NEWS
Fired up for pancakes in Yale!
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The Yale Fire Department held its 24th annual pancake breakfast on Sunday, Feb. 9 from 7 a.m. to noon at the Yale Community Building. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, and biscuits and gravy were served as a fundraiser for the department. Food...
Olympic spirit at The New Homestead
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Friday, Feb. 6, while the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, was ongoing, there was a spinoff event occurring in Guthrie Center. Residents of The New Homestead and members of ACGC’s National Honor Society came...
ACGC excels at state speech contest
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette More than 50 ACGC students traveled to Valley High School in West Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 7 to compete at State Large Group Speech Contest. Vocal Music/Drama teacher Kelsey Dinkla voiced her pride in the performance of ACGC students....
Panorama School Board reviews survey responses on four-day week
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Feb. 9 regular meeting of the Panorama School Board, Superintendent Kasey Huebner addressed the issue regarding the district’s interest in pursuing a possible change to a four-day instruction week. “Everything we’ve done is on...
Guthrie Center City Council approves repair to city shop building
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Feb. 9 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, City Administrator Kris Arrasmith shared information on repairs needed at the city’s “shop” building. She noted the budget includes funds (about $65,000) for a roof...
Panora City Council revisits lack of water meter access in apartment building
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The regular meeting of the Panora City Council was held on Monday, Feb. 9 with the bulk of the meeting dedicated to a follow-up discussion on the lack of water meter access to an apartment building, as well as a budget workshop review...
Stark’s Performance Horses offers ‘Western pleasure horsemanship’
Clients learn to ride horses as well as the various chores involved in horsemanship, including brushing and grooming. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, January 2026 Dana and Dan Stark of rural Panora (1977 A Ave.) own and operate Stark’s Performance Horses. Dana shared...
Cribbage results from Feb. 6 and Feb. 9
Special to the Times Vedette On Feb. 6, a total of 11 players participated. The players were apparently stuck on 16. Sandy Rumelhart got two 16s. Dennis Betts, Kathy Fielmier and Allen Pierce ended up with one 16 each. On Feb. 9, a total of six players participated....
Hunting, fishing license sales in 2025
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources In 2025, Iowa residents purchased… Fishing 198,202 annual licenses 8,794 lifetime fishing licenses 17,405 three-year licenses 1,098 seven-day license 3,586 one-day license 41,850 trout fees 166 paddlefish licenses 19,513...
Drought watches lifted, but precipitation deficits remain
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Despite below-average precipitation in January, all regions of Iowa previously under drought watch have had those designations lifted, according to the latest monthly Water Summary Update. Although months of dryness...
