Two local contestants (reported as of press time) will be performing in the Bill Riley Talent Show on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage during the Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. Landi…
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Bell Chosen 2018 Fair Queen, Burton Princess
(photos by Maizee Lindsey) Riley Bell (left), daughter of Lance and Heidi Bell of Weldon, reigned over the activities of the 2018 Decatur County Fair as the new fair queen. Bell was…
Bill Riley Talent Search Competition
(photos by Maizee Lindsey) The junior division for ages 2-12, was won by Landi Leeper, with a dance solo. Pictured are l-r: Leeper, 1st, Hadley Bell, who received 2nd with a dance…
CD School Offering Free Lunches Three Days a Week
From now through August 3, Central Decatur School will be offering free lunch three days a week at various locations in the county. According to Joy Evertsen, Nutrition Services Director, these lunches…
CD Art Students Paint Mural
CD Art 5 Advanced students Jayci Parmer, (left), Mackenzie Bell (center) and their instructor Mrs. Julie Pedersen look approvingly at their painting of a rope bridge that they have completed at the…
Four Advance to National Junior High School Finals
Central Decatur will be well represented at the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo in Huron, South Dakota as a quartet of young athletes have earned the right to compete among the…
CD 3rd Grade Participated in Earth Day
Mrs. Martin’s 3rd grade class at Central Decatur recently celebrated Earth Day with a nature walk and trash pick-up. As a class they collected eight sacks of trash around the baseball field….
Over 200 Presenters Inform Students About Agriculture at Awareness Day
The Decatur County Farm Bureau strives to increase agriculture knowledge by sponsoring Agriculture Awareness Day every year on the first Friday of May. At Agriculture Awareness Day students enrolled in 4th and…
SWCC Welding Class at CD Constructs Canoe Trailer
Over the winter months, students in the SWCC College Welding Class taught at Central Decatur by Gene Olsen, constructed a canoe trailer that will be used by the Outdoor Adventure 4-H Club….
Leon Community Clean-Up/Project Day May 18 and Citywide Clean-Up May 21-25
Leon Community Clean-Up/Project Day May 18 Leon’s Community Clean Up and Project Day will be held on Friday, May 18, beginning around 9:00 a.m. The event this year is sponsored by the…