Creston, IA News

• Creston, IA News
• 'We're being attacked'
• Refurbished Green Valley State Park turns 60 in 2013
• City of Mount Ayr without water again
• Creston custodian terminated for assault charge
• School board approves salary increases, tables Hood's increase
• Four dead in Wednesday's head-on collision on Highway 34
• Fatality accident closes Highway 34
• Three dead, two injured in Highway 34 crash
• Need for speed
• First year of coaching starts with double victory
• 'Is that not the best corner in Creston?'
• Early bashing makes for disgruntled voters
• Mount Ayr wrestling room still 
under construction
• SWCC board approves $2.4 million building repair quotes
• Congrats to SWCC auto repair students Hunter Brown and Cody Bristow for placing...
• The next summer session of classes at SWCC starts June 4. Click on the Summer 2...
• Iowa manufacturing jobs are coming back
• How much debt should a city risk?
• Iowa job market continued gradual improvement in April
• Analysis: Three states stand out in 2012 presidential election
• Arispe couple use high tunnels 
to extend produce growing season
• Lost connection
• State champion: Creston's Bolinger wins 400 hurdles
• Creston will not get 4G network in 2012
• Pick it up
• USDA anniversary a time to 'nurture' rural issues
• Snodgrass appointed to school board
• Waste Board puts the ball back in GGI's court
• There will be a bake sale for SWCC student Norha Hill this Saturday, from 1-5 p....
• Congrats to the SWCC Spartans who were named as All-Region selections for softba...
• Water main digging will begin soon
• Romney calls Obama's economics 'morally wrong' in Iowa
• New laundry center open in former Breadeaux Pisa building
• Let the face off begin
• Alliant preparing to file natural gas rate hike request this month
• Half of college grads working full time, with less pay, deep debt
• Romney to deliver economic policy address in Des Moines May 15
• Afton residents receiving fraudulent calls asking for money
• We are offering summer Fast Track courses - get 'em while they're hot! First ses...
• Congrats to the class of 2012!
• Debate over crop insurance subsidy rages
• Three final lessons
• Diagonal, Thayer post offices won't close under USPS's new strategy
• Watch tonight's SWCC Graduation Ceremony live at
• Phone scam a potential danger to grandparents
• Creston High School graduation planned
• YMCA recovering, planning "Goat A Go Go" fundraiser
• Creston High School holds annual awards day
• DNR reports chemical spill north of orient
• CHS calendar
• Hobby. Passion. Obsession.
• Iowa State Savings Bank receives Iowa Bankers Association Best of Iowa marketing awards
• Waste Board puts the ball back in GGI's court
• WAY TO GO, GRADS!!! We are so proud of you and excited for you! You have worked...
• View today's SWCC Weekly Student Edition!
• Clark named SWCC Male Athlete of the Year
• Hospital
• Getting things back to ... normal?
• Students in summer vacation countdown mode
• Trial date set in Kent septic system case
• Waste-to-energy plant discussion continues tonight
• Hospital
• Seven-year-old starts donation drive
• Take a break from finals and stop by the Stress Free Zone, sponsored by TRiO Stu...
• True Value, Java J's continue repairs, opening date still in question
• State of Iowa Appeal Board denies protest of budget
• Congratulations to Head Coach Lindsay Stumpff and the SWCC Spartans on an outsta...
• We cheer on Coach Stumpff and the Spartan softball team as they take on DMACC at...
• Tornado relief distribution center to close Friday
• Free blood pressure clinic scheduled
• 'It was just terrible'
• Corn planting locally ahead of Iowa average
• Good luck on finals, students! Your hard work is going to pay off!
• Finals Week savings at the SWCC Bookstore this week! 25% off SWCC apparel from...
• Congratulations to the SWCC softball team for their victory vs DMACC today!!! T...
• Creston High School athletic fields closed until tornado debris removed
• Bus barn needs to come down
• If YOU have not yet registered for fall 2012 semester, make an appointment with...
• Enjoy your last weekend as SWCC students, graduates! Play safe! :)
• Branstad, Reynolds discuss bill on propert
• McKinley Lake clean up depends on dirt
• Important information for Spring 2012 graduates:
• May 2 SWCC Weekly available now at
• Bowling Night tonight, 6:30 p.m., for SWCC students, at Panther Lanes, 301 N Che...
• Outdated septic systems require costly attention
• Open house held at Lincoln School
• Off I go to Osceola
• It's the law
• In full bloom
• Student Dance TONIGHT in the Student Center from 8-11 p.m. This is the last dan...
• In case you missed it, or even better, if you were there, check out photos from...
• Meeting to be held about Cromwell School
• Armed forces news
• Panther Culinary
• This Wednesday, May 2, at the Campus-Wide Cookout we will be drawing for the Ear...
• Had Summit Lake been full, would it have made a difference?
• Today is the PIF Egg Hunt for SWCC students. Be in the courtyard of the Instruc...
• UNI protesters challenge regents, Ben Allen
• Pertussis (whooping cough) discovered in Adair County
• Men's wages still struggling to recover from recession
• CR-Regents-Tuition-set-aside-to-get-full-discussion-in-June-0426-20120426
• BC-CONGRESS-WOMEN:WA _ national (850 words)
• Will Reasoner speaks out about college affordability for Iowa students
• Bill Messerole selected as CHS principal
• 'Salvage and recovery mode'
• Are you checking out the SWCC Pay it Forward photos? If not, head to
• BNSF crew asleep during fatal train collision last April, NTSB reports
• YMCA opens temporary location at Lincoln School
• Congrats to all our students who were recognized at last night's awards ceremony...
• Community Clean Up on FRIDAY, April 27! We will be walking the road ditches of...
• Sorensen to compete at National American Miss Iowa Pageant
• A lot of damage in a few seconds
• The Britins bring Beatles tribute to Greenfield
• Free blood pressure clinic scheduled
• Armed forces news
• Audit report released on Prescott School District
• SWCC students: Where are they living?
• April 25 SWCC Student Weekly:
• Pay It Forward Week back on schedule at SWCC
• School board applications due May 16
• Dr. Jill Biden to deliver SWCC commencement address
• GRMC rebounding, staff reports six clinics reopened Monday
• Starting Thursday, April 26, commemorative SWCC Strong T-shirts will be availabl...
• Townhomes soon to be placed in Mount Ayr
• Near Ames, feeling helpless after the tornado struck
• Any returning student who registers full-time for fall by Tuesday, May 1, will b...
• Youth Volleyball Camp for fourth through sixth graders will be held after school...
• YMCA to hold land fitness classes at Lincoln School
• Orient-Macksburg School to hold kindergarten roundup
• Spend Smart Eat Smart program to be presented
• Artistic expressions
• SWCC VETS Group Lunch
• Attention Students! FREE movie night at the Stand in uptown Creston. Come at 9:1...
• FREE Movie Night
• The transfer representative from Northwest Missouri State University will be in...
• Any Iowa students who lost their ID/Drivers Licenses: The Union County Courthous...
• No FEMA aid for tornado damage, state comes through
• Learning years
• Women speak about teen pregnancy, open adoption
• ATTN DISPLACED STUDENTS WHO LIVED ON CAMPUS: There are tables of community donat...
• Junior Visit Day has been re-scheduled for May 3:
• This Friday and Saturday evening, Southwestern's Professional Music program will...
• Free crop insurance proposed as new 'safety net' for farmers
• Audit released on Creston Community School District
• Iowa House votes to restrict Medicaid-funded abortions
• Water damage at Y forces one-month closure
• City Council moves forward with abatement, demo of property
• Maternal instinct
• TODAY, there is a Texting and DUI/DWI Simulator at Creston High School, and it w...
• ANYONE WANTING TO HELP CLEAN UP THE YMCA can meet over there at 9am today. The m...
• A heartfelt thanks to everyone who has helped us get back on our feet at Southwe...
• In the path of destruction; my experience during Saturday's tornado
• Scadden resigns from school board
• School board gives tornado-damage updates, prom still set for Saturday
• Work in progress
• "We had no warning, at all."
• Hurley Creek cleanup rescheduled
• GRMC Auxiliary jewelry sale to benefit hospital needs
• Emotions run high at Creston Council meeting
• STUDENTS: If your clothes are full of insulation and debris, here's a laundry ti...
• In the path of the tornado
• Classes at Southwestern Community College will resume on Wed., April 18, 2012....
• Please check the SWCC homepage for event updates, postponements, and cancellatio...
• Winborn, SWCC students share survival stories
• Thanks to everyone who assisted with today's clean-up efforts! The progress was...
• Storm recovery resources available
• Activities for this week that have been postponed include Pay it Forward Week, J...
• Volunteers for today, please check in at the Student Center for instructions whe...
• Residence hall students, please visit the following link for important informati...
• Youth Volleyball Camp, April 16-18, postponed. New date to be determined.
• Buena Vista University--Creston will not be holding classes on Monday evening, A...
• The following announcement does include the Osceola and Red Oak Centers--Classes...
• Employees who are able, please report to the Student Center tomorrow (Monday) to...
• Classes at Southwestern Community College have been canceled for Monday, April 1...
• Sunday, April 15, 2012, 8:34 a.m.--Due to damage experienced on-campus during la...
• Read your 4/13/12 SWCC Weekly at
• Special Olympics to be held Saturday
• Caring for the community
• MAC School Board reacts to delays in wrestling room completion
• Club news
• County's trial with Creston Hy-Vee delayed
• The Tax Man cometh
• Elwood named elementary principal in Mount Ayr
• Podunk Center gains infamy while being sold
• Money Talk, a financial course for women, scheduled
• Creston EAST wins ASI’s Hometown Hero Award
• Southern Prairie YMCA invites children, parents to come play at Healthy Kids Day
• Branstad 'enthusiastically' endorses Romney
• One right after another
• Don't drink the water
• Changes to mowing ordinance take affect May 1
• Whatever happened to Podunk Center?
• Future Business Leaders of America attend state conference
• Meeting to be held for specialty crop growers
• NWMSU alumni to host social in Lenox
• Today we welcome to SWCC Creston campus the Young Women's Conference. Activities...
