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Fish any, anyone?
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Spring brings robins, and Lent brings fish fry events. For those interested, here are some of the fish dinners in the area. Saint John’s Catholic Church (804 Fifth St., Adair) Fish Fry, 5-7 p.m. on March 14 and March 28. $15 per meal,...
Cribbage results from March 12
Special to the Times Vedette A total of 12 players participated on March 12. Kathy Evans, Rhonda Titus, Dick Ellis, Robert Klever and Sandy Rumelhart all got a 16. Wayne Nickel got a 16 and a 17. Gary Evans and Dennis Betts got the 24s. The Guthrie Center cribbage...
Guthrie County burn ban put into effect
Special to the Times Vedette On March 12, 2025 a burn ban went into effect for all of Guthrie County. All open burning is prohibited at this time.
Coin snatching
You may have read recently that the cost to produce a penny is now nearly 4 cents. With that in mind, pennies no longer make much sense. I sorted through a bunch the other day and contemplated what to do with them. A handful of pennies won’t even buy a Tootsie Roll...
Guthrie County Supervisors hear update on expanding mental health services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 11 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Jotham Arber, Health Services Director, provided an update Guthrie County’s plans to expand mental health services. “This is the culmination of five years’ worth of...
Guthrie County Extension Notes — Week of March 10, 2025
Stem Fest Guthrie County Extension and Outreach presents Guthrie County STEM FEST 2025 Saturday, March 29, 9-11 a.m. Guthrie Elementary School, 900 North Fourth St., Guthrie Center Open to all youth and families grades K-sixth Seed Starting Workshop Wednesday, March...
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette Despite last week’s crazy weather, spring is just around the corner. That means adjusting to Daylight Savings Time, tulips and spring cleaning. As you clean your closets, many people think of the library as a place to...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — March 3-9, 2025
3-3-25 9:15 a.m. Guthrie County Sheriff and Deputies followed up on an investigation in rural Menlo 10:20 a.m. Casey Fire Department assisted Adair Fire Department with a grass fire in rural Adair 10:45 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle...
Puzzles event draws large crowd
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Saturday, March 8 proved to be a puzzling evening in Guthrie Center, as 21 teams of four competed at the Guthrie Center Activity Center in the first-ever “Puzzles, Pies and Pints” event. Proceeds supported the Activity Center. When the...
More than 300 fed at Paul’s Fish Fry on Sunday
By Kerry Jacobsen | Times Vedette American Legion Post 372 and VFW Post 5510 held Paul’s Fish Fry at The Port on Sunday, March 9, and it was another huge success with more than 300 fish dinners served.
Kerry K. Sheeder
1960-2025 Kerry K. Sheeder was born Dec, 6, 1960, in Guthrie Center, to Richard and Betty (Sheley) Sheeder. He passed away on March 8, 2025, at the Guthrie County Hospital in Guthrie Center. He grew up on a farm west of Guthrie Center. He graduated from Guthrie Center...
Cribbage results from March 10
Special to the Times Vedette A total of nine players participated on March 10. Sandy Rumelhart got a 20. Rhonda Titus and Allen Pierce each got a 16. Robert Klever got two 16s, Joanne Zieser brought in a 21. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at...
Panorama Schools add April 18 as snow day make-up
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 11 meeting of the Panorama School Board, discussion of recent weather cancellations was held. The board approved making Friday, April 18 a student contact day. It will be a typical Friday schedule with a 1:45 p.m....
Guthrie Center City Council considers financial management services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 10 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Susanne Gerlach of Public Financial Management (PFM) addressed the councilmembers regarding the financial advisory services PFM can provide to the city. She explained that...
Panora City Council approves 5% water and sewer rate increases
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the March 10 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers voted to approve the utility rate changes recommended by Susanne Gerlach (Public Financial Management) during her presentation to the council at the Feb. 24 meeting....
Don’t purse your lips
Can you tell when someone is lying to you? If not, would you like to learn how? I would. And that’s why I continue to read the works of Vanessa Van Edwards. Van Edwards is a behavioral investigator, author and body language trainer. She runs Science of People, a human...
William (Bill) Warren Masters
1946-2025 William (Bill) Warren Masters, 78, son of Alva C. and Ruby Myrnell (Knauer), was born in Des Moines on Nov. 14, 1946, and passed away at his home in Guthrie Center surrounded by his loved ones on Jan 3, 2025. Bill spent the younger years of his childhood in...
Greens share art that heals
Bud Green discovered his artistic talent was literally right under his feet. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, February 2025 “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never work a day in your life.” That quotation is sometimes attributed to Mark Twain and sometimes to...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, March 12, 2015 TOURNAMENT CHAMPS. The Panorama Panthers eighth-grade girls won the Coon Rapids Lions Club Tournament Saturday. They beat Guthrie Center, 25-18, and Adair Casey, 38-26, to get first place....
