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More than just books

Apr 14, 2025 | MJB LIBRARY NEWS

By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette

MJB Library kicked off new youth programs during National Library Week. LEGO Mania Day, attended by 15 people, was the first of several new STEAM activities that the library staff is planning to have each month.

On Monday, May 21, the library will be hosting a youth movie day; we will be showing “Moana 2” beginning at 12:30 p.m. Following the movie, there will be activities for kids to do. At 3:30 p.m., the Guthrie STEM Lab will be designing and constructing sail cars. During STEM Lab, youth will be harnessing the power of the wind — on land — and there’ll be smooth sailing ahead for this incredible STEM | STEAM activity. Kids are empowered to quickly experiment as they build a sail car by testing and re-adjusting their sail’s shape, angle and pitch. Participants will work through the engineering and design process, designing their sail cars for speed, distance or even to ferry school supplies across the room. Change wind conditions to increase the challenge.

On Wednesday, April 30, at 2 p.m., youth are invited to sign up for a Creation Corner activity. Participants will be creating and decorating May baskets.

Youth of all ages are encouraged to sign up for these activities; these are not just for elementary ages. Middle school and high school students are invited as well. These STEAM activities can be expanded to challenge older youth. Additionally, it’s a great chance for different ages to work together and mentor each other.

Youth wishing to participate in these activities should sign up either on the library website or by calling or emailing the library to ensure that we have adequate supplies for all participants.

Preschool Story Hour

Preschool Story Hour is open to all children who are not yet in kindergarten and their caregivers each Friday at 10 a.m. Easter will be the theme on Friday, April 18, while children will learn about rainbows on Friday, April 25.

Adult Activities

Card Making Class will be held on Thursday, April 17. Led by Judi Zimmerline, participants will leave with unique, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Each class costs $5 to cover the cost of materials and supplies, which are all supplied. The class is from 9-11 a.m.

Cookbook Club will also meet on Thursday, April 17. Anyone wishing to participate should stop by the library to choose a recipe from this month’s book, “Taste of Home Copycat Recipes.” When the club meets at 6:30 p.m. on April 17, bring your prepared recipe to share with the group while you discuss the recipes in the book.

Friends of the Library will meet on Monday, May 5, at 6:15 p.m. The primary focus of the meeting will be to plan the Friends’ fundraising golf tournament, which will take place on Saturday, June 14, at the Guthrie Center Golf Course. Anyone who wishes to become a Friends of the Library member is invited to join the meeting. Registration is open for golfers who wish to sign up their team; go to the MJB Library website to register.

The Guthrie County ISU Extension Office will present a workshop at the MJB Library on Tuesday, April 29, about planting floral window boxes. Pre-registration is required; there is a $15 fee for this event to cover materials. Each participant will take home a window box that they have planted.

Half of the battle of constructing is choosing the right materials.

Merrick drops the marble to test his LEGO marble maze.

It’s time for the moment of truth to see if the construction will work.

The young engineers at the LEGO Mania Day were all creative and took unique approaches to their builds.

This group of budding engineers are all taking a unique approach to the task of building a marble maze with LEGOs.

This LEGO engineer is ready to try out his LEGO marble maze.

Several LEGO artists collaborated on their projects. Fifteen people attended the first LEGO Mania Day at the MJB Library.

On Wednesday, April 16, the MJB Library hosted its first LEGO Mania Day. Fifteen people attended this exciting event.

The Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library is located at 400 Grand St. in Guthrie Center. Contact the library at 641-747-8110 or mjblib@guthriecenter.lib.ia.us. Visit online at www.guthriecenter.lib.ia.us.

Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — April 7-13, 2025

Apr 14, 2025 | Guthrie County Sheriff's Report

4-7-25

6:42 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in rural Guthrie Center
10:20 a.m. Panora Police responded to a report of someone tearing a nozzle off of a gas pump
10:25 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint at the library
11:08 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a violation of a court order
11:40 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy provided court room security
11:50 a.m. Stuart Police followed up on an animal complaint
12:25 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center
12:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center
12:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a missing person from Casey
3:05 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint
3:52 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted Dallas County with an investigation in rural Monteith
3:55 p.m. Stuart Police responded to an animal complaint
4:15 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy followed up on a theft investigation in Casey
4:32 p.m. Stuart Police followed up on an investigation
8:45 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious person
9:42 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious person
10:20 p.m. Panora Police responded to a family situation

