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Panora Public Library events for April
Special to the Times Vedette LIBRARY CLOSED APRIL 12-18 FOR RENOVATIONS Stop in and pick out your books and supplies by April 11 so you have plenty to keep you busy during our renovation. SPECIAL EVENT: Women of Natural History on Thursday, April 16 Join us at 6...
Happy birthday to you!
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Each Friday in the Times Vedette, we share birthdays and anniversaries for the following week of people with past or present ties to the area. To submit yours, or for corrections, email rich@gctimesnews.com. Birthdays April 10: Randy...
Spring sports at ACGC and Panorama are officially underway … kind of
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette ACGC and Panorama spring sports have hit the blocks, teed off and kicked off. Or, as best they can. I was prepared to get back into the swing of covering track and field for both schools, seeing as the boys and girls of the Panthers...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Handbags and Bingo April 10 The Guthrie County Hospital Foundation’s annual “Handbags and Bingo” event will be held Friday, April 10 at the Fairgrounds Event Center. Social hour begins at 4:45 p.m., with dinner at 5:45 p.m., followed by...
Sunshine Club News
Special to the Times Vedette On Wednesday, April 8, eight Sunshine Club members and one guest met at the Panora Public Library with Sandy Mortensen as hostess. Sandy called the meeting to order with the roll call, “Since we are so close to Easter, what woman in the...
ACGC and Panorama proms are this weekend
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette This year, the Panorama and ACGC Proms will both be held on the evening of Saturday, April 11. Panorama The Panorama Prom will begin with pictures at 2 p.m. at The Captain’s Pick by Betty Cooper. The Grand March will be 5 p.m. at the...
That Iowa Girl awarded Choose Iowa Grant
By Morgan Sheeder | Times Vedette Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced in late March that the Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship awarded 30 Iowa farmers, small businesses and organizations Choose Iowa Value-Added Grants. Grant recipients, like...
Student art competition kicks off
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette A local art competition kicks off April 11 at Art on State in Guthrie Center (320 State St.). The Guthrie County Arts Council/Art on State, in collaboration with the art instructors at Panorama and ACGC Schools, are holding a first-ever...
A magical phrase with very real confusion
“Open sesame” is one of those phrases that lives rent-free in your brain. You have heard it. You have probably said it. Maybe you have even whispered it dramatically at an automatic door, hoping for a little extra flair. At first glance, it sounds like something you...
Supervisors approve health insurance renewal
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 7 regular meeting of the Guthrie County Board of Supervisors, Jennifer McMillan addressed the supervisors regarding the Iowa Governmental Health Care Program (IGHCP). “Currently, IGHCP serves 55 entities in Iowa with...
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report — Week of April 6, 2026
Released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through...
Panorama girls and boys golf meets cancelled
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls and boys golf teams were going to compete at a conference quad meet on Monday, April 6 at Deer Run Golf Club, but both events were cancelled. The boys were scheduled to play at the South Hamilton 18-hole meet...
Panther girls play Grand View Christian today
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls soccer team travels to Des Moines to face Grand View Christian today, Tuesday, April 7. Panorama is 5-0 all time against GVC with the most recent result being a 5-0 win for the Panthers in 2023.
Kip Janvrin Invitational cancelled for Panorama boys and girls
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys and girls track and field teams were set to host the annual Kip Janvrin Invitational track and field meet, but it was cancelled. The next meet for the boys and girls is the Ram Early Bird, hosted by Greene County on...
Charger girls win opening quad
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls golf team won its opening meet at the Woodward Golf Club, hosted by Madrid on Monday, April 6. ACGC shot a team score of 222. Behind them were Pleasantville, 232, West Central Valley, 247, and Madrid with no score....
ACGC boys and girls meet cancelled today
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys and girls track and field teams were set to compete at the Kip Janvrin Invitational at Panorama today, Tuesday, April 7, but the meet has been cancelled. The next meet for both teams will be the Bill Miller Invite at Van...
Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office Weekly Report — March 30 – April 5, 2026
3-30-26 1:55 a.m. Stuart Police checked an open door downtown 7:22 a.m. Panora Ambulance transported a patient from Guthrie County Hospital to Thomas Rest Haven in Coon Rapids 8:37 a.m. Stuart Police responded to a report of a theft 9:05 a.m. Guthrie County Deputy...
Built to last
“Built to last.” That phrase used to mean something. Now it sounds like a punchline. These days, the routine goes like this: Buy it cheap. Use it. Break it. Toss it. Replace it. Repeat until your trash can files a complaint. But, every now and then, you run into...
A cool, damp morning for an egg hunt
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Saturday, April 4 was the date of many Easter egg hunts in the area. The cool, damp weather forced some events indoors. The Panora egg hunt was held outside on the town square as scheduled, while Yale moved the egg hunt into the Community...
