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Today is Thursday, Feb. 20, the 50th day of the year. There are 315 days remaining in 2025. Below is a collection of news items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.
4 years ago (2021)
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association named eight News Advertiser area players on 2020-21 all-district teams for Class 1A through 4A Thursday, with two coaches being named Coach of the Year for their respective region. Lenox seniors Cassidy Nelson and TJ Stoaks were named all-district players and head coach Jesse Cox was named the Southern region’s Coach of the Year. Nodaway Valley senior Lexi Shike, junior Maddax DeVault and freshman Lindsey Davis made the Southwest all-district team. Head coach Brian Eisbach was named Coach of the Year. Mount Ayr’s junior guard Maddie Stewart was named an all-district player in the Southwest region. Two Creston seniors, Kelsey Fields and Sam Dunphy, made the cut as IGCA’s all-district players for the West.
The Union County Board of Supervisors welcomed new assistant county attorney Al Wilson during its weekly meeting Monday at the Union County Courthouse. With the retirement of long-time county attorney Tim Kenyon, Wilson said he has “big shoes to fill.” Kenyon’s last day was Feb. 17. Kenyon had been searching for an assistant for some time with no success. When Kenyon decided to retire, Wilson stepped up to fill the position and guide the county through the process of hiring a full-time county attorney.
As the need for help from the Creston Area Food Pantry has increased over the past year, plans have been made to enlarge the building where it is housed. Since it was officially founded in 2016, the Creston Area Food Pantry has been supplying food to those who need it with the help of donors and volunteers, serving approximately 110 families a month. Treasurer Jodi Rushing said the food pantry is “bursting at the seams” in its space at 417 Wyoming St. in Creston and so expansion is needed. The new 20-foot by 50-foot addition on the south side of the building will house two new energy efficient walk-in coolers and allow for a more efficient work space.
14 years ago (2011)
No. 1-ranked Davenport Assumption sailed to a 56-15 victory over Creston/Orient-Macksburg in the Class 2A finals of the State Dual Wrestling Tournament Saturday night. The only winners for the Panthers were Peter Nagy by a 7-0 decision at 130 pounds and pins by Jake Marlin (135) and Collin Bevins (215). After Marlin’s fall, the Panthers trailed only 10-9, but by the time Bevins took the mat at 215 the gap had widened to 40-9.
Taylor Hance won a bronze medal at Plaza Lanes Thursday to lead the Creston/O-M girls bowling team to a fifth-place finish at the Class 1A State Bowling Tournament. Hance led all 1A bowlers entering the final game with a two-game total of 457. She had a 23-pin lead over the next-highest qualifier for the finals. Only the top 10 bowlers moved on to the third and final individual round. Hance rolled a 197 in her final game for a total of 654, after scores of 232 and 225 to make the finals.
Creston/O-M sophomore Jake Marlin took another step toward history Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena, while Panther junior Collin Bevins will have to wait another year to try and add his name to the list of champions in school history. Marlin dominated the Class 2A field at 135 pounds to collect his second state championship.
34 years ago (1991)
Roy and Wanona Dwyer of rural Creston were awakened at 5 a.m. Feb. 8 by a phone call from their son, Spc. Tom Dwyer, who is currently serving in Saudi Arabia.
Fifty-seven students from 21 school districts vied for first through fourth place honors at the Area 14 Spelling Bee held Feb. 9 in Creston. First place honors went to Jim Kniep, a seventh grader at Greenfield Community School and second place went to Jody Shoenhair, a seventh grader at Creston’s Burton R. Jones Middle School.
Christina Groumoutis of Creston is a cast member of the romantic comedy “Twelfth Night” by Shakesperare which will be presented Friday through Sunday at the Mary Linn Performing Arts Center at Northwest Missouri State University.