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The group is as much a social event as a competition. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times For the past 15 years, a group of bridge players has been gathering weekly at the meeting room in the library in Guthrie Center to play cards. But the card game is only part of...

Special to the Times Vedette Midwest Partnership, an economic development group serving Guthrie and Adair counties, is partnering with The Guthrie County Extension to offer a course called “Stay Independent: A Healthy Aging Series.” This is for adults aged 60-plus....

Special to the Times Vedette Several Iowa state parks are still looking for campground hosts for the 2024 season. If you enjoy the outdoors, camping and meeting new people, consider becoming a volunteer campground host and spend your summer in a park. Campground hosts...

Special to the Times Vedette It’s 10 p.m. on a summer night along a gravel road anywhere in Iowa. In the farm pond next to the road, a raucous chorus of male frogs are making themselves heard as they vie for mates. A volunteer stands clipboard in hand, ear cocked,...

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center cribbage players meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the assisted living rec room at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays, and at the Guthrie Center Activity Center at 1 p.m. on Fridays. Organizers say there is...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Panorama eighth-grade students toured the Guthrie County Law Enforcement Center in Guthrie Center on March 20. Sheriff Arganbright and deputies gave students the opportunity to see the various parts of the facility, as well as equipment...

Special to the Times Vedette National Library Week is April 7-13. As part of the celebration, the Panora Public Library will be having events all week.  A bookmark contest will be held all week. Show your creativity and library love by designing a bookmark. Visit the...

Special to the Times Vedette Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced Wednesday that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has awarded 26 Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants to Iowa farmers, small businesses and nonprofits in 22 counties,...

Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa DNR is hiring seasonal park aides to work in Iowa state parks and forests this summer. If you have a passion for the outdoors, are looking for an active job and enjoy helping people, consider spending your summer in one of Iowa's...

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Community Easter Egg Hunt is planned for March 30 outdoors at the Guthrie Center Elementary School, 900 N. Fourth St. in Guthrie Center. In the case of inclement weather, the Easter Egg Hunt will be held at the ACGC High...