Jim Caufield
The city of Perry could save almost $5 million on its electricity bills and reduce its carbon footprint to zero under a proposal by Norwalk-based Red Lion Renewables to install an array of solar panels and carport canopies on...
Fireworks sales out of tents began June 13 in Iowa, and Perry has attracted its usual share of vendors in the marketplace. Patriots may only detonate fireworks inside the Perry city limits on the Fourth of July between 9...
More than a dozen foster pets died of smoke inhalation Thursday when the mobile home they were in caught fire from a neighboring unit, according to authorities with the Perry Volunteer Fire Department.
One mobile home was completely destroyed and...
The Perry Volunteer Fire Department battled a mobile home fire in 100-degree heat Thursday afternoon at the Northgate Estates at 2801 First Ave. in Perry.
No injuries were reported in the 3:45 p.m. blaze, which destroyed one structure and badly...
Work is underway on the half-million-dollar reconstruction of the Kaufman Track at Perry High School.
The school board voted April 12 to award the track reconstruction contract to J. B. Holland Construction of Decorah with their bid of $393,500 along...
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of Iowa Highway 141 and Iowa Highway 144 (First Avenue) about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, slowing evening traffic on the busy roadways.
No injuries were reported.
The Perry Police Department is investigating the incident.
The vehicles, operated...
Responding to complaints from residents and city council members, the Perry Police Department has deployed a radar speed sign on the Iowa Street hill in order to warn motorists of their excessive speed.
"I've been approached by several people who...
An Altoona was arrested on the interstate in Dallas County Sunday night after allegedly driving faster than 100 miles an hour with his young son alongside him.
Caleb Scott Humphrey, 36, of 1038 N.W. 10th Ave., Altoona, was charged with...
Braving Saturday's 90 degree temperatures, the hearty members of the Perry Booster Club set aside their pride and competed in a silly games contest in Pattee Park.
The event was a success, with some 60 non-perishable food items donated for...
A woman was briefly trapped in her vehicle when a pickup collided with an SUV on Otley Avenue at Fifth Street Thursday morning.
The accident happened about 10:45 a.m. The victim was extricated and examined at the scene by the...
