As of Monday, October 1, The Lamoni Livestock Auction has exchanged hands from Randy and Sandy Gibson to Jason and Cassy Allen and Jared and Jen Miller and will be operating under…
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Meet the Two Exchange Students at CD
The Central Decatur school has a couple new faces who have traveled thousands of miles to study abroad here in Leon. Meet Rocío Mataix Jiménez and Sara Luise Wilhelm. Rocío Mataix Jiménez…
Absentee Voting for the General Election Begins October 8
Voters may cast an absentee ballot for the November 6 General Election beginning Monday, October 8. Voting may be done in person in the Auditor’s Office weekdays from 8:00 a.m. until 4:30…
“Battle of the Birds” Homecoming Theme, Spirit Activities All Week Long
HOMECOMING ROYALTY COURT: Pictured back from left – King Candidates: Chandler Smith, Keeton Gilbert, Tyke Walker, and Kaige Leymaster. Front from left – Queen Candidates: Brooke Vecchio, Emma Atwood, Alli Masters, and…
Judge Declares Mistrial
The murder trial of Patrick Ryan Thompson that was scheduled to begin Monday in the Decatur County Courtroom is not going to take place here now. The trial was originally to be…
Local SWOSU Students Start Practice Teaching Assignments
Jacey (Masters) Long Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Department of Education in Weatherford is sending out 48 teacher candidates to work with approximately 58 cooperating teachers from 50 different schools in Oklahoma, Texas…
Iowa Barn Foundation Annual Tour
This upcoming weekend, September 22 and 23, historic restored barns throughout Iowa will be open to the public during the Iowa Barn Foundation’s free, self-guided, all-state barn tour from 8:30 a.m. –…
New Appointees to the VA Commission
From left to right in the photo is: Robert Frey, Michael Egbert and David Steinberg. Robert Frey, of Leon, and Michael Egbert, of Lamoni, have recently been appointed by the Decatur County…
CD Grad Receives Iowa Educator Award
Jill (Parsons) Payne, a 2000 Central Decatur graduate, is amongst one of the six Iowa educators that have been named as a state finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics…
Murder Trial Gets Change of Venue to Decatur County
A murder trial that was originally to be held in Guthrie County, Iowa, will now take place in Decatur County beginning next week following a request for a change of venue. By…