CC Community Revitalization news release CHARLES CITY — Do you have a great business idea?  Have you always wanted to own a business in downtown Charles City?  Is your current business planning to expand services or add a new product line?  Do you have a piece of equipment you wish you could purchase for your business? The Business Improvement Committee of Community Revitalization is looking for interested entrepreneurs who could use $28,000 to launch or grow their business idea within the Charles City Main Street district.  The Open 4 Business contest, launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located … Continue reading ‘Open 4 Business’ contest now open

CC Chamber news release Make plans to get your chicks together for a special shopping experience and day of fun in Charles City! Local retailers will be showcasing new spring inventory, personal service, fun products and people, and more during the annual Chickfest promotion on April 7, 2018. Celebrate the arrival of spring and check out all that Charles City has to offer while enjoying a day of shopper pampering. In addition, the first 150 people through the door of the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce at 401 North Main St. will receive a free swag bag with coupons … Continue reading Charles City’s Chickfest quickly approaching

News Release from Mark Wicks, Community Development Director CHARLES CITY – A historic cornerstone building in downtown Charles City has been named to the “Most Endangered Properties” list by a state preservation organization. The Dr. J.W. Smith Building at 201-203 North Main St., also known as the Winterink Building, was the first of the properties announced for inclusion on the Most Endangered list this year by Preservation Iowa. The organization is announcing one accepted property a day on its Facebook page until the list is complete. To date three other properties have also been announced, in Red Oak, Jackson County … Continue reading Smith/Winterink Building listed among ‘Most Endangered Properties’ in Iowa

CHARLES CITY – Reporter Thomas Nelson collected the lone first-place award for the Charles City Press in the 2018 Iowa Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest, under the leadership of publisher Chris Hall and editor Bob Steenson, who notched one third place individual effort. Nelson took first in Best News Photo. Steenson took third in Best News Story. The Mason City Globe Gazette, a competitor in the same division and in the area brought home seven award. Four were first place awards. Here is the IOWA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE about the 2018 Iowa Newspaper Association Better Newspaper Contest: DES MOINES … Continue reading Nelson wins photo award

News Release The Charles City Telecommunications Broadband Commission will meet at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 105 Milwaukee Mall. Included among the agenda items is the annual Broadband Budget review and recommendation, renewal of 28E agreement and further discussion regarding the recent broadband feasibility study. This meeting is open to the public. Continue reading Broadband Commission to meet tonight

CHARLES CITY — City leaders are working toward demolishing the crumbling Charley Western Trail Bridge this winter, while the wood turtles are hibernating. Corresponding repairs and improvements to the First Avenue bridge would be done in the summer after school is out for the summer. The City Council will discuss these projects Monday, Dec. 11, at its planning session that begins at 6 p.m. in City Hall. Below it the full text of the city administrator’s memo to the council on the topic: “We continue to work with the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) in obtaining a permit to … Continue reading City plans wintertime demolition of Charley Western Trail Bridge