4-8-25

2:05 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy followed up on an investigation in Guthrie Center
8:20 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy escorted a vehicle from Guthrie Center to the landfill
10:50 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a parking complaint
11:30 a.m. Guthrie County Sheriff and Deputies attended a mental health services meeting in Guthrie Center
1:20 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of an assault in Guthrie Center
3:32 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted DHS with a case follow up in Guthrie Center
4:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an identity theft report in rural Panora
6 p.m. Stuart Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a dispute in Stuart
8:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve a paper in Guthrie Center
8:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputies and Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious individual in Menlo
9:33 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Des Moines
10:05 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy checked on a disabled vehicle in rural Casey
11 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Coon Rapids Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Coon Rapids

4-9-25

9:41 a.m. Panora Police responded to a complaint at Dollar General
10:20 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a trespassing complaint
10:50 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a trespassing complaint in rural Guthrie Center
11:15 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted an individual in Guthrie Center
11:50 a.m. Yale, Jamaica and Bagley Fire Departments responded to a report of a tire fire in rural Jamaica
12:05 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a trespassing complaint in rural Guthrie Center
3 p.m. Panora Police responded to a complaint at the high school
4:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted an individual in Guthrie Center
4:30 p.m. Stuart Fire and Stuart Rescue responded to a report of a grass fire in rural Stuart
4:50 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora
5:35 p.m. Guthrie County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in Guthrie Center and arrested two individuals
6:05 p.m. Stuart Police responded to an animal complaint and issued a city code infraction
6:07 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center
6:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputies transported two individuals to the Guthrie County Jail
7:05 p.m. Panora Police responded to a trespassing complaint
8:12 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve a civil paper in Menlo
9:02 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital back to Panora Specialty Care
9:15 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy conducted a traffic stop in rural Bayard and transported one individual to the Guthrie County Jail for further investigation
10:16 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy arrested one individual and had them booked into the Guthrie County Jail
10:30 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy, Stuart Police, Fire and Rescue responded to a report of a possible house fire in rural Stuart
11:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputies and Stuart Police responded to a report of an assault in Casey

4-10-25

1:15 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy conducted a traffic stop in Guthrie Center and arrested one individual
10:10 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity
10:13 a.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Stuart
10:30 a.m. Stuart Police followed up on an investigation
10:53 a.m. Panora Police attempted to locate lost property
11:50 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted an individual in Guthrie Center
11:55 a.m. Panora Police responded to a report of an assault
12:35 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint
1 p.m. Guthrie County Deputies responded to a trespassing complaint in rural Guthrie Center
1:15 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint at the school
1:55 p.m. Panora Police responded to a report of a suspicious person
2:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a theft in Guthrie Center
3 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a theft
3:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a trespassing complaint in rural Guthrie Center
5:30 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a stolen vehicle
6:25 p.m. Stuart Police followed up on an investigation
7:50 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy checked on a disabled vehicle in rural Bayard
7:50 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of threats in rural Stuart
9 p.m. Stuart Police assisted an individual
10:36 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Casey

4-11-25

1:17 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy removed a deer from the roadway on Chestnut
2:04 a.m. Panora Police responded to a noise complaint
8:04 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of people trespassing in rural Guthrie Center
8:27 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of an assault in rural Guthrie Center
9:14 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist on Highway 25
10:05 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint
10:25 a.m. Stuart Police performed a case follow-up
12:06 p.m. Casey Fire responded to a grass fire in rural Casey
12:11 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Guthrie Center
2:09 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy served civil papers in Stuart
2:58 p.m. Guthrie Center Fire responded to a grass fire in rural Guthrie Center
6:59 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Guthrie Center
7:09 p.m. Guthrie Center Fire responded to a grass fire in rural Guthrie Center
7:32 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient form Guthrie County Hospital to Lutheran
7:55 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a disturbance
9:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one male to Guthrie County Jail
8:45 p.m. Panora Police removed a deer from the roadway on Highway 44
10:45 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist on Wood Road
11:45 p.m. Guthrie County K9 Deputy assisted Dallas County on a traffic stop

