March 9, 2010
By TYLER ELLYSON — CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.comForty-one floors. That’s 1,100 stairs.
By AMY HANSEN CNA staff reporter ahansen@crestonnews.comCool breezes were the hot topic at the Wind Energy Workshop hosted at Southwestern Community College Friday afternoon.
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By LARRY PETERSON - CNA assistant managing editor lpeterson@crestonnews.comIs the Iowa Legislature on track for an early adjournment as planned?
March 8, 2010
Union County’s benefits plan administrator has filed a petition against a Union County woman.
By LARRY PETERSON - CNA assistant managing editor lpeterson@crestonnews.comDES MOINES — A surreal ending to Mount Ayr’s improbable march to the Class 1A championship game in the Girls State Basketball Tournament left Raiderette fans stunned Saturday night in Wells Fargo Arena.
By LARRY PETERSON - CNA assistant managing editor lpeterson@crestonnews.comDES MOINES — It was purely coincidence.
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March 5, 2010
By TYLER ELLYSON — CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.comA slight tweak in Creston’s Neighborhood Stabilization Project (NSP) plans means money could be available for low- to moderate-income individuals looking to build a new home in the city.
By LARRY PETERSON - CNA assistant managing editor lpeterson@crestonnews.com“We’re a Des Moines coffee shop, in Creston.”
By AMY HANSEN CNA staff reporter ahansen@crestonnews.comMOUNT AYR — The Little House in Mount Ayr is a home away from home.
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March 4, 2010
By TYLER ELLYSON — CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.comDuring an already tiresome and budget-busting season battling record snowfalls, those charged with keeping Union County’s roads maintained aren’t catching any breaks as the temperatures rise.
By TYLER ELLYSON - CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.comLocals know the roughest parts of Creston’s streets.
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March 3, 2010
DES MOINES — Mount Ayr girls avenged an earlier defeat by knocking off No. 1-rated Martensdale-St. Marys, 57-48, at the Girls State Basketball Tournament Wednesday night.
By AMY HANSEN — CNA staff reporter ahansen@crestonnews.comSouthern Prairie YMCA and Southwestern Community College Adult and Continuing Education are ready to get people out of their winter blues and into spring with their fifth Home and Garden Show at the YMCA and SWCC Performing Arts and Technical centers.
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By TYLER ELLYSON — CNA staff reporter tellyson@crestonnews.comLocal law enforcement, with the help of outside agencies like South Central Iowa Interagency Drug Task Force, has cracked down on narcotics manufacturers over the past few months.
