The Perry News
Charles "Charlie" Emory Clark was born Nov. 18, 1948, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Charles "C. B." and Josephine (Cooper) Clark. He passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022, at the Dallas County Hospital in Perry, Iowa.
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July 11, 2022
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Robert Joseph Jacobsen was born Sept. 8, 1943, born in Jefferson, Iowa, the son of Robert and Alfreda Jacobsen. He passed away June 23, 2022, in Reno, Nevada.
As a child, Robert traveled a lot with his family. They would...
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July 8, 2022
Kevin Cooper, 41, of 5125 N.E. 23rd St., Pleasant Hill, was arrested on a warrant on an original charge of willful injury.
David Dugan, 32, of...
Some $45 million in federal funding was announced last month that aims at growing a first-of-its-kind education apprenticeship program, and the Perry Community School District’s share in those funds -- the Perry proposal won $745,557 -- will support paraprofessionals...
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 8 a.m. Monday for the Perry area.
Scattered damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible along with large hail up to 1.5 inches in...
From about Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducts weekly monitoring of bacterial pollution in Iowa’s 39 state park beaches.
The DNR analyzes water samples from the beaches for certain one-celled microorganisms, known as...
Wilma Jean “Jean” Turner went home to be with her heavenly father and other family members when she passed away at the Perry Lutheran Homes Eden Acres Campus in Perry, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 6, 2022.
Wilma Jean Schwab, daughter...
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July 2, 2022
Patrick Nolte of Adair was traveling westbound on U.S. Interstate 80 at the 111 mile marker when a tire blew and forced his vehicle into the...
BEDFORD, Iowa -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) ordered the temporary closure Friday of the beach at Lake of Three Fires in Taylor County as a precaution against...