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ACGC and Panorama Prom details

Mar 19, 2026 | News

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette 

This year, the Panorama and ACGC Proms will both be held on the same evening, Saturday, April 11.

Panorama

The Panorama Prom will begin with the Grand March at 5 p.m. at the Panorama High School auditorium. Then, at 5:30 p.m., the Photo Opportunity Hour begins at The Captain’s Pick, 5071 Cover Ridge Road. Dinner follows at 6:30 p.m. with the dance from 7:30-10:30 p.m.

Beginning at 10:45 p.m., events move to the high school with the After Prom Party scheduled until 3 a.m., hosted by the junior class parents.

ACGC

The ACGC Prom will hold the Grand March at 6:30 p.m. in the high school gym. Dinner will be at 7:30 p.m., followed by the dance from 8:30-10:30 p.m. The After Prom event will be 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the high school.

Yester Years

Mar 19, 2026 | Yester Years

10 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 24, 2016

MARCH MATH MADNESS. Tyme Boettcher (left) and Brady Wells (right) look over their brackets in their fourth-grade class this week. Kyler Kudart has incorporated the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, providing some March Madness in his classroom, by using the event to teach his students math.

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20 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 22, 2006

FUTURE FARMERS? Gage Buttler, Guthrie Center, and Heidi Kipp, Yale, provided lots of entertainment at Buttler Agronomy’s Open House last week.

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30 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 27, 1996

WRESTLERS CITED. Recipients of top wrestling awards were from left, Russ Love, state qualifier at 189 pounds, Kaleb McCarty, fourth place 103 pounds at state, and Troy Steensen. Love and McCarty shared the most valuable wrestler award while Steensen was judged most improved.

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40 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 20, 1986

SCIENCE WINNERS. David Andresen and Travis Burchfield, left, and Brett Hodges captured first-place awards at the West Central 8 Conference Science Fair at Stuart last week. Andresen and Burchfield, sophomores, and Hodges, a seventh grader, will take their winning projects to West Des Moines next month for the state Hawkeye Science Fair.

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50 years ago

From the archives of The Guthrie Center Times, March 24, 1976

CONTEST WINNER. Joe Sheeder, a seventh grader, accepts a check from Valerie Vant Hoff, president of the Guthrie Center Education Association, in recognition of his winning effort in the GCEA sponsored creative Bicentennial contest. A poem submitted by Sheeder was judged the overall winner and was forwarded for state competition.

Interruptions 

Mar 19, 2026 | Publisher's Column

We are absolutely loaded with interruptions. Phone calls. Social media alerts. Text messages. Emails. That one person who says, “Real quick…” and then talks for 20 minutes. This newsletter? Let’s be honest — it might be interrupting you right now. Sorry about that.

Now, some interruptions are nice. A call from a friend. Good news. Someone bringing you food. But most interruptions have one job, and they do it beautifully: they interrupt.

It’s hard to imagine now, but there was a time — not all that long ago — when people weren’t reachable every second of the day. Younger readers, I regret to inform you that we once lived in a magical era where you could just… disappear. No texts. No notifications. No “Where are you???” messages with three question marks and rising panic.

Back then, you could start something and actually finish it. I know — it sounds made up. Like a fairy tale. “Once upon a time, a person completed a task without checking his phone.”

The other day, I was driving my truck and thinking about this. There was a time when being in your vehicle meant peace and quiet. It was your own little bubble of freedom. Nobody knew where you were. Nobody knew what you were doing. And somehow, the world kept spinning anyway.

Now? If you don’t respond within five minutes, people assume you have fallen off the grid, joined a monastery or been abducted.

Somewhere along the line, we all agreed — without actually agreeing — that we should be available 24/7 and share every detail of our lives. What we had for breakfast. A couple hundred selfies. Where we “checked in.”

And, of course, it’s not enough to share our own lives — we also have to keep up with everyone else’s breakfast, selfies and check-ins. It’s exhausting. I know more about what people ate this morning than I know about my own extended family.

