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Today is Thursday, Aug. 15, the 228th day of the year. There are 138 days remaining in 2024. Below is a collection of items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.
8 years ago (2016)
Since 1904, no one has represented the nine-county Judicial District 5B as president of the Iowa State Bar Association – until now. Creston native Arnold “Skip” Kenyon was recently appointed president. Skip becomes the first person in more than a century from District 5B to reign as president and the first person ever from Union County to hold the honor.
With renovations to Pole Road completed, the next county project on the list is Osage Street. However, plans for the project are still being written. ”We’re probably just going to do a little bit (of Osage Street) at a time,” said Steve Akes, Union County engineer. “We may not get it all done this year.” The road, which hasn’t been rejuvenated in 20 years, will be narrowed and reshaped to prevent water pooling. The ditches will be cleaned up, which will also allow for more drainage.
Creston residents pushing a substantial amount of grass, leaves or other debris from their residences into streets or alleys will soon be fined a minimum of $200. This amendment to the city debris ordinance is in the works, and during Tuesday’s Creston City Council meeting, the council approved 6-0 a public hearing on the matter to be held during the next meeting.
The Creston Tractor Supply Company store will hold its grand opening Saturday, with specially priced merchandise Thursday through Sunday. The Creston location, which officially opened for business Aug. 13, is Tractor Supply’s ninth store in Iowa and employs 14 team members. The facility has 22,381 square feet, including sales floor and support service space.
18 years ago (2006)
Andrew Jennett of Creston was among 32 students awarded a 2006 Robert D. Blue scholarship July 28, at the Capitol Rotunda by Gov. Tom Vilsack. After a brief address, Vilsack presented each student with an official award certificate. The students received $1,000 to assist in covering expenses at an Iowa college. This year’s recipients represented 24 Iowa counties. Jennett will be attending Iowa State University this fall.
A federal judge ruled Thursday that the nation’s top cigarette makers violated racketeering laws, deceiving the public for years about the health hazards of smoking. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler stopped short of ordering the companies to pay for a quit-smoking program.
The Chase for the Championship is getting red hot for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series at the Adams County Speedway. Bryant Goldsmith, Jeremy Tibben, Joe Zadina and Matt Hudson scored wins during feature competition and Zadina doubled up with a victory in the Northland Oil pro street King of the Hill presented by Diamond Oil/Sunoco and Ironman Racing Supply.
28 years ago (1996)
The Creston Police Department escorted Sgt. Duane Osmun into town Wednesday afternoon welcoming him home after he spent almost nine months in Germany with the 186th Military Police Co. of the Iowa Army National Guard. Osmun’s unit replaced a Military Police unit stationed in Germany that was sent to Bosnia.
Imagine having nearly $45,000 given to you to spend and not being able to spend it. That, in essence, is what the city of Creston is facing after it declined $44,900 in federal transportation funds for a sidewalk for the north side of the city. The city wants to construct sidewalks near the Area Arts and Wellness Center to provide for safer foot traffic. But, because the money is in federal funds, the sidewalk must meet federal guidelines, and those guidelines include an 8 foot wide sidewalk. Mayor Larry Wynn says the people on the north side of Townline won’t put up with an eight foot wide sidewalk in their front yards, and he doesn’t blame them.
Lenox pitcher John Lillie has been named second team all-state by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Lillie had a sparking 13-1 record with one save and was 36-8 for his career, which were both school records for wins in a single season and career wins.
Union County came close to meeting its goal of 157 units, by collecting 149 units of blood Wednesday at the Berning Activity Center in Creston.
38 years ago (1986)
The Creston School Board Thursday granted high school boys baseball and basketball coach Vic Belger a one-year leave of absence from his head coaching duties. Belger had requested the leave, the board said after considering the request in closed session during its regular meeting. The board cannot say why Belger made the request without releasing information discussed in the closed session.
A telephone survey starting this weekend could provide the facts needed to convince private foundations to finance a proposed $5 million community center in Creston. Volunteers will begin a random telephone survey of 415 residents in a 25-mile radius of Creston to document the need for the facility.
Delbert Evans, who lives on Route 2, Afton, was mowing hay recently and just missed hitting a baby doe. Evans moved the doe into some weeds and then told his neighbor, Bruce Huss, about it. The two went back and found the baby doe and brought it to the Huss home where it was given some milk. Then a call was made to Mark Roberg, a conservation officer for this area. Roberg told Huss to return the doe to the field where they found it and the mother would return. The next day the doe was gone.