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Jim Caufield

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A burning rubbish pile in the 15500 block of 141st Street got away from its owner Friday night and threatened to set alight the nearby timber until the Perry Volunteer Fire Department responded and controlled the blaze. No injuries were...
About one-third of the lunches prepared by volunteers replacing the Perry Community School District’s grab-and-go meals program were handed out Wednesday. The program continues through next Tuesday. The sack lunches are served from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the...
The Iowa State Patrol has identified the victims in Tuesday's tragic SUV accident west of Dawson. Killed in the crash were Claire Brown, 5, of Perry and Lindsay Brown, 8, of Perry. Seriously injured in the rollover accident were Eli Brown,...
The volunteer replacement for the Perry Community School District's grab-and-go meals program begins Wednesday morning for Perry students. Only people wearing face masks will be given meals. There will be no exception to this rule. The sack lunches will be...
DES MOINES, Iowa -- With COVID-19 sweeping through the nation's meatpacking workforce and forcing many of the country's largest processing plants to cease operations temporarily, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday under the Defense Production Act...
Two children died and five were injured in the SUV crash west of Dawson Tuesday morning, according to the Iowa State Patrol. Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla said a minor was driving the 2014 Toyota Sienna with six minor...
Multiple people were injured, including a number of children, when an SUV crashed on a gravel road west of Dawson Tuesday morning. The accident occurred about 11:15 a.m. in the 12100 block of Beaumont Place just north of Greenbrier Creek. Law...
When an outbreak of COVID-19 forced the suspension this week of the Perry Community School District's grab-and-go meals program, two local Perry parents promptly stepped up, solicited food donations from the Perry Fareway and Hy-Vee stores and organized a...
About half the population at the Pearl Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation in Perry has tested positive for COVID-19, according to data released Sunday by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH). Built in 1965, the facility at 2625 Iowa St....
Defending Perry comes naturally to Jorge Soto. The 2015 graduate of Perry High School was a standout goalie for the Bluejay soccer team, and now he is putting his defensive skills to work as an advocate for the health...