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Iowa Cancer Registry to visit all Iowa counties to share cancer data. By Cami Koons | Iowa Capital Dispatch  The Iowa Cancer Registry plans to deliver county-specific reports to all 99 counties in Iowa and meet with communities to point out particular policies or...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Panora’s Stitch & Chatter group recently donated 40 quilts to residents at Panora Specialty Care. Group member Ellen Campbell shared details. “We visited with the residents as we delivered the quilts to each room. It was a joy to see...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  Looking for a fun way to bring in the new year? Here are a few ideas that were passed along to us: Pioneers Pub, 618 McPherson St. in Casey, is offering a New Year’s Eve Prime Rib Dinner special from 5:30-9 p.m. Reservations are...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors held a brief meeting of roughly four minutes for the final meeting of 2024. Minutes from the Dec. 17 and Dec. 23 meetings were approved. One agenda item was a notice of position change for Jeremy...

  Sandy Lane taught Julie Hathaway how to quilt, and now the daughter is just as involved as the mother.   By Rich Wicks | Panora Times Sandy Lane and her daughter, Julie Hathaway, live in Panora but are active in the Winterset Quilt Guild. The group gives...

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie County REC annual meeting is Saturday, Jan. 4, at the event center at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds. Property owners residing in Districts 1, 2 or 3 have directors up for reelection and should have received a ballot in the...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa’s pheasant, late muzzleloader and archery deer, and archery fall turkey seasons close on Jan. 10. Squirrel, quail, partridge and grouse remain open until Jan. 31. Furbearer seasons and rabbit season is open until Feb....

Special to the Times Vedette Enjoy a fun-filled evening of snowman-building at the Snow Much Fun: Ladies' Night Snowman Extravaganza on Jan. 23 from 6-8 p.m. at Lake Lumber, 405 E. Clay St. in Panora. Bring your creativity and any fun decorations for your snowman,...

From Iowa State University Extension and Outreach The annual Iowa State University Land Value Survey found that farmland values decreased 3.1%, or $369, to $11,467 per acre. The decrease this year nearly erases the 3.7% increase from last year and ends a five-year...

Special to the Times Vedette On Friday, Dec. 27, a total of six players participated. Allen Pierce got a 16, 16 and a 20; Sandy Rumelhart got a 16 and a 17; and Robert Klever got a 16. On Monday, Dec. 30, a total of 13 players participated. Dennis Bets got an 18;...