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Truck hits guard rail, overturns in creek on 265th Street
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Josh Armstrong reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on July 26 at 12 a.m. on 265th Street. Tanner David Goehring, 26, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado K1500 pickup eastbound on...
Rollover on 120th Street
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on July 25 at 1:45 p.m. on 120thStreet. Emily Peggy Hinners, 25, of Aradia, was driving a 2018 Dodge JNY westbound on 120th Street in the 1000thblock...
Panorama Days
By Rich Wicks and Susan Thompson | Panora Times, July 2025 This year’s theme for Panorama Days is “Navigating our past, sailing into our future.” After more than 50 years, Panorama Days has developed a rich history and become a premier event in the area. The...
Cross it off the list
Are you a list-maker? Would you forget to do things if you didn’t write them down? Do you get a special satisfaction from crossing through each completed assignment? I do, and I get frustrated with people who don’t. Sound familiar? Countless studies show that people...
Walker Wellness fits its members’ schedules
Allyson and Tim Walker opened the Yale gym in July of 2019. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, July 2025 One of the major trends in gyms today is that users no longer have to find workout times that match the gym’s hours. Many gyms have “flexed” to meet...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, July 30, 2015 LEMONADE, COOKIES AND BROWNIES. Two sisters and a cousin joined the ranks of entrepreneurs on a recent Sunday afternoon and set up a lemonade stand along Highway 44 in Panora. The trio (from...
Luft leads Panorama girls wrestling camp July 23 at Panorama High School
Photos by Betty Cooper | Special to the Times Vedette Lilly Luft led the Panorama girls wrestling camp on July 23 at Panorama High School. Luft, originally of Charles City, was a three-time Iowa state champion wrestler and four-time place-winner for Charles City...
Panorama Women’s Golf League: Dunlap and Spradling are Group A low scratch winners with a 33; Chambers in Group B with a 28
Special to the Times Vedette A total of 50 women played in the Panorama Women’s Golf League on July 22. In the A group, Ai Dunlap and Emily Spradling were the low scratch winners with a 33. The second low scratch winners was Julie Clausen with a 35. Lynn Breitbach,...
Panorama Men’s Golf League: Ganske has low score of 29
Special to the Times Vedette On Tuesday, July 22, at Panorama West Golf Course, 30 players participated in the men's league. Jay Ganske had a low score of 29. Curt Anderson was closest to the pin, while Rich Shumacher made the longest putt. Lyle Hansen needed only 14...
Baseball and softball postseason highlights thus far
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The state tournaments for Iowa high school baseball and softball are in full swing (see what I did there?), and they have been packed full of highlight plays. Click the links in the summaries to see what has been scattered across...
Guthrie County Hospital looks to purchase Panora clinic building
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the July 24 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, CEO Chris Stipe explained the hospital’s interest in purchasing the building that houses the Panora clinic. “I do have a meeting scheduled with the landlord of...
Iowa farmland values hold steady amid market uncertainty
Special to the Times Vedette Farmland values in Iowa held steady in the first half of 2025, according to the semiannual benchmark farmland report from Farm Credit Services of America (FCSAmerica). This stability underscores the financial strength in agriculture, even...
Readinger reunion held July 13
Special to the Times Vedette The 42d annual Readinger Reunion was held Sunday, July 13 at Mitchell Park in Guthrie Center with 46 in attendance. Coming from out-of-state were Roslyn Readinger of Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Matthew "Fuzzy" Readinger of Bloomer, Wisconsin;...
Cribbage results from July 21 and July 23
Special to the Times Vedette On July 21, a total of 14 players participated. Sandy Rumelhart got two 16s; Rhonda Titus and Dennis Betts each got a 16; and Robert Klever got a 17. On July 23, a total of 14 players participated. Jim Carico got a 16 and a 20; Robert...
LPA board to consider condos at Port location
Special to the Times Vedette The Lake Panorama Association sent an email notice to its memebers calling a special meeting of the LPA Board of Directors to consider the construction of multiple unit housing (condominiums) on lot 7000 of the Lake Panorama Subdivision,...
Ice cream social in Linden Saturday
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Linden United Methodist Church will hold a freewill offering ice cream social on Saturday, July 26, 5-7 p.m. at 106 N. Evans St. in Linden. The public is welcome to come enjoy homemade ice cream, pies, cakes and beef burgers.
Iowa’s ‘hands-free’ law explained
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Distracted driving is a leading cause of vehicle crashes, and electronic devices are a common cause for those distractions. Because of this, Iowa is now one of more than 30 states that have implemented laws to address the use of...
Gilland to step down as Main Street Guthrie Center director
Special to the Times Vedette Lindsay Gilland resigned this week as the director of Main Street Guthrie Center, citing family reasons and a desire to be at home more. She will continue to help with the program until another director is hired. “I am grateful for Main...
The little buggers
With all the rainy and hot weather as of late, we know what often accompanies it — mosquitoes. Now there may be someone reading this who actually likes mosquitoes, but I don’t. I don’t like the buzzing, and, as a fair-skinned Irishman, I don’t like the biting. They...
