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The NBA’s Play-In Tournament has been awesome
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The NBA has faced a lot of internal and external criticism this season. Fans, players, the media and others have complained about the new 65-game rule. Some are complaining about tanking, and how too many teams are intentionally...
Cribbage results from April 13
Special to the Times Vedette On April 13, a total of 10 players participated. Chet Vaughan, Wayne Nickel and Sue Mozingo each got a 16; Bill Sheeder got a 21; Rhonda Titus, who is back from the snowy east with drifts way above her head, got a 20; and lucky Dave...
Panorama School Board approves $590,523 elementary roof contract
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 13 regular monthly meeting of the Panorama School Board, a public hearing was held regarding the 2026-2027 Public Tax Notice. No written nor verbal comments were received, so the hearing was promptly closed. The board...
Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards return to consolidation discussion
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 15 joint meeting of the Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school boards, members discussed for an hour the possibility of the two districts merging. In late 2024 and early 2025, the AC and GC boards were moving to...
Playing with fire
Candlelight. Today, that word suggests romance, prayer or a birthday wish. But before the 1930s, candles weren’t mood lighting — they were survival. If you wanted to see after dark, it was candles, the moon or walking into furniture. Of course, candles also had a...
Panorama girls golf places 2nd at WCAC Quad
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls golf team competed in Des Moines on Monday April 13 at a West Central Activities Conference meet. The girls shot a 246 to place second. Des Moines Christian won the meet, shooting 159. Panorama’s individual scores...
Panorama boys golf ties for 2nd at Kuemper Triangular; places 3rd at WCAC Quad
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys golf team shot a 158 at the Kuemper Catholic Triangular on Friday, April 10. Panorama tied with Webster City. Host Kuemper Catholic won the meet, shooting 146. Brayden Galvan recorded the best score for Panorama,...
Back-to-back 10-0 wins for Panorama to start season, defeats Greene County
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls soccer team (2-0) scored 20 goals in its first two games this season. The Panthers defeated Greene County (0-3) at home on Monday. April 13. Panorama scored three goals in the first half and seven in the second....
Panorama boys place 11th at Ram Early Bird
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys track and field team earned ninth place at the Ram Early Bird in Jefferson on Friday, April 10. Panorama scored 40 points on the night to place 11th. Southeast Valley won the meet with 120 points. The Panther boys...
Panther girls place 9th at Ram Early Bird
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls track and field team placed ninth at the Ram Early Bird in Jefferson on Friday, April 10. Panorama scored 45 points to place ninth at the event. Greene County won the meet with 95 points. The Panthers won four...
ACGC boys and girls place 3rd at Ogden golf meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys golf team shot a 215 at a West Central Activities Conference meet at Ogden on Monday, April 13. Host Ogden won the meet shooting 162, just three strokes better than second-place Van Meter. Individual scores were not...
ACGC girls place 5th at Bill Miller Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls track and field team competed in Van Meter at the Bill Miller Invitational on Monday, April 13. ACGC placed fifth with 64 points. Host Van Meter won the meet with 151 points. The Charger girls earned three medals. The...
Charger boys place 4th at Bill Miller Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys track and field team competed at the Bill Miller Invitational in Van Meter on Monday, April 13. ACGC placed fourth with 116.5 points. Winterset won the meet with 164.5. The Charger boys came home with a flurry of medals....
Supervisors learn about upcoming community health needs assessment effort
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session April 14. No citizens addressed the supervisors during the Public Comments portion of the meeting. Health Services Director Jotham Arber provided an update on the department...
Beautification projects underway in Guthrie Center in preparation for RAGBRAI
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 13 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Street Department Director Darrin Sloss explained that four trees that need to be taken down for safety reasons. The council approved the plan. Sloss also shared...
Objection to amending zoning ordinance for church voiced at Panora City Council meeting
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Panora City Council on April 13, a public hearing was held regarding the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget. No written or verbal comments were received, so the hearing promptly closed. During the public...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Storm Spotter training April 15 The public is invited to a free training on storm spotting given by the National Weather Service and hosted by the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management. The event will be held at the Casey...
Two-vehicle collision occurs at the intersection of Cory Lane and Panorama Drive
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a two-vehicle collision that occurred on April 13 at 9:11 a.m. at the intersection of Cory Lane and Panorama Drive. Both vehicles had left the scene and reported the incident after the...
Panorama prom held Saturday
Photos by Betty Cooper | Times Vedette Panorama High School held its high school prom on Saturday starting with pictures at 2 p.m. at The Captain’s Pick by Betty Cooper. The Grand March was held at 5 p.m. at the Panorama High School auditorium. At 5:30 p.m., Photo...
