The ''Creston News Advertiser'' is a daily

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Creston, Iowa Creston is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Iowa. The population was 7,536 at the time of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 Census. History Creston was originally settled in 1868 as a survey camp for the Burlington and Missou ...

, United States.

History

The newspaper was started by Frank B. Thayer and Joel R. Hill, a

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banker, in 1928 as a result of the merger of two newspapers, the ''Creston Evening News'' and the ''Creston Daily Advertiser''. ''Creston Evening News'' was founded as a weekly in 1879 and began daily circulation in 1881.CrestonNews.com
- Contact Us The ''Creston News Advertiser'' was purchased by

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in 1946. The paper ever since has managed by a subsidiary called Creston Publishing Company. The company has also published the '' Fontanelle Observer'' and the '' Adair County Free Press'' since 2017.

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External links

Official website
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