HAUNTED HIKE
SPARTANS RANKED
Ringgold County Conservation board’s Haunted Halloween Hike was postponed until Friday because of weather. For more on the Haunted Halloween Hike, see page 2A. >>
The Southwestern Community College men’s cross country team is ranked 24th in the nation. For more on the Spartan harriers, see SPORTS, page 9A. >>
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Bridge planks missing from Union County storage yard By ALEX FELKER
CNA staff reporter afelker@crestonnews.com
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Colorful sky: The sun’s rays reflect off low-lying clouds this morning as it rises, creating a colorful burst throughout the
sky. Today’s forecast calls for a high temperature of 65 degrees and winds up to 16 mph. Thursday is forecasted to be in the 60s again, before the temperature drops for the weekend into the 40s Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Thirty-seven bridge planks, valued at $2,368, belonging to the Union County Secondary Roads Department, were taken from the department’s Creston storage yard sometime between Oct. 11 and Oct. 18, according to a Union County Sheriff’s Office report. The lot is located at 1701 Commerce Road. Union County Engineer Zach Gunsolley reported the planks missing. “And I let the sheriff’s office know that we did not see any evidence of wheel
tracks,” s a i d Gunsolley. “No tracks, or suspicious behavior or other e v i d e n c e Gunsolley was noticeable.” According to Gunsolley, the yard initially held 89 planks before 37 came up missing. The bridge planks, each 4 inches deep, 12 inches wide and 20 feet long, were to be used for a bridge project located on 210th Street, roughly 1 mile west of High
STEM progress extending 2 killed on into communities Grambling
By TYRA AUDLEHELM Prairie YMCA recently
CNA staff reporter taudlehelm@crestonnews.com
STEM programs are being pushed in schools at every level. Creston has to keep up with the demand for STEM occupations or risk a decrease in population and industry loss. STEM jobs are those in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math. STEM jobs also include research, design, development, managing over those tasks, as well as technicians. Local schools are being encouraged to promote STEM classes from elementary through college. Creston Community Elementary and Southern
received a grant from the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The after school program used that money to promote STEM by teaching programming, electricity and other technology. The elementary has a 21st Century room. The room is filled with unconventional seating, marker board topped tables and a multitude of technology for the students to use and learn. Creston Community High School also has a 21st Century room. High school students are succeeding learning about STEM subjects. They have above state average scores in science and math. The state average for science is 80 percent,
PLANKS | 2A
State campus; shooter at large
CNA photo by TYRA AUDLEHELM
From left, Bailey Wilson, 11, Brooke Huck, 7, of Creston, and Keyanna Rotert, 10, of Corning, hold drawings of their favorite electrical and non-electrical inventions at the Creston Elementary After School Program, which was awarded more than $1,100 from the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The grant money is going toward raw materials, books and lesson plans.
while Creston Community High School’s average is 83 percent. The state average
for math is 83 percent, while STEM | 2A
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) — A student and his friend were fatally shot at a university in Louisiana after an altercation that began in a dorm room and ended in a courtyard, authorities said Wednesday. The shooter remained at large. Authorities didn’t immediately release a suspect’s description or identify a possible motive for the shooting. Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Williams said detectives joined
campus police investigating the double homicide at Grambling State University after getting 911 calls starting at 12:04 a.m. The historically black university in northern Louisiana has an enrollment of nearly 5,000 students. “It was an altercation that started inside one of the dorm rooms and spilled out into the courtyard,” Williams said. “We’re interviewing witnesses.” GRAMBLING | 2A
CNA photo by KALEB CARTER
CNA photo by KALEB CARTER
Drive 4 UR School: Rick Benson, owner of Creston Automotive, second from right, pre-
sented a check for $4,600 to representatives from Creston Community High School Friday prior to the Creston/O-M football game against Carroll. Creston Automotive held a Drive 4 UR School event in September to raise money for the renovation of the CCHS auditorium. Pictured, from left, are CCHS Activities Director Jeff Bevins, PJ Normandeau of Creston Booster Club, CCHS Drama Instructor Laura Granger, Benson and Raquel Linch of Creston Booster Club.
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Check presentation: Creston Hy-Vee Store Director Jeremy Odem, third from left, pres-
ents a check for $5,000 to representatives from Creston Community High School prior to Friday’s Creston/O-M football game against Carroll. The $5,000 was split up with $3,000 going to the district, $1,000 going to the Creston band department and $1,000 going to Creston Booster Club. Pictured, from left, are CCHS Activities Director Jeff Bevins, PJ Normandeau of Creston Booster Club, Odem, Raquel Linch of Creston Booster Club, CCHS Band Instructor Mike Peters and CCHS marching band drum majors Cassandra Batten and Sadie Green.
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