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Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report Sept. 16-22, 2024

Sep 24, 2024 | Guthrie County Sheriff's Report

9-16-24

2:14 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a pedestrian on Highway 44

8:14 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 

8:35 a.m. Panora Police performed a case follow-up 

11:15 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in rural Yale 

12:16 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Guthrie Center 

4:34 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist 

4:43 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a report of harassment in Guthrie Center 

5:39 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

6:06 p.m. Panora Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a suicidal female 

7 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist 

7:04 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person on Highway 4

8:05 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of harassment 

8:46 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Panorama 

9:06 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Bayard 

9:22 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one male to Guthrie County Jail 

11:53 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a hang up 911 calls in Guthrie Center 

 

9-17-24

1:22 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center

3:32 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a report of harassment in Guthrie Center 

5:16 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of suspicious activity in Bayard

6:28 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

12:07 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint in Guthrie Center 

1:31 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a family situation in Guthrie Center

3:54 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

4:59 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check at Lake Panorama

5:31 p.m.  Panora Police responded to a parking complaint 

6:24 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center 

7:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one male to Guthrie County Jail 

7:49 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Guthrie Center 

8;43 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil paper in Guthrie Center 

9:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up at Lake Panorama 

9:19 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 

10:06 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Mercy 

11:07 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity  

 

9-18-24

8:07 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

8:31 a.m. Panora Police performed a welfare check

10:09 a.m. Panora Police performed a civil standby 

10:33 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in rural Casey 

10:58 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Casey 

11:55 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Menlo 

12:27 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in rural Dexter 

1:21 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

2:01 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to medical call in Guthrie Center

2:46 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Lutheran

3:56 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Guthrie Center 

4:54 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist on Highway 141

5:58 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suicidal female in Menlo 

7:43 p.m. Stuart Police responded to an animal complaint 

7:48 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity 

8:04 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a missing person in rural Coon Rapids

8:13 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

8:46 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Coon Rapids 

9:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a suspicious person in Menlo 

 

9-19-24

8:16 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Panora 

10:12 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check in rural Guthrie Center 

10:26 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in Casey 

10:48 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a two-vehicle accident in rural Guthrie Center 

12:37 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Adair

1:23 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious package in Casey 

2 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person in Menlo 

2:24 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist on Highway 25

3:38 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Panorama 

4:24 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Guthrie Center 

4:45 p.m. Panora Police responded to an animal in the roadway 

4:55 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a fight in Guthrie Center 

5:29 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center 

5:47 p.m. Panora Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle 

5:48 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 

6:17 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a hit and run in rural Casey 

6:24 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 

7:24 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a family situation 

7:35 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Menlo 

8:19 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a car vs. deer accident on 190th Street

9:14 p.m. Panora Police responded to a report of suspicious activity 

9:34 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center

 

9-20-24

10:19 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 

11:28 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suicidal female in rural Dexter

11:49 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of two individuals in an altercation 

1:51 p.m. Guthrie County Reserve served civil papers in Guthrie Center 

1:53 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious item

2:30 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Panora Police responded to suspicious activity in rural Panora

3:30 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Panora 

3:40 p.m. Casey Fire responded to a truck on fire in rural Casey 

5:22 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of an accident in rural Panora 

5:50 p.m. Panora Police responded to an animal complaint 

6:22 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Guthrie Center 

6:46 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of debris on the roadway in rural Panora 

6:54 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Menlo 

9:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of suspicious activity in Guthrie Center 

10:09 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious item in Casey 

 

9-21-24

12:41 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart

9:24 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Guthrie Center

9:41 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint in Bagley

9:42 a.m. Stuart Police secured the landing zone 

11:01 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a report of suspicious activity at Lake Panorama 

11:48 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Menlo 

11:51 a.m. Panora Police responded to a report of criminal mischief 

12:22 p.m. Stuart Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in Menlo

2:11 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Stuart 

3:04 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Bayard

3:11 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Mercy 

3:55 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint on Highway 141

4:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Bayard 

7:56 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a theft 

8:34 p.m. Stuart Ambulance and Casey Fire responded to a medical call in Casey 

9:42 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in Jamaica 

11:11 p.m. Panora Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a domestic situation in Panora

11:40 p.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

 

9-22-24

12:21 a.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up

1:36 a.m. Stuart Fire, Ambulance and Police responded to a single vehicle accident on I-80

2:22 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Bayard 

8:20 a.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up 

8:27 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a parking complaint in Menlo 

10:39 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center 

12:20 p.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Stuart

12:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint in Guthrie Center

2:05 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint

3:05 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted Stuart Police with an investigation

3:35 p.m. Stuart Rescue and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in rural Stuart

7:25 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist

Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report — Sept. 24, 2024

Sep 24, 2024 | Crop Report

Released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. 

