Charles City youth invited to compete in talent show on July 2
Free event offers cash prizes, chance to qualify for state contest Contributed article CHARLES CITY – The Bill Riley Talent Search competition has become a Charles City Fourth of July Celebration tradition, annually drawing some of the top young talent from around North Iowa. That is expected to continue this year with the 2017 talent show set for Sunday, July 2, at 1 p.m. at the Charles Theatre. The talent competition is open to anyone in the state, ages 2-21. “We have some unbelievably talented youth in this region and this show is not only a great place to showcase … Continue reading Charles City youth invited to compete in talent show on July 2
Fullerton crowned Floyd County Fair queen
CHARLES CITY — Sydney Fullerton was crowned Floyd County Fair queen Friday during Party in the Park in Charles City’s Central Park. A 2017 graduate of Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock, Fullerton plans to attend North Iowa Area Community College where she has signed to play golf. The first runner-up is Jayden Jorgensen. Miss Congeniality is Kelsey Andersen. Meet the queen in person at the Floyd County Fair July 19-23. Continue reading Fullerton crowned Floyd County Fair queen
Charles City’s Mary ‘Dolly’ Harris passes at 86
CHARLES CITY — Mary “Dolly” Harris, 86, of Charles City, died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Cedar Health in Charles City. A funeral service for Mary “Dolly” Harris will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2017, at Hauser Funeral Home. Sister Diana Blong from Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City will officiate. Burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery in Charles City. A visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at Hauser Funeral Home, and for one hour before the service on Friday. Mary “Dolly” Marlene (McCauley) Harris was born to … Continue reading Charles City’s Mary ‘Dolly’ Harris passes at 86
Daryl Martin passes at age 17
Funeral arrangements are pending with Hauser Funeral Home for Daryl Zimmerman Martin, 17, of Elma who died Saturday, June 10, 2017. He was born April 23, 2000. Continue reading Daryl Martin passes at age 17
Allan Hastings passes at age 70
CHARLES CITY — Arrangements are pending with Hauser Funeral Home for Allan J. Hastings, 70, of Charles City who died Saturday, June 10, 2017, He was born Jan. 12, 1947. Continue reading Allan Hastings passes at age 70
Charles City School Board to consider old middle school options on Monday, calls for public comment
CHARLES CITY — With a purchase offer on the table as well as a pitch to work with the city and a “place maker” to create something unique that would draw people to the community, the Charles City School Board has some decisions to make about the former Middle School building. A slate of options are on the board’s agenda for The board meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the 7th grade learning area on the new middle school. Zach Mannheimer of McClure Engineering Company met with the Charles City Council and then the School Board on May 30 about potential … Continue reading Charles City School Board to consider old middle school options on Monday, calls for public comment
Charles City district looks west for school design inspiration
CHARLES CITY — Ongoing research into design options for a new or renovated Charles City High School sent eight educators to Southern California. They will report their findings Monday to the School Board. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. In the 7th grade learning studio of the Charles City Middle School. The meeting agenda middle and high school teachers Ryan Rahmiller, Amanda Rahmiller, Brenda Bailey, Julie Holub, Dené Lundberg, and Melina Mena-Davis and instructional coaches David Voves and Brittni Molstead traveled to Southern California June 8-10 to tour the High Tech High Village in San Diego and the HTH campus … Continue reading Charles City district looks west for school design inspiration
Shirley Chambers, 50-year member of 1st Baptist, passes at 84
Shirley Chambers, 84, of Charles City, died Wednesday, June 7, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa in Mason City. A funeral service for Shirley will be held 11:30 a.m. on Monday, June 12, 2017 at Hauser Funeral Home with Reverend Ruth Yeaton of First Baptist Church in Charles City officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City at a later date. A gathering of family and friends will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Monday. Shirley Ann Thatcher Chambers was born June 23, 1932 to Henry and … Continue reading Shirley Chambers, 50-year member of 1st Baptist, passes at 84
Nilda Ver Meer, founder of CC’s Filipino American Association, passes at age 75
CHARLES CITY —Nilda Ver Meer, 75, of Charles City, died Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Muse Norris Hospice Inpatient Unit in Mason City, Iowa. A funeral Mass for Nilda will be held 11 a.m. Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Charles City with Reverend Gary Mayer celebrating the Mass. A private family inurnment at Calvary Cemetery in Charles City will take place at a later date. A visitation will be held at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, 2017 with a Scripture Service beginning at 7 p.m. Visitation will … Continue reading Nilda Ver Meer, founder of CC’s Filipino American Association, passes at age 75
Lindaman retrial set to begin Aug. 1
CHARLES CITY –-Convicted sex offender and former Floyd County magistrate Doug Lindemann, 61, is out of prison and free on bond. On the same day a Floyd County District Court judge scheduled Lindaman’s retrial on a third-degree sexual abuse charge for Aug. 1, Lindaman was returned to Floyd County where he made bond. Lindaman, who previously served prison time in the 1980s on two convictions of lascivious acts with a minor, was convicted in April 2016 by a Floyd County jury on the count of third-degree sexual abuse. That conviction was overturned in May by the Iowa Supreme Court. In an … Continue reading Lindaman retrial set to begin Aug. 1
