Jim Caufield
St. Patrick's School hosted a celebration of Children's Day Saturday at the school gymnasium.
Known in Spanish as Día del Niño, the event calls attention to the importance of children in society and helps to promote child welfare. Children's Day...
The Minburn American Legion Post 99 hosted their twice-yearly all-you-can-eat fish dinner Friday night, serving about 100 diners on fish, French fries, cole slaw and dessert.
Post Commander Don Richardson said proceeds from the fundraiser go toward charity, with this...
Here is the agenda for this Thursday's 2015 Bike Trail Tourism Conference. A registration form can be found below.
2015 Bike Trail Tourism Conference:
Creating New Opportunities on Our Recreational Trails
Thursday, April 2, 2015
Hotel Pattee, 1112 Willis Ave, Perry, Ia.
9:00 am...
Teen suicides not only devastate families, they send shock waves through schools and communities. Students in the Perry Community School District felt these shocks at firsthand in the last two years. But there are other symptoms of mental illness--less...
Local high school students interested in exploring career classes at the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) VanKirk Center attended a Career Discovery Day Thursday in Perry.
Students learned about the various DMACC programs, including automotive technology, business administration, criminal...
Minburn Communications this week received a $4.7 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to upgrade its copper network to fiber and provide subscribers with voice, broadband and video service.
Minburn Communications was one of only three rural telecommunications...
Wild Rose Jefferson, Greene County’s soon-to-open casino, will hold a job fair at its temporary offices at 300 Microsoy Dr. in Jefferson on Tuesday, April 9, from 1-8 p.m. and Friday, April 10, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The...
March 25, 2015
Benjamin Lee Zickefoose, 38, of 1503 E. 21st St., Des Moines, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear on an original charge of failure to pay support payments.
William Edward Anderson, 46, of 445 Sixth St., Earlham, was...
Adel Partners, the city's Chamber of Commerce, held its first members' banquet Tuesday night, with about 125 people attending the dinner and awards ceremony at the Park Place Banquet Hall.
Iowa Boy Chuck Offenburger was the after-dinner speaker, regaling the...
Hastings Funeral Home in Perry is in charge of arrangements for Raymond Marcks, 88, of Perry, who died March 25, 2015 at Rowley Memorial Masonic Home. Services are pending at this time.