lane Chapman Catt Girlhood Home for children entering first grade through fifth grade this fall. Campers will participate in a variety of lively games and activities related to 1860’s farm life, including several new to this year’s camp. They will walk through prairie land guided by Nancy … Continue reading Registration Open for Prairie Day Camp 2019

Charles City, Outdoors

Floyd County fish kill investigated

Chris Baldus

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 two-mile stretch of stream, indicating the pollutant had moved downstream. “It’s really important for people to call DNR right away when they see dead fish,” said Rachel Glaza, DNR environmental specialist. “If we get there fast we can usually determine the cause. But in this case, whatever killed the fish had come and gone by the time we got there,” … Continue reading Floyd County fish kill investigated

Charles City

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church invites community’s children to VBS this week

Chris Baldus

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 children will be served a light supper each night. The theme this year is “Roar – Life is Wild — God is Good.” VBS kids will sing in church on Sunday, Aug. 4 Continue reading St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church invites community’s children to VBS this week

Charles City, Charles City Schools

School registration is open for Charles City

Chris Baldus

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 you.  https://www.charlescityschools.org/News/back-to-school-2019-20 All Charles City High School fall practices start on August 12.  We request parents of student-athletes register for school by August 5 to complete required participation documents. If you have any questions or challenges please email cccsd@charlescityschools.org Continue reading School registration is open for Charles City

Charles City

Iowa WORKS Job Fair in Charles City on Aug. 13

Chris Baldus

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 middle school gym in Charles City.  The job fair is for Simply Essentials employees, however, it is also open to the General Public as well.  If you would like to be a part of the Job Fair, please register at the following link https://forms.gle/RJe2pKtYBkJSYoNE7   The registration is now open and available only to Floyd County businesses for the first 24 hours … Continue reading Iowa WORKS Job Fair in Charles City on Aug. 13

Calendar, Nashua

Aug. 28 Fall Field Day to Focus on Price Risk Management

Chris Baldus

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 & Cash Flow Management”. He is followed by Prashant Jha, Weed Specialist, with a discussion of the “ISU weed science research and extension program: 2019 and beyond”. Then the program heads to the field with the on-farm wagon tour featuring Antonio Mallarino, Soil Fertility Specialist, and Erin Hodgson, Entomologist. Antonio will explain “How results from long-term PK rate studies influence soil tests and interpretations”. Whereas Erin will discuss “Concerns with corn and soybean insect pest resistance to insecticides … Continue reading Aug. 28 Fall Field Day to Focus on Price Risk Management

Outdoors

Iowa pheasant population survey begins Aug. 1

Chris Baldus

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 (DNR) conducts its annual pheasant counts. The statewide survey takes place Aug. 1-15. The survey is conducted by Iowa DNR staff who drive 218, 30 mile routes on gravel roads at dawn on mornings with heavy dew. Hen pheasants will move their broods to the edge of the gravel road to dry off before they begin feeding, which makes them … Continue reading Iowa pheasant population survey begins Aug. 1

Charles City, COLUMNS

CAPITOL COMMENTS: Democrats demand inquiry into Iowa’s privatized Medicaid fiasco

Chris Baldus

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, was caught off guard by the dramatic change to one of the state’s biggest programs.  There was no legislative input, no oversight, and no check on the Governor’s decision to alter how over 600,000 Iowans receive medical services. Despite this drastic shift, Republican legislative leaders refused  to intervene, or even question their fellow party member’s decision.  They faithfully believed the … Continue reading CAPITOL COMMENTS: Democrats demand inquiry into Iowa’s privatized Medicaid fiasco

Charles City

Charles City seeks police officer candidates

Chris Baldus

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 who is trained in minimal firefighting.  Candidates must be 21 years old on date of hire and possess a high school diploma or GED.  All applicants must successfully complete civil service qualifying requirements which include, physical agility testing  written aptitude test and oral interview.  Successful candidates must be able to obtain Iowa Law Enforcement Academy certification within one year of … Continue reading Charles City seeks police officer candidates

Charles City, Floyd County

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

Chris Baldus

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 s, 2.6 diesel trucks, SS 2wd pickup trucks, and Super Farm tractors. The show is sponsored by Flint Hills Resources,Golden Harvest, Bortz Farm Seed, Swartzrock Implement, Van Wall Equipment, Red PowerNew Hampton & Mark’s Tractor. Admission: $10 Adult (12 years & up) $7 Youth (6-11 years) Free (5 years & under) $20 Pit Passes (per person, each night regardless of age)  Continue reading Tonight at the Floyd County Fair Grandstand: East Central Iowa Pullers

Charles City

Minor Damage to Charles City Garage

Chris Baldus

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 side of a residential detached garage, near the roof line.  Inspection of the condition of the interior of the two stall garage found there was no smoke or fire inside.  Firefighters removed siding and sheeting from the exterior of the garage where the smoke was, and found a small amount of fire that was extinguished quickly.  Further inspection with thermal … Continue reading Minor Damage to Charles City Garage

Outdoors

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

Chris Baldus

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. Channel Catfish – Good: Fish the windswept shore and rocky areas with cut bait or crawlers fished on the bottom. Yellow Bass – Fair: Fish the edge of vegetation in 4 to 6 feet of water with a small piece of crawler or leech. Cedar River (Nashua to La Porte City) River flows are high – about twice the normal flow … Continue reading FISHING REPORT: Try a jig and a leech on Clear Lake for walleye