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Jim Caufield

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A car left the scene after striking a motorcycle east of Dallas Center Saturday afternoon, but Dallas County Deputy Sheriffs prompted located the driver at the driver's rural Dallas County residence. The incident occurred about 3:30 p.m. on Iowa Highway...
A two-vehicle collision blocked traffic on Third Street near Estella Street Friday evening. No injuries were reported. A four-door Toyota sedan appeared to be traveling north of Third Street at about 6 p.m. when it struck broadside on the passenger side...
ADEL, Iowa -- Dallas County property owners suffered an estimated $9.3 million in damage from the Aug. 10 derecho wind storm, a number that does not include the county's share in Iowa's 10 million acres of damaged crops and...
The city of Woodward showed its appreciation Thursday to the Iowa Department of Transportation workers who helped the city's residents and public works crew in promptly clearing away debris following last week's devastating derecho wind storm. "I just can't say...
Grading began this week on the extension of 28th Street northward to McKinley Street as arrangements moved forward on a planned unit development (PUD) for the area in east Perry. The Perry City Council let a $225,000 contract in May...
Students in the Perry High School Building Trades Program had their work cut short on the spec house they were constructing at 2114 Otley Ave. during the spring 2020 semester due to the rise of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, but...
Garbage collection is expected to resume this week in Perry when the city secures a replacement garbage truck. The city's residential arm truck was driven by the storm winds into the ditch on its way to the landfill and...
A passenger minivan left the roadway of Iowa Highway 141 Monday afternoon and rolled four times before coming to rest, according to an eye witness. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred about 2:45 p.m. in the 17700...
A vehicle struck a tree and was fully engulfed by fire late Sunday, and it is feared all occupants might have perished in the blaze. The accident occurred about 11:30 p.m. on W Avenue just south of 240th Street about...
One person was injured when a car and truck collided at the entrance of Lake Robbins Ballroom Sunday evening. The incident occurred about 7:30 p.m. in the 26700 block of 150th Street in rural Woodward. The circumstances of the accident are...