Jim Caufield
A half-hour video published March 29 by the Special Collections Department of the Iowa State University Library and showing people and places in Perry in the late 1970s has awakened nostalgia in the hearts of many current and former...
An SUV left the westbound lane of County Road F31 (190th Street) about three miles west of Granger Sunday night shortly before 11 p.m.
There were no injuries in the incident, according to the Dallas County Deputy Sheriff on scene....
Michael Soetaert's madcap comedy “The Dearly Undeparted,” staged Friday and Saturday nights by the PHS Drama Department under the direction of Randy Peterson, seemed long on puns and short on point in spite of strong performances by the lead...
The 1,000 Books before Kindergarten program graduated its second class Sunday afternoon with a ceremony at the Perry Public Library. This year's class jumped to 11 graduates from last year's four.
Considering that 25 percent of the population of the...
More than $2,000 has been raised by the Perry Crimestoppers group for a memorial monument to the Perry Police Department, according to Carolyn McNeill of Perry, a Crimestoppers member who briefed the Perry City Council on the idea in...
The Dallas County 4-H and Clover Kids clubs hosted a county-wide service learning project Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon and filled the Community Room at the Dallas County Fairgrounds.
The well-attended event addressed the barriers faced by older Dallas County...
The United Methodist Church in Perry began its spring garage sale and bake sale Friday at noon with a flurry of bargain hunters in search of good deals and sweet treats and continued on Saturday from 8 a.m. until...
Pancakes, sausage and scrambled eggs took the chill off Saturday morning's frosty weather at the Rippey Lions Club annual breakfast fundraiser held at the Rippey United Methodist Church.
Rippey Lions Club President Nancy Hanaman said this year's pancake fundraiser will...
Perry Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Brian Eiteman will lead a tour through 140 years of the history of Perry's fire department at a Saturday, April 21 event at the Carnegie Library Museum at 1123 Willis Ave.
Eiteman will share...
Demolition of the 100-year-old Frog Creek Bridge on Willis Avenue began this week, and construction will continue for about two months.
The Willis Avenue bridge between W. Fourth and W. Fifth streets is being rebuilt by Elder Corp. of Des...