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Today is April 17, the 107th day of the year. There are 258 days left in 2014. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for thi ...Panthers, Raiders make strides in Drake Relays qualifying
CHARITON — The Creston and Mount Ayr boys track teams both took big strides toward qualifying events to next weekend's Drake Relays here on ...'To Comfort A King' brings life to Biblical character
By COURTNEY DAKECNA newsroom assistant cdake@crestonnews.com“They searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl and found Ab ...Rumors tonight at SWCC
If you’re looking to hear a juicy rumor, head to Southwestern Community College (SWCC) tonight.Southwestern Community College drama club per ...Throwback Thursday
Today is April 10, the 100th day of the year. There are 265 days left in 2014. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for thi ...Doster to open CrossFit gym in Creston
A large part of Chris Doster's life is health, and the Mount Ayr local will expand his love for health and fitness to Creston. Doster, 40, ...
Throwback Thursday
Today is April 17, the 107th day of the year. There are 258 days left in 2014. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Ap ...Iowa by trail
A new smartphone application will provide trail users across the state of Iowa the ability to find and document their experiences on the state's more ...New business manager to be hired for Creston Schools
Creston Superintendent Steve McDermott announced during Creston School District's regularly scheduled meeting that the district was in search of a new ...Pay It Forward week to start Monday
Southwestern Community College is hosting Pay It Forward week starting Monday. There will be events throughout the week related to "paying it forward, ...Think globally, act locally
Local businesses, organizations and individuals are paying it forward next week in a big way. Southw ...Reha named new veteran affairs director
A new veteran affairs director has been named for Union County.Blaize Reha, an Army veteran, was una ...Supervisors approve expanding hog facility
In a 2-1 decision, the Union County Board of Supervisors voted to approve the recommendation to allow construction that would expand an existing hog c ...Nuisance complaint served in Kent
Union County Board of Supervisors were notified of a property nuisance complaint that has been served in Kent, 1097 244th Street, April 8 by the Union ...'To Comfort A King' brings life to Biblical character
By COURTNEY DAKECNA newsroom assistant cdake@crestonnews.com“They searched throughout ...CHS calendar
April 14-19Monday4 p.m. JV/varsity girls tennis at Corning; JV/varsity boys tennis against Corning, ...
Records fall at Panther Relays
Three meet records fell here Thursday on a perfect night for track and field at the Panther Relays.C ...Overtime goal lifts Panthers
Creston soccer coach Jesus Rodriguez played a hunch.His team was tied 1-1 with Denison-Schleswig in ...Denison-Schleswig girls gain first victory
Denison-Schleswig built a 4-0 lead and finished with a 4-1 win over the Creston girls soccer team here Thursday in a battle of winless teams.Marshalltown takes two one-run games from SWCC
MARSHALLTOWN — Marshalltown Community College freshman Lexie Biehl of Maquoketa ended a marathon game with a walk-off home run to give the Tigers a 7- ...Panther girls set personal bests at Glenwood
GLENWOOD — The Creston girls track team edged out Atlantic by four points for fourth place in the team standings here on Thursday at the Ram Relays.Outdoor news
LAKE VIEW — Black Hawk Lake in Lake View attracts more than a quarter million visitors every year. Made possible through REAP funding, restoration of ...Sports briefs
Southwestern's scheduled softball doubleheader against Graceland JV Sunday afternoon has been cancelled because of personnel shortage on the Graceland ...Raiders fourth, Panthers sixth at Charger Relays
CHARITON — The Mount Ayr boys track team placed fourth with 95 points, while the Creston boys finished sixth with 62 team points here Tuesday at the C ...Area girls track
AFTON — The East Union girls track team outscored Murray in the last few events of the night here Tuesday to win the home East Union Girls Invite.Area boys track
SHENANDOAH — Southwest Valley senior Keegan Longabaugh won the discus throw for the third straight meet and also threw a personal best in the shot put ...
Dannie Fain – Creston
Dannie "Dan" Fain, 71, of Creston died April 11, 2014, at HCI Care Service Hospice House in Creston.Irene McNamara – Peoria, Ill.
