City and school elections throughout the county will be held Tuesday, November 5, at the general election polling places located in the county. For locations, refer to notice of election and sample…
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Two Qualify for State Cross Country
It has been 22 years since Jamie Stanford, a Cardinal Cross Country Runner, qualified for state. Last Thursday, at the District race in Panora, a pair of CD XC runners joined Stanford,…
FFA Members Advance to State Soils
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,…
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…