Eugene Fredrick Meier, age 90, of Rockford, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the Nora Springs Care Center. A funeral service for Eugene Meier will be held at 11 a.m.

Several Charles City businesses received a surprise visit on Friday as Mayor Dean Andrews and his youth council distributed sugar cookies as a gesture of community goodwill. “It’s a wonderful surprise ...

CC Cares will once again offer a community Thanksgiving Dinner for those looking for a place to enjoy the November holiday meal. Planned for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 27, at St. John ...

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CHARLES CITY — The No. 1-ranked Clear Lake Lions scored nine touchdowns while shutting out Charles City, 63-0, at Comet Field last Friday in a Class 3A-District 2 football matchup. It wouldn’t be fair ...

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CHARLES CITY — It looked like it was going to be a blowout. Instead, last Friday’s Class 3A-District 2 football matchup between Iowa Falls-Alden and hosting Charles City turned out to be a shootout.

Raymond Lester Smith, 75, of Greene, passed away on Sept. 17, 2025, at Nora Springs Care Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, at Saint Mary Catholic Church in Greene.

Families flocked to 7 Mile Corner this weekend to enjoy three days of old-fashioned fun as the Cedar Valley Engine Club put on its 60th Thresher Reunion show. “We’ve had fantastic crowds out here,” ...

There were apples aplenty for the picking this weekend at the Carrie Chapman Catt Girlhood Home. Marking the traditional end of the summer season, families were invited out to take their fill of ...

There was feasting and fighting this weekend at Tosanak Recreational Area as the park once again played host to the Belegarth Medieval Combat Society. Roughly 150 fantasy-themed warriors wielding foam ...