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Preston Merical of Panora makes gun racks, bow racks, planter boxes, knickknack shelves, holiday decorations and deer mounts, to name a few. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times Preston Merical of Panora has discovered a hobby that also brings in a bit of income while giving...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Josh Armstrong reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 28 at 2 a.m. Siri Juliana Barlow, 18, of Waukee, was driving a 2023 Chevy Blazer  northbound on Wagon Road. At the Morrisburg Church...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on June 27 at 9:50 a.m. Kelly Jo Pitsenbarger, 59, of Adel, was reversing a 2026 Chevy Equinox in the Guthrie County Quality Meats parking lot before...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on June 27 at 5:05 a.m. Candy Giselle Palacios Garcia, 33, of Boone, was driving a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta S eastbound on Highway 44 before striking a...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on June 22 at 12:47 p.m. Johnny Edward Lawrence, 30, of Perry, was driving a 2024 Western Star Semi westbound between Sycamore and Rose Avenue before...

Special to the Times Vedette Beginning July 1, visitors to Whiterock Conservancy can experience “Markers and Deep Roots,” a site-specific installation of collaborative ceramic sculptures by artists Sue and Jim Heemstra. Located along the Steve Garst Trail, the...

By Susan Thompson | Times Vedette The history of the small log cabin at the Guthrie County Historical Village on the south edge of Panora goes back 175 years. A fundraising event during the upcoming Panorama Days celebration will help ensure it continues to be...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette A wide variety of vendors were set up on June 27 at the Guthrie Center Farmers Market. Through the summer and fall, the market runs every other Saturday from 9-11 a.m. on North Fourth Street.

Special to the Times Vedette Members of the YJB Chapter GF of the National TTT Society (now Camping4Girls) will send two Panorama Elementary fourth-grade girls to the Des Moines Y-camp in Boone in August. The camp’s core values include care, responsibility, respect...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 17-year-old died following a Saturday single-vehicle accident on Brown Avenue, near the city of Anita, in Adair County. The accident occurred about 11:30 p.m. on June 27 when the 2014 Chevrolet...