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Jim Caufield

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A downed power pole near 180th Street on U.S. Highway 169 north of Minburn disrupted internet service about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for local customers of Mediacom and BTWI, a media representative told ThePerryNews.com Wednesday evening. A backhoe performing dirt work...
Nearly a year since the closure of the popular downtown malt shop Firehouse Ice Cream, a new store has opened at 1120 Second St. in Perry: a low-cost variety store called Finders Keepers. The thrift shop was formed on Memorial...
The Perry Police Department and the Perry Crimestoppers seek the public's assistance in locating David Hung Le, 24, of Perry. Le is currently wanted on several outstanding warrants, including possession of a controlled substance, failure to affix drug tax stamps...
Trump and Kim's Singapore photo op might be dominating the Tuesday morning news cycle, but rest assured that life -- and news -- goes on in Perry, Iowa, in the shadow of the Great Men. For example, WHO TV Channel...
One man was privately transported to the Dallas County Hospital about 9:30 p.m. Saturday after wrecking his motorcycle in the 2100 block of Lucinda Street. The vehicle was apparently standing upright on its kickstand on the sidewalk just east of...
A two-vehicle collision on Iowa Highway 141 near the Shopko entrance shortly before noon Saturday led to at least one person transported to the Dallas County Hospital for possible injuries. Radio traffic indicated a 38-year old female involved in the...
The Perry-Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its monthly coffee for June at Generations Wealth Advisors at 1401 Willis Ave. in Perry, congratulating owner and wealth management advisor Vince Sturm for five years of business success. Sturm and his wife, Kris...
Violet Hill Cemetery Sexton Richard Steadman called the Perry Police Department Thursday morning with a report of vandalism after “a top of the stone pillar had been pulled off the pillar and broke apart upon making impact on the...
A worker at Percival Scientific Inc. in Perry reported a sickening workplace stench to the Perry Police Department about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. According to a Perry Police Department report, the caller claimed people nearby were "dumping something in a field,...
A notice posted in the vacant storefront of Bacon Jewelers at 1213 Second St. in downtown Perry tells passersby the store will not reopen its Perry location following the March 21 fire in the building. "Sorry, we are now closed,"...