Politics & Government
- Feb- 2021 -18 February
Charles City Notes: Budgets, Sewer & Water Projects, Utility Bills and Spring Cleanup
Charles City, IA – The Charles City city council is just about ready to wrap up budget meetings for the…
Read More » - Jan- 2021 -22 January
Charles City Update: Birkwood Senior Living; Highway 18 Improvements; Snow Removal Policy
Charles City, IA – During his monthly visit to KCHA News, Charles City City Administrator Steve Diers gave an update…
Read More » - 21 January
Charles City City Update – Paperless Billing; Library Re-opening; New housing Director Introduced
Charles City, IA – City Administrator Steve Diers provided an update of the monthly activities at City Hall. Diers announced…
Read More » - 21 January
Celebration heading to Iowa’s 175th birthday is underway
Des Moines, IA – Iowa will celebrate the 175th anniversary of becoming a state in December of this year and…
Read More » - 19 January
New charge proposed for fatal wrecks involving excessive speed
Des Moines, IA – A bill under consideration in the Iowa House creates a new charge for driving at an…
Read More » - 14 January
Charles City Chamber recruiting new volunteers for committees like ‘Party in the Park’
The Community Revitalization program in Charles City is actively recruiting new volunteers interested in helping to improve their community. “Wanting…
Read More » - 12 January
Chickasaw County Supervisors pick new chairman
And the Chickasaw Board of Supervisors has a new chairman. At the first supervisors meeting of the year, it was…
Read More » - 12 January
Iowa Department of Public Health reveals vaccination count by county (click for Floyd, Chickasaw, Mitchell)
Slowly, the COVID vaccination numbers are appearing on the Iowa Department of Public Health website. According to the IDPH count,…
Read More » - 11 January
Mitchell and Howard County non-profits receive $10,000 in grants
Close to $10,000 is tabbed to be distributed to 10 non-profits in the Mitchell and Howard County areas. The Community…
Read More » - 8 January
AP: US loses 140,000 jobs, first monthly drop since spring
U.S. employers shed jobs last month for the first time since April, cutting 140,000 positions, clear evidence that the economy…
Read More » - 5 January
Floyd County Supervisors pick new chairperson for 2021; change monthly meeting times
New year, new Floyd County Board of Supervisors Chairperson. The board chose their new chairperson this week to serve for…
Read More » - 4 January
Iowa Gov. Reynolds pushing for in-person learning
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds appears to be prepared to push schools to return students to…
Read More » - 4 January
UPDATE: Charles City broadband project still fleshing out financing aspect
The Charles City area was originally slated to have broadband internet by Fall of 2020. This plan was hindered by…
Read More » - 4 January
Floyd County Supervisors talk replacing soon-empty county recorder position internally
Coming February 1st, the Floyd County county recorder position will be vacant. And according to reports, the supervisors are considering…
Read More » - Dec- 2020 -22 December
City of Charles City asks community to consider joining boards and commissions
The City of Charles City is taking applications for various city board and commission appointments for the following year. The…
Read More » - 22 December
Charles City Watershed Coordinator talks 2020 progress; goals for the future
2020 is days away from being over – and Charles City Watershed Coordinator Doug Johnson says that the program made…
Read More » - 17 December
Charles City puts a cap on Main Street Bridge repair project
The Charles City Main Street Bridge has held strong without any major upgrades for the last 25 years – a…
Read More » - 16 December
Gov. Reynolds adjusts restrictions on high school sporting events; bars and restaurants
Another Iowa Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the virus expires at midnight tonight – so Gov. Kim Reynolds held a…
Read More » - 15 December
Charles City Park and Rec Board to add new member at tomorrows meeting
The Charles City Park and Recreation Department is heading into a pivotal era in its existence. Director Tyler Mitchell says…
Read More » - 9 December
Gov. Reynolds extends Proclamation of Disaster Emergency another week; makes minor changes
Iowa’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency is expiring at midnight tomorrow – so Gov. Kim Reynolds held a press conference today…
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