The Perry News
The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Des Moines has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 1 a.m. Monday for the Perry area.
A line of thunderstorms is moving across Iowa overnight Sunday, bringing primarily a threat of damaging winds,...
To the editor:
Many of you know that I served on the Dallas County Soil and Water Conservation District Commission for 16 years. This is an important position that determines the uses of state and federal money for conservation and...
Dallas County's annual Shop with a Cop program has been canceled for this year, but the Holiday Food Basket program will still deliver holiday goodness, authorities announced recently.
"After much deliberation and taking into account the safety of the children...
Monday, Oct. 12 marks Indigenous Peoples' Day in Iowa, so some businesses will be closed in observance of the holiday. All U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post offices will be closed Monday, and mail will not be delivered.
Sixteen U.S. states...
A homeless man was arrested in downtown Perry Sunday morning allegedly in possession of a vehicle not his own.
Bradley John Little, 26, of no fixed abode was charged with operating a vehicle without the owner's consent.
The incident began about...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here.
October 8, 2020
A 2002 Chevy Silverado pickup, registered to and driven by Morris Dean Hansen of 870 32th St., Woodward, collided with a legally parked 2016 Jeep, registered...
To the editor:
Americans have been very clear -- they’re sick of the kind of dirty politics that Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his family were forced to endure during the last confirmation of a U.S. Supreme Court Justice and demand...
Merrymakers lost control of a recreational fire on Perry's south side Saturday night, igniting nearby trees and bringing the Perry Volunteer Fire Department to the scene to control the blaze.
There were no injuries reported.
A caller reported the fire about...
Donning their gloves in the mild autumn weather Saturday morning, Perry Public Library Director Mary Murphy joined Joe Wyllie of Shred-It Des Moines, a document security and shredding service, for the library’s sixth annual free paper-shredding service.
The two-hour event...
With strong southerly winds blowing over the severe drought in Dallas County farm fields, grass fires have been frequent over the last few weeks, keeping local firefighters on their toes at all hours.
Saturday afternoon saw a field fire that...