4-12-25

12:07 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a noise complaint
6:01 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart
8:17 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Diamondhead
9:02 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center
9:52 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of people trespassing in rural Guthrie Center
9:56 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy attempted to serve civil papers in Yale
9:59 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person in rural Bayard
10:25 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of people trespassing in rural Guthrie Center
11:02 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart
1:22 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Jamaica
2:51 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle on Highway 141
3 p.m. Bayard Fire and Panora Ambulance responded to a grass fire in rural Bayard
4:46 p.m. Casey Fire responded to a grass fire in Casey
8:17 a.m. Guthrie County Sheriff took a theft report in Menlo
8:43 p.m. Stuart Fire, Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Casey
9:44 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a suspicious person
10:02 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist
10:59 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of suspicious activity

4-13-25

10:55 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a family situation in rural Stuart
2:22 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a complaint in Guthrie Center
2:32 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Casey
5:37 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Casey
7:22 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint
8:58 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one female to Guthrie County Jail
11:04 p.m. Panora Police took a report of a lost item

Gov. Reynolds announces she will not run for reelection

Apr 11, 2025 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced this morning that she will not be seeking reelection. She made the announcement in a video on her campaign’s YouTube page, saying, “Serving as your governor has been the greatest honor of my life — an opportunity that, not so long ago, I never could have imagined.”

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

2024-25 Panorama Secondary School Honor Roll, Grades 6-12: Fall Terms 1, 2, 3

Apr 11, 2025 | News

Honor Roll students have a 3.0 grade point average, and students with all A’s have an asterisk.

Grade 6

Mya Baudler 1
Emerson Bendickson 1,2*,3*
Bradley Brittain 1,2
Neal Buckner 1,2,3
Braydin Cooper 1
Mason Crees 1,2,3
Lexi Ford 1,2,3
Nora Grove 1,2*,3*
Robert Heady 1,3
Jessa Hellman 1,2,3
Tinsley Hodges 1,2*,3
Brennan Irwin 3
Clint Isom 1,2
Lyle Jacobsen 1,2,3
Zoey Kepple 1,2*,3
Khloe Kile 1
Lexia Leone 1,2,3*
Elizabeth Lopez 1,23
Alyssa Prescott 1*,2*,3
Adley Ratcliff *1*,2*,3*
Lyvia Reising 1,2
Sofie Reising 1,2,3
Kyler Robotham 2
Charlotte Rockwell 1*,2*,3
Julianna Schroeder 1*,2*,3*
Bryson Scott 1,3
Kenslea Scott 1*,2*,3*
Edwin Solorzano 1
Spencer Clark 1,3
Sophie Stalter 2
Isabella Stein 1*,2*,3*
Khloe Sweet 3
Jax Uhlman 1,2,3
Madi White 1,2,3
Lilly Yeager 2,3

Grade 7

Avery Allen *1*,2*,3*
Brennen Bell 2
Makiya Boblett 1,2,3
Willow Boblett 1,2,3
Adelyn Brewster 1,2,3
Caden Crandall 1,2*,3
Jace Denham 1,2,3
Conner Dorr 1,3
Kamron Easter 1
Adalynn Godwin 1,2*,3*
Jace Hitchcock 1,2,3
Madelyn Huitt 1,2,3
Liffy Kempf 1,2*,3
Kashley Klein 1,2,3*
Tessa Knapp 1,2,3
Aleah Knode 1,2,3
Natalya Lombard 1*,2,3
Liam Mahlstedt 1,3
Cash Ocker 2
Madeline Olson 1,2,3*
Alice Patten 1*,2*,3*
Dakota Pierce 1,2,3
Mackenzie Ponstein 1,2,3*
Caden Ratcliff 1,2,3
Tinleigh Schwartz 1,2,3
Aubrey Smith 1,2
Aria Stanley 1,2*,3*
Eli Tripple 1,2,3
Isabelle Tripple 1,2,3*
William Walker 1,2,3
Vivien Way 1,2,3
Bryna Wearmouth 1,2,3
Lillian Wile 1
Josiah Williams 2,3
Emma Zaruba 1*,2,3

