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NEWS
Build hope during Child Abuse Prevention Month 2024
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, and the 2024 theme is “Building a Hopeful Future, Together," with the Dallas County Children’s Advocacy Council encouraging...
Empathy-building exercise planned in poverty simulation
ADEL, Iowa -- Three social-service organizations -- Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, New Opportunities Inc. and the Iowa Community Action Association -- are teaming...
ABOUT TOWN
Julie Collins bids farewell to 44 years of Perry banking
Longtime Perry resident and community banker Julie Collins is retiring after 44 years with Wells Fargo, and the public is welcome to attend her...
Celebrate National Library Week April 7-13 at Perry Public Library
Ready, set, library!
National Library Week will be observed this year April 7–13, and the Perry Public Library
encourages everyone in the community to visit the...
PRAIRIE VIEWS
Letter to the editor: Local expert wants to secure schools for...
To the editor:
There is one person (me) who is a subject-matter expert (SME) qualified to speak on how to secure the schools. I’ve been...
Return of colorful barn swallows a sure sign of spring
A farmer friend of mine said that he knew the chance of frost was past because his barn swallows had arrived. He has a...
SPORTS
PAWS swimmers compete at 2024 GISL State Championship Meet
The Perry Area Winter Swim Team (PAWS) competed in the 2024 Greater Iowa Swim League (GISL) state meet on Saturday, March 9.
The league in...