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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources held a free fishing weekend for Iowa residents over the weekend. For photos from the free fishing weekend, see page 10A. >>
The Creston/O-M girls tennis team finished second at Saturday’s Class 1A Girls State Team Tennis Tournament. For more on the Panthers, see SPORTS, page 5A. >>
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Union County primary election takes place Tuesday Republicans and Democrats running for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Iowa House and county positions compete first in the primary election before the top nominees face off in the general election Nov. 8. n
By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
Before the general elections are held Nov. 8, the Iowa primary election will take place Tuesday. “The primary is when the Democratic party and the Republican party vote on who they want representing the tickets of who is up,” said Union County Auditor Sandy Hysell. The last day to vote absentee is today, and the office will be open until 5 p.m. On Tuesday, you may only vote in the polling zone you are assigned to between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The Creston locations are Salem Lutheran Church, Southwestern Community College, Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Supertel Inn and Conference Center and Crest Baptist Church. At the county level, four candidates – Republicans Joe Owens, Dennis Brown and Lois Monday and Democrat Robert Brown – are running for two atlarge positions open on the Union County Board of Supervisors. In addition, Republican Hysell is running unopposed for reelection as Union County Auditor, and Republican Rick Piel is running unopposed for reelection as Union County Sheriff.
U.S. Senator Incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is run-
ning unopposed, while Patty Judge, Bob Krause, Tom Fiegen and Rob Hogg are vying for the Democratic nomination. The Republican and Democratic nominees will then face off in the general election in November. Chuck Grassley Age: 82 Resides in: New Hartford Party: Republican Work history: Family farmer, sheet metal shearer, assembly line worker, Iowa House member from 1958 to 1974, U.S. House member from 1975 to 1980 and U.S. Senator from 1981 to present Why are you running for reelection? “No. 1, to hold government accountable with oversight of the bureaucracy and anywhere tax Grassley dollars flow. ... No. 2, to legislate in a bipartisan, effective way for farmers, families, workers, job creators, students, young adults, veterans and retirees. ... No. 3, to give the people of Iowa a voice by keeping in touch with the grassroots. This includes face-to-face meetings in every county, every year and responding to every letter, message and phone call.” What can you bring to this position that someone else can’t? “When the Senate’s in session, I’m there voting with the longest consecutive vote record ever. When the Senate’s not in session, I’m home communicating and interacting with the people I represent. ... And, my legislative and oversight expertise works to help make the government work for Iowans – not the other way around. I respect the public trust that’s been placed in me and will continue to put the investment
made by the people of Iowa in me to work.” Patty Judge Age: 72 Resides in: Albia Party: Democratic Work history: Owner of a cow/calf farm in Monroe County and former Iowa State Senator, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Iowa Lieutenant Governor Why are you running for this position? “I decided to get involved in politics following the Farm Crisis in the 1980s when I was serv- Judge ing as a mediator between farmers and their lenders in a difficult time. My background as a mediator has served me well as I’ve worked to bring Democrats and Republicans together to get things done. ... I believe I can be a strong voice in the U.S. Senate by fighting to create new opportunities for working families in our state. ... We need to get back to work and focus on strengthening working families in Iowa by raising the minimum wage, making college affordable and protecting Social Security for future generations.” What can you bring to this position that someone else can’t? “Taking on Chuck Grassley is not going to be an easy task. I have a record of winning statewide elections in Iowa, something none of Chuck Grassley’s opponents has had before. I also have a statewide network of supporters who will help me build the kind of campaign it’s going to take to seriously challenge him in November.” Bob Krause Age: 66 Resides in: Fairfield Party: Democratic Work history: Iowa legislator for six years, chair of the transportation commit-
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Welcome home: Jenna Taylor and Alli Thomsen wave to onlookers as the Creston/O-M girls tennis team gets a police and fire department escort to Creston High School Saturday after returning from Waterloo with a second-place finish in the Girls State Team Tennis Tournament.
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tee in the Iowa House for four years, former member of the Waterloo School Board, Regional Representative for the U.S. Secretary of Transportation during the Carter Administration, former international adviser for the city of Dubai, 28 years in the military, smalltown developer Why are you running for this position? “I first started because I was upset about the treatment of veterans ... I formed the Veterans’ National Recovery Center, and we do advocacy for veterans’ causes relating to post traumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma and traumatic brain injury. ... Beyond that, I also am very concerned the bottom is rotting out of the middle class. ... I think one reason young Iowans are leaving Iowa is because they can’t find jobs that will support their debts or give them the lifestyle they’d like to raise a family.” What can you bring to this position that someone else can’t? “I’ve been an international adviser on transportation policy to a city that’s one of the major trade cen- Krause ters for the Eastern Hemisphere. ... None of the other candidates have military experience and certainly none have the extensive overseas background I have. We are negotiating in the Middle East, trying to get out of the quicksand we’ve been in. We need somebody who knows a little about that (for) when it comes time to advise the president and set budgets.” Tom Fiegen Age: 57 Resides in: Clarence Party: Democratic Work history: Iowa State PRIMARY | 2A
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Chip-in: Dan Downing of Creston, right, and Tiffany Green
of Lenox celebrate with a high-five after Downing chipped in from the rough on the third hole Friday afternoon at the 25th-annual Greater Regional Foundation and Auxiliary golf tournament at Crestmoor Golf Club in Creston. In 2015, the Auxiliary awarded five $1,000 scholarships to students pursuing careers in health care. In addition, the Foundation contributed funds toward the purchase of a stereotactic biopsy machine for GRMC’s radiology department.
2 Creston men charged with robbing Casey’s By BAILEY POOLMAN was taken from the store. CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
Fransisco Martinez, 21, and Dyrrel Malik Thornton-Culbertson, 18, both of 1006 N. Chestnut St., were both charged with first-degree robbery and controlled substance violation Friday at Union County Law Enforcement Center for the robbery of Casey’s General Store, located at 301 W. Taylor St. According to a Creston Police report, at 6:06 a.m. Friday, Creston Police Department received a 911 call from a Casey’s employee saying the store was robbed at gunpoint by a male subject wearing a white mask who left in a vehicle. An undetermined amount of currency
At 7:15 a.m., a citizen reported a vehicle matching the description was in a ditch at the intersection of 300th Street and Henry A. Wallace Road in Adair County north of Creston attempting to get out of the ditch. Creston Police Department K9 Minko and officers from Creston Police Department, Union County and Adair County sheriff’s offices, and Iowa State Patrol responded to the area at the same time. Martinez and Thornton-Culbertson were the only subjects found in the vehicle and in their possession was a large amount of cash and coins. A search warrant related to the investigation was ROBBERY | 10A
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Tractor ride: Tractors line North Lincoln Street Saturday morning during the fifth-annual
KSIB Tractor Ride. The procession of tractors left Creston and traveled to Diagonal, Mount Ayr, Ellston and Arispe before traveling back to Creston. The fifth-annual event drew about 200 tractors.
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