Author: Tonya Lindsey
GENE ELDON BINNING
Gene Eldon Binning, age 90, was born July 21, 1930, to Floyd and Nellie (Beers) Binning on a farm near Grand River, Iowa. He passed away November 29, 2020, at his home.Gene…
MARGARET CHRISTINE “CHRISTY” CHANDLER
1952 – 2020Cainsville, MO: Margaret Christine “Christy” Chandler, 68, Cainsville, MO (formerly of Leon, Iowa) passed away Friday, November 27, 2020 at a Bethany, MO hospital.She was born July 8, 1952 in…
DWIGHT BRUCE NERNES
Dwight Bruce Nernes, age 76, of rural Leon, Iowa, was born December 27, 1943, to Arnold Leroy and Faye Leota (Scott) Nernes, in Des Moines, Iowa. He passed away at his home…
LYLE EDWARD MINNICK
Lyle Edward Minnick, age 86, of Kellerton, Iowa, the son of Loyd Cecil and Leona May (Davenport) Minnick, was born April 17, 1934, on a farm northeast of Mt. Ayr, Iowa. He…
JULIA “JUDY” LOUISE MINNICK
Julia “Judy” Louise Minnick, age 84, daughter of William “Bill” Lester and Lois H. (Hass) Motsinger, was born August 13, 1936, in her parents’ country home at Grant City, Missouri. Judy grew…
RILMA YVONNE DRISKILL
Rilma Yvonne (Rogers) Driskill, age 102, was born February 15, 1918, near Carson, Iowa, the daughter of Ira Roscoe and Shirley (Phillips) Rogers. She left this life on Tuesday, December 1, 2020,…
CHCSI Receives Funding for FREE COVID Testing for Students
(Quarantine Time Shortened)Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa (CHCSI) has received funding that provides for free COVID testing to students in Decatur County. Students need to present their school I.D. to the…
Christmas on Main Street
DECORATED TREE CONTESTTo help light up Main Street in Leon, 27 local businesses and organizations have decorated Christmas trees which are on display in business windows along Main Street and around the…
SCIT Theatre to Do Trial Reopening
SCIT Theatre will be doing a trial reopening this weekend.Read all the details below to learn about how to purchase tickets, and the safety precautions in place for these showings.The movie showing…