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Panther girls place 7th at WCAC meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls track and field team scored 59 points at the West Central Activities Conference meet on Tuesday, May 6. Van Meter won the meet with 173. Panorama had several medal winners but no champions. Gracie Recker won silver...
Celebrate Guthrie Center tonight
Special to the Times Vedette The annual Celebrate Guthrie Center event will be held tonight, Friday, May 9, at the Guthrie Activity Center at 209 State St. in Guthrie Center. Come celebrate what makes Guthrie Center a great place to call home. Attendees will eat a...
Crawmer shoots low score of 28
Special to the Times Vedette The Tuesday night league at Panorama West had 32 players on May 6. Trent Crawmer had a low score of 28 and was closest to the pin. Mike Moore made the longest putt. Jeff Muench needed only 14 putts. The scramble was won by Ben Carr, Jeff...
Tractor/semi-trailer sideswipes Explorer on 120th Street
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on April 29 at 9:22 p.m. on 120th Street near Bagley. Landon Gerald Carstens, 19, of Bagley, was driving a 2018 Pete 389 tractor/semi-trailer...
Unfortunately, I told you so
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette In my introductory column, I wrote in the last paragraph that I was approaching it the only way I knew how — with 100% effort and a willingness to fail. I just didn’t think the failing part would come so soon. I wrote roughly 80% of...
Guthrie County Extension Notes — Week of May 5, 2025
Garden Box Challenge Workshop Wednesday, May 28, 6-8 p.m. Panorama High School GreenhouseCost is $20 per box. Call the Guthrie County Extension Office to register at 641-747-2276. Summer Day...
Virginia H. Kinney
1931-2025 Virginia H. Kinney, 94, of Yale and Perry, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 4, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines. Virginia's visitation will take place on Sunday, May 11, 2025, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Caldwell Parrish Funeral Home,...
Julia Ann Millhollin
1927-2025 Julia Ann Millhollin, 97, daughter of Earl and Dessie Vandevanter, was born Dec. 12, 1927, in rural Guthrie County. She passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at her home. Julia graduated from Guthrie Center High School in 1945. She married Clark Millhollin on...
Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight takes place May 7
Special to the Times Vedette The 26th Brushy Creek Area Honor Flight was held May 7 and was sponsored by Guthrie County American Legions/Sal Posts: Panora 372, Guthrie Center 124, Stuart 146 and Menlo 511. The flight is part of the Honor Flight Network, which...
GCH presents DAISY and Sunshine awards
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Tuesday, May 6, Guthrie County Hospital held its annual DAISY and Sunshine awards, honoring nurses and patient care technicians (PCT). CEO Chris Stipe offered opening remarks and spoke of pioneering nurses Clara Barton and Florence...
Volunteer to help with brush management at Whiterock Conservancy
Special to the Times Vedette Team up with Whiterock Conservancy as they continue restoration efforts on Saturday, May 17, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Meet at Betts Shop, 1221 Fig Ave., Coon Rapids. Volunteers will be clearing a remnant prairie of invasive brush to create...
Pool season is nearly here
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Aquatic Center is tentatively set to open May 23. As of now, the weather forecast looks to cooperate with that plan, but any changes will be noted on the Guthrie Center Aquatic Complex’s Facebook page. Admission...
Peak camping season kicks off this month
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Iowa state parks and forest staff are busy preparing for the summer camping season, turning on water, sprucing up campgrounds and freshening up bathroom, cabin, lodge and shelter facilities. With more than 759,000 campers...
Leave wildlife babies where they belong — in the wild
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources It's as predictable as May flowers. From border to border, the Wildlife Baby Season has arrived in Iowa. From now until at least mid-June, DNR field offices across the state will be inundated with hundreds of phone calls...
A personal story about blood donation
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Friday, May 16, a LifeServe Blood Center mobile blood drive will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the activity room at The New Homestead, 2306 State St., in Guthrie Center. Prize drawings will be held, and post-donation snacks will...
Adding Iowa native plants to landscaping benefits native bees and butterflies
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Gardening fever has broken out across the state with homeowners digging, planting, weeding and mulching to avoid missing out on spring rains. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is encouraging homeowners to...
Cribbage results from May 7
Special to the Times Vedette On May 7, a total of 13 players participated. Kathy Mahoney, Dan Webb and Robert Klever each got a 16, Sandy Rumelhart got a 20 and Chet Vaughan had a 21. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library on...
Pocket change
The two words in the above headline are quickly becoming irrelevant. Most all of us have questioned the need for the penny. In one of my first introductions to the value of money as a child, I learned the hard way that pop machines don’t take pennies. I wasn’t happy....
Guthrie County students recognized by Gov. Reynolds for academic excellence
Special to the Times Vedette Kelsey Laabs (Panorama), Malia Fuller (West Central Valley) and Emmarae Ellis (ACGC) were recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer for outstanding academic achievement at the 23rd Annual Governor’s Scholar...
