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Hemphill honored for 50 years of service
Special to the Times Vedette Doug Hemphill of Farmers State Bank in Yale was recently honored by the Iowa Bankers Association (IBA) for more than 50 years of service at the bank. The award was presented to Hemphill during the IBA Annual Convention on Monday, Sept. 22...
A Panorama Homecoming view from the sky
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Panorama Homecoming festivities on Sept. 19, photographer Kent Brant captured images with some unique perspectives using a drone camera. Our thanks to Brant for allowing us to share the photos.
GCH construction timeline shared with trustees
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Sept. 25 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, Matt Leaders and Cory Bettis, representatives from Graham Construction, presented the tentative timeline for the hospital’s planned improvement project. “We’re...
How many games should a high school volleyball team play?
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette I was checking the most recent volleyball rankings posted by the IGHSAU earlier this week, mainly because I had a feeling the 13-4 ACGC team would have a chance to sneak into the top 15 soon. Then, I noticed something odd. It’s...
Autumn events in the area
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...
ACGC Homecoming events announced
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...
Stitching for Missions
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...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Sept. 24, 2015 DESPITE FLOODS, GUTHRIE COUNTY CONSERVATION SEES GOOD YEAR. A late June flood caused high waters around Guthrie County, including near the Dam at Leon Mill Park in Panora. However, despite...
‘Oh, what a beautiful morning!’
“Oh, what a beautiful mornin’, oh, what a beautiful day. I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way.” My friend Jim brightened my morning by singing that song during a vacation our families spent together a few years ago. I told him I loved his attitude....
Panorama students enjoy homecoming dance
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.
Shaffer and Burchfield named Panorama homecoming king and queen
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...
Panorama homecoming parade and pep rally held Sept. 19
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.
LIHEAP application accepted starting Nov. 1
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...
Panorama boys and girls cross country teams travel to ACGC for meet on Thursday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys and girls next cross country meet is at ACGC on Thursday, Sept. 25. Other teams competing will be ACGC, East Union, Perry, West Central Valley, Tri-Center, Mount Ayr, IKM-Manning, East Mills, Exira-EHK, AHSTW and...
Panorama volleyball travels to Des Moines Christian tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama volleyball team (3-6) faces Des Moines Christian (7-14) away from home tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 23. Panorama has yet to record a win against the Lions in their 18 games against each other. However, Des Moines Christian has...
Panthers fall to West Central Valley, 22-14
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama football team (1-3) dropped its game against West Central Valley (2-2) on Friday, Sept. 19. Cruz Crandall continued to play under center for the Panthers. He went 8/23 in the air with 130 yards, one TD and one INT. Five...
ACGC cross country competes at home meet on Thursday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys and girls cross country teams host a meet on Thursday, Sept. 25. the Chargers will host East Union, Panorama, Perry, West Central Valley, Tri-Center, Mount Ayr, IKM-Manning, East Mills, Exira-EHK, AHSTW and Lenox.
Charger volleyball hosts Pleasantville tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC volleyball team (12-4) will play at home against Pleasantville (8-7) tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 23. The WCAC opponents faced each other three times last season with ACGC winning two and Pleasantville winning one. The one...
No. 4 ACGC narrowly defeats Mount Ayr, 28-20
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 4 ACGC football team (4-0) had its undefeated streak challenged at Mount Ayr (1-3) on Friday, Sept. 19. ACGC ended the first quarter leading 14-8, but went into halftime up by one, 21-20. A fourth quarter score gave ACGC the...