Peggy Beaver passes at age 87
CHARLES CITY — Peggy Marie Beaver, 87, of Charles City, died Sunday, June 4, 2017 at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City. A funeral service for Peggy will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, 2017 at Hauser Funeral Home with Pastor Bill Odermann from Saint John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Charles City officiating. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at Hauser Funeral Home and continue one hour prior to the service on Thursday. Peggy Marie Roy Beaver was born on June 5, 1929 to Charles and … Continue reading Peggy Beaver passes at age 87
City Tap asks for road closure during ‘Bike Nights’
CHARLES CITY — A downtown tavern asks that the city let it close a side street to host Bike Nights this summer. The Charles City Council will hear City Tap owner Terry Huxsol’s request at its Monday, June 5, meeting in City Hall. It begins at 6 p.m. Huxsol wants to close Lane Street next to his tavern for the bike celebration he hopes to host periodically from 5-9 p.m. Thursday nights in June, July and August. “He had originally wanted to close off the section of Main Street, but we are very hesitant to do that,” City Administrator Steve … Continue reading City Tap asks for road closure during ‘Bike Nights’
Another first: In a new ceremony, Charles City 8th graders cross over to high school
CHARLES CITY — On their final day as eighth graders, the Charles City High School Class of 2021 marched out the front door of the new middle school singing “Na na na na, na na na na, good bye!” They paraded Friday along Comet Drive — flanked by construction of the school district’s new bus barn to their left, and to their right churned dirt pushed behind the concrete curb during the drive’s construction. Like the class, the campus remains a work in progress with high expectations. The procession was led through the high school parking lot by students carrying … Continue reading Another first: In a new ceremony, Charles City 8th graders cross over to high school
Floyd County agrees to $112,500 settlement with former assistant county attorney
CHARLES CITY — Floyd County supervisors approved a $112,500 settlement last week with former Assistant County Attorney Denise Patters. The county’s insurance company EMC Insurance will pay $102,500 and the balance will come from county funds. Floyd County Attorney Rachel Ginbey, first elected to the office in November 2014, hired Patters in December 2014. Patters’ employment with the county ended in December 2015. She is currently the assistant county attorney in Hardin County. Continue reading Floyd County agrees to $112,500 settlement with former assistant county attorney
Charles City School District announces Summer Food Program
CHARLES CITY — Charles City Community Schools will once again be participating in the Summer Food Service Program, a news release from the school district announced. “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,” it said. Parents are encouraged to accompany younger children. An adult meal may be purchased for $3.50. No food is to be shared or carried out of the building. Meals will be provided, on a … Continue reading Charles City School District announces Summer Food Program
Annual Cedar Dog Jog is June 10
CHARLES CITY — Run or walk June 10 to help homeless pets in the Charles City area. The annual PAWS Cedar Dog Jog returns at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10. According to the registration website, the price to run or walk the 5K route that begins in Riverside Park is $30 for an adult and $20 for children 15 years old or younger. A family rate of $45 is also available. These rates include a T-shirt. Participants can get a discounted price of $10 per adult and $5 per child if they decide to not get a T-shirt. Click here … Continue reading Annual Cedar Dog Jog is June 10
Last day of school in Charles City is June 2
The final day of school for the Charles City 2016-17 academic school year is Friday, June 2, 2017. Charles City Middle School & Charles City High School will dismiss at the regular time, 3:10 P.M. Lincoln Elementary School & Washington Elementary School will dismiss at the regular time, 3:15 P.M. Continue reading Last day of school in Charles City is June 2
Charles City remembers fallen family, friends and generations
CHARLES CITY — This Memorial Day Ceremony at the Floyd County Courthouse was different. At the same time, it wasn’t. Veteran Art White guided it along, as he has for years, praising the high school band for coming and the FFA for posting the U.S. Flags throughout the city. Boy Scouts raised and lowered the colors. A local minister presented prayers. The American Legion Auxiliary placed a wreath in the Floyd County Veterans Memorial. Charles City Mayor Jim Erb read a proclamation. And as taps sounded, an honor guard of local veterans fired off three sets of shots. Only this … Continue reading Charles City remembers fallen family, friends and generations
Eighth-graders reconnect community with cemetery
CHARLES CITY — The incoming freshman class at Charles City High school will bring with it a resume like none before. For one thing, they reconnected a community to its cemetery. Many of the eighth graders’ efforts were on display Friday at a community open house at Riverside Cemetery: A drama troupe of eighth graders performed its short play about James Cullen’s death, the last lynching in Iowa, seven times in the cemetery chapel. The students researched and authored the play. Student guides outside the chapel presented their research on and restoration plans for the chapel. Stations throughout the cemetery … Continue reading Eighth-graders reconnect community with cemetery
Event notices on area bulletin boards
You see bulletin boards filled with notices, but don’t have time to give them a good look or to take notes. Here are some of those notices. Continue reading Event notices on area bulletin boards
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