Front from left – Logan Coon, Matthew Boothe, Colton Barnes, Devin Adams, Trey Hullinger, Tyler Hamilton, Tyke Hullinger, Reece Hill. Middle from left – Colby Fairchild, Kolby Hewlett, Haden Leymaster, TJ Fallis,…
Month: August 2018
CROSS COUNTRY
Front from left – Kylie Rockhold, Isa Cote, Lauren Saxton, Briana Fonseca, Elly Sheetz, and Chloe Hamaker. Middle from left – Bailee Clements, Kiera Fonseca, Avery Marvin, Brody Patterson, and Bryce Pierson….
Fun at the Iowa State Fair
Winners Cadence Clark (in green), Landi Leeper (in blue) and Riley Bell (in black on the right) from the Decatur County Fair, helped showcase the talent of Decatur County at the Iowa…
Drought Info Presented
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a meeting on August 20 to discuss drought conditions that are causing concerns for both crop and livestock producers. The meeting will take place…
Results from the State Fair
(reported as of press time) Out of 112 exhibitors entering 1,082 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition, Central Trail FFA placed seventh as a chapter. Chapter member Addy Parmer placed sixth as…
New Gazebo to Give Picturesque View of Little River Lake
The Decatur County Rotary Club is always looking for projects to help beautify and improve Decatur County. Last year, the club was awarded a Rotary Community Grant which they received from Iowa…
GRETCHEN EVELYN MILLER
Gretchen Evelyn Spencer Miller was born April 9, 1920, to Edwin Gurley and Myra May (Blakesley) Spencer in the farm home near Weldon, Iowa. She passed away peacefully at her home of…
CARREL SHERMAN PALMER
Carrel Sherman Palmer, age 98, of Garden Grove, Iowa, the son of Carrel Vern and Sarah Olive (Collins) Palmer, was born December 29, 1919, at Van Wert, Iowa. He died at Westview…
WILLA WANETA POORE
Willa Waneta Poore, daughter of Michael Samuel and Ruth L. (Ellars) Crees, was born at the family farm near Grand River, Iowa on February 4, 1933. Willa graduated from Beaconsfield High School…
Decatur County Farm to be Named a Heritage Farm this Week at the State Fair
A local family from Whittemore are the owners of a farm in Decatur County, Iowa, which has recently been designated as a Heritage Farm by the Iowa Department of Agriculture. A Heritage…