<?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/2026/05/05/lily-ripperger/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.305Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.305Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Lily Ripperger]]></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/obituaries/2026/05/05/betty-l-miller/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.375Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.375Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Betty L. Miller]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/Q9vvJ8x1GnAU8DEPtfmLhiA6hms=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/QKYMICQTYFCWDKZRWQRSGPFKAA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Betty Miller, 88, of Creston, died April 30, 2026, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/05/dorothy-ritnour/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.405Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.405Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Dorothy Ritnour]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/9D_-qMNSQoONVPMQG08l6Eb1XrM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/VCFFIG3JZJAJPHMCV3DQDIXCFU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dorothy Ritnour, 86, of Creston, died Saturday, May 2, 2026, at her home in Creston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/05/jack-bakerink/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.436Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.436Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Jack Bakerink]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/_HiDs3VADvnYmjX1_y7sAYTGct8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/O7XGPEDFZRGOFFUF5QNBX3JA3U.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jack Bakerink, 84, of Creston, died Friday, May 1, 2026, at his home northeast of Creston.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/05/melba-m-akers/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.388Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.388Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Melba M. Akers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/iN7glbRtzzlderq23G6oXd-R8-Y=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/OTE4ZVJIKZBX5N2NTIB3WHPGSY.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Melba Akers, 97, of Creston, died Thursday, April 30, 2026 at the Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/05/melody-miller/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:33:00.401Z</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>2026-05-05T11:33:00.401Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Melody 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/2026/05/05/statistics-students-apply-math-to-their-world/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T11:00:06.764Z</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>2026-05-05T11:00:06.764Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Statistics students apply math to their world]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/VABfrSyXZibUWtIPWRxogyR-e6s=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DIQ4BS2RC5E2FC4EPWEHAUD7W4.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Junior Kaylie Phelps presents her poster on her statistics project, which measures black carbon levels during the COVID-19 pandemic.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/05/make-it-happen-says-new-arts-gallery/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:55:00.415Z</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>2026-05-05T10:55:00.415Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘Make It Happen’ says new gallery exhibit]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/EFwcjdtn9uJdxrllEWrP4Tk1duk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/RJTZRII7FNDTBC6PA6QMCUSM3I.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Robynn McKinney alongside their favorite piece in the exhibit, "Reflections."]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/05/market-on-maple-returns/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:50:00.348Z</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>2026-05-05T10:50:00.348Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Market on Maple returns]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/eGVAK_FaQMOBWw7IGoF1gs1hWYs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/FN6JAWFSSNB7LG63LZTWRSIKIM.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Terry Ferris of Ferris Pottery shows off some of his homemade wears at last year's Market on Maple. Ferris is one of almost 50 vendors scheduled for the event this year.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/05/mount-ayr-golfers-sweep-panthers/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:45:00.497Z</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>2026-05-05T10:45:00.497Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Mount Ayr golfers sweep Panthers]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/FIetFmN8Qaas9kuU64ao64TNyWE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/JJ2M56JTNZAGHJBN3EUA2TXFWI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston's Izzy Spencer chips onto the No. 9 green at Crestmoor Golf Club during Friday's dual meet against Mount Ayr. Spencer was one of six Panther senior golfers honored prior to the meet.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/05/10-things-that-make-my-10-month-old-angry/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:30:01.468Z</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>2026-05-05T10:30:01.468Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[10 things that make my 10 month old angry]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/ovk-rC7aM69rQpL84lty8fA0i1I=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/OHSJC5OIMNCC7IUMDDZLOOOPSQ.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[An Open Book]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/05/opinion-keeping-greenery-in-my-life/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:20:00.42Z</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>2026-05-05T10:20:00.42Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Keeping greenery in my life]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/-lirL4hgTWYXsGAVntf5PhQGkhY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6LHDPZEPIBB6RN43HI26C2ZO64.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Erin' it Out]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/05/column-may-panther-pitch/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T10:20:00.438Z</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>2026-05-05T10:20:00.438Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[COLUMN: May Panther Pitch]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/04/tennis-searching-for-first-h10-win/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T20:02:50.16Z</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>2026-05-04T20:02:50.16Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Tennis searching for first H10 win]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/qDpnminKDW2KMrPGYfCTw25oyA8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/Q3AVASZFHVGR3MGZPY2PNBTWJQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston senior Malachi Webber returns a serve Friday against Clarinda.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/04/solar-project-battles-county-restrictions/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T11:00:05.042Z</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>2026-05-04T11:00:05.042Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Solar project battles county restrictions]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/ZGoyRVwHLHMBV32NHFfiCN1xpdk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/WDIDFUMHUJDJJEPTQUMHTJBRYE.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Part of Alliant Energy's solar field on the east side of Creston. The county tabled an expansion to the planned battery storage project.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/04/creston-police-drugs-found-on-two-suspended-drivers/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T10:45:00.492Z</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>2026-05-04T10:45:00.492Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Creston Police: Two Creston residents arrested for driving while high]]></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><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/04/reivers-roll-to-shutout-wins-at-swcc/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T10:45:00.546Z</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>2026-05-04T10:45:00.546Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Reivers roll to shutout wins at SWCC]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/gbVaUPJjVNZTLx8NLKpex_X-AKU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/KBVKBMQQPJH4LAYBXZPZVJA3W4.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Southwestern shortstop Emma Moore throws to first baseman Hannah Hackmann after fielding a ground ball against Iowa Western Wednesday.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/04/accident-driver-cited-in-two-vehicle-accident-in-creston/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-04T10:40:00.406Z</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>2026-05-04T10:40:00.406Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Accident: Driver cited in two-vehicle accident in Creston]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/xXnufLiTALiN6gOwN_XKl_IypJk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/75UXPCTXIVFXVNYNJSIDBY3X7M.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Accident Report]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>