Sand meets with Union County constituents during town hall tour.

Joseph J. Hayes, 46, of Creston, died Aug. 5, 2025, at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Creston sophomore Marlee Stalker returns a shot during a practice this week as teammate Shaylee Coen looks on. Stalker and Coen were regulars in the varsity lineup last spring for Creston. (Larry ...

County and city officials will continue looking into the possible movement of dispatch services from the city to the county side after approval from the Creston city council Tuesday. Mayor Waylon ...

Today is Thursday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of the year. There are 139 days remaining in 2025. Below is a collection of news items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.

Nathan L. Novotny, 20, of Creston, was taken into custody 4:24 p.m. Aug. 4, at the Union County Law Enforcement Center on a Union County warrant for the charges of failure to affix tax stamp and a ...

Justin C. Bush, 39, of Winterset, was taken into custody 11:32 a.m. July 30, on an Adair County warrant for the charge of theft, fourth degree. According to a Greenfield Police report, at ...

Gibson Memorial Library in Creston, Iowa. After years of sewer problems, the Gibson Memorial Library may finally have found a solution. Over the last few years, the library have had to close both the ...

Lenox Tigers standout Sadie Cox (left) receives the 2025 South Central Iowa Female Athlete of the Year Award from Adair County Free Press editor Caleb Nelson. (Craig MIttag) Reliable, adaptable and ...

Al “Butch” Rager, 73, of Thayer, died Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, at Clearview Homes in Mount Ayr. Arrangements are pending at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. Online condolences may be made at ...

Creston’s community garden, created to be a place for community members to get fresh, free produce, now has a locked gate after it was vandalized last month. The garden, located northwest of the ...

Resolutions cover voting representatives for county associations, bond details for the urban renewal general obligation bonds, and additional opioid funds. (CNA photo by NICK PAULY) Multiple ...