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NEW Cooperative announces 2024 scholarship recipients
(KMAland) -- Multiple southwest Iowa students received scholarships from a local agriculture cooperative. New Cooperative announced recently 14 recipients of its $2,000 agriculture-based scholarships for 2024. Among the recipients were Keegan Bailey and Austin Evans both of Creston, Ethan James from Corning, Johnathan Graeve of Denison, and Ella Peterson from Red Oak.
Creston drug bust nets two arrests
(Creston) -- Two suspects are in custody on a bevy of drug-related charges in Creston. Creston Police say 48-year-old Timothy Linn Williams and 44-year-old Brenda Ellen Williams, both of Creston, were arrested Monday on Union County warrants at 816 North Sycamore. Timothy Williams is charged with maintaining a drug house or vehicle, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia, intent to deliver marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance--1st offense. Brenda is charged with keeping premises or vehicle for controlled substances, failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession of a controlled substance, marijuana--2nd offense.
Suspects charged in Creston domestic incident
(Creston) -- Two suspects face charges following an altercation in Creston over the weekend. Creston Police say 60-year-old Kevin Lee Campbell of Kellerton and 41-year-old Lucinda Denenne Jones were arrested late Sunday afternoon for domestic abuse assault. The arrests were connected to an incident at 118 Manor Drive shortly after 5:30 p.m.
Union County Woman Arrested For FTA
(Creston) Creston Police arrested 47-year-old Karina Lynn Wilkinson of Creston on Tuesday for two counts of Failure to Appear. Police Transported Wilkinson to the Clarke County Jail, where she is held on no bond and must serve the remainder of an ordered jail sentence.
KMAland Girls Tennis (4/29): SBL, SC East, Heelan all victorious
(KMAland) -- Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sioux City East and Heelan snagged wins while Creston took a loss in KMAland girls tennis on Monday. Check out the girls tennis rundown from Monday in KMAland below. AREA IOWA. Boone 8 Creston 1. Creston doubles winner — Kolbey Bailey/Hollynn Rieck. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 5...
Nodaway Valley Comes in Second in Pride of Iowa Conference Golf Championship
(Afton, IA) – At the Pride of Iowa Championship on Monday, Mount Ayr was able to earn first by just one shot over Nodaway Valley, winning with a team score of 332. Nodaway Valley was able to come behind in second with a team score of 333. Earning first place overall was Zayne Eslinger of East Union with a 77 while Mount Ayr’s Jaxson Greene finished second with 79. Nodaway Valley featured the third-place finisher Bradley Gebbie with an 81, Zach Gebbie at 82 in fifth, Landon Klobnak in eighth with an 83, and Xander Hogan finished in 12th with 87.
KMAland Boys Track & Field (4/23): AHSTW, Creston, Heelan, Worth County, Sacred Heart claim team titles
(KMAland) -- AHSTW, Creston, Heelan, Worth County and Sacred Heart claimed team titles, Underwood, F-M, Lenox, SBL, Stanberry and Johnson-Brock were runners-up & Clarinda, Sidney, Mount Ayr and Albany were also in the top three in KMAland boys track on Tuesday. Check out the complete rundown from KMAland boys track...
Senior-laden Creston tennis leaning on singles play as they head into tough week
(Creston) -- Senior leadership and sterling play in singles action has been the recipe for success for Creston tennis thus far. Coach Kevin Cooper's squads are a combined 8-4 in dual action, with the girls at 5-1 and the boys at 3-3. The girls head into a big week having...
Union County pounded by damaging hail
LORIMOR, Iowa — The area between Winterset and Creston has had more than its share of storm damage over the past few years. Residents could only stand and watch as another wall of ominous dark clouds rolled in Tuesday evening. No tornados were reported this time but the area around the tiny town of Lorimor […]
'It is unsettling': April 26 tornado destroys Creston family's farmstead, grain bin
CRESTON, Iowa — A total of 19 tornadoes touched down in Iowa Friday night, including two EF-1 and two EF-2 tornadoes in the Creston area. One of those EF-1 tornadoes ripped through Jerry and Laura Hartman's property, leaving a devastating trail of damage. One of the Hartman's neighbors, Vince...
Creston Police Report
(Creston) The Creston Police Department arrested Joseph Lee James Eblen, 24, on Saturday for Driving While Barred, two counts of Violation of a No Contact Order, Burglary 1st Degree – Bodily Injury, and Assault while Participating in a Felony. Eblen was taken to the Union County Jail where he was held on $32,600 cash or surety bond.
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