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Tristan West has operated the seasonal fishing shop from his Panora garage since 2012. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, May 2026 If you are looking to go fishing in Guthrie County, where can you buy bait and tackle? If you simply want live bait, vending machines and...

Special to the Times Vedette Joy Neal Kidney’s new novel, “The Immigrant and the Outlaw,” gathers some of her most compelling work — stories rooted in Iowa soil yet echoing far beyond it. Tales of grit, heritage, sacrifice and the quiet heroism woven through everyday...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the May 28 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, Clinical Safety and Quality Coordinator Danielle Lauzon shared information about a recently completed “drill.” “We participated in an exercise with Public Health,...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the May 26 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers reviewed and approved Resolution 26-27, setting the date and fees for citywide cleanup. The official date is June 12, although residents who have signed up to...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Due to a light agenda, the May 26 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council was canceled. The next regularly scheduled meeting of the city council is set for June 8 at 6:30 p.m. The public is welcome.

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette From 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 31 at the Guthrie Center Fire Hall, a freewill donation breakfast will be held to raise funds for the Guthrie County Swim Club. The meal includes pancakes, scrambled eggs and sausage, as well as coffee,...

Special to the Times Vedette An Alumni Tea was held on the afternoon of May 23 at the Casey Community Building with more than a dozen in attendance. Photos courtesy of Jeff Smith

Special to the Times Vedette Mr. Osbahr’s class at Panorama High School built a giant Adirondack chair for Panorama Days. Art students Bella Kelly and Hadley Fitch had been working on painting the details. The Panora Chamber of Commerce invites the public to a special...

Special to the Times Vedette Central College recognized 251 graduates during Commencement 2026 on May 16 in P.H. Kuyper Gymnasium on Central's campus. Eli Kading of Casey (50048), graduated with major(s) in Accounting and Business Management and minors in Economics....

Special to the Times Vedette Each semester, Central College recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement by naming them to the Dean's List. This distinction is reserved for those who have earned a semester grade point average of 3.5 or...