<?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/records/police-reports/2026/05/05/man-held-on-500k-bond-following-reports-of-violent-assaults/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T22:04:38.001Z</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>2026-05-05T22:04:38.001Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Man held on $500K bond following reports of violent assaults]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/RqOS5mkx3BKnmJMGjklcwf-QBQg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6WTVBPSACJCKLNRKBT7WIW4WVA.png</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Sheriff's Office Reports]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/05/adair-county-stuart-pd-finds-cocaine-hidden-under-car-seat/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T22:02:31.583Z</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>2026-05-05T22:02:31.583Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Adair County: Stuart PD finds cocaine hidden under car seat]]></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/obituaries/2026/05/05/janice-shepard/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-05T18:40:55.271Z</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>2026-05-05T18:40:55.271Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Janice Shepard]]></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/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/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/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>