“Combines are rolling in many areas of the state as fields are ready,” Secretary Naig said. “Though rain this past weekend may have slowed progress for some, harvest will continue ramping up throughout Iowa. The warmer and drier outlook into early October should provide an excellent window of opportunity for many farmers.”

The weekly report is also available on the USDA’s website at nass.usda.gov.

Crop report

Iowa continued to experience hot and dry conditions this week. These conditions allowed Iowa farmers 6.3 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Sept. 22, 2024, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service. Field activities included harvesting corn and soybeans.

Topsoil moisture condition rated 9 percent very short, 41 percent short, 49 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus. Subsoil moisture condition rated 8 percent very short, 37 percent short, 54 percent adequate and 1 percent surplus.

Corn in the dent stage or beyond reached 93 percent this week. Corn mature reached 61 percent, 5 days behind last year but 2 days ahead of the average. Corn harvested for grain reached 5 percent, 5 days behind last year but equal to the average. Corn condition rated 77 percent good to excellent. Soybeans coloring or beyond reached 88 percent, 3 days behind last year but 2 days ahead of the five-year average. Soybean dropping leaves reached 59 percent, also 3 days behind last year and 2 days ahead of the average. Soybean harvested reached 9 percent this week, equal to last year but 1 day ahead of the average. Soybean condition was 78 percent good to excellent.

Pasture condition continued to fall and rated 48 percent good to excellent this week.

Weather summary

Provided by Justin Glisan, Ph.D., State Climatologist, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Unseasonable warmth persisted through the last week of astronomical summer with most Iowa stations reporting temperatures eight to 12 degrees above normal; the statewide average temperature was 73.1 degrees, 10.6 degrees above normal. Rainfall was below normal for the third consecutive reporting period with the driest conditions in eastern and extreme western Iowa.

Mid to upper 80s were reported across Iowa through Sunday (15th) afternoon with southerly winds and partly cloudy skies. Light showers formed in eastern Iowa towards sunset with 0.07 inch collected at Salem (Henry County). Morning lows on Monday (16th) held in the low to mid 60s with light east-southeasterly winds and generally clear skies. Daytime highs pushed back into the mid 80s with a swing back to southerly winds, becoming gusty in northwestern Iowa. Two rounds of showers moved through western Iowa overnight into Tuesday (17th) before dissipating in the late morning. Several stations in Sioux County observed measurable totals ranging from 0.13 inch at an Orange City Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow (CoCoRaHS) gauge to 0.76 in Sioux Center. Spencer Municipal Airport (Clay County) reported 0.50 inches with lesser amounts at surrounding stations. Clear conditions developed into the afternoon with highs in the mid to upper 80s and stronger winds out of the south.

Wednesday (18th) morning started partly cloudy in central Iowa with lows ranging from the mid 50s east to upper 60s west. Daytime conditions were similar to the previous day with clouds building in towards the end of the day. Scattered thundershowers developed in the northwest after midnight with a second complex forming in west-central Iowa towards sunrise on Thursday (19th). Scattered showers and thunderstorms continued across portions of Iowa through the day with multiple severe-warned cells in northern and south-central Iowa. More than 30 stations observed at least an inch with central to east-central stations reporting the highest totals. Pella (Marion County) registered 1.05 inches while Davis City (Decatur County) reported 2.67 inches; the statewide average rainfall was 0.30 inch. Overnight lows into Friday (20th) fell through the low to mid 50s in western Iowa as foggy conditions developed farther east. Afternoon temperatures returned to the upper 80s and low 90s over southern Iowa with low to mid 80s north; the statewide average high was 89 degrees, 14 degrees above normal. Saturday (21st) dawned unseasonably warm with lows in the mid to upper 60s along with low 70 degree-readings along the Iowa-Missouri border. A low pressure center and its attendant cold front entered northwestern Iowa through the morning hours and continued across the state through the day. Highs ahead of the front reached into the low 90s while cooler air filtered in behind. A narrow band of thunderstorms developed along the boundary bringing widespread rainfall to the state’s southeastern half. The highest amounts were observed in the northeast and south-central portions of Iowa; 7:00 am reports on Sunday (22nd) ranged from 0.25 inch in Decorah (Winneshiek County) to 2.44 inches in Lamoni (Decatur County). Morning lows were chilly in northwest Iowa, hitting the low 40s at several locations while low to mid 60s were felt in eastern Iowa.

