The Perry News
Dallas County is rich in baseball history. Every town in the county at one time or another had a town baseball team. It was truly the pastime of the county for many years.
Many people and teams compose the history...
Rick Kuhn of Midwest Poly Coatings gave the pergola at the Perry Welcome Depot its first powerwashing Thursday, restoring the cedar structure to a clean state prior to applying a sealant.
"This is the first time it's been cleaned since...
June 2, 2017
A caller said a dog was running at large and "preventing her from entering" her workplace. An officer responded and transported the animal to the Perry Animal Holding Facility. The Humane Society of Perry was notified.
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May 22, 2017
No activity reported.
May 23, 2017
No activity reported.
May 24, 2017
Cody Donnelly of Adel reported a burglary in the 400 block of Nile Kinnick Drive N. Items were valued at $500.
A vehicle driven by...
June 1, 2017
An officer assisted the resident at 302 S. Pinet St. with an alarm sounding in the residence.
Officers assisted the Greene County EMS with a medical call in the 100 block of N. Olive Street.
Nellie...
June 1, 2017
A deputy investigated an alarm in the 1800 block of 205th Street.
A deputy investigated a complaint of a dump truck that had rocks falling off of the truck.
A deputy investigated a civil dispute in...
Rachel Jessie Watkins, daughter of Ernest and Retta Hester, was born Dec. 27, 1939, in Virginia. Rachel died May 13, 2017, in Perry at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Deb and Al Seeman, with whom she had...
DES MOINES -- An investigation by agents of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) led to the arrest in Iowa Thursday of David Schmitt, 30, a sheriff's deputy from Jefferson County, Kansas.
Schmitt, 30, of Meriden, Kan., a town of...
Margaret Sullivan, 69, of Decorah passed away Wednesday, May 31, 2017, at the Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus, in Rochester, Minn.
Funeral services will be held Monday, June 5 at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Perry....
Karen Fouch, 64, of Riverview, Fla., and formerly of Perry passed away Friday, June 2, 2017, in rural Bouton, Iowa.
Graveside services for Karen will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 6 at Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry. A memorial...