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The Color Nook opened Jan. 2 in Panora
Brooke Ramsey and Megan Murphy have been working together since 2018. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, March 2025 The Color Nook, 109 E. Main in Panora, is new but also familiar. The shop is the former location of Britt’s Family Hair Care but is now...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 2, 2015 LEMONADE COOKIE THANK-YOUS. Girls Scouts Cadette Troop 40090, Panora shared a bag of lemonade cookies with 30 local Panora businesses and personally thanked them for supporting their troop...
Guthrie County Supervisors approve $345,000 patching of Yale/Springbrook Road
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the March 25 meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, the supervisors unanimously voted to adopt Resolution 25-20 (Resolution Directing the Guthrie County Attorney to File a Petition to Intervene on Behalf of Guthrie County...
Spring PTO meeting set for March 27
Special to the Times Vedette The Panorama Schools Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will hold its spring meeting on Thursday, March 27 in the library at Panorama Elementary, 401 Panther Drive in Panora, beginning at 6 p.m. For more information, email...
Rochholz wins 800-meter at BVU High School Elite Meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Panorama girls track and field traveled to Storm Lake for the BVU High School Elite Meet on Monday, March 24. Team scores were not kept at this meet, but that did not stop a few Panthers from putting in solid individual performances....
Panther boys have first competition at BVU High School Elite Meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys track and field team hit the blocks for the first time this season in Storm Lake at the BVU High School Elite Meet on Monday, March 24. Team scores were not kept for this meet. Panorama Head Coach Bruce Dahlhauser...
‘Kate’ to be performed April 3 at Panora Community Center
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panora Public Library presents a free performance of “Kate,” an original solo musical performed by Jillann Gabrielle. The musical is based on the life of world-famous actress Katherine Hepburn and will be performed at the Panora...
Lions Club breakfast in Jamaica Sunday
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Sunday, March 30, from 7-11 a.m., the Jamaica Lions Club will hold a benefit ham and eggs breakfast and bake sale. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Jamaica Community Building. Cost for the breakfast is $9 for adults, $5 for...
Panora receives $5,000 for community center
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the March 24 meeting of the Panora City Council, the councilmembers discussed the proposed Resolution 25-11, approving a revised Electric Utility Inspection and Maintenance Plan. “Nothing has really changed from last year; it just...
Guthrie Center City Council discusses accessory buildings
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 24 meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, discussion was held regarding “accessory buildings,” such as carports and similar structures. City Clerk Kris Arrasmith explained that many of these structures are in the...
Laser engravings benefit the community
Matt Sprague’s most notable creation yet is on display at the Guthrie Center Fire Hall. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times In the fall of 2024, Matt Sprague of Guthrie Center bought a laser-engraving machine, and he’s been putting it to good use ever since....
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette During an ordinary week, the Mary J Barnett Memorial Library is a hive of activity. Groups meet in the Taylor meeting room for bridge club, cribbage games, card making club and cookbook club. Children rush through the door...
Guthrie County Extension Notes — Week of March 24, 2025
Special to the Times Vedette Stem Fest 2025 Saturday, March 29, 9-11 a.m. Guthrie Elementary School, 900 N. Fourth St., Guthrie Center Open to all youth and families grades k-sixth Ag Coffee Series Cyber Security, March 28, 9:30-11 a.m. Sponsored by Panora Fiber Join...
Tractor accident on Chestnut Avenue
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Stringham reported a tractor accident occurring on the 1800 block of Chestnut Avenue on March 21 at 4:56 p.m. Daniel Lee Royer, 62, of Coon Rapids, was driving the John Deere tractor northbound when the...
Traverse hits deer on Highway 44
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Sheriff Matt Harmann reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on March 23 at 8:17 p.m. on Highway 44. Breanna Mae Loran Laugen, 29, of Harlan, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Traverse LS west on Highway 44 and collided with a...
Escape collides with deer on Wagon Road
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on March 18 at 8 a.m. on Wagon Road. Randy Jesus Pineda Arellano, 38, of West Des Moines, was driving a 2012 Ford Escape northbound and collided with...
Equinox hits embankment on Highway 141
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a single-vehicle collision occurring on March 17 at 5:40 p.m. on Highway 141 and Herndon Road. Ashley Lynn Gallagher, 36, of Schleswig, was driving a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox LT and went...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — March 17-23, 2025
3-17-25 4:15 a.m. Casey Fire Chief checked on a report of a fire along the railroad tracks 6:26 a.m. Stuart Rescue and Guthrie County Deputy responded to a medical call in rural Menlo 7:15 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy checked on a disabled motorist in rural Guthrie...
Johnny ‘Mac’ McNeley
1958-2025 Johnny “Mac” McNeley, 66, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024, with his wife by his side. He was born Feb. 16, 1958, in Omaha, Nebraska, and lived in Iowa. He was a member of the wrestling team from Guthrie Center High School, a treasurer of the...