Irene McNamara, 93, of Peoria, Ill., died April 10, 2014. A funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 15, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Peoria H ...James Lund – Creston
James Lund, 83, of Greenfield, formerly of the Creston and Aripse areas, died April 10, 2014, at his daughter’s home in Greenfield. Memorial services ...Dannie Fain – Creston
Dannie "Dan" Fain, 71, of Creston died April 11, 2014, at HCI Care Service Hospice House. Services are pending at Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Cen ...Alice Gardner – Creston
Alice Gardner, 86, of Creston died April 12, 2014, at Creston Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at W ...Linda Sickels – Corning
Linda Sickels, 73, of Corning died April 8, 2014, at Corning Nursing and Rehab Center. No public services are scheduled at this time. Burial will be ...Darline Kissell – Creston
Darline Kissell, 92, of Creston died April 10, 2014, at Crest Haven Care Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, April 13, at the First Christian Chu ...David Searl – Lorimor
David Searl, 70, of Lorimor died April 10, 2014, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. A celebration of life service will be held 1 p.m Sunday ...Regina Kimpson – Spokane, Wash.
Regina (Gina) Kimpson passed away peacefully on Thursday April 3rd, 2014 at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane WA.James Lund – Creston
James Lund, 83, of Greenfield, formerly of the Creston and Aripse areas, died April 10, 2014, at his daughter’s home in Greenfield. Services are pend ...
Accident
Shaeina Laitaija Raeche Allison, 25, of Ames was cited for violation of financial liability and oper ...Fire
MiscellaneousMedical, 8:39 p.m., Thursday, College Drive. ...Police
MiscellaneousAccident, 6:14 a.m., Thursday, West Clark Street.Traffic stop, 7:06 a.m., Thursday, Nor ...Police
Jackie Jensen Rice, 203 N. Oak St., reported her 2002 Buick Park Avenue was damaged by a sharp objec ...Accident
William Ray Johnston, 21, 620 N. Poplar St., was cited for reckless driving after an accident 6:14 a ...Adams County Sheriff
Dorothy Snyder, 34, of Corning was charged with driving while barred and failure to file SR22 insura ...Accident
No citations were issued after an accident 10:29 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of North Lincoln a ...Fire
MiscellaneousMedical, 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, South Lincoln Street.Medical, 12:48 p.m., Tuesday, West Un ...Police
MiscellaneousIncomplete 911 call, 6:59 a.m., Tuesday, South Sumner Avenue.Traffic stop, 8:16 a.m., T ...Police
Kurtis Fooken, 25, 307 North St., was charged with driving while suspended and second-offense operat ...
Winborn: One in every 68 children affected by autism
Editor’s note: Every day, millions of Americans living with autism and their families face unique challenges that many of us will never fully apprecia ...Poolman: Dispatchers deserve recognition, too
What I love about having a column is being able to describe what so many people do in the community to make it a better place. This includes local fir ...Mayor Woods: Creston continues to be growing, vibrant community
I was at the groundbreaking for the Care Initiatives new 10-bed wing at Creston Nursing and Rehab last Tuesday.Waddingham: A valuable lesson of perspective from Princess Lacey
The miles of trials we face some weeks are more of an uphill battle than others. Since Thursday I ha ...Public hearing hog confinement April 14, 2014
From Karon FinnCrestonSilence is consent. Martin Luther King Jr. is quoted as saying: “Our lives beg ...Art Council seeks location for art center
From Brian ZacharySecretary for Creston:ArtsCreston:Arts is an art council for the Creston area. We ...Regarding factory hog farm in Union County
From Mike MillerPrescottThis letter concerns the Union County Supervisors meeting that was held Mond ...In response to Rich Paulsen’s opinion on VEISHEA
From Cory BaileyOmaha, Neb.In response to Rich Paulsen’s opinion on VEISHEA, I’d like to clarify wha ...Creston Chamber of Commerce Happenings
I would like to start this month’s article with a welcome to the three new businesses that are open or opening in Uptown Creston in the month of April ...Paulsen: Summer is going on in the South
I attended a newspaper conference in Orlando, Fla., this past week. The meeting was at the Coronado Springs resort on the Disney property.
