This worker for the Decatur County Secondary Road Department dumps a load of rock on an area gravel road this past weekend. Muddy conditions prevail but dryer and warmer weather is on…
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City Council Meeting Reported Low Interest for Volunteers in Mowing, Citizens Concerned about Run Down Properties
The Leon City Council met for their regular meeting at the City Hall on Monday, March 11, 2019. The complete minutes are published on page 8 in this issue. City Administrator Simmons…
New Design for Proposed Savanna Hills Learning Center
This is an artists conception of what the Savanna Hills Learning Center could look like. by Kayla Stalder Naturalist, Decatur County A few years ago, the Decatur County Conservation Board (DCCB) dreamed…
JR Office Sports Signage Once Again
After being without a sign for going on two years now, the JR staff has placed new signage on The Leon Journal-Reporter building, located at 111 NW 2nd Street and it should…
Leon Chamber of Commerce Business
Leon Chamber of Commerce met on March 7, 2019 at the DCDC office. President Chris Coffelt called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m. Those in attendance were: Jo Beth Smith, Doug…
AgriVision Hosts Monthly Chamber Coffee
AgriVision hosted the March Leon Chamber Community Coffee last Wednesday. Marv Palmer, Leon store manager, pictured in back center, along with Mike Wilson, Service Operator, front center, report on the services provided…
Fry Welcomes Local Homeschool Family
Last week, Rep. Joel Fry (R-Osceola) welcomed Deborah, James, Nancy, and Craig Allen (Leon), from Homeschool Iowa, to the Iowa House of Representatives. The family was visiting the Capitol to talk with…
Triple Threat…Warming Temperatures, Falling Rain, and Melting Snow
When it pours it melts…..? Is that right? It did just that this past weekend. The temperature rose and the rains fell totaling over an inch in places. The combination resulted in…
Truck Collides with Horse-Drawn Wagon
The glare of the sun may have contributed to an accident involving a pickup truck and a horse drawn wagon last Wednesday morning. According to Sheriff Ben Boswell, on March 6, Tyler…
“THE ‘REAL CALAMITY JANE…..from Princeton to Deadwood”
Bob Kauffman and Donna Covey Princeton, Missouri On March 30 and 31 thirty one North Missourians will tell the story on stage of how Martha Canary grew into the ‘REAL’ Calamity Jane….