• Photos of the 2012 Pay it Forward (PIF) Week T-shirts are now up on the "SWCC Pa...
• Monday: Sliced bratwurst, fried potatoes and 'Dancing'
• County files lawsuit against Kent property owner
• Union County Clover Kids learn about nutrition
• 'Our fingerprints are all over rural communities'
• Walking taco and cookie bar is underway in the Instructional Center main hallway...
• Returning students--Register for fall 2012 semester STARTING TODAY!! Make an ap...
• The SWCC art & design department's Student Art Exhibit will open tonight with a...
• Hospital
• All in the family
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• International Coin Collectors Association to host event in Creston
• Warren Cultural Center to open with premier season
• CR-Iowa-factory-employment-up-1-in-2011-Cedar-Rapids-retains-No-1-ranking-0405-20120405
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• The next SWCC Student Senate Meeting is MONDAY, April 9, at noon in the board ro...
• Making updates
• Returning SWCC Students – Register for fall 2012 by May 1 to be entered into the...
• Better Business Bureau warns on ‘timeshare escrow service'
• Small oil struggles to hold footing against large companies
• Lilly Oncology on Canvas art exhibition on display at Alegent Health
• Pioneer Hi-Bred will create 400 jobs with new research facility
• Jewelry sale fundraiser to be held for Greater Regional Auxiliary
• Index forecasts modest improvement in Iowa economy
• Appeals courting hearing challenge to Defense of Marriage Act
• Romney may have to run against his own image
• Prime Time Connection to host luncheon
• Tough times bring inspiration to local business
• Be sure to like the "SWCC Pay it Forward" page on Facebook, so you can get updat...
• Phi Theta Kappa members, RSVP as soon as possible for the upcoming Phi Theta Kap...
• April 4 SWCC Weekly available at
• Schildberg Construction awarded for safety
• Southern Iowa Rural Water Association holds annual meeting
• Texas storm leaves sudden hardships
• GRMC now requesting $50 copay following ER visits
• Free blood pressure clinic scheduled
• The sound of silence
• Mock teen house-party to take place in Corning
• Vicker named CNA sports editor
• SWCC art to be displayed at Depot Gallery
• HEY FALL STUDENTS!! Career and Technical programs will register this Thursday an...
• SWCC iHire Employment Fair is today from 12:30-3:30 p.m. in the Student Center g...
• Fogle Campground to open for the season
• Iowa Artists seeking participants for regional show
• Best in the Midwest
• Contract offered for elementary principal
• Are you ready to go back to Titanic?
• A HUGE Congrats to Southwestern Softball Coach Lindsay Stumpff on her 100th win!...
• The SWCC Spartans are hosting a Volleyball Camp for fourth through sixth graders...
• SWCC's iHire Employment Fair is Wed., April 4, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Almost 50 e...
• Morning fire
• Lawmakers optimistic on education reform
• New Iowa license plates arrive this week
• The spring lineup of Iowa’s most invasive
• Branstad urges schools to use 'pink slime'
• Kilgore resigns from Heartland Management Alliance
• Above and beyond
• What a great day we had at the Automotive Open House! Thanks to everyone who par...
• Pep bus offered for competition
• School board releases proposed budget for FY 2013
• Duckworth requests switch from city to county insurance
• One dead in Thursday's accident north of Creston
• Hance files, primary elections set in Union County
• Severe Weather Awareness Week comes to Creston
• Member of Harkin's staff to visit Creston
• Food Preservation 101 program scheduled
• Read the March 28 SWCC Weekly!
• Automotive Open House is just two days away! Learn more!
• Up for grabs
• Home and garden show planned for Saturday at Southern Prairie YMCA
• Day 2: Health care arguments center on mandate
• Poll: Americans' optimism on economy is growing slowly
• Afton, Osceola included in train crossover project
• Seminar to educate about stress, drugs in the workplace
• CR-Wine-trails-help-put-Iowa-s-wineries-on-the-tourism-map-0325-20120325
• BC-CAMPAIGN-POLL:WA _ national (950 words)
• Arguments begin before Supreme Court in historic health law case
• Put another Progress in the books
• Trial date set in Nodaway Valley hazing
• Adair County 4-H community service scholarships due soon
• College news
• Free blood pressure clinic scheduled
• Taxi makes a comeback in Creston
• County filings: Brown, Jansen file for supervisor
• Register NOW for “Stand Out at a Job Fair” and get a free sack lunch! The works...
• Disclosure loophole creates 2012 Iowa election
• Iowa state revenue estimates revised 
upward $80 million
• Workshop being held for job hunters
• Pope Benedict to visit Cuba on new terms with Catholic Church
• Union County Genealogical Society to meet
• Synthetic drugs discussed at legislative coffee
• Riley will run for two-year term
• WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS! Make the most of these last few weeks of classes!
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• All-star reunion
• It's time to put your mower into gear
• Loss of Iowa Western to ICCOC might prove beneficial for SWCC
• Brown, Monday will run for supervisor
• Moving forward with Cottonwood Subdivison
• Retired Creston teacher running for Iowa House
• Back to the Future II had it right all along
• Retail sales drop in fiscal year 2011
• Wellman's supervisor first to file for county supervisor
• GRMC, Iowa Health still discussing details of hospice partnership
• SWCC videoconferencing equipment creates new opportunity
• HAPPY SPRING BREAK! Have a fun and safe and relaxing time off.
• Raising the roof!
• Stop-smoking store
• Summer Bridge classes - these classes will run May 14th through May 25th (Monday...
• SWCC Bookstore Spring Break Hours (Lunch break each day from 12-12:30 p.m.) Mon...
• SWCC board passes FY 2013 budget
• Orient-Macksburg to hold preschool registration
• Library continues Lincoln School fundraising
• SUMMER BRIDGE COURSES ARE BACK! More info to come. If you need help in English a...
• Daffodils still available
• SWCC purchases ag land from Crestmoor
• Tingley mealsite to host celebration
• Supervisors approve 4 percent raise for Piel, Kenyon
• Coffee Shoppe Special March 14 (pie day) in the main hallway of the Instruction...
• Adoption & Foster Care Support Group
• Breaking news: Firefighters battle blaze at Creston salvage yard
• Entering the world of doggy parenthood
• Greenfield Fire transitions into new station
• Written pleas filed in Nodaway Valley hazing
• 'BlindDate, Inc.' auditions to be held Tuesday
• 'Learning about the world'
• Last week of classes before Spring Break ~ make 'em count and hit the books hard...
• A representative from the University of Iowa's online degree programs will be in...
• Student Senate meeting TODAY at noon in room 180 of the Instructional Center!
• Great news story by KCCI-TV featuring the Osceola high school carpentry class an...
• Spartans' season ends in hard fought game vs. Iowa Central
• Junior Visit Day
• CHS calendar
• Club news
• School lunch menus
• Creston meals March 12–16. Menu subject
• Creston Council explores Cottonwood possibilities
• Watch KCCI-TV 8 news tonight at 6 p.m. Charlie Mundy and the Osceola high schoo...
• Get your mind ready to jump ahead this weekend
• Prime Time Connection luncheon scheduled
• EU Early Childhood Center open in new building
• Protecting Yourself and Medicare Against Fraud
• Update: Waste Board approves GGI's letter of intent
• Breakfast burritos available for purchase at the Coffee Stoppe this morning in t...
• March 7 SWCC Weekly newsletter available online!
• Way to go, Spartans!! The Spartan men's basketball team won vs. Ellsworth last...
• Another reminder to fill out SWCC Education Foundation Scholarships! Deadline is...
• Raise your glass
• My afternoon with a beer professional
• Budget: County will not bond in 2012-13
• The ISU transfer representative will be on campus today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. i...
• Golden anniversary
• It's National "Write a Letter of Appreciation" Week...seems like a good enough r...
• Good luck to the Spartans' baseball team!! They start their season today at Gra...
• Document of champions
• Mediacom service restored, U.S. Cellular still weak
• Three drug busts, 13 arrested
• Charges changed in alleged Greenfield hazing
• Can you believe there are only two months left of the Spring semster?! This year...
• Former Creston officer, Trooper Shaffer injured in snowy accident
• Local foods, local connections features rules of sales
• Library news
• College news
• Iowa Corn announces future of agriculture scholarship recipients
• Sun is shining! Get out and take advantage of the running trail that goes by the...
• Pink Zone Event
• Pink Zone event is today at 5:30 p.m. at the Student Center gymnasium! Watch th...
• Creston News Advertiser looking for former Girl Scouts
• Art gallery to display quilts in March
• Leap year twins: When 7 X 2 = 56
• Taylor County Republicans to host 2012 county convention
• Unemployment insurance appeals seminar scheduled
• Beatnicks hip hop at Twilight Zone
• 4-H news
• Judge weighs whether to let regulators rein in oil speculators
• Poll: Most voters believe health care mandate is unconstitutional
• OO-HLT-Gestation-crate-controversy-heats-up-0227-20120227
• E-Verify eliminates guesswork for employers
• First month of homeowning produces maintenance projects
• Free blood pressure clinic scheduled
• College news
• Mayor proclamation
• February is Black History Month. Take a moment to reflect. Be mindful of the pas...
• Pink Zone T-shirts will arrive at SWCC tomorrow! T-shirts may be picked up on T...
• Peppers to hold dance camp
• 'Out of the blue'
• CHS calendar
• School lunch menus
• Congregate meals
• Track repairs discussed at school-board meeting
• Gardening workshop planned in Orient
• Volunteers needed
• Armed forces news
• Southwest Iowa 4-H exhibit judges training scheduled
• Library news
• Decision made: USPS will close Creston processing center
• Will the county accept GGI Energy's proposal?
• Happy Friday, SWCC students! Where's your favorite spot in Creston to go sleddin...
