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Charles City to Join North Central Conference After All
Charles City will be joining the North Central Conference (NCC) after all. The decision comes following a mediation process facilitated by the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa High School Athletic Association, and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. A transition plan was then developed by the executive board of the NCC to integrate Charles City into the conference, starting with the 2025-26 school year.
C.C. City Administrator Steve Diers: Swimming Pool Repair, Main Street Construction Updates, Soo Green Transmission Line and more
COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FLOYD COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER:. Charles City City Administrator Steve Diers stopped by the morning show (on 7/25/24) to discuss a number of city happenings: Lions Field Swimming Pool repair project, Main Street construction updates, Main Street Bridge, Soo Green Transmission line along with special visitors.
Iowa City Herky Statues are Now Available as Bobbleheads [GALLERY]
25 of the 2024 'Herky on Parade' statues now have their very own bobbleheads!. Earlier this year, 100 new, unique Herky statues were unveiled and placed around the Iowa City area as part of the 3rd generation of 'Herky on Parade.' According to the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame website, it was the "largest public art project Iowa has ever produced," and all 100 of the statues were painted by local or regional artists.
Fire Damages Iowa City Apartment Comlex
(Iowa City, IA) -- Fire caused 40-thousand dollars in damages to an Iowa City apartment building. Crews were called to a building at 1958 Broadway at 8:42 a.m. The fire department says everyone got out safely. The fire started in the kitchen of a third-floor unit. Responding firefighters arrived on...
Five Seasons of Lights holiday installment to return to McGrath Amphitheatre in December
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Five Seasons of Lights is returning to the McGrath Amphitheatre in Cedar Rapids this December. The new tradition started last year and transforms the amphitheatre into a wonderland of holiday lights and displays, organizers said. This year, the event is adding attractions like an 18-foot...
Iowa’s July Might’ve Been Cooler Than You Realize
I hate to be bearer of bad news but before we could even blink, we're almost to the month of August. Maybe parents with kids on summer vacation think these past 2 months have slowly crawled by but I already feel like I hardly remember June!. Students are have around...
West Nile Has Been Found in Iowa Mosquitoes
The good news is that at the time of writing, no humans in Iowa have yet tested positive for the West Nile virus. Mosquitos on the other hand have been found containing the virus in central Iowa. According to KCRG, mosquitoes were trapped at a park in West Ames sometime in mid-July. The park where these mosquitoes were found is sprayed or fogged every Wednesday night. Some of these mosquitoes contained the West Nile virus.
Floyd County Medical Center Rotunda Closing Permanently
Due to construction as part of a $40 million hospital/clinic expansion project, the current main entrance/rotunda at Floyd County Medical Center (FCMC) will be closing permanently on Monday (07.29). To accommodate the big change to the FCMC campus in Charles City, a new patient parking lot is available next to...
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