Sign up for the Times Vedette FREE email editions. Subscribing is easy, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council on Jan. 22, discussion was made about using a Guthrie County Community Foundation grant to essentially split the cost of adding new playground equipment at the city park. City...

Special to the Times Vedette Iowa Lakes Community College releases the Fall 2023 Honors Lists recognizing students who achieve the highest academic standards earning inclusion on the President's List or Dean's List. For the Fall 2023 semester, 141 students earned...

Approves purchase of a pickup truck for the fire department By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Panora City Council met in regular session on Jan. 22. Brenda Dudley provided the council an annual update on services provided by Midwest Partnership. Resolution 24-02 was...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The weekend of Jan. 13 and 14 saw almost all events in the area postponed or canceled due to snow, wind and difficult travel conditions, but the All-Star Dance competition hosted by Main Street Dance Studios in Panora went ahead as...

Special to the Times Vedette More than 950 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the president's list for the 2023 fall semester. President's list status was earned by one first year undergraduates during the 2023 fall semester; 182 second year...

Special to the Times Vedette More than 7,900 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa were named to the dean's list for the 2023 fall semester. Dean's list status was earned by 1,810 first year undergraduates during the 2023 fall semester at Iowa, 1,773 second...

Special to the Times Vedette More than 10,800 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2023 Dean's List. Students named to the Dean's List must earn a grade point average of at least...

Volunteers sought who are preferably located at or near state highways and White Pole Road.  By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie County Sheriff Marty Arganbright has posted an open letter to residents asking for anyone willing to be added to a call list to be used...

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...

Special to the Times Vedette The honor roll lists for Graceland University's 2023 fall term have been announced, and Braiden Beane of Stuart has been named to the honors list. Graceland University students with a GPA between 3.65 and 3.99 are named to the honors...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the month of February, the Panora Public Library has a variety of events planned for children. Story time for kids up to 5 years old will be 10-11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7 and Feb. 21 with stories, songs and a snack. Children 5...

Hears report on trends in graduating students’ post-secondary plans. By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The school boards of Adair-Casey and Guthrie Center school districts held a joint meeting on Jan. 17 with all members present. Each board voted to set a revised date for...

Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a single-vehicle accident involving property damage occurring on Jan. 18 at 12:25 a.m.  Lucio Pulido, 34, of Carroll, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe eastbound in the 1400 block of Highway 141. For unknown reasons,...

Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a single-vehicle rollover accident occurring on Jan. 18 at 6:08 p.m. Janet Susan Neil, 51, of Corning was driving a 2019 Freightliner semi eastbound on Highway 141 east of Bagley when it slid off the road into the...