• Iowa gas prices climb toward $4, but may fall again during summer
• Do-or-die week for non-spending bills in Legislature
• The Four Freshmen, Nancy King to headline SWCC Vocal Jazz Festival – Fox Fest
• Legislative coffee scheduled for Saturday
• Ringgold County supports Threw With Chew Week
• Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center welcomes three new staff members
• Cromwell Women's Fellowship to host dinner
• Lenten services to begin Sunday
• Faith Sound to perform in Creston
• Free cruise scam
• St. Malachy dinner, auction to be held Saturday
• Romney, Santorum clash in Arizona debate
• Leaping into the new month
• Lenox City Council chooses Alegent proposal over GRMC
• New Christmas decorations considered for Creston
• More interest shown for former administration building
• HEY NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS FOR FALL OF 2012..don't forget to get your schola...
• February 22 SWCC Weekly newsletter is now available!
• School board accepts Slight's resignation
• Two issues revisited at Creston City Council
• Corning, Villisca students propose new school names, mascots
• New health insurance co-ops win federal loans
• Sen. Harkin receives award from Ringgold County
• Jennett named outstanding New Face of ASABE
• Tonight the Spartan women's basketball team will be taking on Marshalltown Commu...
• Stuck in the middle
• The alpine atmosphere is what I live for
• SWCC is a host site for Iowa College Goal Sunday on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22 (tomorrow...
• Iran says it's cutting oil exports to France, Britain
• Romney plays family card in Michigan
• Avalanches kill 4 in Washington state
• Santorum says he does not question Obama's faith
• Corning hairstylist published in Inspire Magazine
• Failed video-game law cost California $2 million
• Local quilt guild donates to hospice home
• Counterfeit cancer drug raises security questions
• Clearfield athlete medals in Winter Iowa Games
• Adams County Pheasants Forever to host banquet
• Ninth annual garden workshop to be held at Country Life Center
• CAM's online partnership catches attention of local schools
• Student Senate meeting today at noon in the board room of the Administration Bui...
• REMINDER! Pink Zone T-shirt pre-orders are being taken through Monday. Please c...
• Vendor fair to be held Saturday
• Financial Peace University: free preview at Crest Baptist Church
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• State wrestling: Three advance to finals
• State wrestling: Four advance to semifinals
• Fire destroys Greenfield business
• Strength in numbers
• Bookstore Sale NOW Underway!
• SWCC women's basketball is selling Pink Zone T-shirts for their February 29 Pink...
• SWCC Weekly newsletter is now available!
• State wrestling
• Peppers dance team looking for alumni members
• Cause for concern
• GGI Energy responds to waste-to-energy plant concerns
• Heart-to-Hearts
• College news
• Crossroads Mental Health Center audit released
• Prices at the pump could jump past $5, analyst says
• States slowly opening courts to cameras
• GGI Energy establishes deadline for waste-to-energy plant
• The Automotive Club is selling hats, hoodies, stocking caps, and T-shirts with t...
• Piecing love together
• Focus on the Heart Bake Sale Today (February 13), 9 am-12:45 pm, Main Hallway of...
• Pentagon to open more combat to women
• Foreclosure settlement with major banks close to completion
• HomeServe mailings not a necessity for residents
• Revenues, expenses both down in proposed city buget
• Club news
• Congregate meals
• New car registrations signal improving economy
• The Winter Social
• The snowman cometh!
• Vanmark acquires GME International
• IHA study finds GRMC generates 330 jobs
• Two issues tabled until next meeting
• Listen to your heart
• Winter in Iowa can be fun
• Women's and men's basketball vs. NIACC tonight! Games start at 5:30 p.m. Free...
• Are you ready for the Winter Social? Remember, it's this Thursday night!
• In a game of trust, Planned Parenthood emerged as the winnner
• Built to last
• Steamrolled
• CNA wins five firsts in INA contests
• Friendly competition between Creston schools
• Union County citizens defend FSA office at public hearing
• 'Important to teach teens'
• Corning author releases seventh book
• Safe food class scheduled
• Women’s heart health presentation to be held Tuesday
• Heart health lunch and learn scheduled
• Walking Tacos today in the Instructional Center main hallway, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., $3...
• Creston: Arts to hold reception Friday
• Check out this week's SWCC Weekly newsletter!
• 'Brush with fame' for one local man
• Afton man dies in tractor accident
• GriefShare to begin new 13-week cycle
• Furry friend finder
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• Daffodil Days kicks off Wednesday
• Reading, understanding financial statements course to be held
• Personal attacks may harm eventual nominee
• New Ringgold County Sheriff's Office has many improvements
• When the news is more than just a satirical joke
• Crop market outlook, conservation meeting scheduled
• About 400 were arrested in Occupy Oakland protest
• Romney has double-digit lead in Florida polls
• Legislative coffee offers discussion of major issues
• University of Iowa 
releases Bloom e-mails
• 9/11 Truth Group of Southern Iowa to hold video presentation
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• One week until the groundhog gets involved in winter
• Foghat headlines sixth annual Party in the Park
• Publisher seeks stories from local old-timers
• Piece by piece
• Hearings held on expulsion of students involved in alleged hazing
• Obama says all must pay 'fair share' of taxes
• 'Desperate Housedogs' book signing will help raise funds for C.A.R.E.
• Shopko, Pamida stores merge
• Volunteers needed
• Counterfeit bills in circulation
• Creston science bowl team to compete in Ames
• Greenfield man sentenced on federal charges
• Mild winter creates savings in county budget
• 2012 legislative coffees to be held
• SWCC Movie Night TONIGHT at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theater in downtown Creston. F...
• Orient teen killed in motor-vehicle crash
• Video presentation to be held on Oklahoma City bombing
• 'Reflect what a student knows'
• Youth Action Committee organizes in Adair County
• Iowa Aviation Museum to hold chili fly-in
• Season of giving continues for eight schools in southwest Iowa
• Norovirus spreads through Iowa
• Co-city attorneys, building inspector approved
• Suddenly Romney's on the ropes as developments rock GOP race
• Final call at 44 cents
• Subcommittees consider lead shot
• Santorum campaign urges Romney to concede on Iowa results
• WIC clinic scheduled in Corning
• Traditional IRA vs. a Roth IRA
• Changes impacting your taxes and this year's refund from Uncle Sam
• 'Courageous' showing at Crest Baptist Church this weekend
• Account set up to benefit Taylor, Yeager's children
• 'Hardship for some people'
• Pat Kirkland ordained Deacon in Episcopal Church
• Environmental hazard
• January 18 SWCC Weekly student newsletter is available online!
• Creston FFA members 'boil' up leadership at 212º Conference
• Library to host adult winter reading program
• USS Maddox Destroyer Association to host reunion
• Grain-handling workshop planned for Jan. 26
• School board rejects bid for administration building
• Independent investigation to be done in Nodaway Valley hazing
• Union County Genealogical Society to meet
• Iowa cattle interests encouraging heifer development
• Fate of an Eagle Scout in my hands
• Library news
• No date set for Adair County Public Safety Center
• Corning, Villisca schools suspend WGS agreement until 2013-14
• Education reform package causes concerns, but seeks to make improvements
• Farm Service Agency office in Union County under consideration for closing
• Search for Taylor ends on I-29
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Bake Sale today starting at 8:30 a.m. in the main ha...
• Welcome back students! Spring semester starts today!
• Robert Taylor pulled over on Interstate 29
• CHS calendar
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• School lunch menus
• Lambeau project
• Thanks to the Creston High School Salts & Peppers dance team for a great perform...
• Southwestern Continuing Education to offer community Spanish
• Up in the air
• I think we're making up for the last few winters
• Popular pastor leaves megachurch to work on new TV show
• Tom Latham promotes key initiatives for 2012
• Both names released in NV sexual-abuse case
• Spring 2012 semester starts Monday!! If you have not already done so, REGISTER...
• Support the Spartans' basketball teams tonight as they face DMACC. One free T-s...
• 4D ultrasound technology new at Greater Regional
• Pesticide applicator continuing education classes scheduled
• Adair County Health System announces new provider
• Craig Davis receives radiology administrator certification
• Disgruntled independents may determine the future
• Two charges reported in Nodaway Valley hazing
• Rough economy impacts can redemption center
• Lawmakers plan action on tuition aid for Iowa National Guard members
• Back to work at the Iowa Statehouse
• Creston dance team to perform at SWCC
• Grain and gas: Record production of ethanol boosts Iowa's economy, experts say
• 'Pathway for students'
• Bloom, Siepker's comments still fresh after Iowa caucuses
• Experts expect smartphones to overtake personal computers in 2012
• Akes presents county's four-year construction plans
• Investigation being conducted into alleged hazing at Nodaway Valley
• Education reform tops legislators' agenda
• CHS calendar
• Club news
• Congregate meals
• School lunch menus
• Iowa farmland values reach record high
• Creston enrollment increases by 6 percent
• DeBruce operating under new name: Gavilon Grain LLC
• 4-H news
• City Council chooses engineering firm
• Creston Prime Time Connection to host luncheon Wednesday
• Romney wins Iowa nail-biter
• Obama tries to score some points as GOP battles it out in Iowa
• Perry wins Union, Taylor counties
• CNA photo by STEPHANI FINLEY Dem's rally:
• Plight of a snowy owl
• Is that a circus in town? No, it's just caucus time.
