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Electrical power was interrupted in Rippey about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon while an Alliant Energy work crew performed maintenance on the grid, according to an Alliant statement. Electricity is expected to be restored about 3 p.m. after workers complete their...
The water main break experienced Thursday by the city of Minburn has been repaired without having to shut off the water, so no boil order will be issued, Minburn City Clerk Kris Fitch announced Friday morning. The broken main was...
To the editor: So like many other parents, I received an automated phone call from the school this morning, saying there was a threat investigated at the Perry schools last night. This call then told us that for further questions to...
A reported potential threat at the Perry Middle School was thoroughly investigated Thursday by the Perry Police Department and Perry Community School District, according to a statement released Friday morning by PCSD Superintendent Clark Wicks. "The actual comment I don't...
March 7, 2019 Andrew William Lappe, 25, of 813 Crocker St., Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for probation violation on an original charge of forgery. Ryan Caine Conard, 42, of 2806 Fayrdale Dr., Des Moines, was arrested...
https://youtu.be/mXCbVU-FnV8 A new fitness fad is catching on at the McCreary Community Building: Pickleball. Barb Wolling of Perry has caught the pickleball bug and is recruiting players to the low-impact racquet sport, which combines features of tennis, badminton and ping pong. "This...
The water main break experienced Thursday by the city of Minburn will not be repaired until Friday, according to Minburn City Clerk Kris Fitch. "Low water pressure will likely be experienced until it is fixed," Fitch said Thursday afternoon. "There...
Quick action by officers of the Perry Police Department saved a back porch from greater damage when it caught fire about 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. "The fire started with an overloaded 220-volt outlet that a dryer was plugged into," said Perry...
March 6, 2019 A caller said "a 40-year-old man is hitting on her 14-year-old daughter." The caller said "she has screen shots she wants us to see" and "wants advice on what to do." An officer responded and inspected...
The third time was not a charm Thursday for the Friends of the Perry Public Library's twice-postponed Trivia with Friends fundraiser. Inclement weather has forced its cancellation once again. "At this time, it has not been decided whether it will...