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Jim Caufield

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Restoration work is nearly done on the 150-year-old coach house, the oldest surviving structure on the grounds of the Dallas County poor farm, now known as the Human Services Campus at 25747 N Ave. on U.S. Highway 169 north...
Iowa gubernatorial candidate Ras Smith of Waterloo and Iowa Democratic Party First Vice Chair June Owens of Des Moines made recent visits to Perry to meet with local Democrats and strategize over the ongoing races for state and local...
In the six months since the Hotel Pattee and La Poste were bought by Perry Economic Development Inc. (PEDI), more than 80 large and small local donors have combined to bring the $3 million capital campaign more than two-thirds...
As a courtesy to Perry residents only, the city will reopen the Perry Yard Waste Disposal Site at 14325 Ivy Place beginning Monday, Oct. 18. The disposal area is located just west of the Garbage Department Shop, the Recycling Center...
The Perry chapter of the Optimist Club International inducted four new members at the club's October meeting. President Zack Cregeen welcomed Bret Andorf, Kevin Haugen, Jen Sprung and Rich Wede to the ranks of the Perry Optimists. The inductees were...
ADEL, Iowa -- The Dallas County Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday that declared the county a Second Amendment "sanctuary" and promised to oppose efforts to "infringe upon" the "natural right of the people" to "keep and bear arms." The...
The preschool children in the St. Pat’s Gingerbread House program learned some first lessons in fire trucks and firefighting gear Monday morning to begin the 2021 Fire Prevention Week Oct. 3-9. Two members of the Perry Volunteer Fire Department —...
A vehicle left the roadway of Iowa Highway 141 Monday morning and entered the median. No injuries were reported. The incident occurred shortly after 8 a.m. at the intersection of Iowa Highway 141 and O Avenue south of Bouton. The four-door passenger...
DAWSON, Iowa -- A female was reportedly seen "naked and screaming" about 6:15 p.m. Sunday in Sportsman Park near Dawson, according to public safety radio traffic. A rustic calm was prevailing at 6:30 p.m., and the disposition of the incident...
The Perry Volunteer Fire Department, hoping to take advantage of a break in the weather Saturday morning in order to replace the 11 flags over the Hotel Pattee, closed off a block of the Willis Avenue boulevard and raised...