NEWS
Yale flips for pancakes, courtesy of Farmers State Bank
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Farmers State Bank sponsored a free pancake breakfast at the Yale Community Building on Saturday morning, March 7. The event has been a tradition for 35 years, held annually on the first Saturday in March. The event generally draws a...
Panora City Council to amend ordinance for Lutheran Church of Hope development
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Panora City Council on March 9, the councilmembers considered a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a request from Lutheran Church of Hope. The Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment...
Guthrie Center City Council learns about Lacey building cleanup progress, RAGBRAI planning
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 9 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Streets Department Chief Darrin Sloss shared information on the cleanup efforts at the long-vacated Lacey building on State Street. “A little over 50 man-hours were...
Farm Bureau webinar features ISU modeling to help farmers cut expenses, fine-tune spring nitrogen
Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), in partnership with Iowa State University (ISU), is hosting a farmer webinar, “Why it Pays to Test Your Soil Nitrogen,” on March 27 at 1 p.m. The free webinar is designed to provide new data and...
Cribbage results from March 6 and March 9
Special to the Times Vedette On March 6, a total of eight players participated. Dennis Betts got a 16; Allen Pierce got a 17, and Dave Richter got a 16, 16, 17, 24 and 24. On March 9, a total of five players participated. Dave Richter, Joanne Zieser and Robert Klever...
Burn ban lifted
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of 10 a.m. Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are no longer under an open burn ban. To see the updated status of burn bans or other important notices from the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency,...
State basketball update; DCG ending goes viral
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The state basketball tournaments are underway for both the boys and girls teams in Iowa. Despite the fact that neither ACGC or Panorama were able to send one of their programs to the tournament, I thought it would be fitting to detail...
RAGBRAI gives $50,000 to Guthrie Center
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie Center recently accepted $50,000 from RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). Thousands of RAGBRAI cyclists will come into Guthrie Center on Monday, July 20 and will depart the following morning. Each overnight...
Burn ban still in effect
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are among 13 Iowa counties that remain under an open burn ban, meaning that citizens are prohibited from open burning. To see the updated status of burn bans or other...
Knights donate $1,259 to Country View Estates
Special to the Times Vedette St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 11242 recently presented a check in the amount of $1,259.38 to Country View Estates in Guthrie Center as a donation from a portion of the funds raised in the Knights’ Tootsie Roll Drive....