Jamaica receives $500,000 grant for water project

Mar 1, 2024 | News

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

The Iowa Finance Authority released a list of 16 communities being given grants to advance water-quality projects. The grants are available through the Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Financial Assistance Program, which started in 2018. The program receives a portion of the tax on metered water and had $8 million available for allocation in 2023. Grants will be awarded through the program annually through 2039.

The city of Jamaica and each of the other 15 cities selected will receive a grant of $500,000. The overall expected cost for the Jamaica drinking water project is $2,028,800.

The Wastewater program has assisted 68 communities through a total of nearly $26 million in grants since the first funds were given in 2019.

Fish dinner at St. Cecilia tonight

Mar 1, 2024 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

The Panora St. Cecilia Knights of Columbus Council No. 11242 will be holding its fish dinner tonight, March 1, from 5-7 p.m. in the basement of St. Cecilia Catholic Church at 220 N. 1st St. in Panora. The menu will include hand-breaded fish, baked potato or tater tots, coleslaw, lemonade, tea, water and dessert. Cost is $12 for adults and $6 for kids age 8 and younger. Carry-outs are available.

Saint Mary’s Catholic Church in Guthrie Center will be holding a Lenten fish fry on Friday, March 22 from 5-7 p.m. The event will be at the church hall at 603 Main St.

Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Bayard will not have a fish fry but will have a beef and noodle dinner sometime near Saint Patrick’s Day. Details will be announced soon. 

Yester Years

Mar 1, 2024 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 27, 2014

EYES ON THE BALL. Panorama’s Kooper Duis dribbles the ball up the court.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 25, 2004

RELINQUISHING THE CROWN. 2003 Guthrie County Beef Queen Jinny Milhollin, left, turns her sash over to new queen Whitney Glade. Both girls are from Guthrie Center.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, Feb. 23, 1994

ON THE AUCTION BLOCK. Lloyd Laughery of Guthrie Center is doing what he does best, holding an auction. Laughery has worked at the Guthrie sale barn since 1939 and has been partial owner since 1952.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 23, 1984

HEY, YOU, OUTA THAT CHAIR. A dog that sits in a barber’s chair should be named Butch, but this one is Daisy, and she’s about to get a yank on the tail from one of her family members, Kelly Woodvine. When Kelly’s dad, Jim, isn’t around, Daisy is a permanent fixture in the barber chair at Woodvine’s Service Station near the Linden corner.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrian, Feb. 25, 1974

BIG HELP. Matt Brummer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brummer, helps rearrange items in the back of a station wagon as his parents prepare for a move to the farm March 1.