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11 Charger girls earn top-10 placements at Earlham Early Bird
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls track and field team competed at the Earlham Early Bird on Tuesday, March 31. Eleven ACGC girls placed inside the top 10, Cadence Petersen had the best placement of any Charger girl that day, placing third in the...
ACGC boys earn 5 silver medals at Earlham Early Bird
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys track and field team competed at the Earlham Early Bird on Tuesday, March 31. ACGC did not have any champions but did collect five silver medals, two bronzes and several other top-10 placements. Third-place finishes went...
Holy Week services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Holy Week and Easter are upon us. Here is a listing of some services in the area. To add yours for the Friday edition, email rich@gctimesnews.com Good Friday, April 3 Catholic Mass at 3 p.m. at Saint Cecilia in Panora Catholic Mass at 7...
Quick, simple and exact
MLB’s new ABS challenge system is incredible. By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette MLB’s 2026 season has been officially underway for more than a week now, and baseball’s newest change, the ABS challenge system, is here with it. And it has been glorious. ABS, which...
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., and dinner is at 5:45 p.m., followed by...
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 3: Noah...
ACGC and Panorama prom details
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 the Grand March at 5 p.m. at the Panorama High School auditorium. Then, at 5:30 p.m., the Photo...
Panora and Yale officially named to RAGBRAI route
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) announced the full route information. On July 20, riders will cycle through Exira before coming into Guthrie Center on Highway 44 for the overnight stay. On July 21, riders will...
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, April 7, 2016 NO FOOLING. Linda Wendl, president of Women For Panora's Future, welcomes guests to the club's April Fool's Day dinner. _______________________________________ 20 years ago From the archives...
The 5 traits of happy people
“Don’t worry. Be happy.” Yes, that’s easy for Bobby McFerrin to say. He turned it into a hit song. The rest of us hit snooze three times, check our phones and immediately regret being alive before coffee. Still, happy people exist. You have seen them, possibly even...
Guthrie County Engineer tells supervisors of planned bridge replacement
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors heard from County Engineer Josh Sebern regarding planned replacement of the Thompson 71A bridge during their March 31 regular weekly meeting. “This would be the bridge over the Middle River, on...
Holy Week services
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Holy Week and Easter are upon us. Here is a listing of some services in the area. To add yours for the Friday edition, email rich@gctimesnews.com Tuesday, March 31 First Christian Church (102 East Church St., Panora) will offer a light...
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., and dinner is at 5:45 p.m., followed...
Keeping fun on track at GC Elementary
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Students, staff and visitors to Guthrie Center Elementary have likely noticed the arrival of a new train. It is a wooden playground equipment creation. Principal Tandem Eischeid explained how the train came to be. “The project originated...
Panorama boys and girls track to travel for Earlham Early Bird today
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys and girls track and field teams compete at the Earlham Early Bird today, Tuesday, March 31. The boys hit the blocks against ACGC, Earlham, East Union, Greene County, Interstate 35, Madrid, Mount Ayr, St. Edmond,...
Panorama boys soccer season cancelled due to low numbers
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys soccer season is officially cancelled with the school citing low participation numbers. The boys were scheduled to begin their season on Friday, April 3, against West Central Valley. “After careful consideration and...
ACGC boys and girls track to compete at Earlham Early Bird today
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys and girls cross country teams travel to Earlham today, Tuesday, March 31, for the Earlham Early Bird. The boys face Earlham, East Union, Greene County, Interstate 35, Madrid, Mount Ayr, Panorama, St. Edmond, Treynor, Van...
Here comes Peter Cottontail
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette On Saturday, April 4, the Easter Bunny will be hiding eggs in many local communities. Guthrie Center Guthrie Center Elementary (900 North Fourth St., Guthrie Center) will have visits with the Easter Bunny from 10-10:50 a.m. with the egg...
The Renew Room is a place to relax and renew
Brienna Beardsley’s massage therapy business is located at 411 East Main St. in Panora. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, March 2026 The Renew Room in Panora is a relatively new business that some may not have noticed yet. Its address is 411 East Main St., but it is...
