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Carla Raye Bousman, 63, of Perry pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to reduced charges in connection with the May 2017 starvation death of her granddaughter Sabrina Ray. Bousman was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in a plea bargain arranged by her...
  Some 300 volunteers at the Perry Lutheran Home started their assembly-line packaging at 9 a.m. Wednesday, and by the time the Meals from the Heartland program ended at 4 p.m., more than 30,000 meals were packaged. Mike Frandsen, a Meals...
Organizers are stitching together plans for the second annual Fiber Art Fair set for May 12 in downtown Perry, a daylong event filled with fiber art classes and demonstrations in an interactive and creative environment. More than 70 light poles in...
An open house is planned for Sunday, April 8 from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate the opening of the PRESBY Childcare Center at 1323 Fourth St. in Perry in the lower level of the First Presbyterian Church. The center has received...
Eddie Diaz announced his resignation this week as principal of St. Patrick School in Perry. Diaz broke the news in a letter to the Rev. Chris Reising, the St. Patrick School Board and the teachers, staff and parents, indicating he...
Dallas County Supervisor Brad Golightly of rural Perry, in his fourth term representing the residents of district one, will not face opposition from any fellow Republicans in June, but two Democrats are seeking the nomination to run against him...
On Saturday, May 5 from 8 a.m. until noon, Perry residents are invited to haul their unwanted items to the Pattee Park parking lot at W. Third Street and Park Road, where a crew from the Perry Public Works...
Another new commercial venture is afoot in downtown Perry now that local developer Sandy Grubbs of rural Woodward has purchased the building at 1114 Second St. and Pat Snyder of rural Perry has started the demolition while also mulling...
A two-vehicle collision occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Monday at the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Iowa Highway 141 east of Perry. The Dallas County EMS was treating victims at the scene, but the extent of injuries, if any,...
Volunteers have stepped up, but the cash donations are still a little light for Wednesday's Meals from the Heartland event, according to Mollie Clark director of marketing for the Perry Lutheran Home. More than 300 Perry-area volunteers are scheduled for...