Letter to the editor: Bates’ ‘deep state’ a rightwing myth
News Desk To the editor: Mr. Bates is as out of touch just as he is mistaken. There is no “deep state.” Not in truth. That is just another in a long…
April 2023
Letter to the editor: Iowa must call for Constitutional Convention
To the editor: Let’s face it. America is broke, and Washington is broken. The U.S. Congress no longer legislates. That job has been outsourced to the fourth branch of government,…
Perry Elementary School kitchen demolition completed
1 of 2 Demolition is virtually complete in the Perry Elementary School food service area, which has been gutted in advance of remodeling. The remodeling of the food-service area in…
SUV shears off Willis Avenue power pole Sunday
An SUV sheared off a power pole along Willis Avenue Sunday morning. No one was injured Sunday morning when an SUV sheared off a power pole on Willis Avenue, downing…
Wind advisory in effect until 8 p.m. Sunday
The National Weather Service office in Johnston has issued a wind advisory for the Perry area until 8 p.m. Sunday, with northwest winds of 25 to 30 mph forecast, gusting…
Lilac planted, TP tubes collected in Earth Week/Arbor Day challenge
1 of 4 Larry Vodenik, standing left alongside more than 14,000 toilet paper tubes, congratulates the winners of the toilet paper tube collecting contest Friday. Perry worker Brian Eiteman, left,…
Perry schools to dismiss at midday Monday
Schools in the Perry Community School District will dismiss students early Monday, May 1, PCSD Superintendent Clark Wicks announced Thursday. Students in the Perry High School and Perry Middle School…
A top GOP lawyer wants to crack down on the college vote. States already are.
Republicans across the country have targeted college voters, who lean Democratic, with new voting restrictions. (Photo by Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images) A top Republican election lawyer recently caused a stir when…
Household emergency-disaster plan needed ‘just in case’
Remember fire drills in school? Some students were glad class was interrupted, and some were scared, and everyone hated that loud fire alarm. Why do schools have fire drills? In…
Perry man allegedly assaults Perry woman at DCH
A Perry man was arrested Saturday after allegedly assaulting a Perry woman at the Dallas County Hospital. Ben Aieses Ramirez, 20, of 2665 Summer Meadows Dr., Perry, was charged with…
Boone woman charged with assaulting Adel man
A Boone woman was arrested Friday night after allegedly assaulting an Adel man in Adel. Jennifer Lynn Pratt, 46, of 1139 Aldrich Ave., Boone, was charged with first-offense domestic abuse…
Iowa City man accused of threatening to kill downtown bar owner’s daughter, then vandalizing the front door of the establishment
Lang 4/30/23 Allegedly threatening to kill the daughter of a downtown bar owner has led to the arrest of an Iowa City man. 52-year-old Justin Meade of East Washington Street…
Iowa City armed robbery suspect awaiting sentencing accused of cashing fraudulent check for thousands of dollars
Lang 4/30/23 A man awaiting sentencing in an Iowa City armed robbery case is back behind bars after authorities say he cashed a fraudulent check in Scott County. 32-year-old Joey…
ISABELLE RENEE FINCHER
First: ISABELLE Middle: RENEE Last: FINCHER Affix: Permanent ID: 17-17924 Sex: Female Date of Birth: 1/10/1996 Current Age: 27 Age at Booking: 27 Height: 5′ 03″ Weight: 125 Pounds Race:…
Death Notice: Marilyn Simpson
A funeral Mass for Marilyn Simpson, 91, of Eldridge, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, May 5, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Long Grove. Burial will be in Mt.…