Grade 8

Avery Ambrose 1*,2*,3*
Olivia Beadut 1*,2*,3*
Mason Cates 1*,2*,3
Madeiline Davis 1*,2*,3*
Alexia Galvan 1*,2*,3*
Taelyn Gerth 1*,2
Ines Gimeno-Perez 1*,2*,3*
Jorge Gimeno-Perez 1,2,3
Jacey Glade 1*,2*.3*
Alyssa Hall 1,2,3
Ella Hall 1
Hanna Hellman 1,2*,3
Hunter Hines 1
Audrey Kepple 3
Evan Losee 1,2,3
Quinlan Mckee 1,2,3
Libby Miller 1*,2*,3*
Bentley Nelson 1*,2*,3
Emma Nolan 1
Alexis Olesen 1
Madielynn Olson 1*,2*,3
Caleb Prescott 3
Anabel Pudenz 1*,2*,3*
Ty Ratcliff 1,2,3
April Reising 1*,2*,3*
Caleb Sanders 1,2,3
Lillian Schaefer 1,2,3
Graysen Shaffer 1,2,3
EmaLee Slater 1
Olyvia Smith 1,2
Rhaica Spencer 1,2,3
Alyssa Stanley 1*,2*,3*
Tatem Starr 1,2
Kain Storesund 1,2,3
Jordin Sweet 1,2,3
Tanner Thompson 1,2
Addison Wagner 1*,2*,3
Kaylynn Walker 1,2*,3
Abbey Waltz 3
Maddox Wirt 1,2,3

Grade 9

Bennett Allen 1,2,3
Meredith Arganbright 1,2,3
Braden Bahrenfuss 1,2,3*
Blake Buckner 1*,2,3
Leah Carstens 2
Wilson Clark 1*,2*,3*
Heaven Copeland 2,3
Ashley Crees 1,2,3
Isabelle Davidson 1,2,3
Connor Deardorf 1,2,3
Corbin Deardorf 1,2,3
Hannah Dishman 3
Ruth Fett 1*,2*,3*
Sam Hansen 1,2,3*
Chris Hayden 3
Marlee Herring 1*,2*,3*
Jackson Hitchcock 2
Malia Jacobsen 1,2*,3*
Emma Johnson 1,2, 3
Leah Kastner 1,2,3*
Andrea Knode 1,2,3
Calista Knudsen 1,2,3*
Eliot Lund 1,2,3
Mason Meinecke 1,2,3*
Kaylee Michaelson 3
Xiamara Monrroy Nunez 1,3
Miley Nolan 1,3
Elle Reynolds 1,2,3
Logan Ritter 1,2
Sara Rivas 1*,2*,3
Ruth Ayden 1,2,3
Berkley Schwartz 1,2,3
Nolan Sheehy 1,2,3
Miyah Small 1*,2*,3*
Evynn Stagg 1,2,3
Cruz Stanley 1,2*,3
Brody Steenblock 1,2,3
Ava Thorn 1,2,3
Grace Tripple 1*,2,3*
Court Vogel 1,2
Jaxon Vogel 1,2,3
Alexis Wachter 1,2,3
Baylee Walker 2,3
Emma Walker 1,2,3
Bladyn Wearmouth 1,2,3

Grade 10

Maci Bauer 1,2,3
Luke Brinker-Owen 1*,2*,3
Hayden Byerly 1
Cole Carstens 1,2,3
Xavier Clark 1,2
Eli Cooper 1,3
Crandall Cruz 1,2,3
Pluto Dugan 1,2,
Laci Fiscus 1,2
Hadley Fitch 1,2,3
Naomi Flinn 1,2,3
Jamie Fronapfel 1,2,3
Huber Galicia 1*,2*,3*
Devin Gall 1,2,3
Nerea Gimeno-Perez *1*,2*,3
Piper Godwin 1*,2*,3
Isaak Greenlee 1,2,3
Lillian Greenlee 1*,2*,3*
Blake Heckman 1
Hailey Hellman1*,2*,3*
Sabrina Huitt 2,3
Danica Isom 1*,2,3*
Henry Kalhoff 1,2,3
Hunter Kempf 1,2,3
Serenity Kepple 1,2,3
Ella King 3
Jadyn Lawrence 1*,2*,3*
Paula N. Lopez 1,2*3*
Zander Lopez 1,2
Morgan Lutz 1,2,3*
Navira Martin 1,2,3
Holiday Mertens 1*,2*,3*
Parker Meyer 1,2,3
Alex Morris 3
Alexis Olson 1,2,3
Isabelle Peasley 1*,2*,3*
Nolan Ponstein 1*,2,3
Brayden Prescott 1,3
Jessica Randol 1*,2*,3*
Trey Ratcliff 1,2,3
Gracie Recker 1,2,3
Kylie Rochholz 1*,2*,3*
Ian Schnathorst 1,2
Elijah Sebern 1,2*,3*
Blake Smith 1,2,3
Jaxson Stauffer 1,3
Natalie Waltz *1*,2*,3*
Riley Wasson 1,2,3
Bridget White 1,2,3
Neele Wirths 1,2*,3*

