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Guthrie County supervisors hear budget presentations
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on Thursday, Feb. 13, the supervisors heard budget presentations from two department heads. County Attorney Dana Minteer highlighted the budgetary line items...
Snow rules for Guthrie Center, Panora, Casey
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Although this winter season has seen little snowfall to date, that trend is changing, as seen in the snowstorm earlier this week. With a possibility for more snow this weekend, it’s a good time to review city ordinances regarding...
Panorama School Board reviews 2025-2026 calendar
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Panorama school board on Feb. 10, Cam Little updated the board about the e-sports program and its impact on students. The board reviewed the draft of the 2025-2026 master calendar, which includes the...
Monteith ‘City Council Meeting’ minutes from Feb. 11
Submitted by Barb Rees Bachman, secretary/treasurer, Monteith City Council Editor’s note: Monteith is an unincorporated community in Guthrie County. Residents in or around the area gather monthly to share updates on projects and celebrate milestones. Following are the...
Cribbage results from Feb. 12
Special to the Times Vedette A total of six players participated on Feb. 12. Lela Swartz had the high hand of 20. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the New Homestead independent living rec room at 8...
Robert Dean Derry
1945-2025 Robert Dean Derry, age 79, of Menlo, passed away peacefully early Thursday morning on Jan. 16, 2025, at the Des Moines VA Hospital after a short battle with cancer. Bob, son of Everett and Elma June (Lewis) Derry, was born on Feb. 28, 1945, in Jefferson. He...
Supervisors move forward with draft for surveying permit ordinance
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Feb. 11 regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, discussion was held regarding the draft of a surveying permit ordinance. County Engineer Josh Sebern stated the ordinance would be applicable for situations...
Chargers to compete in 1A District 9 meet next Saturday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC boys wrestling will compete at the 1A District 9 meet at South Hamilton High School on Saturday, Feb. 15. ACGC will compete against AGWSR, South Central Calhoun, Don Bosco, Manson-NW Webster, North Tama, Ogden, Pocahontas Area,...
No. 12 Chargers cruise past Pleasantville, 58-33
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 12 ACGC girls basketball team (19-1) picked up another WCAC win against Pleasantville (12-9) away from home on Friday, Feb. 7. Camdyn Richter had a big night on offense, leading the game in scoring with 23 points. Richter also...
No. 12 ACGC defeats West Central Valley, 48-30
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 12 ACGC girls basketball team (17-1) continued its winning streak with a win over West Central Valley (13-7) on Tuesday, Feb. 4. ACGC held the Wildcats to three points in the first quarter. Camdyn Richter led the team in...
Kading and South selected to IBCA Academic All-State team
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC boys basketball players Noah Kading and Jathan South were selected to the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State team.
No. 4 ACGC earns comeback victory over Pleasantville, 55-50
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 4 ACGC boys basketball team completed the comeback victory away from home against Pleasantville (9-10) on Friday, Feb. 7. ACGC was down by three points at the end of the first quarter and eight points at halftime. The Chargers...
No. 4 Chargers dominate West Central Valley, 79-49
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 4 ACGC boys basketball team (16-1) made easy work of their WCAC opponent, West Central Valley (5-15) while at home on Tuesday, Feb. 4. Jathan South led the Chargers in scoring with 21 points. Three of his teammates joined him...
Panthers drop game against Des Moines Christian, 80-24
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team (3-17) played an away game against Des Moines Christian (14-5) on Friday, Feb. 7. Latyn Ashworth led the team in scoring with 10 points. Brayden Prescott and Noah Poldberg led the team in rebounds...
Panorama falls to Des Moines Christian, 65-35
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama girls basketball (10-10) traveled to No. 10 Des Moines Christian (17-3) on Friday, Feb. 7. Faith Recker led the Panthers in points with 10. Morgan Crees was close behind with nine. Crees and Kelsey Laabs led the team in...
Panorama prepares for 1A District 4 tournament on Saturday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys wrestling team will compete at the IHSAA 1A District 4 tournament on Saturday, Feb. 15 at Interstate 35 High School. Panorama will compete against Earlham, Logan-Magnolia, Interstate 35, AHSTW, Central Decatur,...
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette February is National Library Lovers’ Month, and MJB Library is giving you plenty of reasons to love our library. Last Saturday, Guthrie Center Friends of the Library hosted their annual Trivia Night competition. Team Buzz...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — Feb. 3-9, 2025
2-3-25 2:12 a.m. Stuart Rescue responded to a medical call in Stuart 2:30 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Redfield 5:10 a.m. Panora Ambulance and Guthrie County Sheriff and Deputy responded to a medical call in Yale 6:40 a.m. Guthrie County...
Ruby I. Krakau
1932-2025 Ruby Iola Krakau, 92, of Guthrie Center, daughter of Albert and Florence (Nelson) Clausen, was born May 8, 1932, in Cass County. She passed away Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Ruby graduated from Exira High School in 1950. On...
