North Iowa Today for Thursday, May 24, 2012

CHARLES CITY — An Old Time Music Jam Session will be at 7 p.m. at the Charles City Senior Center, 900 Hulin St. Doors open at 6:30.
http://globegazette.com/news/local/bc212dd6-a559-11e1-a393-0019bb2963f4.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 04:00:00 -0700

Charles City adds permeable paving

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- The city is gearing up for another round of permeable street paving projects.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/48ef247c-55ff-5cb6-97ab-9c42691602e8.html

Published: Fri, 11 May 2012 18:00:00 -0700

Former Charles City man dies in prison

VINTON, Iowa --- A former Charles City man serving prison time for sex abuse convictions has died, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/4064c894-a43f-11e1-a219-0019bb2963f4.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 11:51:00 -0700

Study committee gets look at possible new Charles City Middle School

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- The Charles City Middle School Study Committee got its first look last week at how a new middle school on the high school campus might be designed.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/228feaa7-85c5-541b-9f63-df3a2d1b82e8.html

Published: Tue, 15 May 2012 18:00:00 -0700

Charles City sets work session on historic bridge art project

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- The Charles City Public Art Committee is holding a final set of work sessions with artist David Williamson to help design a community collaborative art piece from pieces of the historic suspension bridge destroyed in the flood of 2008.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/2eb8ebd3-9929-5d82-915f-a72b2149cf74.html

Published: Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700

UPDATE: Mitas opens tire plant in Charles City

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- Mitas officially opened its new tire plant in Charles City on Thursday with a ceremony that included Gov. Terry Branstad and the Czech ambassador to the United States.
http://wcfcourier.com/business/local/64ba04be-8fd3-11e1-8dde-001a4bcf887a.html

Published: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0700

Softball

 
http://wcfcourier.com/sports/other/56c7e2a0-a490-11e1-a338-0019bb2963f4.html

Published: Tue, 22 May 2012 21:31:00 -0700

Fire damages rural Charles City home

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- A fire, apparently sparked by a faulty toaster, damaged a home in rural Charles City Monday.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/0ea4dfaa-992d-11e1-a87f-0019bb2963f4.html

Published: Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:00 -0700

Tomsons to serve as grand marshals of festival parade

O. Jay and Pat Tomson have ridden in the North Iowa Band Festival Parade in the past because O. Jay has several classic autos.
http://globegazette.com/extras/community_events/bandfest/6e21a49c-a56f-11e1-a528-0019bb2963f4.html

Published: Thu, 24 May 2012 00:08:00 -0700

Luther grad blends teaching, broadcasting

CHARLES CITY, Iowa --- Erik Hoefer, 43, realized he wanted to be a teacher while still in high school.
http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/79ebeff8-f132-5b33-ae44-9c9e08b355f0.html

Published: Sat, 05 May 2012 10:00:00 -0700