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Guthrie County Supervisors approve monitoring well at transfer station
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the July 8 regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Health Services Director Jotham Arber expressed a need to have another monitoring well drilled at the transfer station. Arber said he had hoped to receive local...
Cribbage results from July 7
Special to the Times Vedette On July 7, a total of 12 players participated. Dennis Betts got a 17. Kay Phippen, Allen Pierce, Robert Klever each got a 16, and Bashful Willie got a 20. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library, 400...
Good Tuesday morning to you!
I inherited some old Adirondack chairs a few years ago. At the time, I reasoned that with a light sanding and a new coat of paint, these could be nice chairs. When my light sanding peeled off sheets of paint, I knew I was in for more work than I had planned. I...
Stars and stripes at the lake
Special to the Times Vedette Several Lake Panorama residents showed their patriotic spirit by painting Americana images in their lawns in preparation for the Fourth of July.
The fireworks after the fireworks
Special to the Times Vedette Despite a day of intermittent rain showers, the Lake Panorama Fireworks show went on as planned — and so did many of the private post-show fireworks off the shores of several property owners on Saturday evening as shown in these videos....
Looking at what we have in common
“Hi, Shane. Just a note to tell you I appreciated and enjoyed your editorial today (We Are Americans, July 4, 2025). I agree that we have more to gain by looking at what we have in common rather than focusing on our differences. You have an easy, conversational way of...
On point and timely
“Shane, thank you so much for your latest editorial on the 4th of July (We Are Americans, July 4, 2025). It was so on point and timely. We have so much to celebrate with our country, and there is so much noise that so many people can’t appreciate all that this...
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette The library is buzzing with activity during July. Even though the summer reading program is over, our calendar is still full. The Guthrie County ISU Extension office will share another STEM program this month. On...
Guthrie Center Yard of the Month honor awarded to the Kents
Special to the Times Vedette Doug and Teresa Kent at 914 15th St. in Guthrie Center are the winners 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 June. These two...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — June 30 – July 6, 2025
6-30-25 12:02 a.m. Stuart Ambulance and Police responded to a medical call in Stuart 1:03 a.m. Panora Police and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a fight in Panora 1:36 a.m. Stuart Ambulance responded to a medical call in Stuart 4:51 a.m. Panora Ambulance...
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report — Week of July 7, 2025
From the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through...
Barns of Guthrie County
Stories of notable local barns and the families that cherish them By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, June 2025 Barns have been called “cathedrals of the prairie.” That seems a fitting phrase, since, like cathedrals, barns are often the most easily spotted and...
Guthrie County’s top athletes and Kadyn Proctor’s high rating
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Professional athletes from Guthrie County Who are the greatest athletes from Guthrie County to make it to the professional level of their respective sports? I found three in my quick research. Here are the names and what they were...
ACGC baseball loses doubleheader against Van Meter, 13-1, 12-2
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC baseball team (9-13) lost both of its home games against Van Meter (21-8) on Tuesday, July 1. Tommy Skram scored the Chargers’ lone run in game one. Noah Kading and Jackson Pfrang had one RBI each in game two. The Chargers...
Charger softball drops both games against No. 1 Van Meter, 21-1, 10-0
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC softball team (2-19) lost both games of its home doubleheader against No. 1 Van Meter (26-2) on Tuesday, July 1. The Chargers’ next game is against another solid WCAC opponent, West Central Valley (14-12). That game is at WCV...
Panther softball bounces back in win over Madrid, 12-7
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama softball team (7-21) defeated Madrid (8-19) at home on Wednesday, July 2. The game was close early on with Panorama trailing at the top of the fourth inning, 7-6. A six-run burst in the bottom of the fourth put the...
Panorama softball drops both games in doubleheader against I-35, 11-3 and 15-3
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama softball team (6-21) lost both its home games against I-35 (15-10) on Tuesday, July 1. In game one, RBIs came from Emma Walker, Lexi Galvan and Bridgete White. Walker and White both had one RBI apiece in game two, where...
Panorama baseball falls to Atlantic, 13-3
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama baseball team (5-17) lost its away game against Atlantic (8-14) on Wednesday, July 2, 13-3. The Panthers play in the first round of Substate at Ogden (12-15) on Saturday, July 5. Ogden won both games these two teams...
Panther baseball splits double header against I-35
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama baseball team (5-16) hosted a double header against I-35 (17-8) on Tuesday, July 1. Panorama dropped the first game, 10-0, but pulled out a 7-3 win in the second game against one of the WCAC’s best teams.
