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Today is Thursday, June 12, the 163rd day of the year. There are 202 days remaining in 2025. Below is a collection of news items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.
4 years ago (2021)
Creston overcame an early 3-0 deficit to win 10-5 Thursday at Red Oak. Red Oak took that 3-0 lead after the first inning and it would not be until the fifth until the Panthers scored four to take a 5-3 lead. Gracie Hagle scored Creston’s run in the third.
Glenwood broke a 0-0 tie in the sixth inning to eventually defeat Creston 7-2 Tuesday. The Rams’ bats opened up for three runs in the sixth. That momentum carried over into the final inning with another four. Creston scored twice in the seventh inning. Creston finished the game with four hits and drew five walks. Avery Fuller pitched the entire game for the Panthers and struck out four.
Term papers are not the only thing at Southwestern Community College that get redone. College officials have reopened the remodeled disc golf course on campus. The college course is one of three in town. The other two are at Cedar and McKinley parks. The course at SWCC was redesigned this year and finished in May by Joel Wires, the college’s marketing coordinator and designer.
A bill signed into law last week by Governor Kim Reynolds gives the green light, from the state level, for more funding to be piped into emergency medical services (EMS) agencies around Iowa, should individual counties act on it.
14 years ago (2011)
Big innings broke open both games for the Creston softball team Thursday on a night of special activities at Panther Field for heart disease awareness. The Panthers swept Carroll Kuemper Catholic, 10-0 after a seven-run first inning and 12-2 with five and six runs in the third and fourth frames, respectively.
One night after earning career victory No. 100, wins 101 and 102 were special for pitcher Madison Frain and the Creston softball team. The Panthers swept No. 5-rated Harlan, 6-1 and 2-0, to increase the team’s Hawkeye 10 Conference winning streak to 23 games.
It will cost more to attend Southwestern Community College in 2011-2012. The college’s board of directors approved a $7 per credit hour increase in tuition for in-state residents during their regular monthly meeting Tuesday night. This is approximately a 5% increase in tuition and fees, up from $122 per credit hour to $129.
During a phone interview Tuesday from his cottage in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Doug Gray — lead singer of the Marshall Tucker Band — gave this forewarning to those attending Saturday’s fifth edition of Party in McKinley Park in Creston. “Hopefully they’re ready for a damn good time,” the 63-year-old Gray said. “We don’t have trampolines, but our live show will always be fun as long as I’m alive, and I don’t plan on dying anytime soon.”
21 years ago (2004)
Creston totaled 11 hits as the Panthers softball team won in a decisive contest over Lenox, 10-0, in the first round of the Orient-Macksburg Tournament Wednesday. With the win, Creston moves on to the semifinal round against Murray on Saturday, while Lenox will face Nodaway Valley in the consolation round.
The Creston Panthers have accomplished something that not many teams can say they have done. The defending conference champions, Red Oak and perennial power Clarinda, have been taken down in consecutive days as the Panthers won 3-0 Tuesday night at Clarinda. Junior Chantel Klejch silenced the Clarinda bats with nine strikeouts and five hits allowed. Klejch hardly found herself in any trouble all evening and her defense made the plays when needed.
Last weekend’s Relay for Life brought in over $53,000, and there is still money trickling in. The rain was kind enough to stay away for the event and more than 1,200 luminaries were lit in the Friday night ceremony.
The new painting on the outside of the CNA building is complete. The SWCC Art Club did a great job of making the project come together. The bright painting does a good job of depicting a number of things associated with Union County including SWCC, Creston High School, the railroad and area lakes. Plus, it pays tribute to CNA’s 125th anniversary.