Month: December 2017
Coaching Team Surpasses 300 wins Halfway Through Season 16
Coaches Curtis Boothe, back left and Darlene Fuller, back right, gather around members of this year’s basketball team following their 300th victory at Pleasantville last week. Pictured front from left – Lauren…
J. WILLIAM “BILL” RAISER
Junior William Raiser, age 97, of Lamoni, Iowa, the son of William Lewis and Clara (Leusch) Raiser, was born June 17, 1920, in Glenside, Pennsylvania. He died at his daughter’s home outside…
RUBY ARLENE KAUZLARICH
Ruby Arlene Kauzlarich, age 99, of Leon, Iowa, was born on July 27, 1918, in Clarke County, Iowa, the only child of Gail and Effie (Jones) Husted. She went home to be…
DONNA JOAN McCLELLAN
Donna Joan McClellan, age 88, of Decatur, Iowa, the daughter of Kingsley and Alice Katheryn (Adlon) Bloom, was born July 17, 1929, in Des Moines, Iowa. She passed away at Mercy Hospital…
PETER KNUD LARSEN, II
Peter Knud Larsen, II, age 51, of West Des Moines, Iowa formerly, Lamoni, Iowa, the son of Clinton Dale and Betty Lou (Collins) Larsen, was born August 17, 1966, in Princeton, Minnesota….
Iowa DOE CD ‘Report Card’ Shows Credible Improvement in Ratings
The Iowa State Department of Education (DOE) recently released its third annual Iowa School ‘Report Card’ for each school district in the state of Iowa. The Central Decatur North Elementary building jumped…
City Chief Weir Makes Donations from Charity Run
On Tuesday, December 12, Leon Police Chief Jason Weir, presented various items to local charities. These items, which included, food, toys, gas cards, money, hat and gloves were collected during his first…
Depot Auto Opens in Leon
“I enjoy selling cars,” stated TJ Wagler, who has recently opened Depot Auto. Depot Auto is located at 1403 S. Main Street across the street from the Decatur County Engineer’s Office. Wagler…