Pfc. Matthew Alan Cox, 19, Leon, IA, died October 17, 2018, at Cable Beach, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He was born July 28, 1999, Des Moines, IA to Jason Fredrick and…
Month: October 2018
BRADFORD KIM KELLEY
Bradford Kim Kelley, age 63, of Davis City, Iowa, the son of Rex Duane and Margaret Louise (Fish) Kelley, was born July 19, 1955, at Bethany, Missouri. He died peacefully at Central…
BOBBIE IRVING RICHARDSON
Bobbie Irving Richardson, age 63, of Davis City, Iowa, the son of Bobbie Harland “Smokey” and LouEtta Joyce (Myers) Richardson, was born December 11, 1954, in Decatur County, Iowa. He died at…
CHERYL FORMAN NORMAN
Cheryl Elaine Norman, daughter of Leo Jake Simpson and Francis Elaine Taylor, was born on June 16, 1938 in Bethel, Missouri and went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2018…
Craft Show Tradition Continues
by Janet Chambers Thirty-four years ago, a group of Leon people interested in making handmade craft items organized the very first Southern Iowa Quilt and Craft Show. The date — the second…
November 7 Paper will be a Day Late
The November 7 issue of JR will be a day late so that the election results may be reported. Thank You Corey
CD Drama Presents “Welcome to Almost, Maine” This Weekend
CD Drama cast under the direction of Beth Hall are back l-r: Allison Blades, Seth Reed, Isaac Hall, Maggie Frank, Chandler Smith and Dayson Short. Middle l-r: Maggie Layton, Cadence Clark, Madison…
Rotary Benches Placed at Gazebo
Two blue colored metal benches, bearing the name of the Decatur County Rotary Club and logo, have been installed at the Gazebo site at Little River Lake. This was the Decatur County…
Downtown Building in Lamoni Destroyed by Fire
For nearly seven hours seven fire departments battled a blaze at a business building in Lamoni early Saturday morning before bringing it under control. The Lamoni Fire Department received the initial call…
New Grass Truck for LVFD
The Leon Volunteer Fire Department has acquired a 2012 Chevy 2500 pickup and it has been fully equipped to be a grass fire fighting unit. It has a 308 gallon capacity tank….