NEWS

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Aug. 28, an informational meeting was held at the Guthrie Center Activity Center, beginning at 6 p.m. A “standing room only” crowd, estimated at 200, was on hand to hear from various viewpoints.  Speakers included representatives from...

Special to the Times Vedette The Panorama School District posted a video of its elementary students reciting the pledge of allegiance on the first day of school. This is a regular tradition for the Panthers, but the social media post on Facebook has gone viral, being...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Riley Gibson is the 2024 Guthrie County Fair Queen, and she will reign during this year’s fair, which runs Aug. 29 through Sept. 2. She will be on hand when the 2025 Queen is announced at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 1 at the Little...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) announced the hiring of Janelle Higgins as an assistant coach for the softball program. This is her first coaching position at the NCAA Division I level. Higgins is a graduate of Panorama...

By Clark Kauffman | Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa Utilities Commission has issued a construction permit for Summit Carbon Solutions’ proposed hazardous liquid pipeline across Iowa. The commission’s decision on Wednesday was not unexpected given a June 25 order in...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  Iowa has long been known as the Tall Corn State, but this corn plant is taking that concept to a new height by growing out of the top of a tree at the home of Susan Morrell (1005 State St.) in Guthrie Center. The corn growers’ adage of...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Fire Department applied for and received $25,000 from the Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant. The money will be used to upgrade the communication system within the fire department with new handheld radios and...

Special to the Times Vedette Several Panorama FFA members showed at the Iowa State Fair, which took place Aug. 8-18 in Des Moines. Sarah Westergaard showed her steers in the Performance Beef and had the Champion Window A. Reagan Gibson and Gabby Welberg showed swine....

Special to the Times Vedette As the new school year begins, 79 local students are starting their educational journeys with well-deserved support from the W.D. and Shirley Schafer-Ray Educational Trust. The Trust awarded more than $257,000 in scholarships this year,...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular weekly meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors reviewed a resolution regarding objection to the use of eminent domain in Guthrie County as part of the Summit Carbon Solutions proposed...