NEWS

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie Center city council on Aug. 26, the council heard a request from Dr. Kelly Bast who asked the council to allow time for the residents of 100 N. 12th St. to clean out, tear down and remove the...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Lutheran Church of Hope, Panora Campus, is partnering with Hospice of the Midwest to offer a free training titled “Grief Share,” beginning on Sept. 16 and running through Dec. 9. The 13-week program will meet each Monday from 11:30 a.m....

Special to the Times Vedette Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will provide $2,000 grants to 137 participating school districts or schools to purchase meat, eggs, produce, dairy and other...

Special to the Times Vedette The Panora Public Library will be presenting a Colonial America presentation and reenactment by Barry Grove on Saturday, Sept. 14 starting at 10 a.m. The Colonial America presentation depicts life in the colonies prior to the Revolutionary...

By Susan Thompson | Times Vedette For the fourth year in a row, Panora will host the Raccoon River Valley Walk to End Alzheimer's. The year’s walk is Saturday, Sept. 21. These fundraising events are held annually in more than 600 communities nationwide, and constitute...

By Kerry Jacobsen | Times Vedette Parents and kids were running around this morning taking pictures, giving hugs and maybe even shedding a tear or two while teachers welcomed kids back for the first day of school at both ACGC and Panorama school districts today. ...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Todd Thorn reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Aug. 20 at 4:02 p.m. on Highway 44. Mathison Minnie Ayers, 25, of Guthrie Center was driving a 2016 Dodge Charger SXT eastbound on Highway 44 and...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, CEO Chris Stipe asked the trustees to consider approving employee bonuses for all staff. Stipe explained how, following feedback from employees, the hospital is...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources The good news for Iowa’s cottontail rabbit hunters is that Iowa has an abundant rabbit population, with the southern half of the state seeing the best overall numbers. The better news for hunters is Iowa’s cottontail...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources  Iowa’s pheasant hunters bagged more than 590,000 roosters last fall, the most since 2007. The 62% increase in harvest was due to a strong population of pheasants and to a 32% increase in the number of pheasant hunters....