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Jim Caufield

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https://youtu.be/81M5Bt88Pcw The paired eagle and bear are now complete at Martha Winger and Larry Bellis' home on 135th Street. The eagle perches nobly atop the figure, and the bear sits below, looking a little abashed as if she just got pushed...
JEFFERSON, Iowa -- A Perry man allegedly fired three rounds from a 9 millimeter pistol at his father Saturday afternoon after his father allegedly rammed at high speed the car in which his son was a passenger. Investigation of the...
  The heavy rains of May made for a muddy worksite where Percival Scientific is building a $2 million, 33,000-square-foot expansion of its factory in the Perry Industrial Park. Grimes-based Septagon Construction is the general contractor for the project. The expansion of...
Tyson Foods President and Chief Executive Officer Dean Banks announced Wednesday he is stepping down and "concentrating on my family" and is being replaced by Chief Operating Officer Donnie King. Banks joined the Tyson team in 2017 after a career...
A paired eagle and bear are emerging from the stump of a derecho-blasted tree on Perry's north side thanks to the initiative of Martha Winger and Larry Bellis of 20577 135th St. "At first we planned to take the whole...
The Perry High School gymnasium was filled to capacity Sunday afternoon for the Class of 2021 commencement exercises, with 108 PHS seniors presented with diplomas, including senior Melanie Gonzalez, who was tragically killed one week before graduation. Gonzalez' family accepted...
The month-long asbestos abatement phase, part of the $5.7 million Perry Middle School renovation project, is nearly done, with extensive renovations of the 62-year-old building soon to follow. The sixth, seventh and eighth graders vacated the PMS April 23 in order...
The first 25 lots in the new Siglin Estates planned unit development (PUD) on Woodward's west side have entered the market, with prices ranging between about $43,000 and $80,000. Wayde Burkhart, associate real estate broker with Remax Precision, represented both...
Although a year has passed since the Raccoon River Pet Rescue (RRPR) began rescuing pets and adopting them into good homes, the novel coronavirus global pandemic prevented an official ribbon cutting until today. The RRPR has placed some 237 animals...
A quantity of animal fat was spilled Thursday night on Iowa Highway 141 in Perry, mixing with the rain and making for treacherous driving for local motorists. No injuries were reported. The spill occurred in the 1200 block of 141st Street...