Jim Caufield
Summer camp activities at the St. Thomas More Center near Panora have been cancelled in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Youth Camp Executive Director Alex Kautzky announced Wednesday.
"In consultation with the Diocese of Des Moines and medical professionals,...
As good as its name, the Progressive Foundry is making progress on its multi-phase $1.8 million factory expansion plan, beginning with a 14,000-square-foot building along Rawson Street that will cross Second Street and connect the existing plant with the former...
A Davenport man was arrested Monday evening after allegedly attempting to elude law enforcement in a high-speed chase exceeding 100 mph.
Ryan Charles Greving, 34, of 2351 Farnam St., Davenport, was charged with second-offense OWI, eluding, carrying weapons, assault on...
The Dallas County EMS has seen in effect a quadrupling of work since the outbreak of COVID-19 even though their calls for emergency medical service have only increased by an average of one a day.
Dallas County EMS Director Mike...
A handful of volunteers from the Nudgers property rehab and restoration group rolled up their sleeves Monday and started in on their latest downtown acquisition: the commercial space at 1306 Second St. historically known as the Morgan building.
Fire destroyed...
A caller reported a passenger van in the ditch in the 14000 block of Bittersweet Road about 6 p.m. Monday.
A Dallas County Deputy Sheriff responded and determined the vehicle was not occupied.
It is unknown when the van entered the...
With Iowans raring to reopen Iowa fully and get back to work after 51 days under a virtual stay-at-home order that the governor never officially proclaimed but strongly urged, both essential and non-essential workers might need a little reassurance...
The Shopko store at 1305 141st St. in Perry closed June 16, 2019, but a new owner and occupant might be on the horizon, according to hints dropped by city leaders at the May 4 Perry City Council meeting.
The...
A 20-member Perry Coronavirus Task Force held its first Zoom meeting this week, right before the Iowa Department of Public Health revealed the extent of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Perry.
The task force, composed...
Motorists on First Avenue (Iowa Highway 144) will encounter traffic-control devices north of Willis Avenue this week as concrete patching and repairs begin.
The orange cones are part of the "minor disruptions to traffic" that will accompany the work done...
