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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....
Supervisors discuss weather closure policy for county offices
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on March 6, discussion was held regarding county offices and/or the courthouse being closed during inclement weather events. Supervisor Steve Smith asked if there is a...
Guthrie County Pheasants/Quail Forever banquet set
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The annual Guthrie County Pheasants/Quail Forever banquet will be held at the Lake Panorama Conference Center, 5071 Clover Ridge Road, on Saturday, April 5. Doors open at 5 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. For more...
Panora Library events in March
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panora Library offers many events this month, as shown here. March 12 at 4 p.m.: Bingo for kids. March 13 at 4 p.m.: All ages Author Talk with Jacqueline Reinig, author of “Faery Academy of Quillsnap.” March 14, 10-11 a.m.: Story...
Guthrie County 4-H Awards held Feb. 10
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Feb. 10, Guthrie County 4-H youth were honored during the annual awards ceremony at the Guthrie County Events Center.
5 ACGC girls named WCAC All-Conference; Baudler earns Coach of the Year
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Five ACGC girls basketball players made either First Team, Second Team or Honorable Mention in the 2024-2025 WCAC All-Conference teams. Shay Lemke and Camdyn Richter were named to the First Team. Richter was one of two unanimous...
Crees named to WCAC First Team All-Conference; Laabs and Recker earn Honorable Mention
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Three Panorama girls basketball players were named to the West Central Activities All-Conference teams. Morgan Crees was named to the WCAC First Team. She led Panorama with 15.1 points per game, five steals and four assists and she...
ACGC FFA wins awards at district contests
Special to the Times Vedette On March 1, ACGC FFA members competed at the SW District Contests at Greene County Schools. Members competed against approximately 30 other FFA chapters from southwest Iowa. Two members earned the right to advance to the State FFA...
Author to talk at Panora Library
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Author Jacqueline Reinig will be on hand at the Panora Library on Thursday, March 13 at 4 p.m. to talk about her book, “Faery Academy of Quillsnap: Night of the Purple Moon.” The novel tells the story of Tansy, who exists in the Faery...
Panorama to offer free preschool for 4-year-olds
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette For the 2025-2026 school year, Panorama Elementary will offer preschool for 4-year-olds on four full days per week at no cost to families. To be eligible, the child must be 4 years old by Sept. 15. The program will run Mondays through...
Lake Panorama road embargo begins March 10
Special to the Times Vedette A 5-ton vehicle weight limit on Lake Panorama roads will begin Monday, March 10 due to roadbeds being soft and incapable of holding heavy loads. The 5-ton weight limit will continue until roadbeds dry out enough to support heavy loads....
Finish pruning oak trees now due to unseasonably warm temperatures
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) suggests immediately finishing pruning oak trees to prevent the spread of oak wilt. “We typically suggest to stop pruning oaks around March 15,” Tivon Feeley, forest health...
Remember to spring forward
Special to the Times Vedette Daylight savings time begins this weekend. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday evening.
Start earlier
Rush! Hurry! Urgent! And a couple hundred other words to tell us to get moving. The dictionary is full of them, and so are each one of us. But why do we seem to be in such a hurry? When I was a young man at my first out-of-college job at The Des Moines Register, I...
Farmers State Bank waffle breakfast held Saturday
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The staff and directors of Farmers State Bank held their annual waffle breakfast on Saturday, March 1 at the Community Building in Yale. More than 300 people were served a breakfast of Dad’s Belgian Waffles and sausages.
