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An Ankeny chiropractor who molested as many as a dozen girls was sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary Wednesday for child sexual abuse and drug crimes. Joshua Blake Hanisch, 41, of Ankeny, who had a medical office in...
A Perry juvenile was detained Friday morning after reportedly pulling a gun on his mother, according to public safety radio traffic. The incident occurred about 10:45 a.m. in the 600 block of North Street in Perry. Officers of the Perry Police...
An array of solar panels is under construction at the Raccoon River Pet Rescue (RRPR) in Perry that will soon satisfy all the facility's power needs. Larry Meacham, who sits on the RRPR Board of Directors, said solar power was...
After nearly a year of creative fundraising -- from butter braids to Daddy-Daughter Dancing -- students in the Perry High School band and choir are just about $2,000 away from reaching their goal of $140,000 to finance their trip...
Fire destroyed t least one  recreational vehicle near 18th and North streets Monday morning. No injuries were reported in the incident, which was reported about 9:45 a.m. at 13256 Kimble Pl., just north of the Raccoon River Valley Trail and...
Sam Brinton, a 2006 graduate of Perry High School, has been appointed deputy assistant secretary of spent fuel and waste disposition in the Office of Nuclear Energy for the U.S. Department of Energy. "In this role, I’ll be doing what...
Dallas Center Girl Scout Adrianna Jimenez, 14, has proposed erecting six signs along the Raccoon River Valley Trail to mark the waypoints of a 10,000 Steps to Wellness walk. Jimenez made a presentation of her Girl Scout Bronze Project at...
A passenger car collided with an SUV at the corner of Sixth and Estella streets Friday afternoon, causing significant property damage but no serious injuries. The Perry Police Department responded to the incident about 1:40 p.m. A Honda sedan sustained serious...
U.S. Senate candidate and retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Michael Franken toured the Landus Cooperative in rural Perry Tuesday morning and discussed agricultural issues with about a dozen coop members. Landus Cooperative Business Unit Lead Matt Brown led the tour....
The man who was stabbed Tuesday night in Redfield is recovering in ICU after emergency surgery, according to a Facebook post by his parents. The victim, Hunter Rio Randall Keasey, 22, of Dallas Center, received "over 20 units of blood...