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One incumbent and two newcomers will vie in November for two seats on the Perry School Board. Thursday was the deadline for candidates to file nomination papers with the school district secretary. Papers were filed by Kyle Baxter, Eddie Diaz...
An Urbandale woman with a pistol was arrested in Waukee Wednesday after allegedly stealing two vehicles and attempting to smuggle meth into the county jail. Jessica Elizabeth McIntire, 27, of 4120 77th Place Circle, Urbandale, was charged with two counts...
Minburn Communications learned Tuesday that it landed three of the 39 grants awarded for broadband infrastructure around Iowa as part of the state's $97.5 million Empower Rural Iowa Broadband Grant Program. The Iowa governor and Office of Chief Information Officer...
Following the May demolition of their 80-year-old offices, the Progressive Foundry is raising a new office block at 1518 First Ave. in Perry. Construction of the new offices forms the third phase of the $1.8 million expansion of the Perry...
The Dallas County Foundation (DCF), in association with the Grow Greene County Gaming Corp., awarded grants worth some $109,000 to 19 nonprofit groups in Dallas County in the 2021 granting cycle. In the 2020 cycle, the McCreary Community Building (MCB) in...
A livestock barn caught fire in Boone County Monday afternoon in the Woodward Fire District, bringing four area firefighting agencies to the scene. The rural fire was reported about 1:30 p.m. at 1167 280th St. about six miles west of...
Three Dallas County ambulances were paged to the scene of a two-vehicle collision Saturday afternoon on Iowa Highway 141 at Willis Avenue. The accident, which occurred about 2:15 p.m., is under investigation at this hour by the Perry Police Department. At...
Two people were arrested Thursday night after attempting to flee on foot from officers of the Perry Police Department and Dallas County Sheriff's office. The incident began about 10:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of Otley Avenue, where a male...
Two vehicles collided in the intersection of Second Street and Otley Avenue about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. No injuries were reported. A four-door passenger car sustained significant front-end damage in the collision, and a station wagon sustained significant driver's-side damage. The Perry Police...
The excitement in the Perry High School gym was palpable Wednesday night, when students and the public gathered for a pep rally and the crowning of the 2021 PHS Homecoming Queen Nubia Torres and King Manny Soto. Last year's PHS...