CHARLES CITY — The Charles City Council at its Wednesday, Nov.14, planning meeting will discuss adding a public transit bus route to Mason City. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. in City Hall. Below is the agenda report to the council from City Administrator Steve Diers: City transit has now been up and running for just over three months. Over the last several weeks we’ve been discussing the idea of incorporating county service that would add a transit bus to the current operation that would be used to offer service to Mason City. Floyd county would be able to compensate … Continue reading CC looking to add bus route to Mason City

News Release CHARLES CITY — Ok all you amateur detectives … how well do you know your hometown? Take the Hometown Scavenger Hunt challenge in October and test your knowledge of Charles City as well as your ability to figure out the clues for a chance to win prize money … and have some fun in the process. Presented by the Design Committee of Community Revitalization, this event will serve as a fundraiser to benefit downtown beautification efforts in Charles City. The Scavenger Hunt will take place October 8-19th, with the winners to be announced on October 21st at a … Continue reading Hometown Scavenger Hunt set for Oct. 8-19

News Release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Iowa Hawkeyes are inviting the entire Charles City Community to “Charles City Community Night” in Kinnick Stadium in conjunction with the Iowa/UNI Football game on Saturday, September 15 kickoff at 6:30 pm. Any member of the Charles City community can purchase an unlimited number of $35 group rate adult tickets and $25 youth tickets.  The single game ticket price is $50 per seat.  In addition, there is an optional Charles City tailgate party in the Hawkeye Village area, the pre-game hospitality program of the Iowa Hawkeyes. The record for ticket sales by one community … Continue reading Charles City Community Night at UNI-Iowa game

CHARLES CITY — Small business owners and lenders in North Central Iowa are invited to the Rural Small Business Roadshow from 2-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at the Charles City NIACC Center, 203 Brantingham Street. Learn more about the programs and services that are available from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) that can help rural small businesses start, grow and expand. Free admission.  Continue reading Rural Small Business Roadshow comes to CC Aug. 7

News Release There will be a “Powering Rural Iowa Roadshow” informational presentation on Tuesday, Aug. 7, at 2 p.m. at the Charles City NIACC Center featuring representatives from the Small Business Administration and USDA Rural Development. Small business owners and lenders in particular are being encouraged to attend this free, public meeting to learn how to help small rural businesses get started, grow and expand. This event is being co-hosted by the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce, Charles City Area Development Corp. and the Business Improvement Committee of Community Revitalization. Continue reading SBA, USDA presentation in Charles City Aug. 7

News Release CHARLES CITY – Summer may be starting to wind down, but it will be alive and well on Friday, August 3rd, as Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame band Endless Summer takes the stage the stage for Party in the Park in Charles City! Central Park will be hoppin’ from 5-9 p.m. with nostalgic tunes from the Beach Boys era, which will fit right in with the “Chuck Goes to Hawaii” theme for the night. In addition to the free live music, the public can enjoy a variety of food and beverage vendors, as well as park … Continue reading Endless Summer, Hawaiian theme at next Party in the Park