Jim Caufield
The Perry Community School District (PCSD) Board of Directors adopted a Return to Learn Plan Monday for resuming fall classes on a five-day-a-week schedule with the normal pre-pandemic class sizes of about 20 to 25 students per room.
PCSD Superintendent...
The Perry City Council met in special session Monday morning and approved the financing of a number of street improvements by means of selling $2.6 million in general obligation bonds.
The improvements include the asphalt overlays on various streets in...
A pet chihuahua was mauled to death Sunday evening by a pair of dogs, believed to be two huskies, that were running at large, according to a report received by the Perry Police Department.
The attack is believed to have...
A passenger van collided with a motorcycle about 9:15 p.m. Saturday on westbound Iowa Highway 141 at Upland Avenue.
No injuries were reported.
The circumstances of the accident are under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.
Both vehicles came to rest in...
A pair of minor two-vehicle collisions occurred within an hour of one another Saturday afternoon in Perry.
There were no injuries in either mishap, and both occurred on private property.
The first incident occurred about 5:15 p.m. in the parking lot...
An officer of the Perry Police responded to a report of a goat at large in the 2100 block of Third Street shortly before 10 p.m. Friday.
The family who reported the rambling ruminant said they had been hearing the...
Some 25 Black Lives Matter supporters rallied at noon Tuesday on the east side of the Greene County Courthouse.
Organizer Dale Hanaman of rural Rippey said it was the group's fifth meeting since the May 25 murder of George Floyd...
A West Des Moines man arrested July 2 on a West Des Moines Police Department has waived his right to a preliminary hearing and entered a plea of not guilty in Dallas County District Court to 10 counts of...
Weed whacking around the headstones at Violet Hill Cemetery has been sadly neglected in recent days, and the untidiness was brought to the attention of the Perry City Hall Tuesday by a concerned citizen.
Brett Wuebker of Dallas Center sent...
A man was taken into custody by the Perry Police Department shortly after midnight Wednesday after he was reported to be bearing a firearm.
No injuries were reported.
The incident occurred in the 800 block of 18th Street about 12:15 a.m....
