Pictured back l-r: Jim Fulton, Decatur County Board of Supervisor; Shannon Erb, DCDC Executive Director; Douglas Foster, DCDC vice president; Sue Kelly, DCDC president; Mike Quick, GRM Board Member and Bill Morain,…
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Former Iowa Congressman and Decatur County Farmer Dies
Former Iowa Congressman and Decatur County farmer Leonard Boswell, died Friday, August 17 at a Des Moines Hospital at the age of 84. Leonard was a lifelong Democrat, a career US Army…
Gilbert and Erb Were Named to Gov. Task Forces
Gov. Kim Reynolds recently announced members on the three Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative task forces. Leon’s own Steve Gilbert and Shannon Erb were among the members appointed to these task forces….
Boothe to Play Basketball for ISU
By Keegan Bethards A hometown all-around athlete, Carter Boothe (son of Curtis and Missy Boothe), has retired his Central Decatur uniforms and will be lacing his shoes and hitting the court in…
Fun at the Iowa State Fair
Winners Cadence Clark (in green), Landi Leeper (in blue) and Riley Bell (in black on the right) from the Decatur County Fair, helped showcase the talent of Decatur County at the Iowa…
Drought Info Presented
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will host a meeting on August 20 to discuss drought conditions that are causing concerns for both crop and livestock producers. The meeting will take place…
Results from the State Fair
(reported as of press time) Out of 112 exhibitors entering 1,082 vegetables in the FFA Horticulture competition, Central Trail FFA placed seventh as a chapter. Chapter member Addy Parmer placed sixth as…
New Gazebo to Give Picturesque View of Little River Lake
The Decatur County Rotary Club is always looking for projects to help beautify and improve Decatur County. Last year, the club was awarded a Rotary Community Grant which they received from Iowa…
Decatur County Farm to be Named a Heritage Farm this Week at the State Fair
A local family from Whittemore are the owners of a farm in Decatur County, Iowa, which has recently been designated as a Heritage Farm by the Iowa Department of Agriculture. A Heritage…
New Touchless Car Wash Operational, Laundromat Expanded
This picture shows the entrance to the newly installed touchless car wash located at Leon Car Wash on East First Street. It is of the latest technology. Leon Car Wash and Laundromat,…