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A Dallas Center man was arrested Friday night after allegedly assaulting his brother in the home. Dennis Eugene Maddison Jr., 28, of 1405 Fairview Dr., Dallas Center, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse assault-bodily injury or mental illness. The incident began...
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 doing that for 25 years for a living. I begged and pleaded with Clark and others...
Karen Nichols, 63, of Perry passed away at home March 20, 2024, from liver cancer and into the loving arms of her Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord. Karen Sue Buchanan was born Nov. 29, 1960, in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Melvin...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. March 21, 2024 Ricardo Lopez, 26, of West Des Moines was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of third degree criminal mischief. Gray...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. March 11, 2024 No activity report. March 12, 2024 No activity report. March 13, 2024 No activity report. March 14, 2024 No activity report. March 15, 2024 No activity report. March 16, 2024 A...
Primary, secondary and post-secondary schools in Perry will start late Friday due to the winter weather conditions. Schools in the Perry Community School District will start two hours later than usual Friday. The Des Moines Area Community College Perry VanKirk Career...
Longtime Perry resident and community banker Julie Collins is retiring after 44 years with Wells Fargo, and the public is welcome to attend her retirement party Friday, April 5 from 2-4 p.m. at the Ankeny branch of Wells Fargo...
Tax time is the busy time of the year for Betty Sanchez of Perry, owner of Betty Multiservice at 1220 Willis Ave. in downtown Perry, but she has recently become the one and only local provider of an important...
The Perry Community School District School Board announced Thursday that Laura Skeel will be the district’s new principal at the Perry Elementary School. Skeel has served for nine years as the director of learning supports within the PCSD administrative team,...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. March 17, 2024 Melissa Miller, 27, of 1260 S. Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines, was arrested for OWI. March 19, 2024 Steven Stanley, 63, of 1220 Fifth St., Perry,...