Talya Waddell (middle), daughter of Rodney and Shannon Waddell of Davis City, reigned over the activities of the 2017 Decatur County Fair as the new fair queen. Waddell was crowned by Alayna…
Author: Tonya Lindsey
Boothe Home Destroyed by Fire, Eight Departments Battle Blaze
On one of the hottest afternoons of the summer, eight fire departments battled a house fire that ultimately destroyed the home of the Curtis Boothe family located east of Leon on Highway…
Two Dead following Head-On Motorcycle Crash
On the evening of July 22, two people died following a motorcycle crash that occurred south and east of Leon According to the Iowa State Patrol, at approximately 10:00 p.m. Alex Naylor,…
BETTY LOUISE (HARRIS) STUART
Betty Louise (Harris) Stuart was born August 24, 1926 on a farm north of Kellerton to Herbert James Harris and Mary Beatrice (George) Harris. She attended country school and later school in…
DOYLE DEAN EVANS
Doyle Dean Evans, 89, of Omaha, Nebraska, formerly of the Kansas City, Missouri area, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born March…
VIVA ARLENE JONES
Viva Arlene Jones, 87, daughter of Wilber and Laura (Wadley) McKee, died July 12, 2017 in Newton, Iowa. Viva grew up on a farm near Grand River. She graduated from Grand River…
Bill Riley Talent Search Competition
The senior division for ages 13-21, was won by a piano solo by Clayton Allen (second from left). Cadence and Cierra Clark received second with their vocal duet andAllison Blades (right) received…
EVERETT LEE ROSS
Everett Lee Ross, age 87, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Dewey and Leota Mae (Hagen) Ross, was born August 2, 1929, in Decatur County, Iowa. He died at Westview Acres in…
JAMES EDGAR YOUNG
James Edgar Young, age 69, of Lamoni, Iowa, the son of John Hammond and Ramona Pearl (Sheppard) Young, was born July 1, 1948, at Golden, Colorado. He passed away following a motor…