Free Appliance and Scrap Metal Collection in Perry Today
Perry residents are invited to get rid of their unneeded appliances and scrap metal this weekend.
Midwest Recovery is hosting a free clean-up event Saturday at the Perry Recycling Center.
Citizens can drop off things like water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators, batteries and microwaves at no cost from 8am until noon. Items that won’t be accepted include chemicals, wood furniture, water softeners, light bulbs and carpet.
Monitors and televisions can be disposed of at a charge of $15 to $40 depending on the size and small propane tanks can be dropped off for $5 each.
If you have questions visit MidwestRecoveryOfIowa.com.
All Iowa Wine Festival Today in Adel
The Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce are putting together the final preparations for this year’s seventh annual “All Iowa Wine Festival”.
Taking place starting at 4pm in downtown Adel Saturday, the event will feature seven local wineries handing out samples and selling their goods. The El Dorados will provide live musical entertainment on the stage from 5-9pm and Brick Street BBQ and Al Dente Toffee will have food available throughout the festival.
The cost is $20 per person, which includes entry, a commemorative wine glass, a coupon for $5 off a bottle of wine and eight samples.
For more information visit www.alliowawinefestival.com
Perry Crime Stoppers Looking for Help from the Public
The Perry Crime Stoppers and Perry Police are hoping the public can help identify those responsible for two recent crimes.
A reward of up to $300 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the suspect or suspects responsible for a theft at the Hotel Pattee. According to police, sometime after Easter weekend, someone took two heavy duty, plastic folding tables from the front of the hotel. The tables are brown in color with basket weave design and a square top.
Another $300 is up for grabs for anyone who can help identify those responsible for the theft of a small device along the Raccoon River Valley Trail earlier this month. The report came in on June 9thwhen a resident someone pried open a secure box that was bolted to a tree just north of Warford Street.
Anyone who has information on either case is asked to call the Crime Stoppers at 465-5661. All tips will remain anonymous.
The Entire Raccoon River Valley Area is Now Drought Free.
According to the National Climatic Data Center, all of Dallas, Greene and Guthrie Counties have normal conditions with no drought.
The last time we were completely drought free was mid-June of 2013.
According to the National Weather Service, Perry received 1.3 inches of rain in the past week, for a total of 4.16 inches so far this month.
Guthrie Center has received 1.9 inches since our last report, for a total of 4 inches this June and Jefferson received around 1.7 inches of rain this week for a total of 3.46 inches this month.
All three local weather reporting areas see a normal monthly rainfall total of around 5 inches in June.
Perry Mayor Expresses Project Desires to the DOT Board
The Iowa Department of Transportation Board of Directors recently held a meeting in Perry with local officials.
Mayor Jay Pattee was asked to introduce the group to Perry and he also had the opportunity to share the City’s wish list in terms of projects.
Pattee says he focused on three main things, the first being the Perry Municipal Airport and the fact that many pilots are looking at it as a place to store and fly their planes.
“We have a runway long enough to land a jet and that was one of the things that I talked about is that will be a transportation need, should we ever decide to expand the airport further or move a road possibly to make room for an expanded runway” says Pattee.
Next the Mayor talked about possibly looking to the DOT to help Whiton Seed rebuild in Perry.
“There are some funds out there through the DOT that have to do with rebuilding or accessing sites for businesses so I kind of just brought that up for potential if Whiton Feed would decide to rebuild in Perry, we might be looking at some grants to help that happen.”
And finally, Pattee talked about the benefits of connecting the Raccoon River Valley Trail from Perry to the High Trestle Trail in Woodward.
“We need to find that connector because honest to goodness, you could ride from Perry, Iowa to Carlisle if you’re able and wanting to ride that far, without ever leaving the trail if we have that connection. So it’s not the final piece but it’s certainly a very important piece of that central Iowa train system and it’s what’s bringing all those people.”
Mayor Pattee says the DOT board was receptive, though there is no known timeline for the projects.