By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama girls wrestling will host Harlan Community, Interstate 35, Creston, SWAT Valkyrie, Mount Ayr, Perry, ACGC and Atlantic tonight, Jan. 7, for the Panorama girls wrestling tournament.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama boys basketball (1-8) dropped its home game against Pleasantville (3-3) on Friday, Jan. 3. Panorama hasn’t won since its first game of the season against Woodward-Granger in early December. The team will have the chance to get back into the win column against an equally struggling Ogden team on Friday, Jan. 10.
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette
Panorama girls basketball (6-3) lost its home game against Pleasantville (6-2) on Friday, Jan. 3. The Panthers only trailed by five points heading into halftime, but a 26-point third quarter from the Trojans proved to be insurmountable for Panorama. Morgan Crees continued to be a force on offense with a 23-point performance and six assists. Arilyan Steenblock had a solid performance, adding seven points and seven rebounds. Panorama’s next game will be at home against Ogden (1-8) on Friday, Jan. 10. Panorama has won at least the last 27 matchups and could use a win after its two-game slide.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
During the Jan. 7 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors asked for more information regarding requested Payroll Change Notices for Charles Abel and Casey Jones, both with the County Attorney’s department. County Attorney Dana Minteer explained the requests are related to additional workload caused by the departure of a staff member.
Supervisor Steve Smith said he’s unsure if the supervisors can/should weigh-in on such matters, when the department’s budget stays within approved parameters. Supervisor Maggie Armstrong said she’s requested an opinion on this from Mike Galloway (with the law firm of Ahlers & Cooney). The supervisors voted to table the two Payroll Change Notices until the Thursday, Jan. 9 meeting.
Health Service Director Jotham Arber and the supervisors discussed the Mental Health budget for Fiscal Year 2024/2025.
County Engineer Josh Sebern updated the supervisors on a draft of the county’s Dust Control Policy. He asked the supervisors to give formal approval of the policy by the end of next week, if possible.
The supervisors approved payroll change notices for four employees, as follows:
The next regular meeting of the supervisors will be Thursday, Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. The public is welcome to attend in person or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123, then use meeting code 547029216#.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
Bradley Vonnahme, 41, of Coon Rapids, died as the result of a head-on crash while driving in Worth County on Dec. 28. The accident occurred when another vehicle left its lane and crashed into Vonnahme’s vehicle.
Vonnahme is survived by his wife, Joy, and sons Caiden (19) and Brooks (6).
Those wishing to help with funeral expenses can make a donation at Frohlich’s SuperValu in Coon Rapids or donate to the GoFundMe account at https://shorturl.at/hu0Wa.