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Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — May 19-25, 2025

May 27, 2025 | Guthrie County Sheriff's Report

5-19-25

  • 2:29 a.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Mercy 
  • 8:29 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Bayard
  • 8:31 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 
  • 9:07 a.m. Panora Police responded to a complaint 
  • 10:31 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a scam 
  • 10:35 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a theft in Guthrie Center 
  • 11:31 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Menlo 
  • 5:47 p.m. Stuart Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Stuart 
  • 6:20 p.m. Panora Police performed a case follow-up 
  • 6:32 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a case follow-up in Guthrie Center 
  • 6:34 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 

 

5-20-25

  • 10:43 a.m. Guthrie County Sheriff responded to a report of harassment in Guthrie Center
  • 10:57 a.m. Guthrie County Sheriff responded to a call in Bayard 
  • 11:23 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of debris in the roadway on Highway 44
  • 11:50 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a theft 
  • 11:53 a.m. Panora Ambulance and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in Bagley
  • 12:41 p.m. Stuart Police performed a welfare check in Stuart 
  • 1:55 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 
  • 3:36 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Sheriff responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 4:09 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 5:06 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 
  • 7:16 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a complaint from Bayard 

 

5-21-25

  • 3:14 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Guthrie Center
  • 3:45 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted Dallas County with locating an individual from a high speed chase
  • 12:01 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint in Yale
  • 12:39 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy took a scam call from Bayard 
  • 6 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a harassment in Guthrie Center 
  • 6:09 p.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart 
  • 6:59 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a driving complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 7:03 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Lutheran 
  • 7:37 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Stuart Police responded to a family situation at Lake Diamondhead
  • 8:20 p.m. Stuart Police removed an object from the roadway on I-80
  • 8:27 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 

 

5-22-25

  • 1:54 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 
  • 6:21 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in Guthrie Center
  • 8:14 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check in rural Adair 
  • 9:20 a.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist 
  • 12:28 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a stolen trailer found in Polk County
  • 12:37 p.m. Stuart Police took a theft report 
  • 1:38 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Diamondhead
  • 2:49 p.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Lutheran
  • 3:03 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an automated crash detection in Jamaica 
  • 3:58 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a family situation in Casey 
  • 5:15 p.m. Panora Police took a theft report 
  • 6:35 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one female to Guthrie County Jail 
  • 6:37 p.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart
  • 8:18 p.m. Panora Police responded to a report of two juveniles playing in the road 
  • 8:43 p.m. Stuart Police transported one male to Guthrie County Jail 

 

5-23-25

  • 5:52 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a two-vehicle accident 
  • 6:57 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart 
  • 10:05 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint 
  • 11:45 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 
  • 1:17 p.m. Guthrie County Sheriff and Deputy responded to a driving complaint on Highway 141
  • 1:41 p.m. Panora Police responded to a complaint 
  • 2:32 p.m. Guthrie County Sheriff responded to a complaint in rural Bayard
  • 2:50 p.m. Stuart Police performed a welfare check 
  • 3:16 p.m. Panora Police responded to an animal complaint 
  • 4:57 p.m. Guthrie County Sheriff responded to an animal complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 5:43 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call at Lake Panorama 
  • 6:15 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a theft in rural Yale 
  • 8:02 p.m. Guthrie County Sheriff and Deputy performed a welfare check in rural Bagley
  • 8:08 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 

 

5-24-25

  • 1:07 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 
  • 1:12 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a two-vehicle accident 
  • 7:34 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint at Lake Diamondhead
  • 7:35 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a warrant check in Guthrie Center 
  • 7:50 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one male to Guthrie County Jail 
  • 8:10 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of a suspicious person in rural Panora
  • 8:33 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy removed a raccoon from Highway 44 
  • 9:16 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted with a property exchange in Bayard 
  • 9:47 a.m. Panora Fire and Ambulance responded to a hit gas line 
  • 12:27 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Yale
  • 12:32 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an On Star call on Frontier Road
  • 1:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal in the roadway on Highway 44
  • 1:55 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 2:41 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 
  • 5:10 p.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in Panora 
  • 7:24 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to an animal complaint in Guthrie Center 
  • 7:34 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a complaint 
  • 8:47 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a family situation 
  • 9:01 p.m. Stuart Police responded to a family situation 
  • 9:38 p.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Adair 
  • 9:57 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy assisted a motorist in Menlo 
  • 10:59 p.m. Panora Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Panora 
  • 11:48 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy transported one female to Guthrie County Jail

