It is believed that the first official “Club Week” was proclaimed by Governor Christianson in Minnesota in 1926 when he established April 18-24 as “Club Week” to promote the work of the…
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Senior Fun Day on the Square
Join the fun at Senior Fun Day October 13 from 10:00 a.m. – noon on the town square. Everyone will be celebrating at the Smoke the Town BBQ and there will be…
Grand River Fall Fest
Grand River will hold its annual Fall Fest on Oct. 13 at the Grand River Community Center. A free will offering buffet dinner will be served from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m….
Lamoni Livestock Auction Under New Ownership – Same Familiar Faces
As of Monday, October 1, The Lamoni Livestock Auction has exchanged hands from Randy and Sandy Gibson to Jason and Cassy Allen and Jared and Jen Miller and will be operating under…
Meet the Two Exchange Students at CD
The Central Decatur school has a couple new faces who have traveled thousands of miles to study abroad here in Leon. Meet Rocío Mataix Jiménez and Sara Luise Wilhelm. Rocío Mataix Jiménez…
“Battle of the Birds” Homecoming Theme, Spirit Activities All Week Long
HOMECOMING ROYALTY COURT: Pictured back from left – King Candidates: Chandler Smith, Keeton Gilbert, Tyke Walker, and Kaige Leymaster. Front from left – Queen Candidates: Brooke Vecchio, Emma Atwood, Alli Masters, and…
Judge Declares Mistrial
The murder trial of Patrick Ryan Thompson that was scheduled to begin Monday in the Decatur County Courtroom is not going to take place here now. The trial was originally to be…
Local SWOSU Students Start Practice Teaching Assignments
Jacey (Masters) Long Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Education in Weatherford is sending out 48 teacher candidates to work with approximately 58 cooperating teachers from 50 different schools in Oklahoma, Texas…
Iowa Barn Foundation Annual Tour
This upcoming weekend, September 22 and 23, historic restored barns throughout Iowa will be open to the public during the Iowa Barn Foundation’s free, self-guided, all-state barn tour from 8:30 a.m. –…
CD Grad Receives Iowa Educator Award
Jill (Parsons) Payne, a 2000 Central Decatur graduate, is amongst one of the six Iowa educators that have been named as a state finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics…