SEN. ZAUN: Empowering Parents
News Desk One of the most dominant issues in government across the country these last several months has been parental involvement in their children’s education. Elections last year dramatically illustrated the demand…
March 2022
REP. HOLT: Education transparency
Working for logical solutions to stop the indoctrination and assault on moral values taking place in some of our public schools, in this edition of Freedom Watch. As many of…
Axne touts federal funds for water, bridges, childcare centers
This month I voted with a bipartisan majority of my colleagues to pass a federal funding bill that included money for nine community projects to help provide cleaner drinking water,…
Become a ServSafe-certified food protection manager
Whether you are a food service manager or an employee, using current best practices in safe food handling is essential to keeping your food establishment in compliance and protect the…
Insulin price cap approved by U.S. House as Georgia’s Warnock pushes for Senate passage
Ira Katz, owner and pharmacist at Little Five Points Pharmacy in Atlanta, shows Sen. Raphael Warnock some of the medical equipment used to treat diabetes, including syringes, test strips, glucose…
Lawmakers inch closer to bottle bill compromise
The Iowa House and Senate have differing bottle bill proposals. (Photo by Katie Akin/Iowa Capital Dispatch) (Photo by Katie Akin/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Iowa’s can and bottle redemption law is closer…
Biden OKs release of 1 million barrels of oil a day from reserve, calls for supply boost
President Joe Biden discusses his plans to reduce oil and gas prices March 31, 2022, at the White House. (Screen shot from White House video) President Joe Biden called Thursday…
SEN. SCHULTZ: 83 percent of Iowans want bottle bill saved, or even expanded
The surprise late session issue of reviving Iowa’s popular bottle bill caused quite a bit of attention last week. For years we have been waiting for a solution that could…
Library has big plans for April
The following programming is scheduled for April 2022 at the Perry Public Library and HH@CLM: Friends of the Library Spring Floral Basket Fundraiser Begins – April 1 The Friends of…
March goes out like a lion with early spring snowfall
“Una and the Lion” by Briton Rivière, 1880 After entering meekly with temperatures in the mid-60s and blessing us on St. Patrick’s Day with a monthly high of 79 degrees,…
GOV. REYNOLDS: Iowa Senate makes it clear – Parents Matter, urge House to get it across finish line
Gov. Reynolds released the following statement today in response to the Iowa Senate passing her education bill tonight: “The Senate made clear tonight that parents matter. Iowans want and deserve…
Perry Police Report March 31
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. March 28, 2022 A 2012 Dodge van, registered to HyVee Corp. and driven by Barbara Lynn Chevalier of 328…
Dallas County Sheriff’s Report March 31
To view a log of the calls for service, click here. March 30, 2022 No activity reported. *A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent…
Bird flu found in fourth Buena Vista facility
A turkey flock in Buena Vista County is the 10th to be infected by highly pathogenic avian influenza in Iowa this year. (Photo by Scott Bauer/Agriculture Research Service, USDA) A…
Democrat clerk waves rainbow flag on floor of Iowa Senate while Carlin takes on LGBTQ indoctrination in schools
A legislative clerk for Democrat Sen. Pam Jochum began to wave and twirl a rainbow flag during floor debate on a school choice bill. The clerk decided to wave the…