<?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/2026/05/01/sharman-l-lowenberg/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T11:33:00.376Z</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>2026-05-01T11:33:00.376Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sharman L. Lowenberg]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/lFs9jDd2nOTHMT6ule89eW9DsvU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/JCEBVR35PVDFFJP3MP2QHTIAK4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sharman Lowenberg, 75, of Afton, passed away Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/06/01/betty-miller/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T11:33:00.365Z</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>2026-05-01T11:33:00.365Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Betty Miller]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/usi7S8Qd7yUkDYAkYJbtuP-4qrY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BJRX6N5LGNHM3EWVCLFB4JXFIY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston pending obits]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/01/engineering-club-turns-to-crowdfunding-for-trip-to-nationals/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T11:00:09.232Z</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>2026-05-01T11:00:09.232Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Engineering club turns to crowdfunding for trip to nationals]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/_tGJTmGLL_Oape32Ybvp1wGuNQQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/SSCF3FFZWZE7PO45IAXDUIAV4I.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Creston Engineering and Innovation Club, shortly after winning at the Iowa TSA competition in the drone and digital video production categories. From left, Gavin Weaver, Ben Rushing, Ayden Tindle, Maddox Hansen, Fletcher Brown.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/01/experts-share-how-to-evade-fraud/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T10:55:00.322Z</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>2026-05-01T10:55:00.322Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Experts share how to evade fraud]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/O1Z4sojyXvMoUbE0C4iaEYKB7j0=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LHKM3W4KDNEORIE2L4UAZ22PIM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adam Snodgrass explains how local banks can help a victim of fraud.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/01/local-natives-conquer-boston-marathon/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T10:50:00.472Z</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>2026-05-01T10:50:00.472Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Local natives conquer Boston Marathon]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/2jFlozPAV3aWPPsz_zNo8wF0YSs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/EIBTED5IEZBM7HLYGWPILG7UXY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston native Matt Lanning runs in the 130th Boston Marathon on April 20. Lanning ran a personal-best 2:34:03 to place 545th among 29,376 entries.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/01/wolves-set-iowa-records-at-drake/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-01T10:45:00.472Z</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>2026-05-01T10:45:00.472Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wolves set Iowa records at Drake ]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/ELQWORkxjRvgIds0LUIMSgEm1_I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/NG7O2VDUWNFGXOJZYRFMTYTW3E.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sadie McCann (second from right) is joined by 4x400 relay teammates for an interview with media after the Wolves set an all-time Iowa record of 3:45.36. Shown from left are Logan Vogt (junior), Quinn Jorgensen (sophomore), Sadie McCann (sophomore) and Avery Vogt (senior).]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/04/30/opinion-the-walking-man/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T12:57:00.315Z</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>2026-04-30T12:57:00.315Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: The walking man]]></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/obituaries/2026/04/30/sharman-lowenberg/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T11:33:00.253Z</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>2026-04-30T11:33:00.253Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Sharman Lowenberg]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/usi7S8Qd7yUkDYAkYJbtuP-4qrY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BJRX6N5LGNHM3EWVCLFB4JXFIY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston pending obits]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/04/30/lab-and-security-the-focus-in-hospital-purchases/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T11:00:09.994Z</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>2026-04-30T11:00:09.994Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lab and security the focus in hospital purchases]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/rTBZZkOjtn2m1HUm7dqihYsOQ-c=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DSWX2EJ2QJDQ7L7E7Z4WOLRTHA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[New security systems will allow for the hospital to view the outside of the building during after hours.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/04/30/raiders-take-home-invite-title/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:55:00.354Z</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>2026-04-30T10:55:00.354Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Raiders take home invite title]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/lBxxR1sqB3YuEr6dcuZPQxKI74w=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DJ7RIAVE5JFQRCSB6XLUD667VI.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Morgan Cooley of East Union winds up for a throw in shot put Tuesday in Mount Ayr. He won the event with a mark of 59-07, setting a new meet record.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/04/30/remember-when/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-30T10:45:00.487Z</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>2026-04-30T10:45:00.487Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Remember when...]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/0bb7YvW3fmSDxU7F8KJ4IT05W3A=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/5EXQXWBMJ5D5RENAGCLOTWQA5M.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Spencer Brown takes a call from the Buffalo Bills general manager, offensive line coach and team owner just before the team selected him as the 93rd pick in the 2021 NFL Draft Friday night.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/04/29/creston-police-search-warrant-results-in-felony-possession-charges-for-resident/</loc><lastmod>2026-04-29T22:06:44.301Z</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>2026-04-29T22:06:44.301Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Creston Police: Search warrant results in felony possession charges for resident]]></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>