Doug Wood
Art on the Prairie is just around the corner, so Art on the Prairie promoter Jenny Eklund stopped by the Hotel Pattee Tuesday to give the Perry Kiwanis a run down on what is occurring with this year's event.
Eklund...
If you have recently traveled down Iowa Street, you will have noticed a great improvement in the appearance of the sign at Perry Health Care Center.
Pastor Ken Bose of the neighboring Trinity Lutheran Church is a frequent guest of...
Anyone can see what a large and positive impact the Perry-Area Chamber of Commerce has on the city of Perry, its people and its commercial classes.
Perry-Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bob Wilson was welcomed to the weekly meeting...
One of the most important elected officials in our county is the position of supervisor. Dallas County currently hosts three such officials who serve on a part-time basis.
Dallas County Supervisor Mark Hanson stopped by the weekly meeting of the...
Fall is the season for harvest dinners, and the Trinity Lutheran Church of Perry hosted its annual harvest dinner Saturday evening. On the menu was chicken and noodles, green beans with bacon, mashed potatoes, dinner rolls, homemade pies and...
Perry Elementary School Co-Principal Ned Menke of Perry stopped by the Hotel Pattee Sept. 27 to visit a meeting of the Perry Kiwanis Club.
Menke discussed his new co-principal role, a position he shares with fellow co-principal Joel Martin of...
After our visit to Fort Osage, Dan and I headed to Lawson, Mo., to see Watkins Mill. This consisted of a house built in the 1850s, a mill constructed in 1860, other buildings and a large former farm.
What is...
The Rippey United Methodist Church held their annual late-summer ice cream social Sunday, Sept. 11.
The menu included a beef burger or ham salad sandwich, a choice of homemade pies, homemade ice cream, coffee, Kool-Aid or water.
Funds raised at the...
Many people might not know his name, but everyone recognizes the friendly face that greets passersby with a wave and a honk, duck call or train whistle as they travel the outskirts of southeast Perry.
That happy man is Donald...
I will pick up my story like Homer, in the middle of things. After our overnight stay in Kansas City in late April, in a lodge not too far from Randolph, Dan and I headed toward Sibley, a small...