NEWS

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Dec. 8 at 7:31 p.m. on White Pole Road.  Monica Rose Cortesio, 66, of Casey, was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer westbound on White Pole Road and struck a...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 6 at 2:27 p.m. on Frost Trail. Ezequiel Rosario Pena, 42, of Huxley, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet Express G4500 cargo van northeast bound on Frost...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 14 at 4:58 a.m. on White Pole Road. Daniel Kevin Hutson, 66, of Grandview, Missouri, was driving a 2017 Mazda and drove straight off the...

Special to the Times Vedette Varley Law Office, PLC, and Kearns Law Firm, PLLC, announced their collaboration as Varley and Kearns Law Offices beginning Jan. 5. Mitchell P. Kearns, who received his Law Degree (J.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2020,...

Special to the Times Vedette During the annual State Agricultural Convention, held Dec. 14, 2025, in conjunction with the Association of Iowa Fairs Conference, elections were held for positions on the Iowa State Fair Board of Directors. One new board member was...

Special to the Times Vedette On Dec. 12, a total of eight players participated. Bill Sheeder and Lela Schwartz each got a 16; Sandy Rumelhart got a 16 and a 17; and Robert Klever won the kitty with a 20. On Dec. 15, Roy Carl got a 16, Robert Klever got three 16s, and...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the Dec. 8 meeting of the Panorama School Board, the board unanimously approved the replacement of the Middle School gym rooftop HVAC unit, from Carroll Control, at a cost not to exceed $32,000. The board also unanimously approved the...

By Laurie Carnahan, director | Jamaica Public Library This was a fun and energetic year at the library, as our local donors and volunteers, with their steely determination and cheery efforts, breathed fresh air into the 1970s environment by cleaning, painting and...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Retailers in Casey welcome all to check out many holiday special on Saturday. Starting at 9 a.m., shoppers can enter a drawing for a prize basket valued at $450. Drawing will be held Dec. 15.

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Through Dec. 30, the Fremont Theatre in Stuart (124 N. Fremont St.) is showing free movies. Upcoming free showings include: “Arthur Christmas” (Dec. 13 at 11 a.m., Dec. 14 at 11 a.m., and Dec. 16 at 7 p.m.) “Christmas Vacation” (Dec. 20...