At last Thursday night’s Taste of the Town, Farm to School Event, the Leon Chamber’s 2019 Rising Star recipient, Joy Evertsen, announced the 2020 honoree Chris Coffelt.Coffelt, who is a local farm…
Author: Tonya Lindsey
VIOLA MAY HARDIN
Viola May Hardin, age 89, of Lamoni, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest Ray Monroe and Nellie May (Warrenner) Thompson, was born February 18, 1931, in Warren County, Iowa. She died at Lamoni…
Taste of the Town, Farm to School Event Thursday
On Thursday, June 17, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., around the Leon square, the community is welcome to come and taste samples of local food, learn about their local producers, and enjoy…
Native American Dance Group Thundering Moccasins to Perform at Leon Rodeo
In just a few short weeks, the Leon Rodeo will make its four-day run July 1-4.One of the highlighted entertainment acts this year will bring Native American influences center stage in the…
Decatur Autobody Shop Destroyed by Fire
A Decatur business was completely destroyed by fire a week ago Monday, June 7.Shortly after 1:00 p.m., the Leon Fire Department was summoned to The Nice Kar Autobody shop, operated by Pablo…
JIMMIE BRENIZER
Jimmie Brenizer, 76, of Afton, Iowa entered Eternal Rest Monday, May 31, 2021 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.Jimmie Ray Brenizer was born in Leon, Iowa on December 25, 1944,…
GENE LEWIS SURBER
Gene Lewis Surber was born February 1, 1942 in Leon, Iowa. The only child of Kenneth Edwin Surber and Dorothy Carol Lewis Surber. He passed from this life June 3, 2021 at…
Sally’s Nutrition Opens for Business in Former County Museum Building
A new business has opened in the former Decatur County Museum building on North Main Street. Sally’s Nutrition (the name which is a nod to the namesake that has been given to…