Dr. Whitney Perry, an infectious disease specialist at Tufts Medical Center, discusses whether omicron subvariant BA-2 can pose a threat to our “return to norma.
Oklahoma family mourns loss of truck driver killed on I-270
While Perry was checking on two women involved in a crash, a 17-year-old driving a third vehicle hit and killed him Author: Rhyan Henson Updated: 7:24 PM CDT July 7, 2021
ST. LOUIS An Oklahoma family is mourning the loss of a longtime truck driver who died on 270 early Wednesday morning.
Spencer Perry, 66, spent 45 years making a living behind the wheel of a truck. When I was younger, I got to (ride) with him before I started school,” Jason Perry, his son, said. “By the time I started school I had already been to Mexico Canada, Alaska, a lot of different places.
Perry receives scholarship
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ALTON Whitney Perry of Alton has received a $4,000 Resiliency Scholarship to Western Governors University.
The scholarship is designed to assist students with the unforeseen financial struggles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and allow them to continue their course of study.
Perry, a lead medical screener at Aerotek, is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration-Accounting from WGU. She was virtually presented with the scholarship on March 16 by WGU Strategic Partnerships Manager Patrick Devanney. Newsletter signup
Occupation:Â Real Estate
Education/experience:Â BA from University of Texas at Austin. I have been serving the City of Aledo as a commissioner then council member since we moved here in 2014
Family: Married to Whitney Perry with four children. Shepherd (10) - fourth grade at Coder Elementary. Marshal, Vee and Wales (7) - kindergarten at Coder Elementary.Â
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QUESTION: Why are you running for office?
ANSWER:Â I have been serving the city and feel my work is not done. I believe my experience in the real estate business and familiarity with municipal government functions is helpful. My background in the real estate development process.Â