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Guthrie County Sheriff Matt Harmann reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Dec. 16 at 4:22 p.m. on Highway 25. Sabrina Dawn Torneden, 41, of Derby, Kansas, was driving a 2025 Honda CRV northbound on Highway 25 and made contact with a deer that came out of the east ditch and entered the roadway. Estimated damage to the Honda is $5,000.
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Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 21 at 9:07 a.m. on 140th Street. Luke Wesley Craig Skalla, 36, of Bayard, was driving a 2024 GMC Sierra K2500 DE pickup westbound on 140th Street east of Justice Road and lost control while coming down the ice-covered gravel road, driving off the river bank and coming to rest in the water. The truck collied with the bridge pier, causing an estimated $100,000 to the bridge rail and $15,000 to the GMC pickup. A passenger, Bridgette Jean Skalla, 31, of Bayard, was injured in the accident.
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette
As the end of the year draws near, consumers are inundated with “Best of” lists from the year. In that spirit, the MJB Library would like to share the most popular books of 2025.
Stop in and check out some of these most circulated materials and see why they were so popular.
The MJB Library Festival of Trees will be up until Jan. 2, so stop in and take some time to enjoy the beauty of the season. For those who decorated a tree for the festival, please plan to pick up your tree during library hours between Jan. 2 and Jan. 10.
Book club members, stop in and get your copies of the January books. Between the Covers afternoon book club will be reading “When Crickets Cry” by Charles Martin. “The Borrowed Life of Frederick Fife” by Anna Johnston is the selection for the Reads Well With Others evening book club. Both selections are available on Libby with a reduced wait time for MJB Library patrons; ebooks and audiobooks are available.
Cribbage Club meets each Monday from 9-11 a.m., and Bridge Club meets at the same time on Wednesdays. Both groups meet in the Taylor Meeting Room and welcome new participants. MJB Library’s newest group, Craft and Connect, meets weekly on Monday evenings from 4-6 p.m. Craft and Connect participants just need to bring whatever craft they are working on and socialize with other creative folks while working.
Preschool Story Hour takes place each Friday at 10 a.m. in the children’s area of the library. Preschoolers and their caretakers are invited to come listen to some stories and do a craft. On Dec. 26, the theme will be cold and snow. There will be no story hour on Friday, Jan. 2.
Patrons are reminded that the library will be closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 25, for Christmas. On Wednesday, Dec. 31, the library will close at 3 p.m. for New Year’s Eve and will remain closed on New Year’s Day, Thursday, Jan. 1.
This creative group attended the Creation Corner on Dec. 17 to make some holiday crafts. Library Director Jerri Hawkins read “The Night Before Christmas” to the Preschool Story Hour group on Friday.
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The Panorama Dance Team performed during halftime of the basketball games on Dec. 16 at Panorama High School.
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
With the planned facilities project at Guthrie County Hospital just around the corner, contractor Graham Construction has built full-sized cardboard mock-ups of some of the planned rooms. The mock-ups are in the back area at the Big Green Umbrella Media building, 104 Industrial Road in Guthrie Center. Hospital staff recently came in to give feedback on the design of the rooms and location of equipment.
Matt Sandel (RN) and Mandy Schiefert (Chief Nursing Officer) check out the room mock-ups.
Sinks, TVs and even paper towel dispensers are factored into the models.
Full-sized cardboard models include cupboards, counters and outlets.
CNO Mandy Schiefert and Danielle Lauzon (Clinical Safety and Quality Coordinator) check out a patient care area.