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Guthrie Center City Council hears request to display veteran banners
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Jan. 27 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Steve Smith and Lyndsay Gilland, on behalf of Main Street Guthrie Center, asked the council to consider displaying banners on city light poles to honor local veterans. Each...
Panthers fall to No. 5 Chargers, 71-31
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama boys basketball (2-13) lost to No. 5 ACGC (12-1) at home on Friday, Jan. 24. Panorama had a strong first quarter, going into the first break down seven points. ACGC pulled away in the second half and held Panorama to just 10...
Richter places 5th, Slaybaugh 6th at John J. Harris Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC boys wrestling traveled to Southwest Valley High School on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25 to compete in the John J. Harris Invitational. Two Chargers placed in the tournament. Carter Richter won the fifth-place match at 190...
Chargers win WCAC matchup against Panorama, 54-35
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC girls basketball (13-1) defeated Panorama (9-6) at home on Friday, Jan. 24. The double-digit win came as a result of the Chargers' efforts on the glass. ACGC outrebounded Panorama 44-28. ACGC’s 28 offensive rebounds equaled...
No. 5 ACGC handles Panorama, 71-31
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette No. 5 ACGC boys basketball (12-1) defeated Panorama away from home on Friday, Jan. 24. The Chargers had a 23-point lead by halftime and only increased it as the game went on. While the Chargers struggled from beyond the arc, 5/23,...
Walker wins, Recker makes finals at Rich Gray Women’s Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama girls wrestling competed in the 2025 Rich Gray Women’s Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 25. Panorama placed fifth out of 13 teams, with several wrestlers making the podium. Emma Walker won the championship at 170, defeating...
Wagner earns 3rd place at John J. Harris Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama boys wrestling traveled to Southwest Valley High School on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25, to compete in the John J. Harris Invitational. Two Panthers placed in the competition. Gabe Wagner earned third place at 157,...
Panorama stifled by ACGC, lose 54-35
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama girls basketball (9-6) hosted ACGC (13-1) on Friday, Jan. 24. ACGC’s dominance on the boards appeared to be the difference maker. ACGC had 28 offensive rebounds on the night, equaling Panorama’s total rebounds. Nerea Gimeno...
57th Annual Guthrie County Cattlemen’s Banquet draws more than 200 on Saturday
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Saturday, Jan. 25, the Guthrie County Cattlemen’s Banquet was held at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds Events Center in Guthrie Center. The evening began with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. followed by a beef dinner at 6:30 p.m. and the...
West Central Valley FFA donates fleece tie blankets
Special to the Times Vedette West Central Valley (WCV) FFA donated fleece tie blankets to Guthrie County Hospital for patients. “Each December, we make blankets and donate them to an organization near us that can use them. The kids donate their time one evening and...
Waldo receives Sports Media Award
Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association gives out a number of awards to recipients each year in an effort to highlight those who work in high school athletics across the state. One of those awards, the Sports Media Award, has...
Guthrie County Extension Notes — Week of Jan. 27, 2024
2025 AG Markets and Beyond Feb. 14, 9:30-11 a.m. Mike Witt, ISU Extension Field Agronomist Join us for the annual AG coffee series at the Guthrie County Extension office. All events are...
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette In December, we encouraged patrons to explore some of our new books by entering them into a drawing for reading titles that had not been previously checked out. Congratulations to the following winners: Adults: Sandy...
Cribbage results from Jan. 24
Special to the Times Vedette On Friday, Jan. 24, a total of 11 players participated. Bill Sheeder got a 15, Allen Pierce got a 16 and a 20, Debbie Kiefer had a 17, Dan Webb got a 16, and Kathy Feilmeier got the 24. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at...
Fire Department Casino Night is Feb. 1
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Saturday, Feb. 1, the Guthrie Center Volunteer Fire Department is holding its annual Casino Night from 7 p.m. to midnight at the Guthrie County Fairgrounds Event Center. Tickets are not being sold in advance. For anyone 21 or older, a...
Book Club launches today
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Tuesday, Jan. 28 will be the first monthly meeting of the new “evening book club” at MLB Library in Guthrie Center from 5-6 p.m. The group will meet regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month. If interested, call 641-747-8110 so the...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — Jan. 20-26, 2025
1-20-25 1:26 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a commercial burglar alarm in Guthrie Center 9:27 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy responded to a complaint in Jamaica 1:55 p.m. Stuart Police transported one male to Adair County Jail 5:14 p.m. Guthrie County Deputy...
It takes a licking and keeps on ticking
NBC newscaster John Cameron Swayze was the spokesman for a series of TV commercials that tested Timex watches against jackhammers, paint mixers, washing machines, water skiers and even an elephant. After each test, Swayze uttered, “It takes a licking and keeps on...
A Panora wedding
One couple’s story on the journey toward marriage. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times Kayla LaFreniere had been working at The Port in Panora since 2015. In 2019, Vlad Valentine started working there as well, and the two soon started dating. By 2022, Vlad said he...
