Perry Man Arrested For Drugs and Running from the Cops
A Perry man faces a felony charge after running from police and being caught with drugs early Wednesday.
According to the Perry Police Department, when 30 year-old Zachary Alan Armstrong saw an officer just before 4am he began to run away. The officer ran after the suspect and stopped him near the Progressive Foundry between 1st and 2nd Streets.
The Perry Police Department charged Armstrong with possession of meth – 3rd offense, along with interference with official acts. He also had warrants out for his arrest for operating while intoxicated and public intoxication – 3rd or subsequent offense.
A Dallas County Sheriff’s deputy also responded to assist at the scene.
This is not Armstrong’s first run in with police. He has also been convicted of several charges including theft, burglary, delivering meth to a minor, attempted burglary, possession of a controlled substance, criminal mischief and consumption/intoxication.
Raccoon Valley Radio will bring you more information as it becomes official.
Perry Teens Arrested After Truck Egging in November
Three Perry teens face felony charges after damaging a vehicle back in November.
Police Chief Eric Vaughn tells Raccoon Valley Radio the three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17 were arrested Tuesday for allegedly egging a truck on November 6th.
Damage to the vehicle is estimated at around $3,000, which resulted in the second degree criminal mischief charges for all three teens.
The class D felony charge is filed when damages total more than $1,000 but less than $10,000.
The teens have been referred to juvenile court.
Connector Trail Project Receives Iowa DOT Grant
The goal to connect the Raccoon River Valley Trail to the High Trestle Trail is now $171,000 closer thanks to a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation.
While the Dallas County Conservation Board is still working to determine the route for the nine-mile connector between Perry, Bouton and Woodward, current funding for estimated $5 million project now totals around $360,000.
The most recent funds were administered by the Iowa DOT but comes from a federal recreational trail grant which aims to help the conservation board negotiate with land owners while trying to obtain land for the connector.
100+ People for Perry, Few People Can Make a Big Difference
Imagine what a difference thousands of dollars could make to an area non-profit organization. A new group in Perry plans to see just how big of an impact it can make.
We first told you about 100+ People for Perry last week. Co-founder Tom Lipovac says they first heard about the concept back in November after seeing similar programs work in other communities and thought this could be good for Perry too.
“It’s very simple. It’s all based on the concept that a few people can make a difference and we hope to be able to serve the community of Perry.”
Co-founder Mark Powell helps explain just how the program will work.
“We get people who agree to be members (of 100+ People for Perry). There are quarterly meetings and individuals are encouraged to show up with a not for profit project that is going to directly impact Perry and be prepared to propose that project to the group. At the beginning of each meeting, we will draw three names from the hat and those three individuals will get to stand up and propose their project.”
Powell says presentations are meant to be short as there is a five-minute limit and simple, with no Powerpoint or media elements allowed. That will then be followed by five minutes of questions from the group before they decide which of the three to support.
“The group then votes and the project that garners the most votes is the project that has been selected and each individual member is expected to write a check for $100 to provide to the group. So if we have 100 members, that’s $10,000 of cash from people who care about Perry to a not for project they deem to be worthy.”
Anyone interested in joining the group is encouraged to attend the first meeting Monday at La Poste with a social half-hour starting at 6:30pm.
Weekly Raccoon River Valley Precipitation Update
Only light precipitation fell over the Raccoon River Valley this week.
According to the National Weather Service, Perry received 0.06 inch of precipitation this week and 0.6 inch of snow. Guthrie Center saw 0.04 inch of precipitation and 1.5 inches of snow and Jefferson saw just 0.02 inch of rain and 0.5 inch of snow.
All three local weather reporting areas have received around half an inch of precipitation so far this month and between 1 and 2.2 inches of snow.
Normal monthly averages are just under one inch of precipitation and around 5.5 inches of snow.