PARTY IN THE PARK
PANTHERS SPLIT
The ninth annual Party in the Park was held Saturday in Creston. The event included Garth Brooks, Rolling Stones and Foreigner tribute bands. See photos page 10A. >>
The Creston Panther softball team went 1-1 at loaded Oskaloosa Tournament held over the weekend. Read more in SPORTS, page 6A. >>
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Fire destroys garage on Adams Street Sunday A fire completely destroyed a two-car garage in Creston Sunday. The garage was fully engulfed in flames when Creston Fire Department responded at 5:24 p.m. on Father’s Day. Firefighters responded with three fire trucks, and used compressed-air foam and water to knock out the fire. “It was a good response,” said Todd Jackson, Creston
Fire chief. “It was a couple minutes to get it knocked out.” After firefighters doused the flames, they overhauled the building and put water on hot spots to prevent the fire from starting again. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. “We are interviewing the occupants of the house, and basically, we’re looking at a couple days until our investigation is
finished,” Jackson said. The garage is owned by Becky Sales of 100 Stone St. The fire also damaged her house located east of the detached garage, and melted the siding on Mike Snyder’s house located west of the garage on Adams Street. No injuries were reported in
Jordan Nelson with Creston Fire Department blasts water on the smoldering remains of a garage that caught fire Sunday. CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON
Please see GARAGE FIRE, Page 2A
RELAY FOR LIFE About $40,000 was raised for cancer research, education and advocacy Friday evening at the Southwest Iowa Relay for Life event held at Creston High School track. Top fundraiser this year was First National Bank, raising $10,810. ■
Two injured while tubing in Panora PANORA (AP) — Officials say two teenagers were injured while tubing on Lake Panorama in Guthrie County, and one of them was airlifted to a hospital. The state Department of Natural Resources says 15-year-old Angela Cary and 16-year-old Rachael Anfinson were on a three-person tube being towed by a boat Saturday afternoon when the tube hit a wave. The girls and a 19-year-old woman were thrown into the water. Cary, of West Des Moines, suffered a head injury and was airlifted to a Des Moines hospital. Anfinson, of Urbandale, also suffered a head injury and was taken by private car to another Des Moines hospital. She received stitches and was released. The 19-year-old woman was not hurt. Additional information about Cary’s condition is unavailable.
CNA photos by KYLE WILSON
This year’s Relay for Life of Southwest Iowa honorary survivors Joyce Cooper and Andrew Bradley lead the survivor’s lap Friday evening at Creston High School track. About 60 survivors from across southwest Iowa participated in the one-night event.
Iowa DCI investigating death in Nodaway NODAWAY — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation, is investigating a suspicious death in Nodaway. The investigation is ongoing, and the name of the decedent is not being released at this time, pending notification of family members.
ABOVE: Survivors Carolyn Skarda of Afton and Reffa Mayne of Creston cheer on Skarda’s granddaughter Maddie while she walks laps on the track Friday during Relay for Life of Southwest Iowa. ABOVE RIGHT: this luminary for Bill Pryor glows bright during a 10 p.m. luminaria ceremony Friday. Including this one for Pryor, there were more than 1,800 luminaries sold and placed around the track during this year’s event. RIGHT: Joyce and Bob Cooper walk together during the survivor/caregiver lap at Southwest Iowa Relay for Life held Friday evening at Creston High School track. Joyce is a survivor of breast and colon cancer. Bob was by her side for the entire battle.
■ MORE ONLINE: Josh Henry from Henry’s Martial Arts broke a personal record 10 bricks during the Relay for Life of Southwest Iowa Friday. See a video online at www.crestonnews.com.
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GREENFIELD — Singer-songwriter Jason Reed will perform June 27 at the Warren Cultural Center, during Greenfield’s second “Spin the Square” community event of the summer. Reed will play and sing from noon until 3 p.m. in the Norman Lear Theater, which will be set club style with tables and chairs. Wine, beer, soft drinks and snacks will be available. There is no admission charge. Reed, from southwest Iowa, has toured all over Please see REED, Page 2A
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