• Changes forthcoming for Mediacom customers
• In Iowa, just another work day for Republicans
• Des Moines gets set for the caucuses
• Pulse quickens as Tuesday Iowa caucuses approach
• Republican caucus locations
• Bugs and Drugs presentation to be held in Fontanelle
• Gingrich plans to 'get Washington back on the right track'
• USPS: 'No jobs will be lost if Creston processing center closes'
• Obama heading to Chicago to pass the hat
• Lower-tier candidates go on the offensive against top-tier contenders
• Suddenly, Santorum gets the attention in Iowa
• Top stories of 2011
• Study: Despite rising tuition costs and tough job market, college is still worthwhile
• Health-care providers recommend Quitline Iowa
• Treasure hunters to make stop in Creston
• U.S. Savings Bond sales will go electronic after Dec. 31
• State warns against fraudulent unemployment filing sites
• Obama's Hawaii vacation marks contrast to opponents' activities in Iowa
• Sears Holdings plans to close up to 120 Kmart, Sears stores; stock battered
• Resolve to stay connected to friends, family in the new year
• 'America's Iron Lady'
• Wide open Republican caucus nearly here
• Adair County chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans gives to ACHS
• Plan 1 approved unanimously by county supervisors
• Talks 'stall' between GGI Energy, Union County
• Adair County Health System announces new chief financial officer
• Deadline approaches to apply for federal-assistance programs
• Johnson joins Greater Regional Medical Center staff
• American Junior Shorthorn Association announces new membership
• Armed forces news
• A farm lives high and clean off the hog
• 'Here I am, send me'
• A pink-Snuggie, Zun-drinking, kitty-sweater Christmas
• Patient growth prompts GRMC to seek hospitalist position
• Tomorrow's leaders
• Obama seeks to shift debate on his handling of economy
• Romney leads strongly in New Hampshire poll
• Hordes of post-Christmas shoppers expected
• Iowa State Savings Bank donates funds for iPad 2s
• Carolathon 2011 exceeds goal for Ministerial Alliance crisis fund
• Jobless data buoy hopes for recovery
• Had House GOP been playing into Obama's hands with hard-line stance on payroll tax?
• Volunteer income tax assistance (VITA) offers free tax filing
• Dear Santa, Am I on the good list? How ar
• Exterior eyesore addressed as move-in day approaches
• ‘Twas two days before Christmas'
• Christmas basket
• Hospital
• Recorders to be placed in water treatment plant
• Great job, Phi Theta Kappa! The group just raised $1,000 for Kara Dunphy, grand...
• Christmas weekend is here
• Chicago priest makes first appearance since attack
• 'In the context'
• Dear Santa, I want a cookie walking pup,
• Kim's son and successor faces a difficult future
• 4-H news
• Dear Santa, Can I have a Ipod and a footb
• Iowa's first in the nation, and should stay that way
• Speaker Boehner seems a prisoner of his caucus
• Watchdog group files complaint over Gingrich's mailing list charge
• New partnerships aim to lower Medicare costs, improve care
• Supervisors: County's election process likely to change
• Video presentation on 9/11 to be held Tuesday
• Romney, Gingrich ease up on each other, bash Obama
• Comp board recommends 4 percent raise for Piel, Kenyon
• Iowa tax credit awards dip nearly 8 percent in 2011
• Dear Santa, I have been a good and funny
• World leaders react to death of Kim Jong Il
• Number of Iowans living in poverty increases
• 'Opened up so many doors'
• Congregate meals
• Club news
• Gingrich comes under attack in last debate before Iowa caucuses
• EU teachers to wear microphones starting in January
• Chinese duties on U.S. cars heat up trade tension
• Library news
• Great Western Bank recognized as a top volume lender in Iowa by SBA
• Santa letters
• Santa letters
• More schools fail to meet No Child Left Behind requirements
• Congress approves $662 billion defense spending bill
• US mission ends in Iraq, but war's wounds remain raw
• White House, Pentagon won't probe story of Medal of Honor winner
• High-tech electronics take number one spot in toys
• Christmas basket
• Paul generates more buzz in NH stop that follows Perry's trail
• Democrats think Obama's playing tax-cut extension fight well
• Meyer deserved Medal of Honor, his comrades say
• Only 10 days until Christmas
• Perry launches bus tour in late-stage Iowa effort
• Letters to Santa
• Postal service to hold public meeting on mail processing study
• Millions of young adults benefit from health care law
• The Alzheimer’s awareness T-shirts have arrived! The women’s basketball team wi...
• Gingrich soaring, but Iowa race remains highly volatile
• Federal health law offers new benefits for children of state workers
• Buffett investment in solar farm could boost industry
• Church
• Salem Lutheran Church to host "Blue Christmas" service
• Take a shopper's stroll through Winterset
• CNA website to feature full-length stories
• December 7 SWCC Weekly is now available! Students, remember to head to the Stud...
• Build them up to cut them down
• City council allows more time for 500 N. Vine St.
• Almanac
• State Drill Team
• My greatest gift was a free education
• 'Twas the Night Before Murder' shows this weekend in Creston
• Kool Clipz cling tight to American Dream
• Almanac — Dec. 6
• Welcome to SWCC's newest volleyball recruits-Alex, Andrea, and Ashley! We look...
• Today is Prospective Graduate Activity Day! If you are planning to graduate spr...
• Danilovich named Union County Clerk of Court
• Almanac — Dec. 5
• Law enforcement prepares for narrowbanding
• 'The Mayor'
• Almanac — Dec. 2
• EAST class presents 'Ballin' in Blue'
• Show of support
• November 30 SWCC Weekly is now available!
• Almanac — Nov. 30
• 'Move Iowa ahead'
• New surgeon starts Monday at GRMC
• Almanac — Nov. 29
• Holiday cheer abounds in Creston
• It's easy to celebrate Thanksgiving when you're from Denmark
• County engineer awarded three-year contract
• Almanac
• DeBruce Grain sells bean plant operation
• Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone!
• Holiday 'blitz'
• Almanac
• School board approves proposal request, allowable growth for dropout prevention
• Due to a tragic weekend in Omaha (shootings and a horrible car accident involvin...
• Quality county supervisors imperative under new system
• Getting in the holiday spirit
• Almanac — Nov. 22
• American Red Cross Blood Drive TODAY! 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Room 180, Instructional C...
• Making the right choice
• Almanac — Nov. 21
• Creston Hy-Vee coupon books, being sold by Phi Theta Kappa, as a fundraiser for...
• Spartans win 75-74 in Overtime!!!
• Murray loses big in 8-man championship
• State tax credits get scrutiny, suspended film incentive to end
• Contributed photo 4-H service: Members of
• Study finds Iowans stack up better than most in financial literacy
• Taking action
• Almanac
• Almanac — Nov. 17
• EU elementary's $29,200 playground complete
• Read your November 16 SWCC Weekly!
• Friday is the deadline to order kids navy Spartan T-shirts at the SWCC Bookstore...
• Almanac — Nov. 16
• Lots of lots
• Computer Club will be selling pulled pork sandwiches in the main hallway of the...
• Way to go Spartans Cross Country!
• And, Congrats to the women's team too!
• Congrats to the men's team!
• The Iowana becomes a beautiful jewel, again
• County discussing waste-to-energy plant
• Almanac — Nov. 15
• Downed power lines cause power outages
• Almanac — Nov. 14
• Assisted living facility in Creston gets new owners
• GOP voters haven’t picked, but it’s already Obama vs. Romney
• Lifelong veteran
• Club news
• Almanac
• Breakfast held at restored Creston Depot for Vets Day
• Creston meals Nov. 14–18 Menu subject to
• Congrats to the men's basketball team for their win over William Penn JV.
• Murray football defeats Clarksville, 58-35, in 8-man semifinals; EU volleyball falls
• Almanac — Nov. 10
• One-year tower land lease creates options for new development
• Scrapbooking enthusiasts gather to capture memories
• Best of luck on 11-11-11
• SWCC vs. William Penn JV
• SWCC vs. William Penn JV
• Murray set up for rematch at Adair-Casey; playoff scores listed
• Almanac
• SWCC student, graduate die in Missouri accident
• New $1.7 million spillway being erected at Summit Lake
• Water line break on campus. Classes are still on schedule. Offices are open....
• Hearts are heavy within the Southwestern Community College family as we mourn th...
• SWCC student dies in Missouri accident
• Creston candidates face off
• Villisca becoming tourist attraction for paranormal enthusiasts
• Almanac
• Funding still top concern regarding Branstad's education reform blueprint
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Shining her daughter's light
• Spencer upsets Panthers, 28-18; Murray and Lenox to meet again
• Where are the candidates?
• Almanac — Oct. 26
• Map rejected by state, redistricting committee regroups
• Incumbents Winborn, Wilson to run unopposed in city elections
• Creston's first electric car exceeds expectations
• Almanac — Oct. 25
• Downey, Loudon face off for at-large seat
• Almanac — Oct. 24
• Long time coming
• Woods, Lybarger vie for mayor in city elections
• CALLING ALL FANS! Tomorrow's women's basketball scrimmage has been moved to SWCC...
• Creston/O-M sails 42-20 at Harlan to win district title; Playoff pairings set
• Almanac — Oct. 21
• School board discusses moving, eliminating public forum
• Creston's can/bottle redemption inconvenient for many
• 14-day scramble
• SWCC Week schedule is now available! SWCC Week is November 7-11. Check it out...
• Almanac — Oct. 20
• Petitions circulate for reorganziation of Prescott, O-M schools
• Simon Estes brings his Roots and Wings tour to Creston
• Almanac — Oct. 19
• Orient-Macksburg High School presents 'A Night of Comedy'
• Supervisors plan to demolish county conservation house
• PINK OUT at tonight’s volleyball game for breast cancer awareness! Wear a pink s...
• Almanac — Oct. 18
• The story behind the sugar
• Data shows low percentage of bullying throughout Creston School District
• School blueprint could be costly
• Food bank in need as holiday season approaches
• Hey students! Don't forget about the free movie night at the Strand Theater in u...
• Almanac — Oct. 17
• Reform talk comes to Creston
• Iowa education reform
• Quilting all the way to the top
• Panthers, Harlan to meet for district title; Murray rolls at East Union
• Almanac — Oct 14
• Sweet ideas
• Almanac — Oct. 13
• Harvest, trees are in full swing
• Supervisor feels redistricting process was 'tainted'
• Apply NOW for iGive2SWCC scholarships for spring 2012 semester. Applications ar...
• Almanac — Oct. 12
• SWCC tightens faculty hiring policies
• Know who you are voting for
• Final SWCC enrollment report shows increase in headcount, Iowa students
• Mount Ayr principal's resignation effective Oct. 21
• Winter Fast Track registration begins Monday, October 17! Check out the courses...
• Creston's coffee shops are college-student friendly
• Holiday to Holiday Extravaganza slated Monday at SWCC
• The School for Music Vocations will host faculty music recitals this evening at...