At this point, it’s fair to call it what it is: an addiction. One that, some would argue, was carefully engineered by Big Tech to keep us scrolling, clicking and occasionally wondering why we opened the app in the first place.

And like any addiction, it’s tough to break.

So maybe the solution is simple — or at least simple in theory. Put the phone down. Ignore a notification. Sit in your car for an extra minute before going inside. Experience a brief, glorious interruption-free moment.

Just don’t forget to post about it later.

Shane Goodman
Editor and Publisher
Times Vedette digital newsletter

Guthrie County supervisors approve contract for Wagon Road project

Mar 17, 2026 | News

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette

During the regular weekly meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors this morning, County Engineer Josh Sebern discussed the proposed contract for the P28/Wagon Road Project LFM-P28 (2)-7X-39.

“Today, we have for consideration the contract for the P28 asphalt overlay,” Sebern said. “Just as a reminder, the contract amount is $5,972,000. Henningsen Construction is out of Atlantic.”

The supervisors unanimously approved the contract.

Sebern also said the county will receive $9,900 through the Traffic Safety Improvement Program for sign replacement.

Jotham Arber spoke about a request for the supervisors to consider a financial oversight agreement with Guthrie County First Responders.

“What we’re looking for from the county is a partner, an auditor, if you will,” Arber said. “We’re not asking for any tax dollars.”

The supervisors approved the agreement as proposed.

The supervisors discussed Resolution 26-27, a measure adopting fiscal year 2026-27 salaries for elected officials in Guthrie County. Supervisor Brian Johnson voiced his perspective on the matter.

“I’m going to be a no vote on the resolution, and I’ll take my own blame for it. Last week, I didn’t follow the extent for which we were voting. I would not have voted for a 5% increase, especially for supervisors,” Johnson said. “I just think we’re approved by the citizens of this county. It’s their money, and I would use the word transparency. So I’ll be a no vote today.”

Supervisor Maggie Armstrong discussed a mailing sent to property owners explaining the tax levy. Auditor Dani Fink said one page of the mailing listed the incorrect fiscal year, so the county will post a correction on social media and the county website.

The supervisors approved Resolution 26-27, with Johnson voting no.

The supervisors also discussed procedures for when certain county departmental offices may close due to weather or other situations. Each department head can post updates on that department’s page on the county website. For more widespread closures, the supervisors will determine closures and communicate the status via the website and Facebook.

The supervisors meet regularly at 9 a.m. Tuesdays. The public is welcome to attend at the courthouse or via remote technology. To join remotely, call 323-792-6123 and use meeting code 547029216#.

ACGC girls place 32nd at IATC Championships

Mar 17, 2026 | Sports

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC girls track and field team competed at the 2026 IATC Championships at Iowa State University on Friday and Saturday, May 12-13. The girls tied for 32nd with four other schools, scoring three points. Tessa Slaybaugh had the best performance for ACGC, placing sixth in the long jump with a leap of 14-08.75.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

  • 200-meter dash: Meranda Gruber, 19th in 29.10
  • 400-meter dash: Savannah Akers, 18th in 1:08.54
  • 800-meter run: Brooklyn Schafer, 23rd in 2:53.03
  • High jump: Cadence Petersen, 26th jumping 4-07.00
  • Long jump: Tessa Slaybaugh, sixth jumping 14-08.75
  • Kiera Boals, 19th jumping 12-11.50
  • Shot put: Becca Littler, 23rd throwing 28-06.50
  • Caydence Boals, 24th throwing 28-06.50
  • 800-meter sprint medley: Slaybaugh, Drake, Lauzon, Brown, 15th in 2:04.28
  • 4×100-meter relay: Gruber, Akers, Lauzon, Langgaard, 10th in 54.38
  • 4×400-meter relay: Langgaard, Petersen, Schafer, Lauzon, 13th in 4:31.25
  • 4×800-meter relay: Schafer, Reinhart, Seeck, Underwood, ninth in 11:51.48