Doug Wood
The Fairview United Methodist Church held its annual Memorial Day service last Monday. The Church is located north of Perry.
Master of Ceremonies Brent Halling stated, “Farivew has been holding a Memorial Day service as long as anyone remembers. We...
The Perry Kiwanis Club recently gave out four $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors. Two of these recipients came to discuss their future plans at a recent Perry Kiwanis noon luncheon meeting.
PHS graduate Isabel Saemisch is the daughter of Perry...
The school system is a large part of the life of the community of Perry. A great number of stories published by ThePerryNews.com and other area media are generated by school events.
Anne Horgen and Angelica Cardenas, guidance counselors at...
The Perry Kiwanis Club tried a new experience at their May 22 meeting. Instead of having the program come to them, they went to the program when the membership toured the local Tyson Fresh Meats plant near Perry.
Perry Kiwanians...
Perry-area elder-care centers have seen many changes and faced several challenges recently. Wanda Pritzel, director of fund development at the Perry Lutheran Home, stopped by the May 8 meeting of the Perry Kiwanis Club to discuss services offered by...
Fast-changing technology affects nearly every aspect of our lives these days. This is even prevalent with our city garbage collection. Perry Public Works Director Jack Butler stopped in on the April 24 Perry Kiwanis Club meeting to give the...
Perry-area high school and college sports have been a large part of the Perry scene for well more than 100 years. This past Tuesday, sportscaster extraordinaire Shawn Kenney of Perry stopped by the noon luncheon meeting of the Perry...
The Perry Area Chamber of Commerce was without an executive director for six months after the longtime director, Bob Wilson, left to pursue other adventures, and the Chamber Board of Directors ran things until a replacement was found in...
Agriculture has been a very important part of Iowa's economy even before Iowa became a state in 1846. In the Perry area, agriculture is still king in terms of its impact on the local economy. In politics and the...
With about 1,200 workers, Tyson Fresh Meats is the largest employer in Perry. The factory's labor force includes a wide variety of people, including many immigrants who live in Perry or commute from the Des Moines area.
Tyson Chaplain Terry...
