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Richter named All-District; Littler and Akers named Academic All State
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Three ACGC girls basketball players earned honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Camdyn Richter was named to the 2A Southwest All-District Team. Richter led the team in points per game at 16.9 while shooting 47.4% from the...
Solorzano and Van Houten named to Upper Iowa University Dean’s List
Special to the Times Vedette Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2025 Fall Semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. Deana Solorzano of Yale Hannah Van Houten...
Casey Public Library News
By Beth Rogers | Special to the Times Vedette We had a wonderful “Take Your Child to the Library Day” on Feb. 7. Casey Public Library and Betterment hosted this event, which gave parents, grandparents and kids a chance to explore our great library and find out all we...
Panora Public Library March Events
Special to the Times Vedette The Panora Public Library is holding the following events in March: Wednesday, March 4 – Storytime for children 5 years and younger, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, March 6 – Lego Club for children ages 6-11 years, 2-3 p.m. Build challenges or...
Panorama Dance Team to perform at Girls State Basketball Tourney
Special to the Times Vedette The Panorama High School Dance Team has a busy week ahead. The team will entertain during halftime of the Girls State Basketball Tournament on Wednesday while 10 dancers were selected for the All Iowa Dance Team that performs on Saturday....
‘Tell them Riley sent you’
Yes, I remember those days (Publisher’s column, “Fill ‘er up,” Feb. 24, 2026). My fondest memory is that of a full-service station in Dayton, Ohio. It was a Texico brand (maybe Gulf), but the brand advertised through a 30-minute comedy show which I think was called...
Cribbage results from Feb. 25
Special to the Times Vedette On Feb. 25, a total of 10 players participated. Sandy Rumelhart got a 20 and an 18; Dick Ellis got a 20; Dennis Betts had a 16, 20 and 16; and Lela Schwartz had a 16. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center...
Patricia Norine Flynn Caslow
1934-2026 Patricia Norine Flynn Caslow, 91, died Thursday, Feb. 19 in Hudson, Illinois. She was born July 30, 1934, in Panora. Her parents were Edward Francis Flynn and Lillian Winifred Dudley Flynn. Pat married her high school sweetheart, Dean Caslow, immediately...
The Winter Olympics were a breath of fresh, cold air
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Winter Olympics have come and gone, and, I have to say, as someone who hadn’t tuned in for the last few events, I thoroughly enjoyed the 2026 Milano Cortana Winter Olympics in Italy. It felt like a breath of fresh, cold air for a...
ACGC’s Crawford to participate in Iowa Shrine Bowl
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Iowa Shrine Bowl announced on Feb. 17 that ACGC’s two-way standout, Joe Crawford, accepted an invite to the Iowa Shrine Bowl. He joins Cody Matthewson, who will be an assistant coach for the South team. The 54th annual game will...
GCH trustees accept bid on Stuart Rehab building project
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Feb. 26 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, the trustees reviewed the seven bids received on the planned upgrade project at the Stuart Rehab building. The lowest bid was $289,000 from GTG Construction of...
Casey chili event a success
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Sunday, Feb. 8, the Casey Service Club held a bingo and chili cook-off event at the Casey Community Center. Ten various chili entries from local cooks competed. Trish Whetstone won the People’s Choice award. Matt Wedemeyer won for Most...
ACGC school boards set hearings on school calendar and tax rate
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Feb. 23 joint meeting of the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards, a public hearing was set for March 18 at 7 p.m., to be held at the high school media center. The hearing will be on the 2026-2027 school calendar. The...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Adair fish fry Feb. 27 and March 13 Saint John’s Catholic Church in Adair will hold a fish fry from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27 and Friday, March 13. Cost is $15 per person, dine-in or drive-thru. Enter the alley behind the church hall...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 3, 2016 STILL SHINING. Members of the Sunshine Club say faith, friendship and food keep the group together. The club has been in existence for 61 years. _____________________________________ 20 years...
Good Friday morning to you!
As Americans returned to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic, many adopted a style that became known as “workleisure,” as CNBC reported at the time. “Ties are out, and stretchy pants are in,” they claimed. Well, Iowa is not New York, and if you are a guy like me,...
Mama’s House Market: healthy and homey
Megan Richter offers handmade goodness for your home, one small batch at a time. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times, February 2026 If the thought of fresh-baked sourdough bread dipped in flavored oils sounds tasty, then Mama’s House Market is definitely worth a try....
Guthrie County Supervisors learn about plans to close Bagley Library
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Feb. 24. No citizens addressed the supervisors during the Public Comments portion of the meeting. County Auditor Dani Fink shared information she learned regarding the Bagley...
Dennis R. Kunkle
1951-2026 Dennis Forest Kunkle, aged 74, was the son of Forest and Beverly (Sloss) Kunkle. He was born on Aug. 16, 1951, in Iowa and passed away Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center in Des Moines. Denny graduated from Guthrie Center High School...
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