The Charles City Community School Board approved the contracts for next year’s staff salaries during a special meeting on Wednesday, April 23. The new contracts include a 3.25% increase in total ...

The Charles City Singers will be celebrating its 50th season of performing with a special concert on Sunday, April 27. In the fall of 1974, Chuck Ruzicka, then the high school choir director, got with ...

A Charles City native returned home to celebrate the release of her first published book with a presentation at the Charles City Public Library on Tuesday, April 22. “It’s just so fun to be back in my ...

A rummage and bake sale is happening this weekend to support the Rudd Public Library. On Friday, April 25, from 4 to 8 p.m. and Saturday, April 26, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Rudd Gymnasium will be ...

Kids made their own pinwheels during the Charles City Public Library’ weekly Get Messy Program this week. “It’s a springy fun activity,” said children’s librarian Stacey Leerhoff. Coloring and cutting ...

Churasan Okinawa Cuisine celebrated its first anniversary of full-time food service on Saturday, April 19. One year ago, Megumi Abbott took the plunge in leaving her job to turn her food truck side ...