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Rodney Cromwell of Perry was honored as the 2022 Veterans of Foreign Wars National Firefighter of the Year in ceremonies held Friday in Des Moines. Lieutenant Cromwell, a 15-year veteran of the Perry Volunteer Fire Department, was joined at the...
Two motorcycles were involved in a collision south of Perry Sunday afternoon, leaving at least two people with injuries. The crash occurred about 3:45 p.m. in the 16700 block of J Avenue near the intersection of K Trail. The condition of...
The St. Pat's cinnamon rolls did not last long, and the ice cream and cookies sweetened the afternoon as Perry people turned out to show support for local law enforcement at Police Appreciation Day. A portion of the proceeds of...
A vehicle overturned in the eastbound lanes of Iowa Highway 141 Sunday night, skidding on its top to a stop and slowing traffic on the state highway. The condition of the occupants of the vehicle is unknown at this hour....
A poultry house burned down Friday evening on an acreage west of Perry when a controlled burn got out of control. No injuries were reported in the fire at 14394 150th St., which began about 7 p.m. on property owned by...
More charges were filed Tuesday afternoon against a Perry man who allegedly shot Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn with a handgun Tuesday morning. Jeremiah Matthew Messner, 30, of 1319 W. Second St., Perry, was charged with attempted murder, going armed...
A Perry man faces a charge of attempted murder in the Tuesday morning incident that left Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn with a gunshot wound to his upper thigh. Vaughn is being treated for the injury in a Des Moines...
Perry Police Chief Eric Vaughn sustained a gunshot wound in a law enforcement action Tuesday morning that concluded near W. Eighth Street and the bike trail in Perry. Vaughn was transported to a Des Moines hospital by MercyOne air ambulance....
A vehicle left the roadway of eastbound Iowa Highway 141 near the Moran curve south of Woodward Saturday night, leaving the driver with facial lacerations, according to public safety radio traffic. The incident occurred about 9:45 p.m. in 15300 block...
Larry Vodenik of Perry, the retired by irrepressible community event coordinator for the Perry Hy-Vee, gathered Friday afternoon with students from the Perry Elementary School and the St. Patrick Catholic School to mark the 50th observance of National Arbor...