The Perry News
An officer of the Perry Police Department sustained cuts and bruises in detaining the Oelwein woman who sought to flee from officers early Monday and was tasered into compliance.
The incident began about 1:45 a.m. Monday when a patrolling officer...
A Perry man was arrested early Saturday for drugs after allegedly creating a disturbance at the Dallas County Hospital and then refusing to stop and talk with Perry Police Department officers about his actions.
Benjamin Lee Cahall, 37, of 1412...
Funeral services for Darrell Bever, 92, of Perry are currently pending at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care.
The Perry Community School District sent a reminder to parents and families Tuesday afternoon about Wednesday's planned dismissal 90 minutes early.
"We will have a 90-minute early-out every Wednesday this school year," the district message said. "This is a change...
The 2019 Wednesday Fellowship meals will begin serving Sept. 11 at the McCreary Community Building.
The fellowship meals, open to anyone aged 50 and over, are served weekly from September to May, with monthly programs of entertainment and instruction.
Perry Parks...
The 100+ People for Perry donors club held its 15th session of local giving Monday and pledged $7,700 to EveryStep Hospice, headquartered in the Dallas County Hospital.
Formerly known as HCI Care Services and Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, the...
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August 24, 2019
Benjamin Lee Cahall, 37, of 1412 Evelyn St., Perry, was arrested on charges of first-offense possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, interference with...
August 23, 2019
Cassie Fowler reported she was bitten by a stray cat at 307 Rushview Drive. The animal was euthanized and taken to the Iowa State Veterinary College for rabies testing. The animal tested negative for rabies.
Tom...
To the editor:
Regarding the proposed mural in Josh Davis Memorial Plaza, if memory serves me correctly, there was a mural on that same wall not so many years ago. Then they painted over it and spent who knows how...
August 23, 2019
Allie Farrell of Urbandale was traveling south in the 16000 block of Iowa Highway 141 Diagonal and turning left into a median divider when she was struck by a vehicle driven by Benjamin Kuennen of West...