1st place: John and Jane Chaillie at 800 NW Church The Leon Lions Club, along with the Leon Chamber of Commerce, sponsored their annual home Christmas lighting contest. Sign-up was not required….
Month: December 2017
ANDY A. MILLER, JR
Andy A. Miller, Jr, age 86, son of Andrew M. and Gertrude Miller, was born December 22, 1930, in Yoder, Kansas. He peacefully left this life to be with the Lord from…
DARLENE JOYCE GREEN
Darlene Joyce (Simpson) Green, age 81, of Lamoni, Iowa, the daughter of Joseph Donald and Leota Elsie (Elliott) Simpson, was born January 19, 1936, at home in Lamoni, Iowa. She died at…
VERNON MILTON HITZ
Vernon Milton Hitz, age 70, of rural Weldon, Iowa, died December 10, 2017, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. He was born January 27, 1947, in Highland, Illinois to Milton…
WILMINA JENNINGS
Wilmina Jennings, 92, of Mount Ayr formerly of Ellston passed away December 13, 2017 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center. Wilmina Mae (Wilkey) Jennings was born in Douglas Township, Montgomery County,…
Central Decatur is Making the Grade: “Iowa School Report Card” Shows Improvement
According to the Iowa School Report Card… *The Central Decatur North Elementary building jumped two categories in 1 year, to earn a “Commendable” rating on the Iowa Report Card. *Middle/High School also…
Decatur Home Destroyed by Fire
Tuesday, December 12, two adults and five children lost their home and possessions in a fire that occurred in their trailer house on the east side of Decatur. The fire call went…
CD Jazz Takes 1st at SCIBA Earning Privileges to State Jazz Championships
The CD Jazz Band, under the direction of Aaron Comer, CD band director, took first place at the South Central Iowa Band Association (SCIBA)district jazz festival, earning privileges to State Jazz Championships…