By Issy Stone FFA Members and agriculture students left early on Tuesday, September 24 to attend the South Central District FFA Soil Judging Contest. The contest, which was held in Knoxville, IA,…
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Small Business Opportunity Tours Planned
The 2nd Small Business Opportunity tour is scheduled to be held during an upcoming events in Leon. This will be a chance to take a peek inside available commercial spaces “ready for…
$20,221 Donations/Insurance Collected for Cemetery Gazebo —Plans are in the Works
As of Thursday, October 17, $20,221.02 (including the $4,270.58 from EMC insurance) has been collected in donations to go towards upgrades and repairs to the damages done on August 18 to the…
Special Investigation of WRD Landfill Conducted by State Auditor’s Office
Auditor of State Rob Sand has released a report on a special investigation of Wayne-Ringgold-Decatur County Solid Waste Management Commission (Commission) for the period January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2018. The…
Vandalism in Pleasanton
Last Tuesday morning, October 8, Pleasanton residents discovered that someone had vandalized several of the city’s street and stop signs. Once again, why does someone feel the necessity to deface public property?…
Austin Gibson Honorary Captain of Homecoming
Gibson will be featured in a KCCI story on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 6:00 p.m. Austin Gibson, a Central Decatur graduate and United States Marine, Sergeant, was recognized as the Honorary Captain…
Chief Thomas’ Use of Deadly Force Justified
County Attorney Lisa Hynden Jeanes released the following information: Following a full investigation by the Division of Criminal Investigation, criminal charges will not be filed against Leon Police Chief Jon Thomas relating…
Two Men Convicted of Sex Abuse
The Decatur County Attorney’s Office released the following information regarding a recent jury trial held in the court room of the Decatur County Courthouse. On Monday, September 23, 2019, after a brief…
Dedication for the Jefferson Highway Well Attended
A dedication ceremony celebrating Iowa’s preservation of transportation history and its contributions to state development was held last Friday, September 20. The ceremony for the Jefferson Highway Dedication as part of the…
Entire Town Loses Power, Non-Weather Related
At approximately 5:55 p.m. on Friday, September 20, the entire town of Leon lost power. As reported from a retired Alliant Energy lineman, the press was informed of the following. Leon lost…