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By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  During the July 27 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, the councilmembers heard the status on the complaints regarding the property at 907 Grand St. Repeated noise complaints had been received regarding the property. A...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Shane Martinson reported a car vs. cow accident occurring on July 18 at 8:40 p.m. on Highway 25 south of Guthrie Center. Taylor Irene Holmes, 33, of West Des Moines, was driving a 2015 Ford Edge southbound on...

Special to the Times Vedette On July 24, a total of 12 players participated. Bill Sheeder, Dick Ellis and Robert Klever each got a 16; Lela Schwartz got two 16s; Dennis Betts got a 16 and a 17; Kathy Feilmeir got a 17, and Rhonda Titus won with an 18. On July 27, a...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The July 27 meeting of the Panora City Council was held with two council members (Mark Sheeder and Tom Flanery) absent. The council heard from David Hardisty, who had requested a hearing about the nuisance notice in regard to his property...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Because the Guthrie County Fair occurs after the Iowa State Fair, the judging of local entries (to determine which qualify to go on to the Iowa State Fair) happens in July each year. Entries/projects that do not include live animals are...

Special to the Times Vedette South Dakota State University announces that Sarah Kastner of Yale has graduated following the spring 2026 semester. Kastner graduated with two Bachelor of Science degrees from SDSU's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie Center native Jim Flanery was honored in May for his commitment and success coaching the Creighton University women’s basketball team. Flanery and longtime women’s volleyball coach Kirsten Bernthal Booth were added as members of...

Information from the Iowa State Fair | Special to the Times Vedette Six Iowa farm families will be recognized as recipients of the 2026 “Way We Live Award” at the Iowa State Fair. Nominations included descriptions of how living on the farm and choosing farming as an...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the July 23 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital’s board of trustees, Chief Nursing Officer Mandy Schiefert reported on the hospital’s involvement while RAGBRAI was in Guthrie Center. “We spent hours and hours preparing for it. I...

Special to the Times Vedette On July 22, a total of 10 players participated. Bruce Bailey and Sandy Rumelhart each got a 20; Dick Ellis got a 23; Robert Klever got a 16; and Dave Richter got a 24. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center...