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Dr. Lisa Thilges of the Prairie View Animal Hospital in Grimes led the Humane Society of Perry's low-cost rabies clinic Sunday at the Perry Dog Park. "The more animals you are helping in the community the better," said Thilges, who...
The Dawson Emergency Services Association held its second annual pancake fundraiser Sunday morning in the Dawson Community Building. The goal of this year's event is the purchase of rescue air bags for the Dawson First Responders unit. Dawson Fire Chief...
The Woodward Public Library Foundation hosted an author roundup Saturday afternoon at Snus Hill Vineyard near Madrid called Read between the Vines. The event brought together some 25 authors, most from Iowa but some from nearby states, who sold...
An injured turkey vulture was rescued about 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Perry by an officer of the Perry Police Department, with assistance from a concerned citizen. Officer Wayne Schuttler used a catch pole and helpful neighbor Bobby Meyer of 1804...
Beer bibbers united Saturday for the fourth annual Dallas Center Home Brewers Fest, and their sipping of stouts and ales raised more than $3,000 for the Dallas Center Food Pantry and the Dallas County Shop with a Cop program. The event...
A fire alarm was reported shortly before 9 a.m. Saturday at the Des Moines Area Community College Perry VanKirk Career Academy in Perry. Officers of the Perry Police Department, Perry Volunteer Fire Department and Dallas County EMS responded to the...
Volunteers with the Iowa Democratic Party led a Latino voter registration drive Saturday in Perry, with registration materials available at markets, restaurants and --appropriately for the presidential race -- taco trucks around town. Clemens Wilcox of Urbandale, sporting a t-shirt...
For a three-person staff to fill short-order requests for 150 people in the space of two hours on a gorgeous autumn Saturday takes a special kind of teamwork. For Jamie Hocking, Faith Heyer and Ryan Householder of Perry, it...
The 2016 Granger Days kicked off its Saturday celebrations with a 10 a.m. parade along State Street. Leading the march were the U.S. national colors borne by the military veterans of the Granger American Legion Post 717 and the members...
Autumn means art in Perry, and two events are converging Thursday to start the season on a high note. The painter Gary Ernest Smith will visit Perry Thursday to lead a tour and answer questions about his paintings, which are...