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The 10 members of the Panorama Homecoming Court will reign over the festivities this weekend. The king and queen will be named during halftime of tonight’s football game. 

Riley Wasson, Jadyn Lawrence, Hadley Fitch, Bridget White and Danica Isom.

Cole Carstens and Jadyn Lawrence

Hadley Fitch and Eli Cooper

Huber Galicia and Riley Wasson

Cole Carstens and Jadyn Lawrence

Brayden Prescott and Bridget White

Hadley Fitch and Eli Cooper

Cruz Crandall and Danica Isom

Kindergarten royalty Hudson Dahlhauser and Hattie Chaloupka

Huber Galicia, Riley Wasson, Cole Carstens, Jadyn Lawrence, Eli Cooper, Hadley Fitch, Brayden Prescott, Bridget White, Cruz Crandall and Danica Isom along with Hudson Dahlhauser and Hattie Chaloupka

Bridget White and Brayden Prescott

Huber Galicia and Riley Wasson

Riley Wasson, Danica Isom, Hadley Fitch, Bridget White, Jadyn Lawrence, Huber Galicia, Cole Carstens, Eli Cooper, Brayden Prescott and Cruz Crandall

Huber Galicia, Cole Carstens, Eli Cooper, Brayden Prescott and Cruz Crandall

Riley Wasson, Jadyn Lawrence, Hadley Fitch, Bridget White and Danica Isom

Cruz Crandall and Danica Isom

Huber Galicia, Riley Wasson, Cole Carstens, Jadyn Lawrence, Eli Cooper, Hadley Fitch, Brayden Prescott, Bridget White, Cruz Crandall and Danica Isom.

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Chris Arganbright of the Bryton Insurance Agency, Panora, is shown delivering checks totaling $29,587.50 to Panorama Community School District Superintendent Kasey Huebner. This is an Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB) safety group dividend paid back by participating in the EMC Insurance Companies insurance program for schools. Total dividends returned to participating schools for 2025 were $12.5 million, which is a record for the program. The IASB insurance program dates back to 1974 and is unique in that it returns money to its members for their diligent efforts in safety and reducing losses.

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As part of the Panorama Homecoming celebration this week, the annual Iron Games tradtion took place Thursday evening.  The girls took part in a friendly game of flag football, while the boys took their turn on the volleyball court. 

By Jolene Goodman | Times Vedette

The Guthrie County Fair was held Sept. 3-7 this year.  Jolene Goodman captured these images from events on Saturday.   

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Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a motorcycle vs. deer accident occurring on Sept. 5 at 4:50 p.m. on Highway 44. Brad Allen Archer, 37, of Indianola, was driving a 2019 Indian Scout motorcycle eastbound when he struck a deer, causing him to fall off and come to rest in the middle of the highway. Archer had head, stomach and arm injuries and was transported by EMS before being flown to Mercy Hospital via life flight. Estimated damage to the motorcycle is $6,000.

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Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Sept. 2 at 5:50 p.m. on 330^thStreet. Alan Diaz Hernandez, 19, of Stuart, was driving a 2021 Nissan NV 2500 traveling westbound when he overcorrected the vehicle and entered the south ditch before coming to rest on the vehicles driver’s side. Estimated damage to the Nissan is $20,000. No citations were issued.