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A walk-through of the Humphrey Aquatic Center was conducted Thursday. No serious issues were noted. The Humphrey City Council approved the pool staff and hours during its April 15 meeting. Democrat photo

Humphrey Aquatic Center staff, hours finalized
Humphrey is getting closer to having a pool again. The Humphrey City Council approved hiring the Humphrey Aquatic Center staff and setting hours of operation during its April 15 meeting. Cole Wemhoff and Tessa Deets were hired as assistant managers...
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Ethan and Angela Hathaway have purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn and renamed it The Rambler, a tribute to the mascot of the former Creston High School. They take over as owners April 29. Democrat photo

The Rambler
They didn’t want their hometown to be without a restaurant, so they bought one. Ethan and Angela Hathaway purchased Alice’s Cedar Inn from Alice Long April 29. “When I was in college I worked at Alice’s, so I’ve been around, and when we moved back I...
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St. Francis junior Andrew Kosch, right, shot a 78 and finished as runner up in the Patriot Invite. Freshmen Jacob Keller, left, carded an 86 and earned the 14th place medal. The team shot a 355 which placed them 5th in the 15 team tournament.

Brockhaus 9th, Flyers 5th at David City Invite
The St. Francis golf team traveled to David City to compete in the David City Invite April 17. The Flyers were led by sophomore Matthew Brockhaus who shot an 80, which was good for the 9th place medal. Freshmen Jacob Keller carded an 83 and junior...
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Jamie Olmer stands in front of the former Citizens State Bank building in Creston. She bought the building several years ago and is in the process of cleaning it up and remodeling it. She also is looking to find out the history of the building. Democrat photo

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The building, which was constructed in 1920, and housed Citizens State Bank from 1921-31, is an architectural marvel and stands out on Creston’s Main Street.

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Norm and June Osten found these items from the former Citizens State Bank.

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The outside of the former Citizens State Bank building features ornate designs and artwork.

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The interior of the bank building before it was cleaned up and some of the debris removed.

Preserving Creston's history

Wed, 12/23/2020 - 4:00am
Jamie Olmer restoring Citizens State Bank building

Jamie Olmer loves her hometown and she loves history, and she wants to preserve both.

The 29-year-old purchased the old Citizens State Bank building in Creston with hopes of bringing it back to life.

She bought the building for $5,000 in 2012 from Mark Korth, owner of Mark’s Custom Woodworking, in Creston, who had purchased it from the Farmers Co-op, which was using it for storage.

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