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Cribbage results from Dec. 19 and Dec. 22

Special to the Times Vedette On Dec. 19, a total of 10 players participated. Allen Pierce got a 16 and a 20, Bill Sheeder and Lela Schwartz each got a 16; Dennis Betts got a 23, a 17 and a 16; Kathy Feilmier got a 17 and a 20; and Roy Carl got a 24. On Dec. 22, a...

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Ram collides with tree in Stuart

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Josh Armstrong reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 18 at 1 a.m. on N.W. Second Street in Stuart. Miles King Worthington, 36, of Osceola, was driving a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 and drove off a...

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Honda strikes deer on Highway 25

Special to the Times Vedette 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...

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GMC truck loses control, enters water

Special to the Times Vedette 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...

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Panorama Dance team performs

Photos by Betty Cooper | Special to the Times Vedette The Panorama Dance Team performed during halftime of the basketball games on Dec. 16 at Panorama High School.  Click images to enlarge.

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Cardboard clinic pops up in Guthrie Center 

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...

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Santa Send-off route announced 

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Again this year, the Guthrie Center firefighters will parade Santa Claus through town beginning at 6 p.m. on Christmas Eve. As shown, the route includes almost every part of Guthrie Center. Santa will begin his parade at the fire station,...

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Simmons family keeps lighting tradition alive

For 30 years, Betty Simmons and her late husband, Gerald, and their son, Raymond, have shared their amazing creations at Guthrie Center’s Mitchell Park. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times, December 2025 A famous quotation, attributed to anthropologist Margaret Mead,...

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