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Entrepreneurs who could use extra dollars to expand and grow their business within the Charles City Main Street district are encouraged to apply for t

Floyd County Farm Bureau, Butler County REC and the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce are all inviting their members to hear first-hand what’s hap

Maggie Owens from Athy Sing and Sign recounts an exciting trip to Dublin recently.

Thursday marked one year since pro-Trump rioters breached the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the 2020 election results that favored now-President Joe Biden.

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Mark Pitz8 hours agoLast Updated: July 9, 2021 Barbeque participants and samplers are invited to the Barbeque Challenge in downtown Charles City Saturday. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mark Wicks says more teams and/or individuals are still welcome to join the competition.

markp6 hours agoLast Updated: May 24, 2021 While there were still several 4th of July-related activities in Charles City last year, due to COVID safety concerns, they were spread out around town with limits on attendance and some conducted via “drive through” formats. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mark Wicks says this year’s celebration will resemble it’s more classic format, including the planned return of fireworks to the downtown area. Wicks says while fireworks and Charles ...

markp3 hours agoLast Updated: May 14, 2021 Charles City Community Development Director Mark Wicks has been elected to the Iowa Association of Chambers of Commerce (IACC) Executive Board of Directors. Wicks, who manages both the Charles City Area Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street Charles City program, will serve as the IACC Secretary/Treasurer for 2021 as part of a 3-year stint. He has served on the IACC Board of Directors since March 2018.  The IACC, originally known as the Iowa Chamber ...

markp3 weeks agoLast Updated: May 5, 2021 While preserving the city’s past, the Charles City Historic Preservation Commission is also looking to the future with the help from the younger generation. Commission Chair Carol Frye told city council members Monday night that later this month they’ll begin interviewing prospective students currently in eighth grade who will be ninth graders when they join the organization this fall. Community Development  Director Mark Wicks says the student par...

Jared McNett / Jared McNett Globe Gazette   Mason City resident Samuel Hunt worked for years as a family practice doctor. Now he said hes volunteering at CG Public Healths mass vaccination clinic to deliver doses to people. He said that its some of the most fulfilling work hes ever done. Dr. Samuel Hunt, who practiced family medicine for years in Mason City and is "mostly retired" now, helps out at the clinic on Wednesdays and Fridays (sometimes with his wife) and said that this present work...