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Unknown vehicle sideswipes Freightliner on Highway 141

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Sheriff Reserve Dillan Cooper reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 13 at 8:40 a.m. on Highway 141. Chadd Anthony Pranger, 31, of Ankeny, was driving a 2022 Freightliner east on Highway 141 when an unknown...

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Honda collides with Wrangler on Brown Street

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Sheriff Matt Harmann reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 9 at 11:12 a.m. on Brown Street in Guthrie Center. Joaquina Reyes, 72, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2000 Honda Civic LX west on Brown Street, failed...

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Jeep strikes deer on Highway 44

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Dec. 9 at 5:36 p.m. on Highway 44.  Patricia Lee Schreck, 41, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on Highway 44 and...

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Explorer strikes deer on White Pole Road

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...

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Mirrors collide on Frost Trail

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...

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Mazda collides with tree off White Pole Road

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...

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Varley and Kearns Law Offices forms

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,...

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C.W. Thomas reelected to Iowa State Fair Board

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...

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Cribbage results from Dec. 12 and Dec. 15

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...

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