The Perry News
The Perry Community School District was recently awarded a $745,557 grant in the new Teacher and Paraeducator Registered Apprenticeship Pilot Program, which it will run in collaboration with DMACC’s VanKirk Career Academy in Perry.
More than $45 million in competitive...
ANKENY, Iowa -- Green Bay, Wisconsin-based Shopko Optical hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week at its new store at 110 N. Ankeny Blvd., which opened in November.
The new center provides patients with comprehensive eye care services, including eye exams,...
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June 7, 2022
A vehicle, driven by Shawn Galbraith of Granger, was following a school bus driven, by Paul Thompson of Woodward, when the bus backed up, striking Galbraith's...
Summer school classes in the Perry Community School District were canceled for Monday, according to a message from the district sent about 7:10 a.m.
PACES summer session also dismissed at 8 am. for the day.
The cancellations follow a power outage...
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a heat advisory for the Perry area from noon Monday until 7 p.m. Tuesday, with heat index values expected to reach 105 degrees.
Along with Dallas County, the heat advisory will...
An Ankeny man was killed on his motorcycle Sunday when a Waukee teenager crossed the line and hit him head on with an SUV.
According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, the collision occurred about 3 p.m. in the...
The Dallas County Hospital announced Friday its new partnership with the Purdue University Global School of Nursing to create a more efficient and innovative learning model that meets the needs of Purdue University Global students, Dallas County Hospital staff...
A Perry man was arrested Saturday night on a Dallas County warrant for assault in connection with an incident two weeks ago in which he allegedly opened a gash in his step-father's head when he struck him with a...
The Perry Area Food Pantry will host a community open house Saturday, June 25 from 10 a.m. to noon at their new location at 3112 Willis Ave. (aka 1300 28th St.), just north of Willis Avenue and 28th Street.
"We...
Stephen Wray Murdock, loving husband, dedicated father and grandfather was born Sept. 21, 1949, in Iowa City, Iowa, the son of Clifford G. and Pearl L. (Graham) Murdock and passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Funeral services have been set...