The Perry News
The Des Moines office of the National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a flash flood watch in effect until 8 a.m. Monday for the Perry area and much of central Iowa.
The NWS said slow-moving thunderstorms capable of producing heavy...
The Perry Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2060 earned several awards at the 97th annual state convention of the VFW Department of Iowa, convened at the Des Moines Holiday Inn.
The Perry Post won the All State award for...
Memorial services for Violet Margaret Clymer, 101, of Perry and formerly of Woodward will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 13 at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. The Rev. Jeremy Winter will officiate. Burial will be in Woodward...
June 7, 2018
A caller reported vadalism at the Violet Hill Cemetery. An officer responded and determined "a top of the stone pillar had been pulled off the pillar and broke apart upon making impact on the ground."
A...
June 6, 2018
Elizabeth Ann Scott, 36, of 1370 N.W. 18th St., Ankeny, was arrested on a warrant for violation of probation on an original charge of operating a vehicle without owner’s consent.
David Charles McChesney of 250 S.E....
To the editor:
I understand Kim Reynolds plans to campaign against Fred Hubbell using her "everyday Iowa" background against his "wealthy upbringing." Can she say that with a straight face while standing by a Trump poster?
Iowans have long known that...
The Park Street pavement widening project is anticipated to begin Monday, June 11. The area affected will be Park Street from W. Third Street westward to city limits.
The contractor will begin by constructing the north portion -- phase one...
To the editor:
If you have taken the bike trail south of Iowa Highway 141 and going towards the Forrest Park spur trail lately, you may have noticed the heavy equipment clearing trees in the wooded area to the right...
June 6, 2018
A caller said "her neighbor's dog came under the fence that divides the properties and tried to go after her dog." An officer responded and made contact with the neighbor, who said "that she would take...
Outstanding Perry High School musicians Breanna Penenger and Adriana Eastman will spend three weeks in Europe next month as part of the Iowa Ambassadors of Music (IAM) tour.
Penenger and Eastman will form part of a select group of 390...