Erin Henze
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Rainfall brings challenges to Southwest Iowa (opens the original)
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From harvest to homecoming, the continued rain is causing issues in Southwest Iowa. In September alone, Creston has accumulated more than 8 inches of rain, more than twice the amount of the September average of 3.7 inches, according to the National Weather Service. The town is under a flood warning until 1 a.m. Friday morning, though conditions are expected to dry up in the next few days. “It’s not coming down hard, but it’s saturated and all of it’s running off. We may end up closing several ro
Demand for childcare surpasses Greater Connections’ staffing (opens the original)
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Three years in and Greater Connections Childhood Development Center is thriving, according to the fiscal year 2026 annual report presented at Monday’s Greater Regional Health board meeting. “We're licensed for 178 students, and we have 178 students. We also have 15 unborn infants on our waitlist,” GRH HR Officer and Greater Connections Board President Amy Rieck said. “[Director] Melissa Zellmer is doing a fantastic job. When we created Greater Connections, we also had a long-term budget plan, an
Spartans ride crowd’s energy in home win (opens the original)
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A resurgent Southwestern Community College volleyball delivered a winning performance to a boisterous home crowd Wednesday. After falling 25-17 in the first set, the Spartans swept the next three (25-29, 25-22, 25-21) in a 3-1 conference victory over Hawkeye Community College of Waterloo. Both teams are now tied for sixth among the 14 teams in Division II of the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference at 3-3. Nationally-ranked Kirkwood and Iowa Central top the league at 6-0. “We couldn’t get
Cancer reduction efforts come to Creston (opens the original)
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In an effort to reduce rising cancer rates in Iowa, a free program is being offered to reduce effects of cancer-causing gas that's present in almost 75% of homes. The Gibson Memorial Library is partnering with Marion County Public Health to provide free testing kits to Union County. On Tuesday, Sept. 29, the public health department will be at Creston’s library handing out free radon test kits from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., no registration required. In the Iowa Radon Survey conducted by Iowa Health and
‘The best way to support your library is to use it’ (opens the original)
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In a ranking of 27 Iowa libraries with populations served ranging from 5,500 to 9,600, Gibson Memorial Library ranks 11th. However, it ranks 27 of 27 in uses per resident. This is something the library is working hard to change. Earlier this year, Gerry Rowland, a State Library of Iowa retiree from the statistics department, compiled 2025 statistics from every Iowa library to help administrators see their strengths and weaknesses, as well as to help libraries advocate for their budgets. “I see t
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