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Back to work

When I talk with local business owners, most of them tell me that the No. 1 thing that is holding them back from growth is the inability to find people to work.  As such, after the COVID-19 pandemic, unemployment benefits were cut in hopes of getting the unemployed...

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Sunshine Club meets on March 12

Special to the Times Vedette On Tuesday, March 12, a total of 11 Sunshine Club members and one guest met at the home of Linda Thompson. The meeting was opened with Linda reading a devotion from the Daily Bread and then asked that the roll call be something you would...

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Whiterock Conservancy hosts educational egg hunt

Special to the Times Vedette Whiterock Conservancy will host a fun take on the classic spring-time egg hunt on March 24 from 1-2 p.m. at River Campground, 1314 Fig Ave. at Whiterock Conservancy. Learn all about basic bird and egg identification and enjoy a traditional...

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Keep Iowa Beautiful announces annual Pick-Up Iowa Program

Special to the Times Vedette Keep Iowa Beautiful invites Iowans to join the Great American Cleanup and an estimated 3 million volunteers across the nation by removing litter from public spaces during Pick-Up Iowa from March 11 through July 31. Pick-Up Iowa, a Keep...

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Great gardening on the Great Plains

Broaden your botanical palette at Iowa Arboretum Spring Symposium Special to the Times Vedette Iowans working to create resilient, natural landscapes can explore plants that have broad geographic ranges amid current weather extremes at the Iowa Arboretum and Garden’s...

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Help Iowa DNR expand walleye collection data

Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is partnering for a third year with MyCatch by Angler’s Atlas to conduct a statewide walleye fishing challenge from March 30 through June 30. The MyCatch mobile app maintains anonymous...

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Guthrie Center Community Easter Egg Hunt set for March 30

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center Community Easter Egg Hunt will be held at the Guthrie Center Elementary School Playground on Saturday, March 30. The Easter Bunny will visit from 10-10:50 a.m., instructions will be given at 10:55 a.m., and the hunt will...

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Cribbage results from March 13

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...

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Acadia backs into man at gas pumps

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Todd Thorn reported a vehicle/pedestrian accident that occurred on March 12 at 6:43 p.m. in Guthrie Center. Tara Lynn Reed, 40, of Guthrie Center was backing up a 2020 GMC Acadia and backed into a...

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Kylee Boettcher accepts Buena Vista head coaching job

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Fresh off of the Panorama girls basketball team historic run to the 2A IGHSAU state championship game, head coach Kylee Boettcher is heading to Storm Lake to be the head coach of Buena Vista University’s girls basketball program....

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Chevy truck rolls over on Highway 141

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on March 8 at 8:05 a.m. Amelia Rose Eddy, 15, of Bayard was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Colorado pickup westbound on Highway 141 between Juniper Avenue and...

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Donations sought for ACGC after-prom

Special to the Times Vedette The Guthrie Center and Adair Lions Clubs after-prom committee is again organizing an After-Prom party for the ACGC High School. The After-Prom activities will take place on Saturday, April 18 at IncrediBowl Family Fun Center. At the event,...

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Guthrie County Supervisors approve 3.5% salary increase

Arber shares details on recent dog bite incidents. By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors on March 12, the item generating the most discussion was a salary increase for county employees for the upcoming...

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Panorama Schools add 4 make-up days 

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panorama School Board met on March 11 in regular session. Following a public hearing on the issue, the master calendar was approved for the 2024-2025 school year.   The board amended the current school calendar, adding four additional...

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Panora City Council tours city’s water plant

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panora City Council meeting on March 11 began at the city’s water treatment plant. The city’s water plant supervisor, Brent Christofferson, led the council in a walk-through of the water plant as he explained plant operations and...

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Panora Fiber holds annual meeting

Company rolls out Fiber TV+ streaming alternative By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette Panora Fiber held its annual business meeting on March 11 at the Panora Community Center, starting at 6 p.m. This was the formal business meeting for the two corporations, Panora...

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Guthrie Center City Council hears neighbor complaint

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 11 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, citizen Mitchell McNeil explained his concerns about possible violations of the city’s “junk ordinance” and other safety issues. McNeil lives on North Fourth Street....

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Matthies hired as Panora Chamber Coordinator

Special to Panora Times The Panora Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Erica Matthies to fill the role of Chamer Coordinator. “I run Lakeside Massage and Bodyworks, and Restore Wellness Studio, on the east end of town,” Matthies said. “I had taken some...

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