An article by Mark Modoski on May 15, 2018, in the Field and Stream Magazine, voted Little River Lake in Leon, Iowa, to it’s list of the ” 50 Best Fishing Spots…
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Where in the world has the Leon Journal-Reporter moved to Now?
The Leon Journal-Reporter As of April 25, the Journal-Reporter is located at 111 NW 2nd Street, formerly Johnston Realty and in past years a plumbing shop under various owners. Following the collapse…
Schaff Medals in 10th Place at State Golf
Kristin Schaff, a sophomore at Central Decatur, had her ticket punched for the 1A Girl’s State Golf Tournament that was held last Tuesday, May 29 and Wednesday, May 30 in Marshalltown. The…
John Michael Montgomery Helps Commercial Roof Coatings Celebrate 35 Years in Business
Nationally known Country Music Star John Michael Montgomery, right, performed in Leon at the Ivan and Darla Stoltzfus residence east of town to help their business, Commercial Roof Coatings, celebrate 35 years…
Decatur County SCICF Grant Awards – 29 grants totaling $98,358.25
On Thursday, May 24, South Central Iowa Community Foundation held a grant-awards ceremony evening on the courthouse square. Twenty-nine grants were given out to various organizations and groups in the county totaling…
Four Advance to National Junior High School Finals
Central Decatur will be well represented at the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo in Huron, South Dakota as a quartet of young athletes have earned the right to compete among the…
School Organized Annual Community-wide Clean-Up
CD students sweeping and pulling weeds around the old Alco building. CD students pulling nails out of the utility poles near the 4-way of Highway 69 and 2, after they raked and…
Farm to School Projects
Central Decatur agriculture students have been given the opportunity to work with Mrs. Joy Evertsen, head of the Central Decatur Nutritional Department for the past several years by producing crops for the…
Ag II at CD visits Parmer’s Greenhouse
On Wednesday, May 16, Central Decatur agriculture students enrolled in the plant science class were given the opportunity to tour Parmer’s Greenhouse, Van Wert. The tour, led by Everett Parmer and his…
CD TSA State Officers
Two Central Decatur students have been elected to serve as state officers for the Iowa Technology Student Association(TSA). Lauren Saxton (left), CD junior, will serve as the vice president and Madison Leahy,…