Weekly rain totals ranged from no accumulation at multiple eastern Iowa stations to 3.13 inches in Zearing (Story County). The statewide weekly average rain was 0.58 inch; the normal is 0.83 inch. Osceola (Clarke County) and Washington (Washington County) reported the week’s high temperature of 94 degrees on the 20th, on average 18 degrees above normal. Spencer Municipal Airport reported the week’s low temperature of 41 degrees on the 22nd, seven degrees below normal.

Wet on wet technique

Sep 24, 2024 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

Art on State held a watercolor class on Sept. 22 using wet on wet technique. Mary Johnson was the instructor. The artists created sea shore scenes. On Sept. 29, they will do a beaded wash technique of a lake scene. Call 641-332-2267 to sign up for the next class.

Art on State is an art gallery created by the Guthrie County Arts Council as an opportunity to bring together the artists of the county, encouraging them in their talents by providing means to display and sell their work and to bring awareness of artistic endeavors to the community at large by presenting performing and visual arts programs. Art on State is located at 320 State St. in Guthrie Center. Learn more at www.guthriecountyartscouncil.org.

No free Tootsie Roll Pop?

Sep 24, 2024 | Publisher's Column

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop? The answer? Nobody cares. What we do care about is whether or not our Tootsie Roll Pop wrapper has a picture of a boy in a Native American costume shooting an arrow at a star so we can redeem it for a free sucker. Sound familiar?

The rumor that Tootsie Roll Pop wrappers with a Native American can be redeemed for free candy has apparently plagued the Tootsie Roll company for years. According to Tootsie Roll Industries, which introduced Tootsie Roll Pops in 1931, they never held any kind of promotion involving the collection or redemption of any of their wrappers.

The rumor may have started because of contests connected with the packaging of children’s products during the era when Tootsie Pops were first promoted. The various markings of each Tootsie Roll Pop wrapper may have also prompted tales about certain wrappers being “special.” We do remember Willy Wonka, after all. 

Tootsie Roll Industries continues to receive a steady stream of letters from consumers attempting to redeem their Native American wrappers, processing hundreds per week. In the early years, the company replied to each prize-seeking letter writer with regrets. In 1982, they created their “Legend of the Indian Wrapper” to accompany those letters “with the hope that children’s liking for a good story would help to assuage their disappointment.”

So how many of the wrappers actually have a picture of a boy in a Native American costume shooting an arrow at a star? I am personally consuming a bag of Tootsie Roll Pops to be sure, but various sources say the answer is somewhere in the neighborhood of 30%.

I recall eagerly taking these marked wrappers to a little corner market in my hometown as a child, and the owner would gladly give me a free Tootsie Roll Pop in return. According to Tootsie Roll Industries, some individual store managers took it upon themselves to redeem the wrappers, but the exchange was never sanctioned by the Tootsie Roll company itself.

Are you curious how the Tootsie Roll company is replying to requests today? I was, so in 2020, I mailed one in. Follow this link to see what the company’s reply. Bottom line, no free sucker. Maybe they need a few more letters. You can join me by sending your wrapper and request to: Tootsie Roll Industries, 7401 South Cicero Ave., Chicago, IL 60629.

Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading. 

Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
Times Vedette digital editions
shane@gctimesnews.com
641-755-2115

Ribbon cutting held for JV Massage and Bodywork 

Sep 20, 2024 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

The Guthrie Center Chamber of Commerce held an official ribbon cutting for JV Massage and Bodywork on Sept. 18 over the lunch hour. The business is celebrating its one-year anniversary. Chamber members and friends showed up at Cut Loose Salon at 322 State St. in Guthrie Center where JV Massage and Bodywork uses the backroom for services. Lemonade, cupcakes and cookies were served to celebrate the event.

Visit JV Massage & Bodywork’s website at http://jv-massage-and-bodywork-llc.square.site or call 641-745-7131 for more information on services.