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Average land values in Iowa rose 3.7% nominally, 0.5% after adjusting for inflation Special to the Times Vedette Iowa’s farmland values rose again, albeit at a slower pace than the last two years. The annual Iowa State University Land Value Survey found that farmland...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Farm Bureau was recognized as an “Outstanding County Farm Bureau” during Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s 105th annual meeting, held Dec. 5-6 in Des Moines.          This designation is awarded to Farm Bureaus that connect with...

Special to the Times Vedette Jim Calvert of Guthrie County was recognized as a graduate of Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s Ag Leaders Institute during Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s 105th annual meeting held Dec. 5-6 in Des Moines.  The Institute is a year-long training...

By Shane Goodman | Times Vedette The 2023 Panora and Lake Panorama Economic Development President Chris Arganbright was awarded a plaque by John Twillmann on Jan. 3 at the organization’s meeting to recognize her service to the organization, which has a mission to...

Special to the Times Vedette Buena Vista University congratulates more than 500 students who were named to the fall 2023 Dean's List. The Dean's List recognizes full-time students achieving a 3.5 grade point average or higher for the semester. Those from the area...

Special to the Times Vedette Leah Fett of Guthrie Center was recently named to Concordia University, Nebraska's Honors List for the fall 2023 semester. A total of 226 total students were named who earned a 3.9 GPA or higher while also completing at least 12 credit...

Approve a salary increase of 7.25% for elected officials. By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Jan. 4, the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met for their first weekly budget workshop meeting in preparation for budgeting for the upcoming 2025 fiscal year. The...

Agrees to obtain a Mobile Solar Battery Trailer at no cost to the city. By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Panora city council on Jan. 8, the council discussed the status of discussions with the EMS Advisory Council. “Last Thursday, Brian...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The first measurable winter storm of the season brought more than 9 inches of snowfall to the area by this morning, as seen in this photo on Main Street in Panora.

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Landon and Lindsey Loftsgard are the new owners of Panorama Gardens in Panora. Their initial goal, according to Landon, is to keep things running the way that customers have expected during the 70 years that the business was run by the...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees met in regular session on Dec. 28. The trustees reviewed quality measures and finance numbers and also heard administrative updates from the various departments. The trustees approved spending...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Effective Jan. 1, The Port at Lake Panorama has closed. According to a note on the restaurant’s door, it will remain closed until spring. Any updates will be posted on the Facebook page of The Port at Lake Panorama. At this time, the...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the Jan. 4 meeting of the Yale city council, Mindy Fear and Amber Lopez were appointed to fill two vacancies on the council. Each will fill the remainder of the terms, which run until 2025, unless a special election were to be held...

Special to the Times Vedette Wartburg College has recognized 484 students who were named to the 2023 fall term Dean's List, including Mitchell Dickson, of Stuart, and Tatum Grubbs, of Casey.