CNA editors take "Plunge for Landon"
CNA editors Kyle Wilson and Jake Waddingham took the "Plunge for Landon" Monday evening at Green Valley Lake in Creston. Landon is a 5-month-old boy f ...Jam the Gym
This video is of the SWCC Dazzlers dance team and faculty dancing to various songs from the 1970s during the annual Jam the Gym event held in the SWCC ...Video: Sonntag condominiums
About 20 interested Crestonians viewed condominiums built by Don Sonntag during two and a-half hour bus tour all across Atlantic Saturday (March 8, 20 ...Video from the CHS play 'The Boys Next Door'
This clip from the Creston High School play "The Boys Next Door" features three mentally challenged men including Lucien (Evan Nielsen), Arnold (Maxx ...Video: After 70 years, Creston veteran finally receives purple heart
A pinning ceremony for 93-year-old veteran Alvin "Red" Benson of Creston was held Thursday afternoon at Prairie View Assisted Living. Benson — who was ...Week in Review
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Chapter LG P.E.O.Chapter LG P.E.O. met April 1 at the cafe at Prairie View Assisted Living with Lind ...Congregate meals
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VFW Post 1797VFW Post 1797 met March 11 at the Elks Lodge in Creston. Seventeen members and guests w ...Congregate meals
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DWF Executive CommitteeThe DWF Executive Committee met 10 a.m. March 13, 2014, at the First Christia ...Congregate meals
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Alpha Delta KappaIowa Alpha Gamma Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met March 10 at the home of Pam Dunha ...Reunions
Class of 1964The Creston class of 1964 is looking for addresses for the following classmates for its ...Congregate meals
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Iowa Public Radio requests funding boost
(MCT) — A change in the leadership of Iowa Public Radio last year hampered fundraising efforts and h ...Miss Iowa tells students to look past differences
(MCT) — Nicole Kelly may have been born without a left forearm, but that didn’t stop her from partic ...New study shows wine industry surging in Iowa
(MCT) — The Iowa wine industry has seen jumps in production and consumption in recent years, and the ...Chronic wasting disease found in wild deer
OTTUMWA (MCT) — Since 2002, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has collected more than 50,000 ...Carcasses dumped in Des Moines River
OTTUMWA (MCT) — The Blackhawk access off Quincy Avenue is not one of the more pleasant places in Ott ...Senate sends social host legislation to governor
DES MOINES (MCT) — Hosts who knowingly allow minors to consume alcoholic beverages on their property ...VEISHA celebration canceled following riot
AMES (MCT) —Iowa State University on Wednesday canceled the rest of this week’s Veishea celebration ...Iowa House committee approves TIF changes
(MCT) — A bill to reform the use of tax increment financing (TIF) was approved 15-10 by the House Wa ...Iowa Senate passes education budget bill
The Iowa Senate voted Monday to approve a $986 million education budget for fiscal 2015 that would c ...Eaglet hatches in Decorah nest after brutal winter
DECORAH (MCT) — A bald eagle emerged from its shell to join its celebrity parents in the spotlight W ...
More US consumers are seeking medical care, report shows
(MCT) — A historic slowdown in U.S. health care spending in recent years may be drawing to a close.A ...Flaw places Internet security at risk
SAN FRANCISCO (MCT) — The discovery of a significant flaw in software that was supposed to provide e ...Volunteers join search of mudslide site for signs of life
DARRINGTON, Wash. (MCT) — They returned to the site of the mudslide Tuesday in search of surviving f ...Malaysia flight search expands to 2.2 million square miles
(MCT) — The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight expanded to 2.24 million square nautical miles, officials said Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur.15 hurt after reported New York City explosion
NEW YORK (MCT) — Firefighters were pouring water onto billowing smoke in East Harlem on Wednesday morning after a reported explosion and possible buil ...Putin: Russia has right to use ‘all means’ in Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine (MCT) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted in a televised interview Tuesday tha ...Arizona Gov. Brewer criticizes so-called anti-gay bill, vetoes it
TUCSON, Ariz. (MCT) — In a victory hailed by gay rights advocates, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer vetoed a ...Fort Hood massacre building demolished; site to become memorial
AUSTIN, Texas (MCT) — For the last four and a half years, Fort Hood’s Building 42003 stood frozen in ...Accused Craigslist killer, 19, confesses to 22 slayings, report says
(MCT) — A Pennsylvania teenager accused of killing a man she met on Craigslist has confessed to the ...Universities doing more to track graduates and their jobs
DAYTON, Ohio (MCT) — College students invest years and potentially thousands of dollars into their e ...
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