Grade 11

Lillie Arganbright 1,2,3
Addison Astley 1,2,3
Lillie Bachmeyer 1,2,3
Easton Berhow 1,2,3
Dylan Burchfield 1,2,3
Landon Byerly 1,3
Ella Carico 1*,2,3
Parker Cay 1,2,3
Landon Clark 1*,2,3
Morgan Crees 1,2,3
Bryce Dawes 1,2,3
Mary Fett 1,2,3
Taylor Fronapfel 1,2,3
Galvan Brayden 1,2,3
Garcia Emily 1,2,3
Sara Gibson 1*2*,3
Brooklyn Haines 1,2,3
Ainsley Halamar 1,2,3
Zachary Hayden 1*,2*,3*
Baylyn Herring 1*,2*,3*
Evelyn Hummel 1,2,3
Lukas Johns 1,2
Evan Johnson 1*,2*
Nevaeh Joynes 1*,2,3
Cody Kastner 1,2,3
Joshua Kirschbaum 1,2,3*
Miranda Laabs 1,2,3
Cody Lee 1,2,3
Gavin Lindstrom 1,2,3
Elaine Lund 1,2,3
Savannah Matthias 2
Margaret McCarthy 1,2,3
Jemma Meacham 1,2,3
Brayden Meinecke 1,2,3
Kasey Michaelson 2,3
Elah Molloy 1,2,3
Cristian Monrroy Nunez 1,2,3*
Kalreen Ploeger 1,2,3
Annabelle Reynolds 1,2
Aden Rochholz 1*,2*,3*
Niahnna Schnathorst 1,2,3
Blake Schwartz 1,2,3
Jackson Shaffer 2,3
Syler Shaffer 3
Nathaniel Spencer 1,3
Ava Thompson 1*,2*,3*
Peyton Walker 1,2,3
Alexis Wasson 1*,2*,3*
Taylin Woolheater 1*,2,3
Abigail Zaruba 1*,2,3

Grade 12

Reilan Boecker 1,2
Ruanne Brinker 1,2,3
Madelyn Carstens 1*,2*,3*
Laine Christe 1*,2*,3
Joel Cooper 1,2,3*
Bridgette Ewing 1*,2
Gabriella Gaffney 1*,2,3
Nathan Geckler 1*,2
Mason Halling 1*,2,3
Alexander Hammerstrom 1,2,3
Elijah Hammerstrom 1*,2,3*
Emme Hardisty 1*,2*,3*
Cayden Iredale 1,2
Cooper Jordan 1,2,3
Landon Kirtley 1,2,3
Will Knapp 2
Kelsey Laabs 1*,2,3
Aubrey Lincoln 1*,2,3
Maddelyn Lutz 2
Madison Mincey 1,2,3
Hannah Nichols 1*,2,3*
Noah Poldberg 1*,2*,3*
Jolynne Roeder 2
Sawyer Simmons 1*,2,3
Hanna Smith 1*,2*
Elizabeth Snyder 1*,2*,3*
Kylee Solorzano 1*,2,3
Jaysen Stagg 1,2,3
Arilyan Steenblock 1*,2*,3*
Gage Thorn 1,2,3*
Gabriel Wagner 1*,2,3
Braylunn Wearmouth 1,2,3

ACGC golf teams compete on Monday

Apr 11, 2025 | Sports

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys and girls golf teams compete at the Don Williams Golf Course on Monday, April 14 against Van Meter and Ogden. Ogden is the host of this meet.

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