<?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/2026/05/20/union-county-20-year-old-charged-with-owi-after-car-reported-in-the-ditch/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T19:32:18.548Z</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>2026-05-20T19:32:18.548Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Union County: 20 year old charged with OWI after car reported in the 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restored depot in Creston, Iowa, used to host people waiting for incoming and outgoing trains.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/turning-moments-to-memories/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:36:56.749Z</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>2026-05-20T16:36:56.749Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Turning moments to memories]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/9WIfBHCbfjsBDcEQx4x5tkzw0xg=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/BWVMLNG4MZA2TMOTDFP5FNWTIU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nodaway Valley and Orient-Macksburg seniors release confetti upon the conclusion of the commencement exercises ceremony Sunday, May 17.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/berg-resigns-as-adair-county-auditor/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:32:25.033Z</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>2026-05-20T16:32:25.033Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Berg resigns as Adair County Auditor]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/d8FNTBG3n41RKH5_oT996YWSxZY=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/LS3GFDYRGRG3ZCSX27CMKTHEIA.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adair County Auditor Mandy Berg (middle) with supervisors chairman Jerry Walker and supervisor Jodie Hoadley in a recent meeting.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/a-special-breed/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:30:20.225Z</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>2026-05-20T16:30:20.225Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[‘A special breed’]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/uYCT0PmndG2QB593TKmU2KmjHYw=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HMC36S4LPJGAFONP4TL2GGONQU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[David Homan with one of his dogs while serving as a dog handler in the Vietnam War.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/kuhns-wins-achs-daisy-award/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:22:40.394Z</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>2026-05-20T16:22:40.394Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Kuhns wins ACHS DAISY Award]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/MV7ANy1i4OfLXCZZm9pFw6UTRBU=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/YGS4WE5L7FBLNAEC342CG53OGU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Adair County Health System's surgery manager Emily Kuhns (right) accepts the DAISY award for this year from Chief Nursing Officer Philicia Hancock.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/nodaway-valley-wraps-up-contracts-season/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:17:54.459Z</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>2026-05-20T16:17:54.459Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nodaway Valley wraps up contracts season]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/oVt9e_ZKREFEQFcFRVDFSX4GGe8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/RAUCBCM5PJCBLALQ2HHRNXPQIQ.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Nodaway Valley CSD]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/adair-county-free-press/2026/05/20/wolverines-pass-test-of-2a-with-flying-colors/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T16:15:22.509Z</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>2026-05-20T16:15:22.509Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Wolverines pass test of 2A with flying colors]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/bWDu9VgtZ7ctz5WJtZTAyEPTGic=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/DBA6GB55EZFEHFO7JDTO4FTMCI.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Participants and alternates in the events Nodaway Valley's track and field teams qualified for state in are from left in front, Luke Kading, Brandon Decena, Logan Lantz, Gabe Winkelmann, Izzy Eisbach, Emma Boswell and Allie Cornelison; back row: Eli Campbell, Austin Walker, Cassius Burnside, Titan Foster, Ella Boswell, Abby Nelson, Kylie Nelson, Haisley Zoubek and Ava Herrick. NV qualified in the girls 4x800m and distance medley relays, the boys distance medley relay, with Izzy Eisbach in the 1500m run and Emma Boswell in the high jump and long jump.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/20/middle-school-explores-return-to-letter-grades/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T11:00:07.454Z</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>2026-05-20T11:00:07.454Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Middle school explores return to letter grades]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/hM689C7PC0K6Jn5tPeh-vfeNmlE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/WSKNOTSLFNECVEQ7GBGORH7N2A.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Creston Middle School teachers Sara Lane and Staci Kline explain to the CCSD school board why they want to switch back to letter grades for seventh and eighth grade.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/20/pre-4th-in-afton-grows-again/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T10:55:00.386Z</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>2026-05-20T10:55:00.386Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Pre-4th in Afton grows again]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/NS4zIzUudeLBzI484fvRB6xq7A4=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UTBMFVLP4REYPLOPILUIGSQGWM.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[One of the many vehicles during Afton's Pre-4th Celebration in 2024.