The Perry News
Stephen "Steve" Sutton, 78, of Perry passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
A Celebration of Life will be held by his family at a later date. Burial will be at...
The Perry Police Department will participate in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's nationwide Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Drop off any expired or unwanted prescription and over-the-counter medications at the...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here.
April 19, 2022
Curtis Waddingham of Adel was traveling in a city of Adel skid loader on Grove Street near Nile Kinnick Drive N. when his vehicle struck the...
Students in the DMACC Perry VanKirk Career Academy Welding Academy competed April 14 in the first VanKirk Career Academy Welding Contest, organized by welding instructors Jim VonBehren and Brent Rowe, with retired adjunct instructor Bob Hunt assisting with judging.
The...
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a freeze warning from 1-8 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, with sub-freezing temperatures expected to drop as low as 26 to 31 degrees.
Frost and freeze conditions will damage or kill sensitive...
Sean Riley of Perry, who will take his master's degree in history at the University of Northern Iowa in ceremonies this spring, gave a warmly received lecture on his research Wednesday to a UNI history fraternity.
"The Department of History...
Tina Lutterman and Stacey Walton, iJAG education specialists at Perry High School, organized and managed the logistics for Friday's iJAG-sponsored Career Discovery Day at PHS.
Students explored career options and attended presentations related to occupations of interest. The biennial event...
The city of Perry activated the public safety emergency sirens at 6 p.m. and again at 6:13 p.m. Saturday in order to signify a severe thunderstorm warning for the Perry area in effect until 7 p.m.
At 5:56 p.m., severe...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
148 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 36 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL IOWA
BOONE DALLAS ...
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a wind advisory for the Perry area and much of central and western Iowa for Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., with south winds of 25 to 30 mph...