by: Emmy Stone On the morning of Monday, March 13, the sophomore ag class departed from the school to learn in a different kind of classroom. They found themselves in Adel, Iowa…
Author: Tonya Lindsey
FREDA MAE OSBORN
Freda Mae Osborn, age 92, of Davis City, Iowa, was born May 10, 1924, in Woodland Township southeast of Leon, Iowa to Ernest Lee and Florence Hannah (Williams) McDaniel. She passed away…
JEAN MARIE COLYER
Jean Marie Colyer, age 76, of Urbandale, Iowa, the second child and daughter of Robert Marion and Neva Juanita (Snethen) Ballantyne, was born on Liberty Home Farm at Lamoni, Iowa on July…
JAMES W. HOUF
James W. Houf, 68, of Westerville, Ohio, died Monday, March 13, 2017, surrounded by his family, following a 2-year battle with lung cancer. Jim was born August 8, 1948 in Athens, OH…
RITA CAROLYN (HEWLETT) ANDERSON
Rita Carolyn (Hewlett) Anderson was born November 6, 1938 in Grand River. She attended country school and graduated the valedictorian of Grand River High School. After graduation, she worked for an insurance…
Rhum Received a I at State Speech
Alyssa Rhum pictured above received all three I ratings by the judges at State Speech for her “Trapped in a Monologue” acting piece for an overall I rating. Rhum in Acting and…
PAUL ROBERT WEIGEL
Paul Robert Weigel, age 76, of Leon, Iowa, the son of Charles Vincent and Cora Elizabeth (Robinete) Weigel, was born August 27, 1940, in Des Moines, Iowa. He left this life on…
CD Superintendent Coffelt Receives Prestigious Leadership Award
Mr. Chris Coffelt, leading teachers and administration by day and leading cattle to the feed bunk by night. Central Decatur’s very own Clark Kent was recently honored with the “Leaders to Learn…
CD Ag Students Reached Out to Strangers in Need
Central Trail FFA and the Ag classes at CD set out to do something to help our neighbors to the south. Keegan Bethards (front left), headed up this project, assisted by Riley…