The Perry News
To the editor:
Francis Thicke and friends are correct in their July 24 letter to the Des Moines Register. The Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy might work if fully implemented across the state, but federal and state policy favors private interests...
PANORA -- The Raccoon Valley Snow Chasers (RVSC) snowmobile club will hold its fourth annual summertime party bus fun run Saturday, Aug. 8, beginning in Jefferson.
“This is an opportunity for snowmobilers and other outdoor and motor sports recreation enthusiasts...
To the editor,
The special election on Tuesday, Aug. 4, in Dallas County is the fourth attempt of the County administration to force a $16.8 million bond referendum for a new law enforcement facility, somewhere between Adel and Waukee, but the location is...
Taryn Brelsford of Perry and her daughter Finley, 2, enjoy ice cream treats on a hot Thursday afternoon at Mars Dairy Bar. Taryn chose cow tippin' in a sugar cone, and Finley had a vanilla cup with sprinkles.
This week I met Alyssa Harland of Perry, a top sales director for Mary Kay inc., a privately owned dual-marketing and direct-sales company that sells cosmetics. According to Direct Selling News, Mary Kay was the sixth-largest direct-selling company in the world in 2011,...
By Michelle Reinig, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Park Manager
Prairie Rose State Park, near Harlan, is welcoming some special visitors this week, and they are taking some of the parks’ land management issues into their own . . ....
To the editor:
I am writing this because I am tired of the confinement stink.
Three years ago, Kent Scheib built two massive hog confinements one mile southwest of my farm. The following year he wanted to build a third. The...
Editor's note: This is the first in an ongoing series of columns by Yeisha Sarceño, who writes about business and lifestyle matters. Yeisha lives in Perry and works as a studio photographer.
Small business owners know the increasing importance of raising...
The city of Perry will collect household hazardous waste from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, July 18 at the Perry Police and Perry Volunteer Fire Department parking lot at 908 Willis Ave.
Items accepted include aerosol cleaners and paints, acids...
Perry's music venues radiated with summer heat this weekend, starting with Friday night's performance at the Hotel Pattee by award-winning country music singer-songwriter Hilary Scott. The Tennessee native performed a variety of songs from her three albums, including the...