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Yale flips for pancakes, courtesy of Farmers State Bank
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Farmers State Bank sponsored a free pancake breakfast at the Yale Community Building on Saturday morning, March 7. The event has been a tradition for 35 years, held annually on the first Saturday in March. The event generally draws a...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Fish fry Fridays at Café on the Hill Through Lent, Café on the Hill (2003 State St. in Guthrie Center) will have an all-you-can-eat fish fry every Friday from 5-8 p.m. Other options are available for those not interested in fish. Bingo...
Panora City Council to amend ordinance for Lutheran Church of Hope development
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the regular meeting of the Panora City Council on March 9, the councilmembers considered a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission regarding a request from Lutheran Church of Hope. The Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment...
Guthrie Center City Council learns about Lacey building cleanup progress, RAGBRAI planning
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the March 9 regular meeting of the Guthrie Center City Council, Streets Department Chief Darrin Sloss shared information on the cleanup efforts at the long-vacated Lacey building on State Street. “A little over 50 man-hours were...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — March 2-8, 2026
3-2-26 12:23 a.m. Panora Ambulance responded to a medical call in rural Guthrie Center 2:31 a.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient back to The New Homestead 8:20 a.m. Guthrie County Deputies responded to a complaint in Guthrie Center 9:10 a.m. Guthrie County...
Farm Bureau webinar features ISU modeling to help farmers cut expenses, fine-tune spring nitrogen
Special to the Times Vedette The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), in partnership with Iowa State University (ISU), is hosting a farmer webinar, “Why it Pays to Test Your Soil Nitrogen,” on March 27 at 1 p.m. The free webinar is designed to provide new data and...
Cribbage results from March 6 and March 9
Special to the Times Vedette On March 6, a total of eight players participated. Dennis Betts got a 16; Allen Pierce got a 17, and Dave Richter got a 16, 16, 17, 24 and 24. On March 9, a total of five players participated. Dave Richter, Joanne Zieser and Robert Klever...
What do you dream about?
Not your goals or visions or plans. I mean, what do you literally dream about while sleeping? Well, if you are in the 95% of us who forget our dreams, you simply don’t recall. Seeing how most of us have four to six dreams that last up to 20 minutes each, that’s a lot...
Burn ban lifted
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of 10 a.m. Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are no longer under an open burn ban. To see the updated status of burn bans or other important notices from the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency,...
Sue Arlene Holbrook
1943-2026 Sue Arlene Holbrook, 82, daughter of Roger and Arlene (Gillaspy) Templeton, was born June 12, 1943, in Des Moines and entered the presence of the Lord on March 2, 2026. Sue graduated from Grimes High School in 1961. That fall, she attended the University of...
State basketball update; DCG ending goes viral
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The state basketball tournaments are underway for both the boys and girls teams in Iowa. Despite the fact that neither ACGC or Panorama were able to send one of their programs to the tournament, I thought it would be fitting to detail...
RAGBRAI gives $50,000 to Guthrie Center
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie Center recently accepted $50,000 from RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). Thousands of RAGBRAI cyclists will come into Guthrie Center on Monday, July 20 and will depart the following morning. Each overnight...
Burn ban still in effect
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are among 13 Iowa counties that remain under an open burn ban, meaning that citizens are prohibited from open burning. To see the updated status of burn bans or other...
Knights donate $1,259 to Country View Estates
Special to the Times Vedette St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 11242 recently presented a check in the amount of $1,259.38 to Country View Estates in Guthrie Center as a donation from a portion of the funds raised in the Knights’ Tootsie Roll Drive....
Souper Bowl racks up a score of 848
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie County Outreach Coordinator Rhonda Huggins at New Opportunities shared two recent success stories in the battle against hunger in the county. Huggins noted that New Opportunities partnered with Guthrie County State Bank for the...
BVU’s Boettcher earns Honorable Mention in American Rivers Conference
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Former Panorama girls basketball standout Tyme Boettcher was voted as an Honorable Mention in the American Rivers Conference All-Conference awards while playing with the Buena Vista University Beavers. Boettcher, despite just missing...
Crandall and Draper earn Honorable Mentions from WCAC All-Conference awards
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Two Panther boys basketball players earned West Central Activities Conference honors for their efforts this season. Cruz Crandall and Reed Draper were named Honorable Mentions by the WCAC. Crandall was the Panthers’ most effective...
Skram, Crawford earn Second Team, Kading and Kent Honorable Mention in WCAC All-Conference
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette Four ACGC boys basketball players received honors from the West Central Activities Conference. Two players, Joe Crawford and Thomas Skram, were named Second Team All-Conference. Jonny Kading and Preston Kent were Honorable Mentions....
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Fish fry Fridays at Café on the Hill Through Lent, Café on the Hill (2003 State St. in Guthrie Center) will have an all-you-can-eat fish fry every Friday from 5-8 p.m. Other options are available for those not interested in fish. Pancakes...
