NEWS

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  Rob Sand, Democratic candidate for governor in November’s election, held a town hall meeting on Aug. 31 at the Guthrie Center Activity Center. A crowd estimated at 100 came to ask questions and/or hear Sand’s position on issues. Guthrie...

By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The Panora Farmers Market withstood a short thunderstorm on Saturday morning, but the sun eventually broke through and allowed for another successful market. 

By Susan Thompson | Times Vedette The Blues & BBQ fundraiser Aug. 29 raised more than $11,000 to support future improvements on the Lake Panorama National Golf Course. An estimated 250 people attended the fundraiser at Lake Panorama’s Boulder Beach.   The event...

Panora beekeeper turns a retirement hobby into a labor of love — and hundreds of pounds of honey. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, August 2026 After retiring in 2021 from her career at Wells Fargo, Karla Van Winkle of rural Panora decided to try her hand at beekeeping....

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Members of the Panora-Linden class of 1966 met Sunday, Aug. 2 at Crafty's Coffee Shop in Panora for their reunion. The group reminisced, laughed and enjoyed food catered by Cafe on the Hill.   The group honored their classmates who have...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Aug. 27 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital’s board of trustees, progress on construction in Stuart and Guthrie Center was reviewed. Chief Operations Officers Travis Martin reported on the projects the hospital has ongoing...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The city of Guthrie Center released usage data on the Guthrie Center Aquatic Center for the 2026 season. There were 20 participants for the first session of swim lessons and 44 participants for the second session, which is the most ever....

Special to the Times Vedette On Aug. 26, a total of 10 players participated. Rhonda Titus and Dan Webb each got a 16; and Sandy Rumelhart and Lela Schwartz each got a 20.   The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library, 400 Grand St., on...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Friends of the Library presented the newly updated book sculpture on the west side of the Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library. The sculpture was painted by Elizabeth Baughman, ACGC graduate and Guthrie Center resident....