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By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the June 24 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Conservation Director Brad Halterman told of the county’s plan for making storm shelters available for use in times of threatening weather. “It’s not in anybody’s best...

Special to the Times Vedette More than 1,250 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the president's list for the 2025 spring semester including: Brix Carstens of Bagley Anna Lauritsen of Guthrie Center Angel Poldberg of Panora Justin Reinhart...

Special to the Times Vedette Jackson Thomas Grambart of Panora has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the spring semester of the 2024-25 academic year. Grambart, a senior majoring in accounting, was named to the Dean's List for the...

Special to the Times Vedette  The Lake Panorama Association (LPA) reported early this morning that the water level on the lake is currently 18 inches below the normal pool. Early this morning, the LPA dam experienced a malfunction in its control system that caused the...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on June 18 at 9:55 a.m. on Fourth Avenue in Jamaica. Stephen Alan Lent, 70, of Jamaica, was driving a 2004 Buick LeSabre westbound and turned southbound...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 21 at 7:07 p.m. on Prairie Street. Sheldon Joseph Astley, 22, of Bayard, was driving a 2016 Ford F-150 Supercrew westbound and lost control...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Chief Deputy Todd Thorn reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 22 at approximately 5:28 a.m. on White Pole Road. David Wilfredo Ortiz Merino, 33, of Des Moines, was driving a 2010 Acura TSX eastbound on White...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Shane Martinson reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on June 16 at 8:55 p.m. on White Pole Road between Oak Avenue and Pecan Avenue. Morgan Eleanor Clark, 28, of West Des Moines, was driving a 2013...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This summer, the Jamaica Library (316 Main St.) is offering a variety of learning and fun for all ages. The summer reading program is ongoing all summer long. See library staff for details, including fun prizes. The Guthrie County ISU...