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Chargers to perform at All State Festival
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette A record 16 ACGC students have been recognized as outstanding All State Large Group Speech participants and will be celebrated at the IHSSA All State Festival in Ames on Saturday, Feb. 21. Kelsey Dinkla shared information on the ACGC...
Pros and cons of the proposed Panorama 4-day school week
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Currently, the Panorama School District is exploring the possibility of changing to a four-day instructional week for students in all grades. There are many potential advantages and disadvantages to this plan; this article shares...
Unseasonably warm February may cause temporary leaf damage on red maple trees
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Unseasonably warm temperatures across Iowa this February have triggered early bud development on red maples and red maple hybrids. Many trees are beginning to leaf out weeks ahead of typical leaf emergence, and colder...
Cribbage results from Feb. 18
Special to the Times Vedette On Feb. 18, a total of nine players participated. Dennis Betts got a 17; Wayne Nickel got a 17 and an 18; Dick Ellis got a 17 and a 20; and Allen Pierce got an 18 and a 21. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie...
Mona Jean (McLuen) Sellman
1928-2026 Mona Jean (McLuen) Sellman was born on Dec. 11, 1928, to John and Bessie (Dupuy) McLuen in Dale City, Guthrie County Iowa. She passed away on Feb. 17, 2026, at the New Homestead in Guthrie Center. Mona grew up in the Dale City area until they moved to...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 25, 2016 VAN HOUTEN VICTORY. Panorama's Tyler Van Houten (right) tries to escape Caleb Gunderson from Sioux Central in a 145-pound match on Feb. 18. Van Houten won by a third-period pin....
Take a seat
Where you sit may say more about you than you think. At home, the decision is relatively easy. Most of us have a regular place where we sit at the dinner table or while watching TV. And if someone takes that spot, look out. An Archie Bunker situation might arise....
Guthrie County Supervisors hold budget workshop for upcoming year
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session Feb. 17. No citizens addressed the supervisors during the Public Comments portion of the meeting. County Treasurer Brenda Campbell provided a departmental update and...
Schwartz and Wagner win district championships, qualify for state
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama wrestling team competed at the IHSA 1A District 7 tournament at Ogden on Saturday, Feb. 14. Two Panthers won their weight classes and punched their tickets to the state tournament in Des Moines: Blake Schwartz (165) and...
Panther boys fall in 2A-7 first round to West Central Valley, 70-54
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team lost its 2A-7 first round playoff game at West Central Valley (13-10) on Monday, Feb. 16. The Panthers flirted with an upset, leading at the end of the first quarter, 20-14. WCV fought back, taking a...
Panorama girls travel to ACGC for Region 2 first round
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team (7-14) faces ACGC (17-4) away from home tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the Class 2A Region 2 first round playoffs. The Chargers have won the last two matchups against Panorama this season, 45-35 and...
ACGC boys defeat CAM in first round, 65-46
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys basketball team (10-12) won its first round home matchup against CAM (9-14) on Monday, Feb. 16. The win propels the Chargers into the second round, where they face Coon Rapids-Bayard (21-1). ACGC lost the game between...
Charger girls host Panorama in Region 2 first round
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls basketball team (17-4) will face Panorama (7-14) at home tonight, Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the Class 2A Region 2 first round playoffs. ACGC has won the last four games against Panorama, including two wins this season, 45-35,...
ACGC wins District 2 championship, sends 6 wrestlers to state tournament
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys wrestling team won the IHSAA District 2 meet on Saturday, Feb. 14 at Colfax-Mingo with 186.5 points. Second place went to North Mahaska with 175.5 points. The Chargers had one champion, Charlie Christensen (144)....
DNR sets public meetings in March to recap hunting, trapping seasons, discuss possible rule changes
From the Iowa Department of Natural Resources The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to hunting...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette ‘Winter Sucs’ at Tribe Boutique Feb. 21 On Saturday, Feb. 21, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., shoppers who spend $25 or more at Tribe Boutique (130 West Main St., Panora) will receive a free succulent, while supplies last. Guthrie County Hospital...
More than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette The MJB Library is so much more than books. Remember that the library has several electronic resources available on our library webpage. The most recent addition to the digital resource collection is the complete digitized...
Cribbage results from Feb. 13 and Feb. 16
Special to the Times Vedette On Feb. 13, a total of 10 players participated. Sandy Rumelhart got a 17, two 16s and a 20, Robert Klever had a 17; Lela Schwartz got a 16; Wayne Nickel had an 18; Dave Richter had a 20; and Dennis Betts came up with a 24. The group also...
Impala swerves to miss deer, leaves roadway
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Jason Gray reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Feb. 9 at 6:45 p.m. on Frontier Road. Taylor Jay Edelman, 33, of Adair, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Impala LS northbound on Frontier Road near the...
