The Perry News
DES MOINES, Iowa -- The State Library of Iowa has announced the Adel Public Library has met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in the sixth edition of “In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards.”
“The director and board...
From about Memorial Day through Labor Day, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conducts weekly monitoring of bacterial pollution in Iowa's 39 state park beaches.
The DNR analyzes water samples from the beaches for certain one-celled microorganisms, known as...
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July 25, 2019
Scott Robert Hansen, 44, of 13838 120th St., Rippey, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear for pretrial conference on an original charge of...
July 25, 2019
Teresa Gaver reported family members were still breaking into her property and moving her items around.
An officer investigated a two-vehicle property-damage accident in the 200 block of N. Elm Street. A 2009 Chevrolet Traverse, owned...
July 25, 2019
A deputy investigated a criminal mischief complaint in the 100 block of Lovejoy Street in Rippey.
A deputy conducted a welfare check on 130th Street near P Avenue.
Jon Johnson, 30, of Jefferson was booked into...
One of the better kept secrets in the $16 million Future Ready Iowa program is the $13 million pool of cash in the Last-Dollar Scholarship fund.
The Last-Dollar Scholarship program, new for the fall 2019 term, aims to help more...
July 24, 2019
Arlenea Hamling reported criminal mischief at 1206 S. Elm St. Someone broke a window at the residence. A baseball bat was located near the broken window, and an officer believed it to the instrument used to...
July 24, 2019
A deputy assisted the Jefferson Police Department with a criminal mischief complaint in the 1200 block of S. Elm Street.
A deputy investigated a medical alarm in the 600 block of B Avenue. The person was...
A Celebration of Life for Cathy Ulrich, 56, of Tallahassee, Fla., and formerly of Perry will be held at the Hotel Pattee Saturday, Aug. 10 from 4-6 p.m. Burial will take place at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry.
Catherine...
July 23, 2019
Cody Smith reported to an officer that he was working out of town and a neighbor told him a female was going through his garage at 504 S. Elm Street. The officer made contact with the...