3rd Annual Rabies Clinic Tomorrow at the Perry Dog Park

What has become an end of summer tradition in Perry is happening again this weekend.

The Humane Society of Perry is hosting their third annual rabies clinic Sunday at the Perry Dog Park.

The goal of the event is to protect all local cats and dogs from the often fatal virus.  Road veterinarian Dr. Abby Strobbe will again be donating her services at the event.

Pet owners don’t need to make an appointment but they are asked to bring any available medical records so Dr. Strobbe can determine if your animal needs a one or three year vaccination.

The cost is a $10 donation to the local humane society and as a reminder, all dogs need to be on a leash and cats in a carrier or travel kennel.

Microchipping will also be available at the event from 11am until 1pm.  In case of rain, the clinic will be postponed until next Sunday, September 7th.

If you have questions, call 240-7581.

 

Architect Helps Explain Plans for New Dallas County Law Enforcement and Administrative Facilities 

With Dallas County being the 14th fastest growing county in the nation, space issues for county services have been a problem for some time now.  Which is why the Board of Supervisors says we need to act now to plan for the future and alleviate current space issues.

Design Alliance Incorporated architect Jerry Purdy helps explain the plans for the new structures, starting first with the proposed law enforcement center.

“It’s supposed to be a 62,000 foot facility, and it’s supposed to house several departments.  It’ll handle the Sheriff’s office which includes patrol and civil, as well as the jail for inmate population.  It will house jail support, when you have the number of beds we’re talking about it does take a good amount of support to handle that operation.  It will have a first appearance hearing room.  Then it’ll also have emergency management services located there for a storm service operation, so to speak” says Purdy.

Purdy says the proposed administration building is also around 51,000 square feet.

“It will house the Treasurer, Auditor, Recorder and assessor operations.  That will be all under one roof on the proposed river site. Also included in that building will be veterans affairs services and county operations facilities.”

We’ll continue to bring you more information about the proposed project and bond referendum here on the Raccoon Valley Radio network.

 

August Continues to be a Wet Month Locally

August continues to be a wet month in the Raccoon River Valley, with all three of our weather reporting locations surpassing their normal monthly rainfall totals.

According to the National Weather Service, Guthrie Center has received almost twice as much rain as normal already this month with a whopping 8.5 inches.  Perry has received just over 6.5 inches so far and Jefferson has seen more than 5.25 inches.

Normal monthly rainfall totals range between 3.9 and 4.3 inches during August, and the current rain could continue through early next week.

 

Mayor Pattee Says Construction Projects are Opening Up Doors in Perry

We’ve told you about the specifics of Perry’s 18th Street construction project, in terms of dollar amounts, hopeful completion dates and the like.  But what about why this project is happening?

Mayor Jay Pattee says having the street paved has many benefits both now and in the future.

“It opens up a whole list of possibilities for the north side of Perry and it also opens up an area that’s very convenient to the high school.  It makes safer travel in the future for young people who are traveling to high school from within the city limits or that come in from rural areas because they could come in on 18th Street now and it’s no long a gravel road” says Pattee.

Next year the City plans to continue North Street from 16th to 18th Street, which Mayor Pattee says he’s also looking forward to because it could open the door to bringing some more land into the city limits and possibly additional developments north of town.

 

MidAmerican Energy Scam Targets Adel Area Residents and Businesses 

Adel area residents are urged to be cautious when picking up the phone as scam artists are targeting the area.

MidAmerican Energy says scammers are calling local residents, claiming to work for them.  Many have even gone as far as setting up their caller-ID so that it looks like the call is coming from MidAmerican Energy.  The callers demand immediate payment of past-due accounts or repair bills to prevent having the customer’s gas or electric service shut off.

The scam artists then either ask the customer to purchase a prepaid debit card and call back with the card number, or they request personal credit card information.  Often targeted groups include elderly customers or those whose first language is not English.  Business owners have so had visitors stop by demanding payment.

As a reminder to residents MidAmerican Energy, and many other companies like them, do not call first about delinquent bills.  Often there are several letters sent regarding nonpayment before services are disconnected.  They also do not demand prepaid debit cards or ask for your personal information over the phone.

Anyone who receives a suspicious call is urged to hang up and report the call to MidAmerican Energy’s customer service department at 888-427-5632.

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