 

5-25-25

  • 12:20 a.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Mercy
  • 9:18 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of vandalism 
  • 11:30 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy performed a welfare check in rural Guthrie Center 
  • 1:27 p.m. Stuart Police assisted a motorist 
  • 4:48 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in rural Adair
  • 7:40 p.m. Stuart Police responded to complaint 
  • 8:10 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy and Stuart Police responded to a report of vandalism in Casey 
  • 8:25 p.m. Panora Police responded to a complaint 
  • 9:31 p.m. Stuart Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a report of gun shots heard 
  • 9:40 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to family situation in Jamaica 

Ask the neighborhood kids

May 27, 2025 | Publisher's Column

Ever wonder if you are a good neighbor? Sure, you keep your lawn mowed. You don’t let your dog bark continually. And you paint your house as needed. Those things all help, but what do your neighbors truly think of you? If you really want to know, ask the neighbor kid. Think I am wrong?  Let’s take a walk down memory lane.

Think back of your younger years and the time you spent outside. You were likely more conscious of the neighborhood surroundings than most adults. As such, you had a solid grasp on the temperament of the folks living near you. Which of your childhood neighbors did you really like? And which ones did you avoid? I am betting you didn’t have to think long before images of certain people came to mind. 

I remember the neighbor who taught me how to fly a kite. And I remember the one who tossed my bicycle in the street because I had it in his driveway when he came home from work. 

I remember the neighbor who came across the street to help me down from a tree that I was too scared to jump down from. And I remember the neighbors who never answered their door during Trick or Treating. 

I remember the neighbor who taught me how to throw a perfect football spiral. And I remember the one who told my friends and me to shut up when we were playing kick the can in the early evenings. 

Just a few years ago, I saw a neighbor boy while getting in my vehicle to go to work. The boy made eye contact with me briefly and then looked away. I yelled out, “Good morning, neighbor!” He looked directly at me and then cracked something that was beginning to resemble a smile. I doubt that this brief conversation changed his day, but who knows? That small gesture may have been just what he needed. And even if it wasn’t, it made me smile. 

Robert Frost once said that good fences make good neighbors. He may have been right, but I prefer this quote from Bruce Lee: “If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help.”

How will the neighborhood kids remember you?

Have a terrific Tuesday, and thanks for reading.

Shane Goodman
President and Publisher
Big Green Umbrella Media
shane@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 305

Crawford selected to MVC Scholar Athlete Team

May 23, 2025 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

Kate Crawford of Guthrie Center, a redshirt senior distance runner at the University of Northern Iowa, was selected to the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar Athlete Team for the third year in a row. Crawford was one of a conference-high 24 members of the UNI track and field team who were selected.

A total of 108 student-athletes from the conference’s 12 institutions were recognized for their performance in the classroom and in competition. To be eligible for selection for this honor, MVC student athletes must maintain a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 3.50 or higher, be at least a sophomore of both academic and athletic standing and place in the top eight of an individual event or top three in a relay at either the MVC Indoor and/or Outdoor Championships.

Crawford, who competed for ACGC in high school, placed seventh in the 5,000 Meters at the Indoor Conference Championship in March. Due to an injury at the end of this season, she was unable to compete at the Outdoor Conference Championship.

Crawford graduated this spring with a Bachelor of Arts double major in business economics and kinesiology and exercise science. She is the daughter of Blake and Angie Crawford. 

94-year-old enjoys Lake Panorama pontoon ride

May 23, 2025 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

Bill and Sue Jesse of Lake Panorama were honored to have Darlys Leicht, who will soon be 94, riding on their pontoon. Leicht set a new record for a rider’s age on their pontoon, which they purchased in 2005 after buying their property in 2004. The youngest rider was their 4-month-old granddaughter on her first ride.  

Leicht had moved to Iowa from Olympia, Washington, six days prior to this ride. She said she wanted to live closer to her daughter and her husband. Lake Panorama was the first Iowa water Leicht had ever been on. She said she enjoyed the lake tour — a sunny spring day with 75 degrees and no wind — and viewing the beautiful homes and properties.

Chamber celebrates The Captain’s Pick

May 23, 2025 | News

Special to the Times Vedette

The Panora Chamber of Commerce held the official ribbon cutting for The Captain’s Pick, 5071 Clover Ridge Road, on May 19.