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Jim Caufield

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Friday was the first of six drive-through Lenten fish fry dinners offered this year by the Perry St. Jude Council 1243 of the Knights of Columbus. Dinner was served from 5:30-7 p.m., with pickup outside the St. Patrick Catholic School...
Two vehicles collided at the intersection of N Avenue (U.S. Highway 169) and 250th Street Friday about 3:15 p.m. One person reported suffering head and neck pain as a result of the collision, according to pubic safety radio traffic. An SUV...
A charge of vehicular homicide was filed Thursday against the Council Bluffs man arrested in connection with the Feb. 2 motor vehicle collision near Perry that claimed the life of Danyel Denise Hardisty, 40, of Minburn and badly injured...
Perry Mayor John Andorf joined six other mayors from across Iowa’s third Congressional district in a virtual roundtable discussion with Rep. Cindy Axne Wednesday afternoon. The hour-long Zoom meeting gave the second-term Congressperson an opportunity to update local officeholders on...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Twenty-five-year-old Justin Ray, whose physical abuse contributed to the 2017 death of his adoptive sister, Sabrina Ray, has been moved to the Fort Des Moines Community Corrections Complex as part of a work-release program through...
An SUV left the roadway of eastbound Iowa Highway 141 at the Iowa Highway 210 interchange near Woodward Wednesday morning, climbed the embankment and nearly struck to overpass. No injuries were reported in the one-vehicle mishap. The Chevrolet Equinox left the...
The Dallas County Recorder's office was closed Wednesday after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. Dallas County Recorder Chad Airhart said he and his five-person staff work in close proximity so "out of an abundance of caution, we have...
The Perry Area Food Pantry faced a very challenging year in 2020, but generous local donors stepped up and "enabled us to meet that challenge in a huge way," according to the group's annual report. Personal donations to the pantry...
The Perry Volunteer Fire Department is one of 66 fire and rescue crews around the state to receive a $750 grant from Landus Cooperative, the leader in agroindustry announced Tuesday. Perry Volunteer Fire Department Chief Chris Hinds said the grant...
A motorist complained of head pain Sunday night after her vehicle apparently collided with a parked vehicle at the corner of 18th and Iowa streets. The Perry First Responders responded and treated the victim at the scene. The circumstances of the...