Jim Caufield
Jason Stokely pawed through the cinders and fallen roof beams in the late morning sun Wednesday. He was wearing tennis shoes and a t-shirt and was wrapped in a blanket from the waist down.
"I was trying to find the...
Fire destroyed the large, two-story house at 1324 Willis Ave. early Wednesday, the home of Michael and Hildie Stokely of Perry.
There were no injuries in the blaze, which appeared to start in an upper room of the house about...
Construction work on the Phase One portion of the High Trestle Trail-Raccoon River Valley Trail connector could begin as soon as May if plans proceed as projected in the update presented to the Dallas County Conservation Board Tuesday night...
Imagine spending a week in a town that is new to you and learning as much as you can about it so that at the end of the week you can offer suggestions for sustaining and improving the community.
This...
Congregants in the Minburn, Perry, Rippey and Fairview United Methodist Churches voted Feb. 25 to create a joint parish beginning July 1.
The merger was not accomplished without some heartache within the Minburn congregation, according to a source close to...
The Bus Boys performed two sets of acoustic folk music to a receptive audience of more than 75 Sunday afternoon at the Perry Performing Arts Center.
The musical ensemble hails from Winona, Minn., and is composed of three former school...
Six representatives of the Hunger Free Dallas County coalition briefed the Perry City Council Monday on their ongoing efforts to increase access to nutritious food for low-income residents of the county and encourage donations to the coalition's ongoing efforts...
A woman was killed and two others were seriously injured when their vehicle left the roadway shortly after midnight Saturday on Iowa Highway 210 at Main Street in Woodward.
According to a statement released Sunday morning by the Boone County...
Thirteen students were honored Friday at a banquet at the Hotel Pattee for their successful completion of the Des Moines Area Community College VanKirk Career Academy and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. partnership called the Industrial Maintenance One-Plus-Two Training Program.
The...
A vehicle left the roadway shortly after midnight Saturday on Iowa Highway 210 at Main Street in Woodward, and at least two occupants were transported with injuries to Des Moines Hospitals, according to radio traffic.
The incident is under investigation...