Jared Miller of Leon, Iowa, proved his world-class talent as a livestock auctioneer at the 55th annual World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC), presented by the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA). Bloomington Livestock Exchange…
Month: June 2018
On to Nationals…
Four Central Decatur students qualified for the High School National Rodeo during the state competition held June 8-10 in Waterloo. Pictured are l-r: Wyatt Dale, Alli Masters and Cash Tharp. Not-pictured: Dakota…
Skydiver Bobby Reid to Retire
Rumor has it Bobby Reid, 73 year old skydiver from Fort Madison, who has been parachuting with Old Glory into the Leon Rodeo Arena for the past 8 years, may be retiring…
Central Trail FFA Leaders Attend District Conference
Each year South Central district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) Conferences for FFA members in the South Central district. Knoxville High School welcomed FFA chapters…
Grab Your Hat and Dust off those Boots, It’s Almost Rodeo Time
Preparations are being made for the annual rodeo. Above, a new addition is being constructed on the southwest cook shack. It will house needed refrigerators and deep freezes. Also, a new water…
HAZEL MARIE (GEHR) BRABY
Hazel Marie (Gehr) Braby, only child of Clarence Raymond and Mary Ellen (Wingert) Gehr, was born November 18, 1928, on a sunny Sunday afternoon in the home of her grandparents, Harry and…
IOWA FERN “PANSY” McCULLOUGH JONES
Iowa Fern Jones, age 98, was born to Andrew Jackson “Jay” and Etta Mae (Burnett) McCullough on August 10, 1919, near Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa. Iowa died on June 10, 2018,…
DONNA LEE WEBB
Donna Lee Webb, age 76, of Kellerton, Iowa, the daughter of Carlton Theodore and Veta Evelyn (Baker) Smith, was born April 24, 1942, at Leon, Iowa. She left this life on Wednesday,…
The Leon Journal-Reporter – June 13, 2018
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CENTRAL DECATUR SOFTBALL TEAM
CENTRAL DECATUR SOFTBALL TEAM: Back from left – Coach Bonnie Clark, Mya Applegate, Riley Bell, Maizee Lindsey, Alyssa Audlehelm, Erica Kauzlarich, Alaina Applegate, Addie Graham, and Coach Rudy Evertsen. Middle from left…