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Jim Caufield

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There are about 7,500 local elected offices across Iowa -- below the state legislature -- ranging from county offices and city positions to school board seats and township trusts. How many of these offices are held by Latinos? The answer...
The man who smashed the gun case at the West Des Moines Walmart Supercenter and stole several guns and ammunition is still sought by law enforcement, a West Des Moines Police Department spokesperson said Sunday. All weapons and ammunition taken...
Law enforcement officers in West Des Moines and Iowa State Patrol officers are searching for a gun thief southeast of the Walmart Supercenter at 68th St. and Mills Civic Parkway in West Des Moines tonight. Radio traffic by the Iowa State...
One of the region's leading men's choirs, the Iowa Statesmen, performed Saturday night at the Perry Performing Arts Center in the Perry Fine Arts concert series. About 200 people attended the 90-minute show. The Iowa Statesmen is composed of students...
https://youtu.be/OuH48aQfdYo The annual Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever fundraising banquet was held Saturday night at the Elks Club in Perry, and some 150 members and guests attended for the prize raffles and a choice dinner of prime rib and chicken...
https://youtu.be/u042w6JHIHE Half a dozen Knights of Columbus gathered at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Perry Saturday morning to reinstall the tabernacle after its month-long absence for repair and restoration. Jim Beuter, a parishioner in Perry since 1963, provided the engineering acumen...
Hundreds of Perry-area pancakes lovers dined to repletion Saturday at the 64rd annual Perry Kiwanis Pancake Festival, held for the second time at the McCreary Community Building. The root of the word “festival” is feast, and that is just what...
The nine members of the Hay family of Perry who lost their home at 1402 Evelyn St. in a devastating fire Thursday night are picking up the pieces of their lives Friday, and the Perry community is coming to...
A fire was reported shortly after 8 p.m. Thursday in the house at 1402 Evelyn St. in Perry. Firefighters from the Perry Volunteer Fire Department and the Woodward Volunteer Fire Department fought the blaze, which fully engulfed the 106-year-old house. Everyone...
A high-speed chase along Iowa Highway 141 from Perry to Bagley, followed by a brief pursuit on foot, led to the arrest early Thursday of a Davenport man by the Dallas County Sheriff's office. Dallas County Sheriff's Sgt. Ryan Bowers...