WEATHER: Today — A slight chance of showers before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers after 4 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Tonight — A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Tuesday — A 10 percent chance of showers before 7 a.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 8 mph. SPORTS  The Northeast Iowa Conference girls  golf tournament begins at 10 a.m. At … Continue reading Your morning update: High school golf conference meets are today

NASHUA — Nashua-Plainfield’s Haley Hillesheim shot a 54 and Caleb Liddle a 45 on their home course May 2 to be named the meet’s medalists. Nashua Plainfield girls defeated West Fork at the Nashua town and country club the Huskies had the low score of 238. West fork shot 272. Nashua Plainfield’s Miranda Crabtree was runner up to Hillesheim with a 59. Nashua-Plainfield boys carded a 188. West Fork only fielded 3 golfers. Three golfers tied at 47 making them runners up to Liddle. They were Dillon Auchstetter and Drew Moine of Nashua Plainfield and Zach Laudner of West Fork. Continue reading Nashua-Plainfield golfers card home victories

From the Iowa DNR DES MOINES— For the first time in almost a year, none of Iowa is shown in any form of drought or dryness in the latest Water Summary Update.  Conditions in Iowa continue to improve, especially in the areas of southeast Iowa that had been dry over the winter. Thanks to a wet and cool April, there are no drought designations in the state and shallow groundwater is now rated as normal to above normal across the state. Streamflow is above normal across much of the state.  Most of April saw mild weather with temperatures above normal … Continue reading Water Summary Update shows no drought in Iowa thanks to cool, wet April

Tonight is Nancy Western’s final concert as the Charles City High School Orchestra director. Showtime is 7:30 p.m in the North Grand Auditorium. Click here for the full Charles City concert schedule. WEATHER Today — Showers, mainly before 4 p.m. High near 45. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent.  Tonight — A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.  Tuesday — … Continue reading Morning update: Western’s finale; rain today, warmup tomorrow

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Yes, that was snow you saw in Charles City at about 7:15 a.m. Don’t worry though, it won’t last, and even if it did accumulate, the heavy rain forecast for Sunday and Monday certainly would wash it away. Then there is this whole flooding thing to worry about instead. The National Weather Service office in La Crosse, Wis., issued a warning Thursday about a hazardous weather coming up: “Locally heavy rainfall is possible Sunday into Monday which could lead to rises on area rivers and streams.” Here is the forecast from the National Weather Service for the Charles City area … Continue reading Your morning briefing: Wet weekend likely

Have you thought about summer activities yet? Floyd County Conservation has planned a series of day camps, the first being “Fantastic Beasts Camp” on June 15 for third grade graduates and older at the Fossil & Prairie Park in Rockford. “Discover what makes the Fossil & Prairie Park Preserve a unique habitat and how the animals that live here utilize the ecosystem,” a Floyd County Conservation announcement says. “Includes snacks, crafts and a ‘Peterson First Guide to Trees.’” Good morning, it’s Tuesday, April 25, 2017. WEATHER Enjoy the morning sun while you can, clouds will be rolling in bringing a … Continue reading Your morning report: 

 GREENE —Heather Sibbits, 37, of Greene, formerly Charles City, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017 at her home. A gathering of family and friends will be at Hauser Funeral Home in Charles City from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, 2017. Heather May Sibbits was born October 10, 1979 in Mt. Holly, New Jersey, raised her children in Charles City and most recently made her home in Greene. Living family members include her mother, Elaine Coblentz of Greene; two sons: Damian Sibbits of Charles City and Matthew Bakken of Greene; sister: Jennifer Sibbits with her two daughters, Kayla Kaiser and Morgan … Continue reading Heather Sibbits passes at age 37

Tonight, listen to the music. Tomorrow, dance. The Wartburg College Wind Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. In Trinity United Methodist Church, 601 Milwaukee St., Charles City. Charles City High School musicians will also perform. Admission is free. We’re one day away from two proms. Charles City’s Prom, with the theme “Picture Perfect,” will be on Saturday, April 22. Here is the schedule: * 6:30 p.m. -— Doors open for Grand March (Charles City Middle School Gymnasium) * 7 p.m. — Lineup for Grand March *  7:30 p.m. — Grand March (admission $1) * 9 p.m.  — Dance * Midnight … Continue reading Your morning briefing: Wartburg and CCHS Bands perform tonight.  |   CC and R-R-MR proms as well as N-P Spring Play this weekend 

Nashua will be a happening place this weekend. Nashua-Plainfield High School students will present the comedy “Three’s a Family,” at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the school’s gymnasium. Admission is $3. Also in Nashua, the citywide garage sales will begin Friday and last until Saturday. The Goodwill truck will be in town for donations. WEATHER We are going to be drying out for a bit. Here is the National Weather Service forecast for the Charles City area. Today — Cloudy, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph.  Tonight — Mostly cloudy, … Continue reading Your morning update: Nashua’s weekend full of comedy, deals and goodwill. | Also R-R-MR announced Prom Court

The Charles City Police are hoping to find the owner of an empty safe that was found in town. It appears to have been broken into, police say. The non-emergency number to the CCPD is (641) 228-3366 Good morning it’s Wednesday, April 19, or as we like to call it at North Cedar Reports.com Quality Auto Service Day. Go celebrate by saying hi to Steve and the crew. WEATHER Here is your Charles City area weather forecast from the National Weather Service  Today — A chance of showers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m, then a chance of showers and … Continue reading Your morning update: Do you recognize this safe?

Charles City’s Mara Forsyth is leading the Wartburg College Knights softball team into the second half of the season with offensive numbers on pace to eclipse her sophomore breakthrough-year. Read more here. The Charles City Council will meet tonight at 6 p.m and is expected to end it’s partnership with Floyd County on working toward a joint law enforcement center. Read more here And Charles City studets get one more day of Easter vacation today as classes are not in session. Comet sports teams, however, will be in action. The girls tennis team is hosting Waverly-Shell Rock at 3 p.m. … Continue reading Your morning update: Monday, April 17