Jim Caufield
It appears so many owls are being conked on the head by passing motorists around Iowa that it is hard to keep the survivors straight. If 3,425 deer are killed daily by motorized vehicles in the U.S., as recent...
Doc McCaulley of Perry, recently reelected city council member and former superintendent of the Perry Community School District, received a warm hometown reception Sunday from a crowd of about 80 for his Perry Fine Arts concert of popular Christmas...
The baby screech owl found Tuesday by the Perry Police Department and transported Wednesday by the Humane Society of Perry to Des Moines appears to be recovering nicely in the care of a volunteer with Save Our Avian Resources (SOAR).
The...
The Perry Area Food Bank will open Tuesday, Dec. 19 in its new location at 3000 Willis Ave., the former site of the Rowley Masonic Home. A sign will soon be seen on Willis Avenue at the entrance to the...
Hundreds of holiday revelers filled the handsomely remodeled lobby and open office space of the Raccoon Valley Bank in downtown Perry Thursday evening for the bank's annual holiday party, catered by the Perry Hy-Vee.
Prime rib, smoked salmon and a...
A specialist in avian rehabilitation in Des Moines has examined the orphaned owl found along 18th Street in Perry Tuesday night and rescued by the Humane Society of Perry, and her prognosis was not encouraging.
Humane Society of Perry volunteer Joyce...
The orphaned owl found along 18th Street near North Street Tuesday about 10 p.m. was rescued by the Humane Society of Perry Wednesday morning and transported to an avian rehabilitation specialist in the Des Moines neighborhood of Beaverdale.
Wearing a light...
The Trestle Inn at 306 S. Main St. in Woodward opened its doors Sunday as part of the annual Christmas Tour of Homes, and the recently restored 95-year-old house twinkled as the town's spacious, new bed-and-breakfast destination.
The house is...
An accidental burning at Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry shortly before noon Monday led to two male victims life flighted to Des Moines hospitals and two others with minor injuries seeking medical attention on their own.
The Dallas County EMS...
A Granger 17-year-old was understandably alarmed Saturday about 6 p.m. when her vehicle caught fire at the Ampride gas station at the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Iowa Highway 141.
The Bouton Volunteer Fire Department responded to the incident...
