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Jim Caufield

Jim Caufield
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The report of a burglary led local law enforcement to forcibly enter a house on Willis Avenue Friday morning, where no suspect was found. The incident began about 6:45 a.m., when a caller to law enforcement reported a burglar entering...
The Woodward-Granger High School was one of 17 schools statewide to win the 2023 Carrie Chapman Catt Award, which goes to schools that registers at least 90% of eligible students to vote. This was W-G's third consecutive winning of the...
March 20, 2023 Officers took to a report of vandalism in the 100 block of S. 10th Street. A two-vehicle accident was reported in the 300 block of Nile Kinnick Drive S. Damages estimated at $200. March 21, 2023 A...
Doug Latham of rural Earlham received birthday congratulations Friday morning from his fellow members of the Society of Retired Experts (SORE) coffee group at the Perry Perk coffeehouse. SORE members Ken Finer, Ray Harden, Lou Hoger, Dan Spellman and Tom...
The Perry Chamber of Commerce shared the proceeds from the annual Fireworks Bucket Brigade Wednesday with the Perry High School Junior Class in gratitude for the juniors' help during the Fourth of July parade. Donations to the Bucket Brigade were...
A crash occurred Monday evening at the intersection of Iowa Highway 141 and Iowa Highway 144 in Perry. No injuries were reported in the incident. It was not immediately apparent at the crash scene how many vehicles were involved. A passenger...
Two cars collided on Iowa highway 141 at 10th Street early Friday afternoon, sending at least one person to the nearby Dallas County Hospital. The crash occurred about 12:30 p.m.in the 1900 block of Iowa Highway 141. Both vehicles came to...
The Perry Police Department confirmed that an electrical power outage affected residents across the town Monday morning. Power was lost about 6:35 a.m. and restored about 7:30 a.m. The outage reportedly extended to Bayard, Bouton, Dawson, Jamaica, Yale and other...
MINBURN, Iowa -- The Minburn Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire early Saturday that largely destroyed the 132-year-old structure. No injuries were reported. The blaze at 501 Baker St. was reported about 1 a.m. in the two-story house, owned...
A pickup truck and an SUV collided in the intersection of Third and Estella streets in Perry about 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The Dallas County EMS is responding, and the Perry Police Department is investigating. A witness said the Ford pickup was...