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Special to the Times Vedette Remember when your parents taught you how to drive? Remember when Mom took you shopping for new clothes? How about the family vacations when you were stuck in the backseat with your siblings? The ACGC Junior High Drama Department, under...

Special to the Times Vedette Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the Fall Semester President’s List. To be eligible, a student must have completed a minimum of six credits and earned a 4.0 grade...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie Activity Center is hosting a unique fundraiser event on Saturday, March 8. Four-person teams will race to complete a 300-piece jigsaw puzzle, eat a large pizza, and drink 12 pints of preferred beverage (including alcoholic or...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The public is invited to attend a community coffee on Saturday, March 1 at 8 a.m. at the Guthrie County Farm Bureau, 203 N. Fourth St., Guthrie Center. Iowa Senator Jesse Green and Iowa Representative Carter Nordman will be on hand to...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Is your dog one of a kind? In the March issues of Guthrie Center Times and Panora Times, we’ll share some local dog tales. So, if you’ve got a doggone great pet, email rich@gctimesnews.com so your story can be considered.

Special to the Times Vedette Cribbage scores on Feb. 19 included Wayne Nickel with a 17 and a 20, Dennis Betts and Lela Swartz each with a 16, Dick Ellis with a 20, and Rhonda Titus with a 24. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center...

Special to the Times Vedette Bagley United Methodist Church will be holding a supper on Monday, March 17 in the church basement from 5-7 p.m. There will be a free will offering. Menu is scalloped potatoes and ham, green beans and bars. Bagley United Methodist Church...

From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources An estimated 2,200 students from more than 140 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center (Bullseye) and the 4H Building (3D) at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines from Feb. 28 to...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Feb. 13 at 9:42 a.m. on White Pole Road. Madilyn Eileen Jacoby, 17, of Menlo, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt LS eastbound on White Pole Road...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Feb. 14 at an unspecified time on White Pole Road. James Paul Jones, 78 of Menlo, was driving a 2002 Buick Regal GS and collided with a utility...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Shane Jones reported a crash occurring as a result of a chase on Feb. 15 at 10:29 p.m. on South First Street in Guthrie Center. Hilario Ramos, 20, was driving a 2014 Nissan Rogue Select S owned by Los Altos...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Shane Jones reported a truck vs. deer accident occurring on Feb. 12 at 4:18 p.m. on Highway 25. Dillan Lane Cooper, 22, of Casey, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado K1500 and struck a deer on Highway 25...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Kim Finnegan has been director at the Panora Library for 30 years and is ready to move on to the next chapter in her life. “In 1992, I was asked to be on the library board, so I did that for a few years, and then the librarian was going...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette  During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Bord of Supervisors, Sheriff Matt Harmann offered a budgetary presentation of the revenues and expenses he anticipates in the upcoming fiscal year. He explained that he is working to...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This Saturday, Feb. 22, Girl Scout Troop No. 649 will be selling cookies at Hometown Foods in Guthrie Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette In honor of American Heart Month, First Christian Church (105 N. Fourth St. in Guthrie Center) is hosting a blood drive by LifeServe Blood Center on Thursday, Feb. 20 from 2:30-6 p.m. To schedule a donation, call 800-287-4903 or go to...