• Almanac
• Practicing prevention
• Great job ladies!
• Panthers hand Carroll first loss, stand alone in first place
• Almanac — Oct. 7
• 'Pillar of the community'
• Redistricting committee votes unanimously for map 2
• Take the 1K Start Somewhere Walk today! The goal is to have 250,000 people walk...
• Greater Regional shows positive financial audit report, increase in total assets
• Almanac — Oct. 6
• New look for Greenfield fitness center
• Countdown to SWCC's Second Annual Athletic Alumni & Family Weekend! There's sti...
• Almanac — Oct. 5
• Council decides against giving Miller more time
• Creston's 'Taste of the Town' event kicks off Friday
• Another route surfaces for Friday's 'Start Somewhere Walk'
• Almanac — Oct. 4
• 'Start Somewhere Walk' set for noon Friday
• When the cold bug bites
• Creston bands sweep titles at Clarinda
• Rising market
• Everyone welcome! The kickoff Student Senate Meeting is today (Oct 3) in the A...
• Panthers roll, 29-7, to set up showdown at fourth-ranked Carroll; All southwest Iowa scores
• Two file for mayor, at-large seat in city elections
• Almanac — Sept. 30
• Watch SWCC's new television commercial!
• We're No. 1!
• If you were one of the lucky 150 SWCC students who received an invitation to joi...
• Almanac — Sept. 29
• 'Deceiving' 1-4 team hosts Panthers
• Preserving the past
• Almanac — Sept. 28
• Creston ACT scores on rise
• Trial date set for Creston Hy-Vee, Union County
• SWCC Music Cafe tonight at the Adams Street Espresso, downtown at 213 W. Adams S...
• Novel ideas
• Almanac — Sept. 27
• Oh, do we have enough tables and chairs?
• Almanac — Sept. 26
• Official three-district map yet to be released
• Mount Ayr teen dies in single-vehicle accident
• Today is the IACAC College Fair in the gym from 1-2:30 p.m. Nearly 60 colleges,...
• @ Orient Pumpkin Days Parade
• Panthers, Mount Ayr roll to homecoming victories
• Panthers, Mount Ayr roll to homecoming victories
• Almanac
• Save 20% off regular-priced apparel at the SWCC Bookstore today ONLY!!!
• SWCC's Athletic Alumni & Family Weekend is coming up on October 7 & 8. Register...
• Almanac — Sept. 22
• Corporate mogul remembers his roots
• Rural Appalachia launches Finn into journalistic fame
• Stories come to life
• Crane early pioneer in science instruction
• Eilers pitches a winner at CHS
• Almanac
• City council backs retaining mail processing center
• New board approves honors seminar
• Almanac
• Homecoming history
• And the winner is ... Mother Nature
• Almanac
• Spartan Coffee Stoppe is open for business today in the main hallway of the Inst...
• Panthers rally past Atlantic, 27-20; Mount Ayr wins at NV, 28-20; Harlan falls to 2-2
• Almanac — Sept. 16
• Early report: SWCC tops enrollment record
• Board compensates Kenyon's daughter $600 for summer internship
• Closure of Creston Post Office's processing center possible
• Almanac — Sept. 15
• Artistic expression
• SWCC tackles flooding issue
• New look to Creston board
• Almanac — Sept. 14
• Otten pleads guilty to aggravated misdemeanor
• Sept. 11 stories hit home — 10 years later
• Big day at SWCC! 9-11, Community Awareness Day for students, Instructional Cent...
• Osceola bank robbed
• Don't forget about the Campus Wide Cook-Out (FREE FOOD) on Wednesday, Sept. 14,...
• Almanac
• Text for safety
• A mother's story
• Panthers edge Titans, 21-19; Murray beats Lenox, 58-30
• Congrats to the SWCC men's cross country team for being ranked as one of the Top...
• Congrats to the SWCC men's cross country team for being ranked as one of the Top...
• Creston eighth-graders discuss growing up in post-Sept. 11 world
• Almanac
• SWCC students recall fear, tension of attack aftermath
• 'A cautionary tale'
• Irelan organizing Start Somewhere Walk for Oct. 7
• Polls open at noon
• Almanac — Sept. 8
• Three-way race for two seats on Creston board
• Ten years since that tragic day in New York City
• See you tonight at the Student Center for food, fun, and volleyball action! Tai...
• Almanac — Sept. 7
• Zumbach, Morris vie for two-year term
• Vote determines statewide sales tax continuance in Creston
• Corning man dies in Friday accident
• My mornings with Creston's men, women in uniform
• Three-Mile shooting range project 'off the ground'
• Almanac
• Panthers stumble in Norwalk's new stadium, 13-0; Corning man dies in accident
• Start the countdown
• There are a few openings for males in SWCC student housing. The openings are in...
• Like mother, like daughter
• Chicken Inn to be inducted into Hall of Fame Sunday
• Almanac — Aug. 31
• Slow progress
• It was a Bavarian blitzkrieg
• Almanac — Aug. 30
• Mansour receives education honor
• GRMC Home Care and Hospice merges with Iowa Health
• Quiet in the city that never sleeps
• Almanac — Aug. 29
• Hy-Vee appeals county, wants assessment slashed in half
• Congrats to the Spartan men and women for a job well done at the Region XI Time...
• Big plays propel Panthers to 30-7 victory
• Almanac — Aug. 26
• Building blocks for education
• School is back in session
• Amtrak passengers stranded in Creston for hours today
• Canine crisis
• Almanac — Aug. 25
• SWCC Weekly student newsletter is now available!
• Get ready to be floored
• Almanac - Aug. 24
• Nothing says welcome back from summer break like ICE CREAM! Come build your own...
• It's the first day of classes! Welcome to SWCC!
• Back to School for Creston - Bus Schedules, Lunch Menus, School Supplies and more
• School staff works to stay off federal 'watch' list
• Surprise in the Ayr
• Everybody had a great time at SWCC Night at the Clarke County Speedway in Osceol...
• Almanac — Aug. 19
• One man's drive
• Three injured in head-on crash Wednesday
• Almanac — Aug. 18
• Challenging the status quo
• Supervisors: Public hearing relates to five-district map
• Update: Long charged with attempted rape
• I and I ordinance down the drain
• Almanac — Aug. 17
• Supervisors: County will not enter into litigation with King
• Almanac — Aug. 16
• How the west became wild, again
• Andrew Long in trouble, again
• Almanac — Aug. 15
• Saddle club offers family fun
• A social change
• Almanac — Aug. 12
• Roller coaster rides abound this week
• Do employers use Facebook during background checks?
• Almanac — Aug. 11
• Almanac — Aug. 10
• Parents: What age should children be allowed on Facebook?
• Hats off to the helpers
• Almanac - Aug. 9
• Honey-battered butter on a stick?
• CRRAAACK!!!
• Almanac - Aug. 8
• Almanac — Aug. 5
• New city ward boundaries show minimal changes
• Leith's hunting operation to be featured on Outdoor Channel
• Almanac — Aug. 4
• In full bloom
• A politically incorrect invitation
• Creston graduate, Haylee V, releases first single
• Almanac — Aug. 3
• Fort Dodge man continues U.S. Constitution endeavor in Creston
• Need or want to take an art class? Here’s the offerings for fall semester: Art 1...
• New era in video rental
• Almanac - Aug. 2
• Presidential libraries: Walking into an era gone by
• Almanac — Aug. 1
• Fewer visits prompt potential closings of 178 Iowa post offices
• Almanac — July 29
• Pennsylvania man, biking cross-country to raise TBI awareness, visits Creston Thursday
• County seeks negotiated resolution, King declines
• Almanac — July 28
• Two-time cancer survivor, 3 years old
• You can turn the heat down now, if you please!
• Don't fix one without the other
• Almanac — July 27
• Homework, bullying updates in CHS handbook
• 'It's a blast'
• Almanac — July 26
• VFW requests use of former school building
• Almanac — July 25
• Branstad holds education town-hall meeting in Corning
• Osage Street could close as early as Aug. 1
• Almanac — July 22
• Gaining the gold
• Almanac — July 21
• Second reading of I and I ordinance approved by slim margin
• Paws on patrol
• What matters more
• Harrowing heat
• Almanac — July 20
• Home sweet home
• Almanac — July 19
• Digging in
• Student-constructed house sold in Creston
• Monday's payment to signal 'the end' of county's case with Piper
• Stay safe while beating the heat
• Almanac — July 18
• Full-service style
• Runway deterioration causes Corning Municipal Airport to close
• New cigarette warnings first in 25 years
• Almanac — July 15
• Almanac - July 14
• 'Surprising' funding boost for community colleges
• Keep your water close at hand this weekend
• EU graduate, former Afton cop charged with Missouri murders
• Almanac — July 13
• New black type on Iowa plates to aid law enforcement
• Turning the page
• Almanac
• Union County growing
• 'Moving right along'
• Almanac — July 11
• Creston teens charged in car-heist spree
• Almanac — July 8
• Flood of concerns
• Breadeaux Pisa closed Thursday after 26 years in Creston
• Great job to SWCC volleyball coaches Melissa Blessington and Rita Schroeder on their first Creston volleyball camp of the summer! More than 30 girls, grades fifth through eighth, were in attendance from all over southwest Iowa. It was great to see the
• Auf Wiedersehen!
• Almanac - July 7
• Reflecting back on a magical journey
• Yoga in the Park launches Monday at Creston Farmers' Market
• Almanac — July 6
• Every dog has his day
• Sounds of the summer
• Weather cooperates for Fourth of July celebrations
• Almanac
• Almanac — July 1
• OMG - you can be fined now
• Creston graduate named store director at Hy-Vee
• In case you missed it, be sure to check photos from SWCC's summer graduation.
• Almanac
• Volunteerism stressed during second Main Street meeting
• Palin attends premiere of "The Undefeated" in Pella
• Film fun for all ages
• Meeting Sarah Palin
• Creston couple rescue 7-month-old border collie
• Almanac - June 29
• Life after death
• Now accepting applications for 2011-12 SWCC student ambassadors!
