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A one-vehicle crash occurred on U.S. Highway 169 about one mile south of Minburn Saturday night. Injuries were reported, but the number and severity are unknown at this hour. The mishap occurred about 6:45 p.m., when a passenger car entered the...
A large crowd lined the route in downtown Perry Friday night for the annual Holiday Lighted Parade. Parade floats gathered near Second Street and Otley Avenue and traveled north on Third Street before turning west for a block on Pattee Street....
Editor's note: Ten-year-old Irma Saraí Castillo of Perry, the beloved daughter of Carla and Alfredo Castillo, fell ill in March with life-threatening kidney failure. In this story, Irma's mother describes the miracle of Irmita's healing. On March 10 of this...
Hoping to get a jump on administering the federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate if the courts should judge it legal, Dallas County Human Resources Director Beth Deardorff led a workshop Tuesday with the Dallas County Supervisors. "I'm not trying to adopt...
WOODWARD, Iowa -- Plans have been scrapped for the 1-million-square-foot warehouse on Woodward's south side, the city announced this week. "I regret to inform you that due to a legal agreement that failed to be reached in a timely manner,...
The Lighted Parade returns this year after its 2020 pandemic hiatus, filling the streets of downtown Perry with light and merriment the Friday after Thanksgiving. Businesses, community organizations and jolly community members will share their lighted floats in a parade...
A U.S. Postal Service rural mail carrier's vehicle left the roadway and overturned in a ditch north of Perry Monday morning after it was struck by a farmer's truck. No injuries were reported in the mishap, which occurred about 11:15...
Two vehicles collided at the gates of Violet Hill Cemetery in the 1700 block of Park Street Monday morning. No injuries were reported. The SUV and the passenger car collided shortly after 8 a.m., and both left the roadway and came...
About 50 people turned up Thursday night to hear Democrat hopeful Mike Franken discuss his plans for beating seven-term U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in the 2022 election with an appeal to independent voters. Franken said that Grassley, in his 40...
The annual Toys for Tots campaign in Perry is off to a good start, organizers said Saturday, but more donations are encouraged before the collection boxes are taken in on Dec. 3. "The people of Perry are always extremely generous...