Laura Stebbins
You’ve seen Mallory Quick’s byline as she covers Panorama High School sports for ThePerryNews.com. Prior to expanding into writing, she submitted action-capturing sports photos to former Sports Editor Jeff Webster.
Family-oriented, small-town girl Quick runs her own business, Quick Photography,...
Alice Miskimins, owner of Alice’s Haus Dresin in Perry, celebrated 25 years in business in 2022. We’re thankful to have you here town even as your business takes you miles outside of Perry and Iowa. We’re happy to be...
Never underestimate the potential of powerhouse community engager Rosa Gonzalez.
As I was carrying one of two large, slow cooker pots of aromatic hot chocolate up the steps of the Carnegie Library Museum, I was inappropriately sending negative vibes into...
Sisters Jayde Stewart Fellom and Phoebe Stewart are the owners of Perry’s newest downtown store—Blonde Sisters Boutique. They grew up in Perry and are two of six siblings split evenly between girls and boys. Both have furry kids—Jayde has...
The Rev. Andrea Brownlee is the pastor of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Perry. She earned her bachelor's degree in religious studies with a minor in music from the University of Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio,...
Gus Henrici is the chaplain at Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry. He and his wife, Alice, have three teenage daughters and their dog, Bruno. The eldest daughter is weeks away from upending the “three teenage daughters” description when she...
“Outdoorsman” is defined as “one who spends a lot of time in the outdoors or in outdoor activities.” That doesn’t fully describe John Anderson, Perry’s Parks and Recreation Director.
The online thesaurus wasn’t much help. I can add “adventurist” and...
Brent Halling is a longtime farmer who lives south of Perry with his wife, Brenda, a retired pharmacist, and their rescue dog Jack, a yellow lab mix. Brent has been active in the community at both the local and...
Sarah Cattanach was born in Boone and moved to Wisconsin in 2010. She started her career with Kwik Star, known as Kwik Trip outside of Iowa, in 2011 and returned to Grimes in May 2021.
Excited about both the new...
The title of this version of “Quick Questions” is more accurately, “Quick Questions, Long Discussions!” There are a few quick short responses, but there was sharing and discussion beyond the series of quick questions, followed by rapid note-taking to...