Month: February 2018
NANCY ALICE PARSON
Nancy Alice Parson peacefully passed February 19, 2018, at The Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center in Des Moines where she had resided since October 2013. Alice was born in Pittsburgh, Kansas, on…
LOYD GAIL WARDEN
Loyd Gail Warden, age 64, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Theodore Roosevelt and Ruby Marie (Lawrence) Warden, was born April 22, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed from this life…
MARJORIE ARLENE MOORE
Marjorie Arlene Moore, age 97, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly rural Corydon, Iowa, died at Bickford Assisted Living in West Des Moines, Iowa on Monday, February 19, 2018. She was born…
CONNIE JOYCE CLAUSEN
Connie Joyce Clausen, daughter of Elmer Gilbert and Lorene Audry McConnell Gilbert was born April 13, 1935 in Leon, Iowa and passed from this life Friday, February 16, 2018 at Westview Acres…
DCDC Receives $25K Grant from GRM Networks
Pictured from left to right: Mike Quick, GRM Networks Board Member; Ron Hinds, GRM Networks CEO; Shannon Erb, DCDC Executive Director; Bruce George, GRM Networks Board Secretary; and Kyle Kelso, GRM Networks…
Four Advance to State Free Throw Contest
The Knights of Columbus Regional Free Throw Contest was held in Albia on Sunday, February 25. The Leon/Mount Ayr Council #12216 will be well represented at the state competition which will be…
CD 3rd Graders Learn About History in a Fun and Interactive Way
I AM GEORGE WASHINGTON – Teegan Davis, a.k.a George Washington, tells Anthony Morgan all about “himself” during the annual Third Grade Wax Museum held last Friday. For the month of January, 3rd…
Two CD Speech Students Advance to State
Two CD students will be competing in the State Speech Contest in a couple of weeks, as reported from Jackie Collins, the Central Decatur high school speech coach. This past Saturday, 3…
Three Cardinal AAU Wrestlers Bring Home Hardware
All three Cardinal youth wrestlers that qualified for state, that was held February 24, came home with medals. After Day 1 all three boys made it back to the championship rounds on…