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Haylee LaMasters dominates from the circle, striking out nine straight batters Monday to help the Panthers clinch a share of the Hawkeye 10 softball conference title with Harlan. See a full game report on Page 7A.
The Creston Half Marathon and 5K results are in. See where you finished among the 108 participants for the event on Page 12A.
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Swine facility construction application approved By JAKE WADDINGHAM
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Rolling through: Orange-colored mammatus clouds roll through the west side of Creston Monday night following storms in the area. Creston received about three-tenths of an inch of rain according the official weather station.
Board names new library The name of the new library at Lincoln School — Creston Area Library and Cultural Center — will now move to Creston City Council for approval. ■
By KYLE WILSON
CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com
Creston Library Board voted unanimously Monday evening on a name for the new library at Lincoln School. The name — Creston Area Library and Cultural Center — will now move to Creston City Council for approval. At this time, it’s unknown exactly when the council will discuss and possibly approve the new name. The reason the name of the new library needed to be “firmed up” now was because Mandy Kolesik of Marketing Kinetics — marketing consultant hired by the board in mid-February — has begun seeking grants and corporate funding for the new $1.8 million library. “It’s hard to garner funds without a name,” Kolesik said. The current public library on Howard Street in Creston is named Matilda J. Gibson Memorial Library. The Gibson name will not
carry over to the new library, however. Kolesik informed the board the Gibson family wants nothing to do with the new library. “We know from conversations (we’ve had), they don’t want to support the new library,” Kolesik said. “So, it doesn’t make sense to carry that name moving forward.” Kolesik suggested the board add “and Culture Center” to the name of Kolesik the new library because the word library has a connotation of a book repository. “The new library will be much more than just a book repository,” Kolesik said. Melvin Scadden of Creston — in attendance at the meeting — asked the board why they would select a name for the new library when the move from the current library to Lincoln
has never been approved by Creston City Council. “What happens if you raise all this money and the council votes not to make the move?” Scadden said. Randy White, ward 1 city councilman, said he doesn’t expect that to White happen. “If they raise the funds to move the library (to Lincoln),” White said, “and renovate it so we have a better library for this community without ever using any taxpayer money — I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t allow that.” The new library at Lincoln School is estimated to cost $1.8 million. That $1.8 million raised will go toward renovating the old 17,000 square foot Lincoln School building to include space for a library, cultural center, social networking areas, technology training centers, conference and community rooms, children area, teen zones, quiet study and group study area. To date, about $285,000 has been raised for the new
“If they raise the funds to move the library (to Lincoln), and renovate it so we have a better library for this community without using any taxpayer money — I don’t see why anyone wouldn’t allow that.” — Randy White
Creston city councilman
library. Meanwhile, the sale of a donated Omaha house for $95,000 is expected to be completed soon, which would push the total amount raised close to $400,000. The library board is expected to hold a public forum to provide and gather information later this summer or fall. A fundraising kickoff is slated for September and groundbreaking in 2015.
Panthers secure H-10 title Cooling off: Creston
freshman Lexie Little dumps a cooler full of water on sophomore teammate Josie Sickels during the Creston softball team’s annual water balloon fight, following the team’s 12-0 win over Council Bluffs St. Albert on Monday. For more on the win, which clinched the Hawkeye 10 Conference championship for the Panthers, see page 7A. CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
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The number of empty seats at Monday’s public hearing in the Union County Board of Supervisors boardroom gave a stronger message than the one representative speaking for expanding a swine facility and the one in opposition. Supervisors voted 2-0 to recommend the construction application for Mike Taylor’s expanding swine facility in section 33 of New Hope Township near Lorimor in Union County. The proposed building is a new 2,480 head deep pit swine finisher confinement building. Supervisors Dennis Brown and Ron Riley said their evaluation of the site scored a 470 on the master matrix — above the passing mark of 440 — and voted for the expansion Brown of the facility. “Until the legislature and the people above us come up with a different plan with more stringent rules, we will follow these rules,” Riley said. “Right now we have the master matrix and that is what we use and deal with right now.” Kent Krause, a representative for Pinnacle, gave the details of the ex- Riley panding facility. ■ The Taylor was unable to be present because of a time share vacation he proposed purchased for his family at a charity swine fundraiser in December 2013. facility The manure maintenance plan has more than 1,300 acres for the esti- expansion mated 1.2 million gallons of manure scored a that could be produced from the ex- 470 on the panded site. Krause said 1,300 acres has the master capacity to hold 2.5 million gallons matrix, of manure. He added that Taylor surpasswanted to make sure he had plenty of options in his manure manage- ing the minimum ment plan. “It was in case someone did not score of have their crops out in time,” Krause said. “It will be a first harvested, first 440 points. served basis.” Opposition Supervisor Lois Monday was unable to attended the vote because of a death in the family. She did submit a written letter to the Union County Auditor’s office. “I have drove out to the property unannounced and the stench from the facility brought tears to my eyes from what smelled like dead hog bodies decomposing,” Monday said in her letter. “I have compassion for the citizens who are opposed to this project. On the other hand, I also have compassion for the farmers who earn their living Monday raising hogs.” She added if she was present, her vote would have been against the expansion. Karon Finn, a Union County resident, spoke out against Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). She agreed the site is in a rural area further away from neighboring houses, but expressed concerns about the narrow road, smell and potential water pollution. “The reason there is not anyone here — because I did call — is because people have given up,” Finn said. “They are so upset that they are not represented. If you deny a CAFO, they can come back the next day and reapply. These people are tired.” The Supervisor’s recommendation will now go to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the final approval of the construction application.
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