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Walter John Light was born Aug. 22, 1938, to George Arthur Light and Ethel Marie (Setterstrom) Light in Iowa City, Iowa. He grew up in rural Gowrie, Iowa, and rural Calendar, Iowa. Walt graduated from Gowrie High School in 1956 and...
The Iowa Arboretum and Gardens in rural Madrid will host its first-ever Summer Concert Series starting June 14. The musical evenings will take place on the second Tuesday of each month, June through September, from 6-8 pm at the Beckwith...
The May meeting of the 100+ People for Perry charity group was held Monday night at La Poste, and the members selected the Perry School Foundation to receive $7,200 for assistance with the Veterans Memorial project, including creation of...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. May 24, 2022 Dillon DeLong, 38, of 562 16th St., West Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for probation violation. *A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the...
The Iowa Pork Producers Association and Tyson Foods Inc. will team up Tuesday afternoon with a local pig farmer to give away free uncooked pork loins in Pattee Park. "It’s our way of saying 'Thank you' for supporting Iowa pig...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. May 20, 2022 Keon Lowe, 24, of 2352 S.E. Eighth St., Des Moines, was arrested for driving while license denied or revoked. James Pena, 24, of 1702 Third St.,...
To the editor: Memorial Day is set aside for Americans to remember our war casualties -- not our veterans, not our ancestors, but our war casualties. That means more to families directly affected, but each Memorial Day there are ceremonies to...
ADEL, Iowa -- The Dallas County Auditor’s office at 210 N. 10th St. in Adel will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, May 23 for voters who wish to pre-register for the June 7 primary election. Voters who...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. May 17, 2022 Workers from AAA Trenching parked their work vehicle on the side of the road in the 26500 block of 360th Street while they were working in...
Some 50 fourth-district members of the Iowa Retired School Personnel Association (IRSPA) gathered at the Hotel Pattee in Perry Tuesday for the annual district meeting, which featured an Hawaiian theme. Perry Mayor John Andorf welcomed the IRSPA group to Perry...