Community news, events, and announcements from Creston and Union County, Iowa.
Creston's celebrated public art program now counts over 50 murals citywide, with 30 concentrated in the two-block Uptown corridor and new international artists contributing.
Mayor Waylon Clayton and wife Kylie open a new steakhouse, barbecue, and cocktail lounge in the historic Berning Motor Inn building downtown.
Creston's legendary Independence Day celebration returns with a July 3rd street dance and fireworks on the 4th drawing visitors from across southwest Iowa.
Joe Anson reopens the long-time Uptown Creston restaurant under new ownership. The Chamber of Commerce held an official ribbon cutting to welcome the new business.
Iowa's second-largest hot air balloon festival returns to Creston the third weekend of September 2025 with expanded activities and a new balloon race format.
The Union County Historical Village at McKinley Park opens for its summer season Memorial Day weekend, welcoming visitors through Labor Day every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
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