Jim Caufield
An anxious hour passed Monday morning when authorities at the Raccoon River Pet Rescue (RRPR) discovered that Mister Brown, the footloose four-legger formerly known as Brown Dog, had escaped the comfortable confines of the shelter and was once again...
One man was injured Saturday night when the off-highway vehicle he was driving overturned in a curve on a gravel road east of Dawson.
The accident occurred about 10 p.m. in the 14400 block of 130th Street.
The vehicle sustained significant...
Kittens cavorted freely Saturday morning at the Perry Perk coffeehouse during the Raccoon River Pet Rescue's Kittens and Koffee event.
Some half-dozen felines -- and a pair of canine security guards -- interacted with an equal number of kittenish children...
Burning food triggered the fire alarm at the Valley Railroad Apartments in Perry Saturday afternoon, bringing a swift public safety response.
No injuries were reported.
The alarm was reported about 4 p.m. at the apartment house at 2902 Iowa St., formerly...
The ¡Viva Perry! Latino Festival 2021, sponsored by Hispanics United for Perry (HUP),
Following the 10 a.m. parade down Willis Avenue, downtown Second Street was lined with food vendors, merchandise sellers, peddlers of public information and fun and games for...
The Perry City Council inclined strongly Friday toward banning the use of fireworks within the city limits.
The consensus emerged during an hourlong work session, during which the council members identified the central problems with the current fireworks ordinance and...
DAWSON, Iowa -- An Indianola man led officers of the Perry Police Department on a 100-mph pursuit from Perry to Dawson late Wednesday night prior to his arrest.
Robert James Hugen, 45, of 15130 88th Lane, Indianola, was observed making...
Construction is progressing on year-round bathrooms at the Sportsman Lodge, a welcome new amenity at Sportsman Park, the Dallas County Conservation Board's oldest county park.
The board hired MA Architecture in March 2020 to design the addition, and they unanimously...
After taking a virus-forced hiatus in 2020, the annual tradition among former Perry school system personnel, the We Don’t Have To Go Back To School breakfast, was renewed Monday on the first day of the 2021-2022 school year in...
Eighth Street was briefly closed north of Park Street in Violet Hill Cemetery Sunday night after a limb broke from a tree and blocked the roadway.
No injuries were reported in the incident.
The obstruction was discovered about 9 p.m. by...
