Category: News

At the April meeting of the Leon Public Library Board of Trustees, John Dunsdon, Director of the library, presented the board with a plan to help critical local health providers with personal…

As of Monday morning, Holly Rash, Decatur County Public Health & Homecare Administrator, reported that Decatur County remains with zero confirmed cases.DCPH has also received a box of masks donated by American…

For the week of May 10-17, as mandated by Governor Reynolds, in person services are currently limited to acute/essential visits. This is in an effort to conserve personal protective equipment for all…

The public test of Decatur County’s voting equipment will be held on Thursday, May 21, commencing at 9:30 a.m. in the Decatur County Courthouse, 207 North Main Street, Leon, Iowa 50144.Due to…

Governor Kim Reynolds, accompanied by State Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlyn Pedati (left), visited President Donald Trump in the White House last Wednesday, May 6. They were honored to be in the Oval Office…

Governor Kim Reynolds was pleased to announce how the new positive cases seem to be stabilizing and trending downwards. Iowa also has 79% of beds and 74% of vents still available, allowing…

Sample ballots for the upcoming Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 2 can be found on page 7 of this issue of the J-R.

Through the efforts of fund raising and grant funding, the Leon Volunteer Fire Department was able to recently purchase new firefighting bunker gear.Chief Doug Moffett was able to purchase 26 coat/pant sets…

Last week representatives of the Seaboard Foods Company made several stops in Decatur County to thank Decatur County’s medical employees, school personnel and community volunteers that have been at the forefront working…