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Jim Caufield

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The old Third Ward school at 1420 North St. is undergoing major structural repairs if the size of the brick piles around the century-old building is any indication. Perry's original Webster Elementary School stands on the northwest corner of Fifth...
An officer of the Perry Police Department responded Friday afternoon to the report of a fallen limb near Sixth and North streets. Arriving on the scene about 3:30 p.m., Perry Police Officer Josh Sienkiewicz found a tree limb lying on a...
A Granger man was cited in the two-vehicle collision about 3:15 p.m. Thursday that tied up local traffic at Second and Chestnut streets in Minburn. According to the Dallas County Sheriff's office, Brody Nevins, 19, of Granger was trying to...
Although the heavy rains of recent weeks slowed construction on the Dewey Field renovation project -- including keeping 18th Street closed through at least Monday, July 2 -- several high-profile elements will soon be put in their places, drawing...
A two-vehicle collision about 3:15 p.m. tied up local traffic at Second and Chestnut streets in Minburn Thursday. There were no injuries reported. The Dallas County EMS responded when one of the people involved in the accident complained of chest pains,...
The Humane Society of Perry is disbanding after 12 years of caring for the Perry area's stray animals and ceasing to accept new animals. "Yes, we are actually done," HSP Board President Breanna Morman told ThePerryNews.com Wednesday. "We are not...
An iconic image of Perry's railroading history will soon pull into town when the third of the Willis Avenue sculptures takes its appointed place at the intersection of First Avenue. The sculpture is a creation of Des Moines artist Jim...
Putting a human face on outer space, Perry native Sarah Weyer described her years as a technical editor for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Monday evening to about 15 people assembled in the Carnegie Library Museum in...
A man was taken into custody without incident by law enforcement about 10:30 p.m. Friday night at the Red Carpet Inn near Bouton. A Dallas County Deputy Sheriff's radio communications about 10:15 p.m. indicated he made telephone contact with the...
https://youtu.be/yUUlnnjpMb8 Students in the Perry Al Exito program gathered Saturday to celebrate the completion of the 2018 program year, with a meal followed by the presentation of certificates to the program participants. Certificates of completion were awarded to Perry High School...