• Life's emotional tolls
• Almanac
• SWCC gym floods, playing floor saved
• Almanac
• Swamped
• Creston reading scores on rise
• I and I compliance ordinance may cost homeowners
• Escalating problems addressed in school handbook
• Osage Street construction to begin in early August
• DeBruce contemplates water problems
• 'America's freedom is at stake'
• Absence makes the heart grow fonder
• Creston businesses to have 'crazy' deals this weekend
• My chance at burning rubber
• Piper wants reimbursement of more than $66,000
• School Board moves toward performance raises
• Emergency transmitter down in Lenox
• Summer graduation is Friday at 7:30 p.m. Graduates, remember to pick up your gowns at the registrar's office in the administration center. Read the attached "Letter to Graduates" for more information.
• SWCC Phi Theta Kappa group donates food items to the Children's Cancer Connections summer camps
• Local runner hits the Wall
• Almanac — June 17
• Showcase of success
• GRMC employee 'trying to create some kind of normal' in Joplin
• Almanac - June 16
• Unpaid accounts on rise at Southwestern
• New face, modern renovations for Panther Lanes
• Evaluating term limits
• Almanac — June 15
• SWCC tuition rises 5 percent
• Marshall Tucker Band live in three days
• Orient man joins Joplin relief effort
• Almanac - June 14
• Opt-out policy: County attorney wants to be reimbursed $4,800
• 2011 Parade of Homes offers 'different looks'
• Almanac - June 13
• Almanac - June 10
• Hotel Greenfield offers modern conveniences, old-fashioned atmosphere
• 'Losing ground'
• County to eliminate opt-out policy
• KSIB news director dies at 34
• If you don't like the weather just wait a day or so!
• Almanac - June 9
• 'Losing ground'
• Afternoon in the park
• City council approves first reading of revised rental ordinance
• Almanac — June 8
• Lunch hour versus lunch minute
• Omaha doctor saves Finehout's life
• King responds, fails to see county's claim for a 'do-over'
• Congrats to SWCC softball players Maegan Ellis, Amber Brown, Laura Ramsey, and Ashley West for receiving all region softball honors. Way to go, girls!!
• Thrill-seeking takes me to new heights
• Finehout transferred to Omaha, infection unknown
• Almanac
• 'Fun and freshness' theme for Creston Farmers' Market
• 'Black hole' summer
• Almanac
• Pratt overturns Piper's fraud charge
• Almanac
• 'Best foot forward'
• Almanac
• Leading the way
• Taking a closer look at Sarah Palin
• Corning couple files federal lawsuit against Adams County, officials
• Administrator switch may save county $180,000
• To those buried in hallowed grounds
• Lenox woman named Mrs. Iowa International
• Little progress in state budget impasse
• Almanac
• Almanac
• One step closer
• Almanac
• Almanac
• Drinks flowing
• The unofficial start to summer is this weekend
• DeMarco dismissed as county's health-insurance provider after 14 years
• Almanac
• Building for sale
• Electrical fire reported at Terrible's casino
• Almanac
• Revitalization project
• Almanac
• Akes calls GV Road project 'a dissapointment'
• GV dredging nears completion
• Almanac
• Ordinance reminds public to keep lawns clean
• Storm halts rapid progress in area fields
• Public hearing: County officials asking for additional $500,000
• Program splatters improvements across Creston
• Almanac
• Attempted murder chase victims identified
• Proposed firearms ordinance draws reactions
• Almanac
• Taxpayer input remains flat for GRMC
• County specifies date for King's reimbursement
• Sugary selections
• Almanac
• School board approves 3.2 percent package increase
• Emergency sirens to be tested in Kent, Cormwell, Dogwood Ave. 11 a.m. today
• Almanac
• Life-altering choices
• Technology tools for the future
• Father, two sons charged in attempted murder chase
• Almanac
• Tornado stories: An airborne service truck and a Vietnam veteran
• Tornado rips through Lenox
• Almanac
• May is a busy month for a lot of folks
• 'Are you the couple who got engaged?'
• Seems like only yesterday
• Almanac
• Retired instructor helps SWCC finish construction project
• McPherson update: 'Emergency brakes never applied'
• County requests full reimbursement from King
• Almanac
• Almanac
• Fire department to receive new web-based fire reporting system
• Otten alters price of GTO by $7,000
• Unlikely journey
• Majority of Adair County cities pass LOST taxes in special election
• Almanac
• Going with the flow
• Second Afton teen charged in firearms thefts
• Almanac
• Slow start
• Southwestern instructor identified as fatality in Wednesday accident
• On Wednesday, we lost an instructor, a colleague, a friend . . . we'll miss you, Dick!
• Osceola man identified as morning fatality
• Almanac
• Walk this way
• 'They're handy'
• Almanac
• Mount Ayr donors build 25 churches
• We lost so much more than we won
• Almanac
• Saluting the service
• ATTENTION SWCC Spring 2011 Graduates - Please read the linked letter for important graduation information.
• Almanac
• Cancelled postage
• Almanac
• Where will the new lines be drawn?
• May Day is fast approaching
• April 27 SWCC Weekly newsletter is now available!
• Public hearing for Iowa dove hunting slated May 24
• Almanac
• US census shows growth in Creston, Union County
• News — yesterday, today and tomorrow
• SWCC Students and Employees--See you at the campuswide picnic today in the Student Center!! 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thank you to Tracey Evans and the Student Activities office!
• McKinley Park vandalized over Easter
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• RETURNING STUDENTS--Today is the last day to register for fall 2011 semester and be entered into the Early Bird Scholarship Drawing for 4-$250 scholarships! Find your advisor NOW and get registered!
• Almanac — April 25
• ‘One child 
too many'
• Almanac — April 22
• Arbitrator grants raises to secondary roads department
• Valley of the Moon to be world’s largest turkey hatchery
• Almanac — April 21
• Board inquires about high school summer school
• Almanac — April 20
• Plans for improvement at Creston Municipal
• American Voltage
• Wear your SWCC PIF T-shirts on Wednesday and Friday!!
• Native son Driskell new dean of students
• Almanac — April 19
• FRA identifies 
two killed in McPherson
• Main Street?
• Remember, free ice cream in the Student Center today from noon-2 p.m. for Pay it Forward Week!
• Tuesday's PIF Activities listed on SWCC Pay it Forward page!
• Almanac — April 18
• Three Creston men charged in meth bust
• McPherson tragedy
• Lt. Gov. Reynolds to address Southwestern graduates
• Don't forget to PIF today at the American Red Cross Blood Drive in Room 180 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. See you there!
• Walking taco and cookie bar today in Instructional Center, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., $4 per person! Sponsored by BPA! Free donuts and coffee in Student Center now until gone! Courtesy of Student Activities!
• Like the "SWCC Pay it Forward" Facebook page to stay on top of next week's Pay it Forward (PIF) Week events and post your Pay it Forward activities!
• Prescott 
soldier injured in fatal attack
• Almanac April 15
• Making a comeback
• Like the "SWCC Pay it Forward" Facebook page to stay on top of next week's Pay it Forward (PIF) Week events and post your Pay it Forward activities!
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Assessments stay, taxes rise
• FEMA awards grant for safe rooms
• Almanac
• Seizing success through early lessons
• Retired employees omitted from SimplyWell
• Map goes to Senate, House
• Returning students, if you register full-time for fall 2011 by Tuesday, April 26, you will be eligible for the Early Bird drawing for 4/$250 scholarships to be given away at the campus-wide cookout on Wednesday, April 27. See your advisor to get registe
• Feed him toast, eggs hurt his ‘tummy’
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Fyock appointed to school board
• Find Mother’s Day melodies in Greenfield
• eBay project turns into full-time business
• Lenox breaks ground on community center
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Time capsule connects two generations
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
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• Overcoming the odds
• Community colleges targeted for ‘second-year’ funding hike
• Tempers flare
• Almanac — April 6
• Walking Taco & Cookie Bar starts at 10:30 a.m. in the main hallway of the Instructional Center. It's a fundraiser for Business Professionals of America (BPA).
• Sometimes the good girls finish first
• Creston mayor, three council seats slated for November ballot
• Almanac — April 5
• The 2011 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship is NOW open for returning SWCC students. The deadline for application is May 1. Up to 180 scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded based on applications submitted by members. T
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Almanac — April 1
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Three-cent hike in school tax levy proposed
• Sharing life lessons
• Burma-Shave signs may resurface near Afton
• Almanac — March 30
• Almanac — March 29
• Strider resigns from Creston School Board
• Nobody’s bracket is safe these days
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Acting out the issues
• Almanac — March 25
• Drugs in the workplace
• Almanac — March 24
• Too early in spring to be seeing tornadoes
• What’s it really about?
• Almanac — March 23
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• State explores concept of graduation ‘competency’ test
• Final legislative coffee brings debate
• Almanac — March 21
• A soldier’s life
• Almanac — March 18
• Local officials watch standoff on school funding
• Almanac — March 17
• Laser tag TODAY in the Student Center gymnasium!!!
• Principal charged in vehicle transfer case
• City council: Stances divided on rental property ordinance
• Almanac — March 16
• Remember SWCC Joes Fundraiser for BPA is today in the instructional center! Sloppy Joe or loose meat sandwich, chips, and a bar for $4 OR sandwich only for $3. Serving 10:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. or until food runs out.
• Almanac — Feb. 15
• Union County, Piper 
to meet again in court
• Budget hearing: Taxpayers express concerns with county’s debt
• Supervisors to select redistricting committee
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Almanac — March 11
• Congratulations to Alex Pettit and Amber Brown who were named to the All Iowa Academic Team and honored during a banquet last night at the downtown Marriott in Des Moines!
• Almanac — March 10
• More grant funds sought for health technology program
• East Union sixth-grader starts 4-H aerospa
• Only a week away from St. Patrick’s Day
• Pill-popping pressure
• Almanac March 9
• Biscuits and gravy this morning in the main hallway of the instructional center! Runs until 11 a.m. or 'til food is gone! Sponsored by the SWCC BPA students.
