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Jim Caufield

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The sub-zero temperatures caused a pipe to burst in the Hotel Pattee's sprinkler system early Sunday, rousing guests with the alarm system and flooding a portion of the basement and the vacant museum store next door. No injuries were reported. "A...
Two Waukee men were arrested early Saturday after allegedly shooting a gun in celebration of New Year's Day. Juan Jose Sanchez-Martinez, 23, of 120 Sixth St., Waukee, was charged with being a person ineligible to carry dangerous weapons. Saul Israel Rostro-Sanchez,...
A vehicle left the very slick roadway of Iowa Highway 141 Friday afternoon, entered the ditch and overturned. No injuries were reported in the one-vehicle mishap. The Chevrolet van entered the north ditch of the state highway just west of 16th...
A one-vehicle rollover crash on Iowa Highway 141 near T Avenue brought a prompt response from local public safety agencies Thursday night. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred about 7 p.m. near the Moran curve on Iowa Highway 141, where...
The Perry Food Pantry received a $1,000 donation Thursday from Louis Dreyfus Commodities LLC in Grand Junction. Tim Farmer and Carol Johnson, president and treasurer respectively of the Perry Food Pantry Board of Directors, and Lou Hoger, pantry site manager,...
The first four houses in the Magnolia Park planned unit development (PUD) on 28th Street north of Willis Avenue are taking shape after several months of delayed materials. Homes in the 34-unit PUD, approved by the Perry City Council in...
A shed fire west of Perry brought a prompt response Monday evening from the Perry Volunteer Fire Department. No injuries were reported in the outbuilding at 14162 Green Ave., which caught fire about 4:30 p.m., according to public safety radio...
Dr. Randy McCaulley wound up 10.5 years of service on the Perry City Council Monday night by providing cupcakes to the community and regaling the council meeting with humorous stories. Perry Mayor John Andorf presented McCaulley with an honorary plaque...
A vehicle entered the ditch at 46 31oth St. in Boone County Monday afternoon, the second such mishap in a month's time at the location. N injuries were reported in the mishap, which occurred about 3:15 p.m. about one-half mile...
A vehicle left the roadway of U.S. Highway 169 near the Dallas-Boone County line Sunday morning and came to rest on its side in a farm field. The condition of the driver and any other occupants is unknown at this...