Charles City News

A group of North Iowa hunters is rescued after they break through some river ice and their boat begins to sink.

There are moments in time you remember like they were yesterday. September 11th is one the day John F. Kennedy was shot may be another AND the day Pearl Harbor was attacked.

Another blow for a local family that's already been plagued by hardship. A fire burned down a carpentry shop in Charles City, Iowa Saturday night.

A couple months behind in her rent and facing eviction, Kasandra Lester called Des Moines shelters last month, looking for a place that would accept families.

"That voting software you're using, that was done by Cerro Gordo County," said County Supervisor Bob Amosson about the new precinct mapping software.

Hospice is helping families through the holidays with Tree of Life ceremonies. Everyone is being encouraged to make a donation in memory of a friend or family member who has died.

A North Iowa family said they have an extra reason to be thankful this Thanksgiving Day weekend.

We now interrupt Mrs. Palin's book tour to bring you Thanksgiving, a grand old holiday, and we in the book business are thankful for her, that a busy woman who wanted to tell her story chose the medium of ink and paper between hard covers.

To the Editor: I enjoyed the article 'Rare Books Don't Always Live in Glass Cases' on lesser-known libraries with extraordinary collections.

Charles City, IA- The 2009 corn harvest is nearly complete for most North Iowa farmers.

Charles City, IA- The list of troubles for area farmers is growing. First came the rains, now there's no fuel.

Floyd County officials say an 86-year-old woman was hospitalized after she spent a night in her wrecked vehicle along a county road.

"Well, I was the Company Commander here in 1974-75," said Dwayne Bennett looking around the newly remodeled Charles City Armory, but a lot has changed since he trained here.

Floyd County officials say an 86-year-old woman has been hospitalized after spending a night in her wrecked vehicle along a county road.

A Floyd County home is a smoldering ruin. Firefighters worked as fast as they could Monday afternoon to save a turn of the century house on the Southwest side of Charles City.

Charles City, IA- Some area homeowners want answers from their city leaders after backed up sewer water leaves them with an expensive mess.

One person is in a local hospital following a two vehicle crash on Highway 18. It happened around five Monday evening.

A ban using steel wheels on new cement roads in Mitchell county is creating some controversy between steel wheel farmers and county officials.

Charles City, IA- Late night trouble in a North Iowa community is prompting city leaders to seriously discuss a possible curfew.

Rep. Mark Kuhn, D-Charles City, a member of the Iowa Legislature for 10 years, said Monday that he would not seek re-election in 2010, the Mason City Globe Gazette reported.