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A Perry man was arrested by the Perry Police Department shortly after midnight Wednesday after he allegedly pointed a gun at his mother. No injuries were reported in the incident. Donald LeRoy McChesney II, 40, of 1648 84th St., Clive, was...
The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has released the names of students graduating at the end of the 2020 spring semester as well as scholars attaining the DMACC President's List and DMACC Dean's List. More than 800 students graduated...
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. July 6, 2020 A 2016 Ford Focus, registered to Comes Investment Inc. and driven by Teddy William Barr of 1110 30th St., Perry, collided with a small, blue vehicle....
July 6, 2020 Lisa Meyer of Adel was traveling in the 25000 block of Iowa Highway 141 when her vehicle struck a deer. No injuries were reported. Damage to the vehicle was estimated at $5,000. *A criminal charge is merely...
Three juvenile females from the Woodward Academy were reported missing about 1:15 a.m. Tuesday, according to law enforcement radio traffic. The runaways reportedly split up after leaving the campus and are not believed to be traveling together. There was no...
U.S. Highway 169 (Nile Kinnick Drive S.) is Adel was closed about 8 p.m. Monday after the concrete roadway buckled between Greenwood Hills Drive and Timberview Drive, upheaving the roadway about 12 inches and posing a risk to unwary...
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) is working on plans to improve the interchange of U.S. Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 169 in the De Soto, including installing traffic signals at ramp terminals and adding turn lanes to improve...
Longtime volunteer and supporter of Perry High School athletics Homer Perkins passed away Sunday evening. Services will be held later this week. Homer was heavily involved with the PHS athletic programs, having devoted much time and resources to the Bluejays...
Jayden Whitney of Perry has been named to the Grinnell College Dean’s List for the spring 2020 semester, Anne F. Harris, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Grinnell College, announced this week. Whitney ranks "among the top Grinnell...
Graveside services for Homer L. Perkins, 79, of Perry will be 10 a.m. Friday, July 10, with military honors at Violet Hill Cemetery. A visitation will be held Thursday, July 9 from 3-7 p.m. at Murdock Funeral Home, with...