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• If you would like to discuss any concerns regarding SWCC’s on-campus dining, here’s your chance! There will be an open meeting this Thursday, March 10 at 2 p.m. in the Student Center. Food service wants to hear from the students, so they ca
• Winter storm upgraded to advisory for Union County
• Almanac — March 7
• City council awards sanitary-sewer contract to Visu-Sewer
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• ‘Well worth the money’
• Almanac — March 3
• Public employee unions reawakened
• ‘Break a Leg’ opens Thursday at CHS
• ouncil approves acquisition of police dog
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Biscuits & Gravy this morning in the Instructional Center, 8-11 a.m. Fundraiser for SWCC Business Professionals of America (BPA)
• Slow and steady wins the race
• Highs and lows
• Almanac — March 1
• Union County Area Adoption/Foster Support Group
• Almanac — Feb. 28
• Long education career winds down for Snodgrass
• Creston/O-M runner-up at State Duals Tournament
• Almanac — Feb. 25
• NWS issues weather advisory for Union County and surrounding area
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Creston Council to hold public hearing on proposed budget
• Creston teen charged after fire at Creston High School
• Almanac — Feb. 23
• Doing what’s necessary for a story or photo
• Suspicious fire found at Creston High School
• MIRACLE WORKERS
• Almanac — Feb. 22
• Transfer Day is today!! 9:30-11:30 a.m., room 180 of the instructional center. Stop by to talk to the transfer reps., register for door prizes, and have some popcorn!
• Almanac — Feb. 21
• Marlin, Bevins reach 2A finals; Ogburn loses in 1A semifinals
• Almanac — Feb. 18
• Rentals may come under review
• Creston council sniffs out possibilities for police dog
• Register now for SWCC softball camps! Camps available for grades 4-7 and grades 8-12. March 5 & 6
• Red dresses makes appearances in Union County
• Almanac — Feb. 17
• Dorm rates rise at SWCC
• Almanac — Feb. 16
• United front in Egypt crisis
• Organizational meeting of the SWCC Book Club on Wednesday, 3:15 p.m., in the LRC! We will check out the group's first book, Grisham's "Skipping Christmas" and set a date and time for the next meeting.
• How’s the weather out there?
• Almanac — Feb. 15
• SWCC trains students for records conversion
• Almanac — Feb. 14
• Valentine's Day Activities! 9 am-noon, Main Hallway, Instructional Center, Bake Sale sponsored by Phi Theta Kappa, proceeds to military care packages Thank You Notes: Write a note to deployed military personnel 10:45 am-noon, Rm 220, BP/Pulse Checks
• Creston boys edge Atlantic by one point; Trojanns take girls contest
• Almanac — Feb. 11
• Back on his feet
• Looking for help
• Look for the Coins for Campers boxes around campus and at the SWCC Centers! Drop in your coins to help children who are fighting cancer. Sponsored by SWCC's Phi Theta Kappa chapter.
• What are you getting your Valentine?
• Almanac — Feb. 10
• Squeezed out
• Cup of Love
• They just don’t get it
• Diversity Day features storyteller
• Almanac — Feb. 9
• Movie night is tonight! Bring your SWCC ID. Starts at 7 p.m. at the Strand Theater.
• The old cliché: It’s not about the money
• Winning the future
• Almanac — Feb. 8
• Fried chicken fundraiser is today! Just $5 gets you fried chicken, homestyle baked mac and cheese, candied yams, and green beans. Starts at 11:30 a.m. and lasts until the food is gone. Located in the main hallway of the instructional center. Sponsore
• Bedford bus destroyed in fire
• Almanac — Feb. 4
• Phi Theta Kappa is sponsoring Coins for Campers, an effort to raise funds to help support Children's Cancer Connections, Iowa's favorite summer camp! Drop your coins in the boxes on campus (Spartan Cafe, LRC, business office, etc) and at the R
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• City council keeps tradition of holding meetings
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Icy adventure
• Pushing snow requires caution, patience
• Area schools still closed in aftermath of snowstorm
• The college is closed today, 2/2/11, due to the weather.
• SWCC Movie Night at the Strand Theater is canceled for tonight due to the weather!
• Almanac — Feb. 1
• Appreciation grows after teacher visits abroad
• A teacher’s gentle push sparks success
• Riding out the storm
• Area schools closed as winter storm approaches
• The college is closed today, 2/1/11, due to the weather.
• Weather postpones sporting events
• Tonight's SWCC men's basketball game vs. Central JV is canceled! 1/31/11
• Creston boys, Denison-Schleswig girls earn Friday victories
• Almanac — Jan. 28
• Fire damages Dalton Ag in Lenox
• Free chili feed at Saturday's basketball games! Women play at 2 p.m. Men play at 4 p.m. Come cheer on the Spartans and get warmed up with some chili!
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• The creeping crud
• Almanac — Jan. 26
• Not worth the risk
• Resume Writing Workshop begins today at noon in room 120 of the instructional center! It runs for six weeks (through 3/2/11) on Wednesdays. Sponsored by Career Services and free to SWCC students.
• Almanac — Jan. 25
• GRMC receives financial report
• The word budget is love-hate
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Living with memory loss
• Congrats to the Spartan men's basketball team. SWCC defeats NIACC 69-62!
• Eight Panthers in semifinals; Creston boys start fast at home
• Tackling controversial issues
• Teaching teachers
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Police department to issue tickets for Cedar Street underpass
• ISSB sold to employees
• They're going too far
• Almanac — Jan. 18
• SWCC connects with alumni for scholarship drive
• If you are volunteering tonight at the Open Table meal, please wear a SWCC T-shirt. Thank you!
• Go to to view all the pictures!
• Phi Theta Kappa is still in need of bars and cookies for tomorrow evening's Open Table meal. If you are able to donate, please drop off the items in the LRC/library or at Jody Nedley-Newcomb's office, Instructional Center, room 815. Thanks!
• Almanac Jan. 17
• Once the dust settles
• Creston girls basketball postponed tonight (Monday)
• Ranked Knights survive scare from Panthers
• Almanac Jan. 14
• Rise in crude oil pushes local gas prices over $3 a gallon
• Construction continues on Ringgold County
• Almanac — Jan. 13
• Compensation board to recommend 
wage increases for county’s elected officials
• Just two Iowa guys
• They’re everywhere!
• Almanac — Jan. 12
• County, city road crews: ‘we’ve had worse’
• Walmart Whiteout games are still on schedule for Wednesday night! Women play at 6 p.m. and the men play at 8 p.m. A free T-shirt for each person in attendance!! Sponsored by the Creston Walmart!!!
• Almanac — Jan. 11
• New gun law fires up
• Americans seeking energy at truck stops
• Clarinda teams sweep Creston
• January Creston Chamber of Commerce 
happenings
• Vaudt: Branstad administration must face reality
• Almanac — Jan. 7
• Yesterday’s governor faces today’s budget woes
• Almanac Jan. 6
• Council approves agreement for NSP homeowner counseling
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Previous owner upset with Iowana takeover
• Ernst wins District 48 Senate seat
• The mighty have fallen
• Almanac Jan. 3
• Out with the old, in with the new
• Almanac — Dec. 31
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Quiet Zone down, but not out
• Don't forget to bring back any items you may need for SWCC's Winter Social - Friday, January 14! Bring your old prom dress and shoes or just wear a nice dress or outfit you already have with you!
• Almanac — Dec. 29
• Ending on a good note
• FEMA may assist in Burton R. Jones repairs
• Almanac — Dec. 28
• Remembering Ringgold County’s twister
• Grant funds new wind energy training program
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Retirees may help 
budget problem again
• Almanac — Dec. 24
• Almanac — Dec. 23
• McNichols, Higgins reappointed
• Christmas caring
• Not much time left in this year
• Almanac — Dec. 22
• Rules of the road
• When the stakes are worth fighting for
• Almanac — Dec. 21
• Up against the elements
• SWCC looks to buck declining trend
• Almanac — Dec. 20
• Verdict: County recovers $1 from Piper
• No verdict yet in Union County vs. Piper Jaffary
• Day 8: Lawyers render closing arguments; verdict approaching
• Flu is down, cough is up
• Almanac Dec. 16
• Day 7: Experts testify, trial coming to a close
• Ernst, Smith focus on social, economic issues
• Day 6: Oswald testimony resumes; expert witness for county speaks
• Almanac Dec. 15
• SCHOOL SECURITY
• Phi Theta Kappa needs our help! They are collecting items for January 18, the evening they provide and serve dinner at the Open Table. Follow link for more info.
• Day 6: Trials first expert witness speaks
• SCHOOL SECURITY
• Food: A right to all who are born into this world
• Almanac Dec. 14
• Fire damages Orient family’s home
• Day 5: Oswald admits minimum assessment agreement was ‘too high’
• Meetings
• Exciting finish to Panthers' first win of 2010-11; Creston/O-M wrestlers finish second
• Come see the SWCC Concert Choir perform Holiday Carols in Concert this Sunday, December 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the SWCC Performing Arts Center. Admission is $5 per person.
• Day 4: Kenyon testifies about Piper’s responsibilities
• Longtime Navy specialist assists county veterans
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Follow this link to read the December 8 SWCC Weekly!
• Only 16 shopping days until Christmas
• I’d rather take a lump of coal than a spanking
• Day 3: Supervisor Chairman Mike King takes witness stand
• Almanac Dec. 9
• Summit Lake, dam project proceeds
• Let’s get on with the business of governing
• King takes the stand
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Osceola native Bill Lewis publishes WWII memoirs
• Day two: Reasoner, Parker testify; Pratt concerned with timing
• Attention SWCC May or June 2011 Grads: December 7 and 8, from 9-11 a.m., SWCC’s registrar’s office is holding Prospective Graduation Activity (PGA) Day in the main hallway of the instructional center. Prospective graduates may check graduat
• Jury selection completed
• Almanac 12-6
• Small town: Big community service
• Lewis Central teams sweep Creston; SWCC men stay unbeaten
• BC-CR-The-Hawks-streak-lives-on-1204-20101204
• Union County faces off against Piper, Monday
• Almanac — Dec. 3
• Creston Chamber of Commerce happenings
• Get a full-body scan and make everybody’s life easier
• Almanac — Dec. 2
• Smith earns Democratic nomination for District 48
• Read your December 1 SWCC Weekly
• Almanac — Dec. 1
• Lenox shops for police chief
• June Bower: Unwilling to sacrifice
• REMINDER: The Creston Lions Club is sponsoring free preliminary eyechecks for SWCC students TODAY from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in the LRC (library) in the instructional center.
