O-M KING/QUEEN
RAIDER DOMINANCE
Orient-Macksburg High School named its homecoming king and queen Saturday evening. Who won? See photo on page 10A.
Mount Ayr Raiders football team dominates unbeaten Bedford in homecoming game Friday evening. More in SPORTS, page 5A.
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Bus drivers forced to travel for CDL drive test
CHS HOMECOMING Creston/O-M Panther football team defeats ADM 50-35 in homecoming victory. Senior Bree Daggett named homecoming queen. Gary Bucklin and the late Russell Hobbs inducted into Creston Hall of Fame.
By JAKE WADDINGHAM
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Contributed photo by TERRY FREEMAN
Victory: Creston/O-M defensive lineman Kadon Hulett (55) hits
ADM quarterback Frank Weiland as he pitches the ball to running back Blake Crannell Friday. At left is Panther defensive end Tayler Pettit. Read more on the visctory on page 5A.
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CNA photo by KYLE WILSON
Michelle Powers, last year’s homecoming queen, right, crowns 2014 homecoming queen Bree Daggett during ceremonies Friday afternoon inside Creston High School’s auditorium. Bree is the daughter of Doug Daggett and Ellen Daggett.
Former queens: Michelle Powers (2013), Gabbi Day (2012), Mallory Griffith (2011), Dana Gordon (2010), Jill Johnson (2009), Samantha Weese (2008), Meghin Krambeck (2007), Emily Ide (2006), Brittany Riley (2005), Jacque Jay (2004), Haylee Walters (2003), Steffany Miller (2002), Megan Hilger (2001), Josie Stephens (2000).
ABOVE: From right, Myah Lanteri, Heylee Shields, Emma Christensen and Emily Donner of the Creston Middle School colorguard perform during the annual homecoming parade Friday.
Creston School District is four bus drivers short of their typical staff to transport students to and from school for classes and activities. Since Union County stopped offering the driving portion of Commercial Drivers License (CDL) in January 2013, it has become difficult to schedule time for new hires to drive. The closest locations for CDL drive testing from Creston are Ankeny, Atlantic and ■ The Red Oak. closest CHS Transportation Director Bob Belocations atty met with Union for CDL County Board of Sudrive testpervisors Sept. 29 to discuss if the county ing are could start offering the Atlantic, CDL driving test again Red Oak, to reduce the cost of sending potential Ankeny. employees out of the county to test. “We are spending more time to get it done, which is a cost to us,” Beatty said. “We are using substitutes to run regular routes and when we do have activities, it is difficult to keep things running smoothly.” But because of changes in the federal driving requirements and the time commitment for testing, it was not financially feasible for Union County to continue the driving portion of CDL testing.
Why did it stop? ABOVE: Carlee Briner, left, and Aybri Galanakis snuggle together in a red Creston Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) wagon during the homecoming parade Friday. The temperature during the parade was in the upper 40s with wind gusts estimated at 30 miles per hour. LEFT: Tom Beachler speaks about the late Russell Hobbs — who was inducted into the Creston Hall of Fame Friday with Gary Bucklin, longtime broadcaster at KSIB Radio in Creston. Beachler is a nephew to Hobbs.
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Union County still offers the written CDL testing, but stopped doing the driving test in January 2013 after Denny Abel retired as a part-time driving instructor. “I wanted Mr. Beatty to come in and give him the whole scenario,” Union County Board of Supervisors Chairman Dennis Brown said. “We were already providing the service at a loss, and we made the Please see BUS DRIVERS, Page 2
Panther band top Branstad not aware three at Clarinda commissioner is gay CLARINDA — The Creston High School Panther marching band placed second in field and third in the parade competition at the 59th annual Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree in Clarinda Saturday. This was the band’s first competition of the year. “We actually scored higher this year, than last year when we won at Clarinda,” said Mike Peters, band director at CHS. “That just speaks to the competition this year with 10
extra bands coming including Waverly, which is near Lincoln.” The Panthers competed in Class 3A at the Jamboree, which included a total of seven from across Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska. Waverly (Neb.) won both the field and parade competitions in 3A. Peters said he was proud of his young band’s performance at Please see BAND, Page 2
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DES MOINES (AP) — Gov. Terry Branstad and top aides say they weren’t aware that a former state official was gay when the governor asked him to resign and cut his pay. In affidavits filed last week, Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and four aides said Christopher Godfrey wasn’t singled out because of sexual orientation.
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Godfrey, the state’s former workers’ compensation commissioner, is suing over what Branstad he calls their heavy-handed and illegal attempts to force his resignation. After he declined,
the governor cut Godfrey’s pay by $40,000, to the lowest allowed for the position. Godfrey’s lawsuit alleges discrimination based on sexual orientation, extortion and defamation. Godfrey’s attorney has filed a motion arguing that Branstad’s lawyer has a conflict and should be removed. The affidavits are part of an attempt to defeat that motion.
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