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Locally-produced fresh produce, baked goods, crafts, flowers and plants will make their return to Central Park on Saturday, May 6, when the Charles Ci

By Travis Fischer, tkfischer@charlescitypress.com The Charles City Council discussed tax levy rates, façade grants, and parking lot leases during its workshop meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Kicking off the meeting on a positive note, Bob Ingram of Sisson & Associates presented the city with its annual dividend check for participation in EMC Insurance’s municipal utilities program. The city has received a dividend check from EMC every year for more than …

The Iowa Association of Chambers of Commerce (IACC) has announced that Charles City Community Development Director Mark Wicks has been elected to serv

By Mark Wicks, Charles City Community Development Director Let me start by saying we have some phenomenal volunteers in Charles City – I mean some absolute all-stars. We have for years, which is a huge reason why the Main Street Charles City program (formerly Community Revitalization) and the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce have been successful in the past. In fact, did you know that since 1996 Charles City …

TODAY is international cat day – a whole day dedicated to our feline friends.

“Party in the Park” kicks off its 19th season tonight in Charles City’s Central Park. That’s Chamber Director Mark Wicks, who says the theme for tonig

The new Charles City city flag will soon be available for public purchase. At this week’s City Council meeting, City Administrator Steve Diers announc

The Charles City Downtown Farmers Market recently started the 2022 season. Chamber of Commerce Director Mark Wicks told the Charles City City Council

Some of the top volunteers and Main Street district development projects in the state were recognized Friday at the annual Main Street Iowa Developmen

Following a two-week public voting period, the design for a new Charles City flag has been selected.  Four final design proposals were put out for pub