• Creston Lions Club to offer free preliminary eye checks to students tomorrow (12/1/10) in instructional center!
• Almanac — Nov. 30
• Defendants file response in Adkisson case
• 'There's no place like Creston for the holidays'
• Almanac — Nov. 29
• Court of Appeals affirms convictions of Christensen, Sickels
• Deck the walls
• Decisions made by Court of Appeals on Christensen, Sickels
• Thanks at Thanksgiving
• Black Friday
• Ernst wins GOP nomination for District 48
• Almanac — Nov. 24
• Duped by Buffer Island’s sample lady
• Almanac — Nov. 23
• St. Malachy School program focuses on life
• SWCC's softball team will be working tables on December 1 at the Creston Pizza Ranch to earn tips to be used to support their spring break trip.
• Wish granted
• Almanac Nov. 22
• Page turner
• Smith seeks vacancy in District 48
• Resolution needed
• Almanac — Nov. 19
• Almanac — Nov. 18
• Future of hunting, fishing discussed at DNR forum
• November 17 SWCC Weekly is available!
• Principal: New 
academic assistance room a ‘success’
• Almanac — Nov. 17
• Opening up old wounds
• Doing her part
• Busy day on campus!! - Blood Drive in the instructional center today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. - Softball Spaghetti Fundraiser, $5 per person, in the student center from 11 to 1 p.m.
• New training 
for new teachers
• Almanac — Nov. 16
• Soup for an entire week isn’t enjoyable
• Elimination: 
One nuclear weapon at a time
• Creston area bloodmobile collects 92 pints
• City snow-removal 
ordinance starts today
• Almanac — Nov. 15
• Two wheels in the wind
• Reynolds resigns, Culver to set special election
• The 2010 SWCC Athletic Fundraiser was held Friday, November 12, at the Elk's Lodge in Creston.
• Lenox advances to championship game; East Union spikers fall
• This is a great day to thank a veteran
• Almanac — Nov. 11
• Who will fill the vacancy left by Sen. Reynolds?
• Almanac — Nov. 10
• SWCC officials bank on Dolecheck’s leadership
• Stroud returns as Creston Schools business manager
• Government by the radicals
• Creston ‘Citizen’ wears many hats
• Prospective judge named Chamber Youth of the Year
• Day of honor
• Eight charged after four drug busts
• Almanac — Nov. 9
• NFL’s helmet-to-helmet rule needs common-sense injection
• Volunteer ‘pays back’ the community
• Almanac — Nov. 5
• Creston Chamber of Commerce happenings
•  Almanac — Nov. 4
• All aboard!
• A $3.7 billion election
• Almanac — Nov. 3
• Council takes action on nuisance
• Taking it to the polls
• Almanac — Nov. 2
• Get ready to vote if you haven’t already!
• Almanac — Nov. 1
• Dramatic NASA stories shared at scholars event
• Almanac — Oct. 25
• Almanac Oct. 26
• Respect is key element of behavior program
• Almanac Oct. 27
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• ‘Fighting for Iowa’
• Curb check
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• At-risk program makes gains
• Thicke pushes for state program on egg safety, regulations
• Giving credit where credit is due
• Almanac — Oct. 21
• No salary 
increases at EU
• Almanac — Oct. 22
• Mount Ayr man sentenced to 21 months
• Board 
OKs grant 
applications
• Record run
• Fight like a girl
• Panthers start strong in 36-3 loss to Harlan; Playoff pairings set
• Panthers start strong in 36-3 loss to Harlan; Playoff pairings set
• Creston 
board adopts 
wireless plan
• Almanac — Oct. 19
• My weekend in the windy city
• Almanac — Oct. 18
• Panthers score 42 points in road victory; No. 1 Lenox cruises; Mount Ayr falls
• Get scrappy
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Another enrollment record at SWCC
• Wellman Dynamics earns outstanding service award
• Porter’s choice
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Stopping the violence
• Almanac — Oct. 12
• Sunday: Bring on the lazy
• Almanac — Oct. 11
• Panthers shut out by Carroll; Lenox defeats Adair-Casey, 41--18
• Almanac — Oct. 8
• New program tests Murray students
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Cruelty at its worst
• Almanac — Oct. 6
• Completion date set for Iowana 
Hotel renovation
• Cooking up a storm
• Message of hope
• Creston band wins ‘Jamboree’ field competition
• Cancer doesn’t have anything on comedy
• Almanac — Oct. 5
• Almanac — Oct. 4
• Smoky situation
• Winterset powers to 28-7 victory on Panthers' Homecoming
• Almanac — Oct. 1
• Devoted to the cause
• Almanac — Sept. 30
• In the eye of the storm
• Making connections
• Creston Chamber of Commerce Happenings
• Inciting violence
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Classroom disciplinarian earns rewards
• GRMC sets public-hearing date for bond
• Almanac — Sept. 28
• The hard truths about kicking field goals
• Almanac — Sept. 27
• Ag building fire under investigation
• CHS students to gain business experience
• Panthers blank Red Oak, 28-0
• Almanac — Aug. 24
• No change, for now
• Creston ACT scores on rise
• Branstad talks jobs at SWCC stop
• Almanac — Sept. 23
• Council gives homeowner 
four weeks to create timeline
• Water damage frustrates county
• Fall has arrived just in time
• Almanac — Sept. 22
• Bucking a trend
• Cute pets, crappy beer keep the fun coming
• Is it just me?
• Creston Schools business manager resigns
• Skies remain cloudy, no balloons
• Panthers beat Atlantic 21-7; NV rallies to win shootout in Mount Ayr
• Thicke advocates energy systems, local foo
• SWCC student center gets facelift
• Fulfilling a dream
• Almanac — Sept. 16
• Mass attendance
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• More of the same
• Creston veterans reflect on Honor Flight
• Supervisor races a matter of continuity or major change
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Placement report shows SWCC grads get jobs
• Almanac Sept. 13
• Hot on the trail
• Panthers shut out at Lewis Central; No. 1 Lenox wins 51-14 at Murray
• Panthers shut out at Lewis Central; No. 1 Lenox wins 51-14 at Murray
• Almanac — Sept. 10
• Balloon Days right around the corner
• Almanac — Sept. 9
• King addresses fears of illegal immigration
• Don’t miss candidate forum next week
• Almanac — Sept. 8
• Discussion held on mayor’s veto during council meeting
• Gaining control
• Almanac Sept. 7
• Late heroics again for Norwalk, Panthers lose home opener
• Almanac — Sept. 3
• 108 is great!
• Almanac — Sept. 2
• Youth honoree in dispute with school administration
• What Constitution are they talking about?
• September Chamber of Commerce happenings
• Sorry Boy Scouts
• Almanac — Sept. 1
• If only every generation could be cool as ice
• What has “O” accomplished? Good, that is
• Fair season complete, lessons and acquaintances acquired in rookie year
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Change in effect
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Fry gets endorsement from Grassley campaign
• Hands-on experience
• Degree partners
• Iowa Aviation Museum to hold annual Wings Fly-In/Drive-In
• Almanac — Aug. 25
• City waits for grant approval
• Designs on community improvement
• ‘Win this race’
• Creston summer school deemed ‘a success’
• ‘Get this going’
• What will they call our generation?
• Almanac Aug. 19
• Gym roof in ‘emergency’ status
• Almanac Aug. 18
• We’re talkin’ trash here
• Supervisors: Piel to begin hiring process for new deputy
• High school math puts Creston on ‘watch list’
• Freedom of religion?
• We’re barely keeping our heads afloat
• Almanac — Aug. 17
• Gurung sentenced to prison term
• Living in the NFL
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• Almanac — Aug. 13
• Lots of folks headed for the Iowa State Fair
• Rangel denied breaking ethics rules
• Princess line leader, Prince in the wagon
• Almanac Aug. 12
• Heat is on
• Almanac — Aug. 11
• SWCC seeks grant for student center A new
• Almanac — Aug. 10
• Cutting-edge
• SIRF netters strike Olympic gold
• Almanac — Aug. 9
• Almanac — Aug. 6
• Almanac — Aug. 5
• Process begins for new McKinley Lake wetland
• Creston Chamber of Commerce 
August happenings
• Small-town service
• Almanac — Aug. 4
• Creston Crazy Days kicks off Thursday
• When President Obama was elected as the fi
• Almanac — Aug. 3
• TEN-HUT!
• Maybe five years wasn’t long enough
• Special send-off
• Almanac Aug. 2
• Goats and cattle and horses, oh my
• To place an item in the Almanac, call the
• In Iowa’s interest: financial reform bill will benefit Main Street
• Council approves bucket-truck purchase
• New culture, same mission
• From fishing to fireworks
• Reaching out for a turn of luck at Busch Stadium
• Six Creston people face drug charges
• Marlin just misses trip to finals
• Almanac — July 23
• School district refinances bonds for new building
• No pass, no play
• Speed limits changing on area information superhighways
• Meetings 7-26
• Corning hosts fourth annual Arts and Cars festival
• Almanac July 27
• McKinley Park Festival debuts new events
• Wooden’s hardback calms curiosity, instills lessons
• It takes a spark to start a fire
• School board approves budget cuts
• Almanac July 28
• Almanac — July 22
• Follow Lieutenant Governor Judge on Her New Blog
• Crestonians 4th of July Celebration
• Veterans Job Fair in Creston, IA on Nov. 7

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