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Panorama boys play against Des Moines Christian tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team (1-18) hosts Des Moines Christian (11-5) at home tonight, Friday, Feb. 6. DM-C has won the last four games against the Panthers. Last season, the Lions defeated Panorama 80-24.
Panther boys drop game against Woodward-Granger, 61-43
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team (1-18) lost at Woodward-Granger (11-7) on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Panorama had this game tied up at halftime, 28-28, against a solid W-G side. However, the Hawks would put their foot on the gas in the third...
Panorama girls host No. 2 Des Moines Christian tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team (6-13) plays at home against No. 2 Des Moines Christian (17-2) tonight, Friday, Feb. 6. DM-C has won the last three games against the Panthers, including a 65-35 win last season.
Panorama girls fall to Woodward-Granger, 60-45
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team (6-13) lost at Woodward-Granger (13-5) on Tuesday, Feb. 3. A strong first quarter from the Hawks gave them all the breathing room needed to stave away a late Panther comeback attempt. Morgan Crees...
Panorama to wrestle at Lynx Invitational on Saturday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The next competition for the Panther wrestlers is the Lynx Invitational, hosted by Webster City. Other teams competing will be Des Moines Lincoln, Des Moines North, Des Moines Roosevelt and Webster City.
Charger boys lose to No. 6 Coon Rapids-Bayard, 74-40
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys basketball team (8-10) was defeated by No. 6 Coon Rapids-Bayard (18-1) away from home on Thursday, Feb. 5. ACGC kept it close it at the start of this game, trailing 14-8 at the end of the first quarter. The following two...
Charger boys upset West Central Valley, 64-55
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The strong second half of the season continued for the ACGC boys basketball team (8-9) with an away win against West Central Valley (12-8) on Tuesday, Feb. 3. The game puts the Chargers one win away from reaching .500, something that...
ACGC girls fall to No. 14 Coon Rapids-Bayard, 60-45
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls basketball team (15-4) lost at No. 14 Coon Rapids-Bayard (15-5) on Thursday, Feb. 5. A slow first quarter for the Chargers ended up being the cause of their demise, heading into the first break down 23-7. ACGC bounced...
ACGC girls defeat West Central Valley, 46-30
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls basketball team (15-3) defeated West Central Valley (7-13) away from home on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Camdyn Richter led in scoring for the Chargers with 17 points. Meranda Gruber with 11, and Stella Largent with 10, joined her...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Feb. 11, 2016 PULLING OUTLAW. Richard Clark wins races and trophies each year on a truck-pulling circuit. He is shown with an unusual first place trophy received at Rock Valley in 2012. It is a uniquely...
NBA trade deadline madness
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The NBA trade deadline was yesterday afternoon, and there was plenty of movement across the entire league. The professional basketball league has one of the crazier deadlines of the major North American sports. Trades are uncommon in...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Freewill dinner to-go Feb. 7 First Christian Church Women’s Fellowship will host a freewill donation meal on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 5-7 p.m. at 105 North Fourth St. in Guthrie Center. The meals are to-go only (no dine-in), and will include...
Grambart named to fall Deans’ List at Nebraska
Special to the Times Vedette Jackson Thomas Grambart of Panora has been named to the Deans' List at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the fall semester of the 2025-26 academic year. Grambart, a senior majoring in accounting, was named to the Dean's List for the...
Cribbage results from Feb. 4
Special to the Times Vedette On Feb. 4, a total of six players participated. Wayne Nickel got the only high hand of 18. The Guthrie Center cribbage players generally meet at Guthrie Center Library, 400 Grand St., on Mondays at 8 a.m. and at the New Homestead...
Take the Good Neighbor Iowa pledge
Special to the Times Vedette Across Iowa, residents are choosing to care for their yards in ways that protect kids, pets, pollinators and the environment. At the heart of this shift is a simple idea: when neighbors look out for each other, small individual actions can...
Geopfert leads Kansas State track team to No. 1 ranking
Special to the Times Vedette The Kansas State men’s track and field team, which is coached by Panora native Travis Geopfert, is ranked No. 1 in the NCAA after the second week of the indoor season, according to the USTFCCCA national poll released on Tuesday. The men’s...
Panorama Dance team’s Show of Shows held Sunday
Photos by Mark Reno | Special to the Times Vedette The 2026 Panorama Dance team's Show of Shows was held on Sunday, Feb. 1 at Panorama High School. The program celebrated the team’s 2025-2026 competition season and highlighted the team’s talent, leadership,...
Be a campground host at Whiterock Conservancy
Special to the Times Vedette Whiterock Conservancy is looking for volunteer campground hosts located near Coon Rapids for the 2026 recreational camping season. The campground hosts major responsibilities are to help register campers, provide scheduled cleaning for the...
The hustle
Are you a trusting person? Or do expect the worst from seemingly everyone? The answer to that question is most likely related to the last time you were hustled, who you were hustled by, and for how much. My father operated a gravel and excavation company, and like...
