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Panorama cross country teams finish fifth and eighth at WCAC meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys and girls cross country teams competed at the West Central Activities Conference meet Oct. 16 in Guthrie Center. The girls squad, ranked No. 16 in Class 1A, finished fifth with 141 points behind Des Moines Christian...
Panorama volleyball enters postseason play Monday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama enters Class 2A Region 2 postseason play on Monday, Oct. 20, against South Central Calhoun (8-23). The Panthers defeated the Titans earlier this season, 2-1.
Charger cross country teams finish eighth and seventh at WCAC meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls cross country team placed eighth in a field of 11 teams and the boys finished seventh at the West Central Activities Conference Meet Oct. 16 in Guthrie Center. Des Moines Christian placed first in both races with 34...
ACGC vs Woodward-Granger
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC volleyball team fell to West Central Activities Conference foe Woodward-Granger 2-1 Oct. 14 in the WCAC tournament at Des Moines Christian. The Chargers suffered a second 2-1 loss, this time against Des Moines Christian...
ACGC will take on Riverside at home tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC (7-0) returns to the gridiron to take on Riverside (6-1) at home Friday night with kickoff at 7 p.m. in what looks to be a hotly contested game. Don’t expect an aerial display. These two powerhouses will likely stick to what they...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Oct. 14, 2015 SENIOR NIGHT. Panorama volleyball players recognized on "Senior Night" Tuesday are Emily Houston, Shelby Welch, Baylee Gymer and Maddi McNeil. ————————————————— 20 years ago From the...
Ronald Royer
1936-2025 Ronald (Ron) Royer passed away on Oct. 1, 2025, in Salisbury, North Carolina, at the age of 89. Born on June 18, 1936, in Panora, Ron was the son of Laurence and Carmen Royer. Ron grew up in Panora, where he often worked alongside his father at Royer Oil...
Joyce Marie (Shalley) Ray
1926-2025 Joyce Marie (Shalley) Ray, aged 99, passed away peacefully on Oct. 12, 2025, in the presence of her family. Born on Sept. 1, 1926, in Nevada, Story County, Iowa. Joyce was the daughter of Lawrence Earl Shalley and Elva Pearl Briley. She graduated from East...
Lake Panorama water level lowers
Photos by Matt Lukacs | Special to the Times Vedette The Lake Panorama Association started lowering the lake level on Oct. 1 to perform scheduled maintenance on the dam to reach 5 feet below normal pool elevation. This is the result of a routine inspection conducted...
Class of 1965 reunion held
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Center High School class of 1965 held a reunion Oct. 11. The group met for lunch and fellowship at Cabbage Rose in Guthrie Center. A total of 43 people attended with 26 being the 1965 graduates and the remainder spouses,...
ACGC FFA members attend district conference
Special to the Times Vedette Each year, the Southwest district and Iowa FFA officers plan and facilitate Greenhand Fire Up Conferences for FFA members in the southwest district. On Oct. 15, Atlantic High School welcomed FFA chapters from all over the southwest...
Area trick-or-treat times set
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Adair The Adair Chamber of Commerce will hold a trunk-or-treat event 5-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30 at the Adair Community Center. Residential trick-or-treating is set for the same time. Bagley Bagley’s annual Halloween parade will be...
Panorama School Board approves deficit spending authority
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Immediately prior to the Panorama School Board meeting on Oct. 13, a public hearing was held regarding the Flexibility Fund Transfer. No written or oral objections were presented, and the public hearing promptly closed. During the board...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This time of year, fall and harvest events abound — and the holiday events are approaching, too. Below are some upcoming events in or near Guthrie County. Country Jam at Raccoon Ridge Oct. 19 Raccoon Ridge Music Hall (3281 298th Lane,...
Drug takeback event Oct. 24 at GCH
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) national drug takeback event will be held in Guthrie Center on Friday, Oct. 24 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Guthrie County Hospital pharmacy. Items collected will be safely disposed to prevent...
Cribbage results from Oct. 15
Special to the Times Vedette On Oct. 15, a total of 13 players participated. Bruce Bailey got a 20; Lela Schwartz got a 16; and Dick Ellis and Allen Pierce each got a 21. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library, 400 Grand St., on...
ACGC school boards hear plan for emergency drill
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Oct. 15 joint meeting of the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards, Superintendent Josh Rasmussen shared plans for an emergency drill led by the Adair/Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency. “Jeremy Cooper is...
Absentee voting now available for Panorama CSD residents
Special to the Times Vedette In-person absentee voting is now available for registered voters who reside in the Panorama Community School District ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. Ballots can be cast at the county auditor’s office weekdays during regular business...
Flies are living large
We are certainly in the fall season, and you know what that means — flies! In fact, I am convinced that FALL stands for FLIES ARE LIVING LARGE. Some people associate flies with summer, and I can deal with them during those months. It’s when the weather turns cold...
