Category: Floyd County

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

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

Floyd County

Workshops on farmland management and leasing offered across NE Iowa from July 29 through August 15    

Chris Baldus

News Release More than half of Iowa farmland is rented.  In some Iowa locations, as much as 70 percent of the land is farmed by farmers who don’t own the land. In Northeast Iowa, the result is many conversations and negotiations between farmland owners and producer-tenants to determine what makes sense for farmland leases and cash rental rates – both fixed rent and flexible arrangements.  Strong landlord/tenant relationships are important for the long-term viability of Iowa’s farming communities. These are just a few reasons why Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers workshops designed to answer questions that land owners … Continue reading Workshops on farmland management and leasing offered across NE Iowa from July 29 through August 15    

Floyd County

Floyd County Board of Supervisors June 25, 2019, meeting minutes

Chris Baldus

UNAPPROVED MINUTES Floyd County Board of Supervisors Meeting June 25, 2019, 9:00 AM The Floyd County Board of Supervisors met in the Board Room of the Floyd County Courthouse with the following in attendance: Supv Doug Kamm, Supv Roy Schwickerath, and Supv Linda Tjaden. Schwickerath/Tjaden moved to amend the agenda to include the annual transfer from General Fund to Conservation Capital Project Fund and note that applications for use of courthouse grounds were added to the agenda yesterday, all within 24 hours of the meeting time and are necessary to take action today due to scheduling timeline. Tjaden/Schwickerath moved to … Continue reading Floyd County Board of Supervisors June 25, 2019, meeting minutes

Charles City

CC’s South Main Street closure delayed until July 8

Chris Baldus

News Release outh Main Street closure delayed one week The planned street closure for South Main Street has been delayed one week and will now be closed from Parkside Lane to the Charley Western trail crossing starting July 8 due to the South Main Street asphalt overlay project.  The initial storm sewer work will take approximately 2 weeks and following this work, Main Street will be closed intermittently due to the asphalt overlay work.  Questions on this project can be directed to the Charles City engineering department at 257-6300 PREVIOUSLY REPORT — CHARLES CITY — South Main Street will be … Continue reading CC’s South Main Street closure delayed until July 8

R-R-MR, Rockford

R-R-MR offers free summer lunch program for children through July 31

Chris Baldus

ROCKFORD — RRMR is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at a first come, first serve basis at the site and times as follows: BREAKFAST AND LUNCH SERVED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY JUNE 4th THROUGH JULY 31st (CLOSED JULY 4th THROUGH JULY 7TH ) COST FOR CHILDREN (0-18) – FREE COST FOR ADULTS – $3.00 PER MEAL … Continue reading R-R-MR offers free summer lunch program for children through July 31