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The Creston/O-M football team picked up its sixth straight win of the season and sixth straight win over Winterset with a 48-7 victory Friday night. For more on the game, see SPORTS, page 5A. >>
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By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
The Southern Prairie YMCA is adding robotics to its after-school program and summer day camp, which both incorporate Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) principles. Using a $2,500 Wal-Mart Community Grant acquired in mid-September, the YMCA in Creston has purchased VEX Robotics kits and Snap Circuits kits. The kits allow students to either follow the directions from the manufacturer or build their own circuit or robot. “We are excited to be able to add this robotics programming to our after-school program and into our Y summer day camp,” said Keith Worland, Southern Prairie YMCA executive director. “At the Y, we believe that every child s h o u l d Worland have access to explore possibilities, and robotics are becoming a large part of their world. Through the proposed YMCA robotics program, participants will get the opportunity to create and build robots.” The YMCA began to incorporate STEM activities into its summer camp this past summer, but this fall is the first time the after-school program includes STEM components. Youth Programs Coordinator Jennifer Queener runs the after-school program and summer day camp. She attended STEM training before putting it into practice.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states because of weakness in agriculture and energy businesses. The overall economic index for the region declined to 45.5 in September from August’s 47.8. The survey results are compiled into a collection of indexes ranging from zero to 100. Any score below 50 suggests the economy is weakening. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said trade figures for the region fell dramatically in September after the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy caused dis-
ruptions. “Supply managers reported the Hanjin Shipping bankruptcy reduced both exports and imports for the month,” Goss said. “Global economic weakness added to September trade difficulties.” The export index fell to 33.8 last month from August’s 50.1. And the import index fell to 43.4 in September from August’s 45.8. A number of Hanjin ships were temporarily stranded at sea after the company’s bankruptcy because it couldn’t guarantee it would be able to pay dock fees and fuel bills for unloading. Goss ECONOMY | 2A
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Southern Prairie YMCA staff member Allison Queener, center, works with Mason Wilson, left, and Bailey Wilson as they try out a new circuit board recently at the YMCA in Creston. The Wilsons are in the Y’s after-school program, and this program, as well as the summer day camp, will now feature robotics and circuit kits, thanks to a grant secured by the Y in mid-September.
“This summer, during the Y summer day camp, the kids had a blast doing the S T E M activities, like building rockets, catapults Queener and pa-
per-cannon launchers,” Queener said. “I’m excited that with this grant award, we can build on what we have already done and add the robotics. The kids love that stuff and the staff do, too.” Office Manager Raquel Linch added: “I think it’s great we’re able to offer this opportunity to the kids where we’re giving them
something to learn and build on, yet it’s fun so they don’t realize they’re learning, Linch engaging and really making their YMCA | 2A
NEW YORK (AP) — Ever defiant, Donald Trump and his Republican allies largely embraced a report that said the New York businessman may not have paid feder- Trump al income taxes for nearly two decades after he and his companies lost nearly $916 million in a single year.
The unexpected weekend revelation punctuated a week of missteps and aggressive personal attacks from the Republican presidential contender, with early voting already underway in some states and Election Day quickly approaching. If there was a bright spot to the explosive story about his taxes in The New York Times, Trump supporters said, it was that it may shift the national conversation away from Trump’s weeklong TRUMP | 2A
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Bulldog royalty:
Pictured are 2016 Orient-Macksburg homecoming queen and king Katie Walter and Triston Davidson. Walter and Davidson were crowned during a coronation ceremony Saturday night in the Orient-Macksburg gymnasium. Orient-Macksburg celebrated 55 years of homecoming by introducing every king and queen since 1961 during the ceremony.
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Jamboree: Creston High School sophomore Lee Normandeau plays tenor drums in the CHS marching band during the 61st-annual Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree parade Saturday morning on the square in Clarinda. CHS placed second in the high-school category of the parade and second in the field competition. Creston Middle School placed first in the middle-school category of the parade.