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A medical emergency Thursday morning in a unit of the Bar-Jac Mobile Estates at 2801 First Ave. in Perry was complicated when a Dallas County Deputy Sheriff fell through the floor upon entering the residence. The Perry Volunteer Fire Department...
A steady stream of Perry-area residents came to the Perry Public Library Wednesday evening for the Humane Society of Perry's second round of low-cost spaying and neutering vouchers. The low-cost spay and neuter services are not provided by a Perry-area...
When a 911 caller to the offices of the Perry Police Department hung up before speaking to the dispatcher, the dispatcher returned the call and got a voicemail greeting from the Wells Fargo bank in Perry. On the chance of...
The Dallas County Hospital, in partnership with the Food Bank of Iowa and the Hunger-Free Dallas County initiative, is hosting its second mobile food pantry until 6 p.m. Wednesday in the hospital’s north parking parking lot. The drive-through arrangement made...
Two veteran Iowa rockers with roots in the Perry area will be inducted into the Iowa Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame in ceremonies Sunday at Lake Okoboji. J. C. Wilson of Perry, longtime guitar wizard with the Flying Marsupials,...
A fire on an exterior stairway at the rear of the Longest Yard Sports Grill in Dallas Center was quickly controlled Tuesday morning by firefighters of the Dallas Center Volunteer Fire Department. Also responding to the blaze at the rear...
Dallas County's ever-growing need for jail space has not gone away, and neither has the Dallas County Board of Supervisors' sworn duty to bring the matter repeatedly before the voters, who alone can approve the sale of bonds needed...
The ongoing failure of Iowa's governor and legislative leaders to agree on a plan for funding the cleanup of the state's polluted waterways has lately drawn some sharp criticism from their fellow politicians. Patty Judge, former Iowa Lieutenant Governor and...
Perry is growing in several directions at once, and the energy behind the growth is local and long term. On the housing front, two-plus years of steady efforts are starting to bear fruit. Opportunities are appearing for low- and middle-income...
Corgis saw nose to nose Sunday when about 20 of the short-legged herders and some 30 of their fellow travelers congregated at the Perry Dog Park for an Off the Leash Meet and Greet event. The two-hour encounter, sponsored by...