NEWS

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources The best way to prevent the spread of oak wilt is to not prune any oak tree during the growing season. “It’s best to wait until after Oct. 15 to start pruning oak trees,” Tivon Feeley with the Iowa DNR’s forest health...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources  Through the USDA Forest Service Inflation Reduction Act, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received funds for tree planting grants for communities.  The Iowa Tree Planting Grant provides reimbursable grants...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Drivers are advised to stay alert as they travel Iowa’s roadsides over the coming weeks. Autumn deer behavior, crop harvest and peak travel times for motorists combine to hike the risk of vehicle-deer collisions in Iowa....

Special to the Times Vedette Hosting the Annual Appreciation Dinner for Guthrie Livestock Auction on Sept. 28 were Dan and Terry Laughery. The event was held at 5:30 p.m. at Café on The Hill in Guthrie Center with Sarah Messinger assisting. Sarah furnished the hors...

Special to the Times Vedette The 10 Squared Women of Guthrie County held its third-quarter meeting of 2024 on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at Twin Vines in Panora. Forty women attended in person, and six members attended via Zoom. After hearing presentations from Friends of the...

Special to the Times Vedette On Oct. 2, a total of 13 players participated. Wayne Nickel got a 24, Sandy Rumelhart got a 16 and a 20, Jim Carico had a 16, Dan Webb got a 17,  Lela Schwartz brought in an 18, and Robert Klever came up with a 16 and a 24. The Guthrie...

Photos by Betty Cooper Panorama High School held a homecoming parade and pep rally on Friday, kicking off at the Town Square at 2 p.m. The parade started at the school and headed east down Market Street to the town square. The Panthers defeated Southwest Valley in the...

Photos by Betty Cooper Joel Cooper and Elizabeth Snyder were crowned the Panorama High School 2024 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime of the football game on Friday night. 

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Oct. 1 regular weekly meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Supervisor Maggie Armstrong updated the other members on the planned EMS presentation. “I sent this to everybody for review last Thursday,” Armstrong...

Special to the Times Vedette Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the summer semester President’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade...