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COMEBACK WIN

COLLEGE FAIR

Creston/Orient-Macksburg overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit Friday to stay unbeaten with a 27-24 win over Glenwood. For more on the game, see SPORTS, page 5A. >>

The Creston College Fair will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Creston High School. For more information, see page 10A. >>

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Future students tour SWCC campus on Fridays CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Walk to end hunger: Karen Norton, left, and Francis Hudson, both of Creston, bow

their heads in prayer during the opening announcements for the 23rd-annual CROP Hunger Walk Sunday afternoon at the gazebo on Country Club Drive. There were 53 walkers present from eight area churches. Thrivent Financial pledged $200, money raised by the walk was $5,296.21 and money raised during the jump-start event held Saturday at Fareway and Hy-vee was $944.81, bringing the total so far to $6,441.02. The walk was sponsored by Union County Ministerial Alliance and funds raised will go toward Union County families and used for food and relief projects through Church World Service. To donate, send contributions to Lynne Schlaht at 1204 N. Vine St., Creston, IA 50801. With questions, contact Schlaht at 641-782-2400 or 641-341-3104.

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Doug North, right, Southwestern Community College admissions representative, shows visiting high school students one of the apartment-style dorm rooms in Spartan Court residence hall during the college’s “Your Friday, Your Future” session Friday. The students also toured classroom facilities and finished with lunch at the student center.

By LARRY PETERSON ment Friday. CNA senior feature writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

Ten prospective Southwestern Community College students toured facilities and learned about advantages of attending a regional community college during the start of an important eight days for the SWCC Admissions Depart-

Doug North and Deb Peterson, SWCC admissions representatives, led students from Central Decatur of Leon, Osceola Clarke and New Market through a twohour program that provided financial and academic information and a first-hand look at instructional centers and residence halls. It was the initial “Your

Friday, Your Future” program that allows admissions staff to meet with small groups of high school students considering Southwestern for their future. A similar program was formerly held on Tuesdays, but Fridays were thought to be more convenient for visiting students and their parents. SWCC | 2A

IowaWORKS to host school-business summit By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com

In an effort to increase collaboration among business leaders, school employees and community leaders to strategize workforce needs, IowaWORKS Southern Hills will host an employer-educator summit. The conference, titled “The Road to Success is Always Under Construction,” has

been organized in light of a nationwide gap in middle-skill jobs. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Southwestern Community College in Creston. The keynote speaker will be actor, writer and producer Scott Siepker, the “Iowa Nice Guy.” There will also be speakers from Union and surrounding counties, including some from Creston – Matt Buck, Kyle Fenton, Melissa Driskell and Kayla Hoffman,

to name a few. “We are hosting the summit, in partnership with SWCC, with the goal of furthering our economic growth and vitality in the region through building a strong workforce,” said Michelle Wilson, Iowa Workforce Development business service representative. “The overall purpose is to bring together schools and businesses to SUMMIT | 2A

Backed in a corner, Trump clawed through debate WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a presidential debate, wounded animal edition. Bleeding supporters and running out of time, Donald Trump fought and clawed his way through his second debate with Democrat Trump

Hillary Clinton. In the process, he gave his base of die-hard supporters the performance they’ve long wanted, but offered little for the broader audience of Americans still resistant to a Trump presidency. In a 90-minute encounter filled with insult and interruption, Trump employed every tactic available to try to move past the campaign-rocking video that had sent his bid into freef-

all 48 hours earlier. He showed little contrition and no restraint. He diverted attention to the sex scandals in Bill Clinton’s past. He went stunningly personal, claiming to see “tremendous hate” in his opponent’s heart, referring to her as “the devil” and a liar and declaring that, if elected, he would put her in jail. His maneuvering spared no one— not even his Republican vice presidential

nominee or his own party. “I am so disappointed in congressmen, including Republicans, for allowing this to happen,” he said, criticizing GOP lawmakers for their handling of the investigation into Clinton’s handling of classified email. The performance was a vivid display of what has made Trump an unstoppable force in American politics for 15 months. The New York businessman

gave voice to long marginalized complaints about Clinton and her husband. He showed he would not be cowed by the crisis or restrained by the conventional norms of civility. Republicans hoping their badly damaged nominee might take himself out of the race were reminded they should not hold their breath. Clinton met Trump’s wrath with dismissive smiles

and eye rolls. She began the debate in St. Louis quoting first lady Michelle O b a m a : Clinton “When they go low, you go high.” When Trump repeatedly interrupted her, Clinton chose DEBATE | 2A

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Harvest: Don Gordon of Creston combines through a field of soybeans Sunday afternoon on

his land between Creston and Orient. According to the Oct. 3 Iowa crop report compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the majority of crops were in good and excellent condition for harvesting. In the southwest Iowa area, the majority of soybeans were coloring and more than half were dropping leaves by Oct. 2. The next weekly Iowa crop report is scheduled to be released Tuesday.

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Eagle Scout: Kirby Queener of Creston, right, watches as father Chad, center, and Ron

Jackson place a sign on the Creston churches billboard located on Highway 34 on the east edge of town Saturday morning. As part of his Eagle Scout project for Greenfield Troop 115, Kirby and helpers tore down the old billboard and built a new billboard that displays each of the churches in the Creston area.

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