The Perry News
To the editor:
I’m incredibly sad to learn of the passing of my former coworker and my friend, Jeff Webster.
As an aspiring journalist, I walked into the Perry Chief and asked how I could help in 2001. They handed me...
Services are pending for Jeff Webster, 56, of Perry.
Jeff passed away peacefully in his sleep Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at the Stratford Specialty Care in Stratford, Iowa.
Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Boone is in charge of arrangements.
All Perry city offices, the Perry Water Works, the Perry Public Library and the McCreary Community Building will be closed Friday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
Please note: Members age 18 and up can still use the 24-hour...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here.
Nov. 4, 2022
Benjiman Searl, 39, of 410 W. Market St., Panora, was arrested for driving while barred.
Cadence Heilman of Adel was traveling on Old Highway 6 when...
Claire Wayne Behlings, 97, of Grand Junction, Colorado, passed away on Oct. 5, 2022, at the HopeWest facility in Grand Junction.
Claire was born July 11, 1925, in Dunbar, Iowa, to Walter and Inez Behlings. When Claire was 11 years...
Visitation for Josefina Torres, 59, of Perry will be held Tuesday, Nov. 8 from 1-8 p.m., with family hours from 4-8 p.m. at the Hastings Funeral Home in Perry. A rosary service will be held at 5 p.m. Mass...
About 30 patrons of the Hometown Heritage at the Carnegie Library Museum enjoyed a data-rich discussion Saturday when author Neil D. Hamilton outlined his new book, "The Land Remains: A Midwestern Perspective on Our Past and Future."
Hamilton is an...
The Perry High School Drama Department's fall production of "The Canterville Ghost" was successfully staged this weekend at the Perry Performing Arts Center.
Published in 1887, "The Canterville Ghost" was the famous English dramatist Oscar Wilde's first published short story....
Saturday's cold rain made for a smaller crowd at the Bouton Betterment Breakfast in the Bouton Community Center.
The undeterred attendees enjoyed a country breakfast with all the fixings, including pancakes and eggs made to order and served up hot,...
Perry-area readers are reminded to turn their clocks back one hour Sunday at 2 a.m., which is the official beginning of Central Standard Time.
One may also change the time on one's devices before going to bed on Saturday night.
Daylight...