The Leon City Council met in regular session on Monday, December 9. Several items were discussed and voted upon that included the following: –The Council approved an increase in hourly pay for…
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Lions Club Lighting Contest
The annual Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Leon Chamber of Commerce and Leon Lions Club is scheduled to happen again this year. Judging of the home lighting decorations will take place…
CD Dance Team Places 5th at State
The Central Decatur Cardinal Dance Team, made up of seniors Maizee Lindsey and Riley Bell, juniors Taylor Beavers and Carleigh O’Dell, sophomore Lauren Martin and freshman Logan Proctor, made history again by…
CD Boys BB to Play at Wells Fargo NOTE TIME CHANGE
The Central Decatur Boys’ Basketball team has the opportunity to play at Wells Fargo. On December 14, the JV will play Woodward Granger at 1:00 p.m., followed by the Varsity at 2:30…
CD Athletes Earn Post-Season Accolades
PRIDE OF IOWA ALL CONFERENCE VOLLEYBALL: Maizee Lindsey (left) and Shira Alley were named to the POI East 1st Team. Lindsey was named as a setter and Alley was named as an…
Council Discusses CDBG Housing Grant and a Possible Street/Sidewalk Project
The Leon City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, November 12, with a good sized crowd of citizens in attendance and several items on the agenda to be discussed. With winter…
Healthy Hometown Initiative Part 2
Chamber was approached in Spring 2019 re: partnership with local groups to pursue the Healthy Hometown Initiative program sponsored by Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield. The master plan meeting was held on September…
Weir Wins Mayor; Cooper and Moffett Earn Council Seats; Hotel/Motel Tax Given Nod
At the time of the City/School Election held on Tuesday, November 5, there were 4,993 registered voters in the county. A total of 1,237 votes were cast representing just under 25% of…
Durell to Retire as Leon Postmaster
Dan Durell, Postmaster of the Leon/Lamoni area will be retiring after 25 years of service. Dan began his career in 1994 as City Carrier in Lamoni. He then transferred to the clerk…
CD Football District Champs – History Made
The Cardinals (5-4, 4-0) are your Class A District 8 Football Champions. This is the first time in school history that a Cardinal team has won a district. The fighting eleven did…