The City of Leon was recently awarded a COPS grant which would provide partial funding to be able to hire a fourth police officer. The total grant money available would be just…
Author: Tonya Lindsey
Pies and Such Provides Place for Gathering and a Full Menu
If you have hunger pains for pies, a hot or cold meal, a cup of coffee or just needing a gathering place, Pies and Such is the place to go. Pies and…
Three in Custody Following Car Chase
Three subjects were apprehended following a car chase last week that saw speeds reaching in excess of 100 miles per hour.Mario Whalen, 19 of Springfield, MO, along with two male juveniles, was…
ALBERT LEE “PINKY” WALKER
Albert Lee “Pinky” Walker, son of Glen and Emma (Myers Bartmess Walker Hayes), was born March 7, 1949 and passed from this life July 18, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines,…
CLELLA ETOLA HILL
Clella Etola Hill, daughter of Bertsell Blaine and Alta Leonore (Hill) Poush, was born October 30, 1924, in Decatur County, Iowa. She died Friday, July 24, 2020, at Westview Acres Care Center…
KIMBERLY ANN AUDLEHELM
Kimberly Ann Audlehelm was born on July 18th, 1972 and passed away unexpectedly on July 18th, 2020.Growing up, Kimmie was as tough as the boys in her neighborhood. She loved spending time…
DONNA LEE (REED) STARK
Donna Lee (Reed) Stark, daughter of Oscar Clifford Reed and Loreen Bartrona (Scadden) Reed, was born in Iowa City, Iowa on June 12, 1941. Donna was raised around Van Wert and Grand…
Mendenhall to be Inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame
Hope Mendenhall of High Point/Garden Grove is this year’s nominee from Decatur County to be inducted into the Iowa 4-H Hall of Fame.Mendenhall, who was escorted by her grandson Justin Mendenhall, was…
Seven Escape Serious Injury in Two Vehicle Crash
A two-vehicle accident occurred last week west of Leon on Highway 2 resulting in six people being transported to the hospital with minor injuries.A 2019 Dodge Minivan, carrying six people, and a…
Local Law Enforcement Apprehend Fugitive
Local authorities apprehended a fugitive at a Leon residence last week.In the early evening hours on Tuesday, July 21, Dale Walker, 50, was arrested by the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department without incident…