<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/22/glen-r-horn/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T11:33:00.455Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T11:33:00.455Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Glen R. Horn]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/kb_W8Bm0t2SZbw7OqUgbzv2i4Z8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2IFLKEN27JDN3OIVAKVZSO2GPM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Glen Horn, 66, of Orient, died Monday, May 18, 2026, at Accura HealthCare of Creston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/22/janice-shepard/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T11:33:00.438Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T11:33:00.438Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Janice L. Shepard]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/mtO3Yldglo_fQR8YoL0m6biywps=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZOFE325LLREKJNBFGK4QNSM3LU.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Janice Shepard, 75 of Creston, died Sunday, May 3, 2026, at her home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/22/dean-d-thatcher/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T11:33:00.423Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T11:33:00.423Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dean D. Thatcher]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/TGWdG2Y9IJ2uudHcaZpG55y3-pg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/36QFCYGWQFC65EXMVQLMBJE2MY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dean Thatcher, 77, of Creston, died May 19, 2026, at his home.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/22/a-small-world-a-big-life/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T11:00:07.079Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T11:00:07.079Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A small world, a big life]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/ASz9XykvUEQEJ62BMEcGyRQKmdA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VSURETE3E5DKLHM2MTVF4DX2MI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jim McCracken holds three letters he found which were sent to his grandparents. These letters have been the subject of Jim's journey to track down a part of his family's history.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/22/from-diagonal-to-des-moines/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T10:55:00.271Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T10:55:00.271Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[From Diagonal to Des Moines]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/wQxZzYNJBi3TbqYj8zKxcUW10RI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/IOQD4BADHFALPDWKNNJ2UQ6NLA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Skyler Stamps, a news reporter at WHO 13 News.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/22/hometown-hero-returns/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T10:45:00.573Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T10:45:00.573Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Hometown hero returns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/0lW4xGxLPnOH3Ks7QJV1jsoyQi4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/MKR52SPKRJAYDB6NX5PBKM6F4M.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[NFL lineman Spencer Brown will return to Lenox for a youth football camp May 30.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/22/creston-hosts-football-skills-academy/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-22T10:40:00.281Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-22T10:40:00.281Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Creston hosts football skills academy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/69Xbf53YjAavKv74IKAmebrPasw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/5HMZ2B23QZEHVARW5B5KMK42VE.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Football skills academy announced at Creston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/21/editorial-we-elected-you-to-make-these-decisions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T14:41:36.719Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T14:41:36.719Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[EDITORIAL: We elected you to make these decisions ]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/21/opinion-stop-agreeing-with-me-mr-ai/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T12:49:00.324Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T12:49:00.324Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Stop agreeing with me, Mr. AI]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/gsGrasmB9s6k20dM4OPxKcTM3R8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/ZPL2QEIOGZH3NJS6KAUGELTBY4.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Lost in Scene]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/21/campus-safety-continues-as-swcc-approves-phase-two/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T10:55:00.31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T10:55:00.31Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Campus safety continues as SWCC approves phase two]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/MTGeVU0ygRdAIO-Sdx3-P01sW00=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/OFBORVR7URDN7JBDIZZWF2I3WI.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Between the Osceola, Red Oak and ORBIT centers and student housing in Creston, 132 security cameras have been installed.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/21/spencer-competes-at-district/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T10:45:00.404Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T10:45:00.404Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Spencer competes at district]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/_u59OTmuw06r-duZmlWGfbsRDgI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BJNJHYJHWJGM7GR57AIKEO6KCA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston's Branden Spencer (left) putts during Monday's district tournament in Atlantic. Spencer shot an 88 in his first district appearance.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/21/two-panther-wins-at-district/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T10:45:00.435Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T10:45:00.435Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Two Panther wins at district]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/N9T88SgrnNyLCsvY_uvQsQsZzNI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/2JP5UBDBMVDKRFGBE7MWTR6IEY.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston tennis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/20/union-county-20-year-old-charged-with-owi-after-car-reported-in-the-ditch/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-21T10:40:00.362Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Creston News Advertiser</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-05-21T10:40:00.362Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Union County: 20 year old charged with OWI after car reported in the ditch]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/mT8yh3C59HJM_JxLRmX4M-GtPR8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/3IEZI3YDO5CWVN6LM6EO4RAGKA.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police Line]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>