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Panorama wins season opener over Harlan Community, 3-1
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette After a 7-0 thumping of Perry over the weekend in a preseason scrimmage, the Panorama girls soccer team (1-0) welcomed Harlan Community (0-1) into Panora on Monday, March 25 and sent them home after winning 3-1. All four goals from...
Panther girls finish ninth at Graceland meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette On Friday, March 22, the Panorama girls track and field team traveled to the Graceland University campus to compete in the Graceland High School meet. Mary Fett, in the 800-meter run, and the 4x200 meter relay team of Maddy Lutz,...
Panorama boys finish sixth at Graceland meet
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette On Friday, March 22, the Panorama boys track and field team made its way to Lamoni to compete in the Graceland High School meet, where they finished sixth out of nine schools. Panther athletes who finished in the top three were Latyn...
In the family’s footsteps
Family businesses pass on to the next generation. By Rich Wicks | Guthrie Center Times “If you are going to leave footprints in the sands of time, you’d better wear work shoes.” — Le Grand Richards, missionary (1886-1983) Family roots run deep in Guthrie County....
Meet and greet
Special to the Times Vedette The Lakeside Village, a retirement and assisted living facility at 2067 Highway 4 in Panora, held a meet and greet on Sunday, March 24 with 48 people in attendance. Visitors were able to meet the team and enjoy live music by Kile Jackson,...
Panther Print — March 26, 2024
PANORAMA SPECIAL OLYMPICS TEAMS By Aden Rochholz, sophomore, staff writer The Panorama Special Olympics team is part of many events. They bowled on Oct. 16, they will play basketball in the winter, and run track in the spring. The bowling was in Adel and the...
Something’s fishy
By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Guthrie Center held its annual fish fry on Friday, March 22 from 5-7 p.m. Ever wonder who makes all this delicious fish? We took a sneak peek behind the scenes and discovered these men hard at work. ...
Orville “Orv” Leinen
1934-2024 Orville Joseph Lawrence Leinen, son of Zeno and Viola (Schwery) Leinen, was born on Aug. 13, 1934, on a farm near Panama, Iowa. He died on March 21, 2024, surrounded by family in his home in Panora at the age of 89 years. Orville was baptized in Panama on...
Frances C. Chaloupka
1929-2024 Frances Catherine Chaloupka, 94, of Yale, daughter of W. Everett and Frances P. (Renfrow), was born July 21, 1929, in Des Moines. The Lord called her home Sunday, March 24, 2024, at New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Frances spent her early years in the Linden...
Deann Safley Edwards
1937-2024 Deann Safley Edwards was born Dec. 22,1937, in Jefferson to Byron and Verna Safley. The family lived and farmed in Greene County. Deann had one sister, Janet (Mills), and one brother, Richard Safley, who died in infancy. Deann graduated from Jefferson High...
More than just books
Special to the Times Vedette Story Hour Story Hour is at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 29. The theme will be Easter. Friends of the Library Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday, April 2 at 6:15 p.m. The group will be working on planning the June golf fundraiser....
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report March 18-24, 2024
More than 90 reports this week including a fight at the Guthrie County Jail, a possible chimney fire in Yale, and a report of a PayPal scam. 3-18-24 4:50 a.m. Stuart Police assisted a Dallas County Deputy with a traffic stop in rural Dexter 10:25 a.m. Guthrie...
Driver veers into ditch on Highway 25
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on March 18 at 10:20 a.m. at the 3100 block of Highway 25 near Casey. Conner Douglas Mumford, 18, of Adair, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze...
Semi overturns on Highway 141
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on March 17 at 6:44 a.m. on Highway 141 east of Bagley. Nicholas Doe, 44, of Des Moines, was driving a 2019 Volvo Semi Tractor/Trailer westbound on...
Vehicles collide in Guthrie Center
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a two-vehicle collision occurring on March 18 at 12:20 p.m. at the intersection of State Street and Fifth Street in Guthrie Center. Tammy Rae Wise, 51, of Guthrie Center was driving a...
BMW rolls over on Justice Road
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on March 21 at 9 p.m. on Justice Road. Levertis Norwood, 31, of Fort Dodge, was driving a 2017 BMW X3 northbound on Justice Road and 215th Street when he...
Van hits deer on Highway 44
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Chief Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Bennett reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on March 22 at 8:22 p.m. on Highway 44. Kevin Michael Karn, 35, of Coon Rapids, was driving a 2011 Toyota Sienna LE van eastbound on Highway 44...
Conforming isn’t easy
As human beings, we tend to gravitate toward others who are similar to us. Similar backgrounds. Similar beliefs. Similar values. It’s natural, and it should not be condemned. Can we learn from others who are not like us? Absolutely, and we should. But that doesn’t...
Cribbage results from March 25 and March 22
Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center cribbage players meet at Guthrie Center Library on Mondays at 8 a.m., at the assisted living rec room at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays, and at the Guthrie Center Activity Center at 1 p.m. on Fridays. Organizers say there is...
