Special to the Times Vedette
Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a lawn mower accident occurring on July 31 at 2:20 p.m. on North Seventh Street in Guthrie Center. Franklin Ray Mains, 87, of Guthrie Center was operating a 2025 John Deere X595 lawn mower on a steep slope and lost traction, overturning an unknown amount of times and ejecting him, causing suspected serious incapacitating injuries. Mains was transported to Mercy Downtown Campus in Des Moines by Panora EMS. Damage to the mower is estimated at $500.