Authorities have identified a man whose body was found Wednesday afternoon, May 13, in Clear Lake as 70-year-old John J. Rankin of Charles City. According to the Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office, ...

Diane Mary (Laures) Brandt passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5, 2026 surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service for Diane Brandt will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at ...

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The Charles City High School Drama Department is getting ready for its spring production. “Lost Girl,” a “Peter Pan”-inspired story exploring the aftermath of Wendy’s adventure in Neverland, will be ...

The Winnebago Industries’ Charles City Hardwoods Division plant will close in December, idling 44 workers, the company announced Wednesday.

Press photo by John BurbridgeLongtime educator/coach/ardent Comet supporter Larry Wolfe worked the press box during Tuesday’s softball doubleheader against Waverly-Shell Rock.

This part of the Floyd County Historical Museum was once the offices and testing labs for Salsbury Laboratories, a veterinary pharmaceutical company started in the 1920s.

GUEST VIEW A small — but growing — number of Iowans are choosing not to vaccinate their kids against infectious diseases. One Des Moines-based nurse practitioner recently noted that “there’s more ...

Property owners in Charles City have a unique opportunity for construction jobs. Students in the NIACC Career Center’s Building Trades class may spend their Monday in the classroom, but for the rest ...