Rumor has it Bobby Reid, 73 year old skydiver from Fort Madison, who has been parachuting with Old Glory into the Leon Rodeo Arena for the past 8 years, may be retiring…
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Grab Your Hat and Dust off those Boots, It’s Almost Rodeo Time
Preparations are being made for the annual rodeo. Above, a new addition is being constructed on the southwest cook shack. It will house needed refrigerators and deep freezes. Also, a new water…
City and County Discussing Combine Law Enforcement
In the last 10 years, there has been a turnover of 13 officers for the City of Leon Police Department. And within the last several weeks, the City of Leon is down…
Field and Stream Magazine Voted Little River Lake Top 50 Best Fishing Spots
An article by Mark Modoski on May 15, 2018, in the Field and Stream Magazine, voted Little River Lake in Leon, Iowa, to it’s list of the ” 50 Best Fishing Spots…
Bell Defeats Helton in Republican Supervisor Race
Only 15.31 percent of the registered voters turned out at the Primary Election that was held last Tuesday, June 5. A total of 676 ballots were cast. The Decatur County Board of…
Where in the world has the Leon Journal-Reporter moved to Now?
The Leon Journal-Reporter As of April 25, the Journal-Reporter is located at 111 NW 2nd Street, formerly Johnston Realty and in past years a plumbing shop under various owners. Following the collapse…
Sign Up for Decatur County Alert Iowa Notification – Recently activated Alert Iowa
Decatur County recently activated the Alert Iowa Mass Notification System. To sign up for emergency notifications and weather alerts, go the the https://www.decaturcountyiowa.org website and click on the following link: http://entry.inspironlogistics.com/decatur_ia/wens.cfm. You…
Creston ONLY Released of Boil Your Water Alert from SIRWA
As of a June 11, 2018 press release, ONLY THE CITY OF CRESTON has been released from the Drinking Water Advisory. The rural area around Creston and surrounding areas had not been…
John Michael Montgomery Helps Commercial Roof Coatings Celebrate 35 Years in Business
Nationally known Country Music Star John Michael Montgomery, right, performed in Leon at the Ivan and Darla Stoltzfus residence east of town to help their business, Commercial Roof Coatings, celebrate 35 years…
Decatur County SCICF Grant Awards – 29 grants totaling $98,358.25
On Thursday, May 24, South Central Iowa Community Foundation held a grant-awards ceremony evening on the courthouse square. Twenty-nine grants were given out to various organizations and groups in the county totaling…