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By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This time of year, many festive events including pumpkin patches, church suppers, hayrides and more are scheduled. Below are some of the upcoming events in the area. Pie Auction in Guthrie Center Sept. 27 The Republicans of Guthrie County...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The week of Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 will be filled with activities as ACGC Schools celebrate Homecoming week, with a theme of “Dancing through the Decades.” Highlights and dress-up day details include: Sunday, Sept. 28, hall decorating at...

A group at the Casey United Methodist Church meets every Tuesday morning to create homemade items they donate to various charitable causes.   By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times, September 2025 Most people work throughout their adult years, earning a living and...

Photos by Mark Reno | Special to the Times Vedette Panorama High School students and their guests took part in the 2025 homecoming dance on Saturday evening in the gymnasium. Several stopped for a photo or two prior to the festivities.   Click images to enlarge.

Photos by Betty Cooper | Special to the Times Vedette Dylan Burchfield and Syler Shaffer were voted by the student body as the 2025 Panorama Homecoming king and queen. They were crowned during the halftime festivities of Friday night’s homecoming football game against...

Photos by Betty Cooper | Special to the Times Vedette The Panorama High School homecoming festivities included a parade and pep rally, which were both held on Friday, Sept. 19.  Click images to enlarge.

Special to the Times Vedette Applications will be taken starting Nov. 1 for the 2025-2026 Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). This program is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services through the Iowa Department of Health and Human...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Sept. 23 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Ron Woods addressed the supervisors to ask if he could purchase 9.1 acres of land near the former county home building, which Woods owns. The land Woods asked about...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council on Sept. 22, the councilmembers discussed the ongoing Ludwig/Winkleblack nuisance abatement status. Dennis Ludwig said a shed will be erected on the property to house the items...

Special to the Times Vedette Merle Steensen at 909 Tiger Lane in Guthrie Center is the winner of $100 in chamber bucks from the Guthrie Center Lions Club and the Guthrie Center Chamber of Commerce for the Yard of the Month contest for September. These two...