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/20/parking-lot-to-receive-repairs-at-east-union/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T10:50:00.424Z</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>2026-05-20T10:50:00.424Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Parking lot to receive repairs at East Union]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/IAjCLezbEPmJB3OqC93YZVTnUSk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/HTYZ3FOIRJFSVOEZEELB6C3ZMA.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Smoother travel is in store for East Union at drop-off locations and the north parking lot.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/20/principal-park-power-display/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T10:50:00.363Z</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>2026-05-20T10:50:00.363Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Principal Park power display]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/5yZh9patshlDdYqC3c6vBXof3vs=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/75B5HIXRQZBUPG3TL5TNO4ZFME.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Iowa third baseman Jaixen Frost of Mount Ayr simulates a dunk as part of Iowa's home run celebration tradition. Frost's two-run homer gave Iowa a 14-5 lead in the eighth inning Friday night as part of a three-game sweep of Purdue at Principal Park.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/20/adair-county-adair-woman-charged-with-owi-after-hitting-road-sign/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T10:40:00.427Z</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>2026-05-20T10:40:00.427Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Adair County: Adair woman charged with OWI after hitting road sign]]></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/opinion/column/2026/05/20/opinion-secondhand-excitement/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-20T10:16:00.334Z</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>2026-05-20T10:16:00.334Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[OPINION: Secondhand excitement]]></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/news/local/2026/05/19/leaving-a-legacy/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T16:46:02.8Z</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>2026-05-19T16:46:02.8Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Leaving a legacy]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/8M8DpZJ7EVtdq38GQ2vYRHnmW78=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/UWCT5LUEP5GKPCF64KKRNEBP5I.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The class of 2026 commencement was held Sunday afternoon.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/opinion/column/2026/05/19/graduation-a-time-for-liberation/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T15:29:00.098Z</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>2026-05-19T15:29:00.098Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Graduation: a time for liberation]]></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/2026/05/19/column-when-main-street-thrives-so-does-america/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T11:45:00.539Z</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>2026-05-19T11:45:00.539Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[COLUMN: When Main Street thrives, so does America]]></news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/obituaries/2026/05/19/richard-j-ide/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T11:33:00.339Z</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>2026-05-19T11:33:00.339Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Richard J. Ide]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/_lO0AvN2psHs4aUp235YxFbrQeE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/6TNVWVFSEVC7LBCMNPAWADBOH4.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Richard Ide, 93, of Shannon City, died Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/news/local/2026/05/19/a-goodbye-to-students-and-administration/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T10:55:00.427Z</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>2026-05-19T10:55:00.427Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[A goodbye to students and administration]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/kL-xw12hrdf_t13FgwKCE52KccE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/O64PBQ5CURGYJIXMULC74CVJNE.JPG</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kayli Shade's graduation cap.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/sports/local-sports/2026/05/19/nine-panther-events-headed-to-state/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-19T10:50:00.524Z</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>2026-05-19T10:50:00.524Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Nine Panther events headed to state]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/kU2Y9TtjQvaUAM8S_OBc_biOqks=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/XJH67YHKYVHXHHG3ZL7NGSL6NU.jpeg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Creston 4x800m relay team of Hope Henderson, Nevaeh Adamson, Reese Strunk and Maylee Riley will compete Thursday afternoon at state.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/records/police-reports/2026/05/18/creston-police-shannon-city-woman-charged-with-second-owi-in-less-than-a-month/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T22:13:40.975Z</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>2026-05-18T22:13:40.975Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Creston Police: Shannon City woman charged with second OWI in less than a month]]></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/2026/05/15/judy-j-tyler/</loc><lastmod>2026-05-18T22:10:37.035Z</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>2026-05-18T22:10:37.035Z</news:publication_date><news:title><![CDATA[Judy J. Tyler]]></news:title></news:news><image:image><image:loc>https://www.crestonnews.com/resizer/l1LpgWJVWADdBAFIyZsWtQy8VsQ=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/CDT7INKYVZADVACK2Q5F3S5VVU.jpg</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Judy Tyler]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>