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Jeep strikes deer on Highway 44
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Taylor Wheatley reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Dec. 9 at 5:36 p.m. on Highway 44. Patricia Lee Schreck, 41, of Guthrie Center, was driving a 2025 Jeep Grand Cherokee eastbound on Highway 44 and...
Explorer strikes deer on White Pole Road
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on Dec. 8 at 7:31 p.m. on White Pole Road. Monica Rose Cortesio, 66, of Casey, was driving a 2014 Ford Explorer westbound on White Pole Road and struck a...
Mirrors collide on Frost Trail
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Kent Gries reported a two-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 6 at 2:27 p.m. on Frost Trail. Ezequiel Rosario Pena, 42, of Huxley, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet Express G4500 cargo van northeast bound on Frost...
Mazda collides with tree off White Pole Road
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Blake Michelsen reported a single-vehicle accident occurring on Dec. 14 at 4:58 a.m. on White Pole Road. Daniel Kevin Hutson, 66, of Grandview, Missouri, was driving a 2017 Mazda and drove straight off the...
Varley and Kearns Law Offices forms
Special to the Times Vedette Varley Law Office, PLC, and Kearns Law Firm, PLLC, announced their collaboration as Varley and Kearns Law Offices beginning Jan. 5. Mitchell P. Kearns, who received his Law Degree (J.D.) from the University of Iowa College of Law in 2020,...
Joseph Ray Brooks
1973-2025 Joe was born on Nov. 30, 1973, to Danny and Debbie Brooks in Guthrie Center. He tragically passed away on Dec. 6, 2025, at his home in Guthrie Center. Joe spent about two years in the Army stationed in Fort Stuart, Georgia. After returning home, he worked...
Darrell D Tallman
Darrell D Tallman was born in Guthrie Center to Charles Walter and Margaret (Vanderley) Tallman. He passed away peacefully Oct. 10, 2025, in Salem, Oregon, surrounded by family. Darrell grew up in a small farming community with his parents and nine siblings. He...
C.W. Thomas reelected to Iowa State Fair Board
Special to the Times Vedette During the annual State Agricultural Convention, held Dec. 14, 2025, in conjunction with the Association of Iowa Fairs Conference, elections were held for positions on the Iowa State Fair Board of Directors. One new board member was...
Cribbage results from Dec. 12 and Dec. 15
Special to the Times Vedette On Dec. 12, a total of eight players participated. Bill Sheeder and Lela Schwartz each got a 16; Sandy Rumelhart got a 16 and a 17; and Robert Klever won the kitty with a 20. On Dec. 15, Roy Carl got a 16, Robert Klever got three 16s, and...
A few life lessons from Rudolph
My recent pregnant reindeer column inspired a few of you to share thoughts about Santa’s sleigh-pullers, specifically a red-nosed one named Rudolph. I summarized a few of them, and I share of few of my comments as well. I am now inspired to take 52 minutes and watch...
Panther boys win 1 dual, drop 2 at WCV quad
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys wrestling squad traveled to West Central Valley for a quadrangular meet on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Panthers left the meet with one win thanks to a tie-breaker, over Van Meter, 32-32. Panorama would lose the other duals...
Panther girls drop game to Earlham, 56-31
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls basketball team (0-4) lost a home game to Earlham (4-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Panthers were down by 10 at halftime before a strong second half from the Cardinals gave them the win. Morgan Crees was most of the...
Panorama girls drop duals at Gilbert triangular, travel to Saydel today for invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls wrestling team competed at a triangular at Gilbert on Tuesday, Dec. 9. The girls lost both dual matchups at the meet, one to Ames, 78-6, and the other to Gilbert, 66-12. The girls turn their sights to the Saydel...
Panorama boys falter late, lose to Earlham, 60-42
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys basketball team (0-4) fell at home due to a strong second half performance from Earlham (4-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. Panorama led at the end of the first quarter by one point and only trailed by three heading into...
Charger boys fall to Van Meter, 52-39
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys basketball team (0-3) lost its away game to Van Meter (2-0) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. ACGC recovered from a rough start, leaving the first quarter down 14-2. The Chargers battled their way back heading into the final quarter...
ACGC boys win 2 duals, drop 1 at home quadrangular
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys wrestling team competed at home in a quadrangular meet on Thursday, Dec. 11. ACGC picked up dual wins against Coon Rapids-Bayard, 41-17, and against Lenox, 42-33. ACGC lost its other dual against Interstate 35, 47-36....
No. 8 ACGC defeats Van Meter, 57-40
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The No. 8 ACGC girls basketball team (4-0) extended its undefeated start to the season with a win at Van Meter (2-1) on Tuesday, Dec. 9. ACGC exploded in the second quarter, outscoring V-M 21-6 to give the Chargers a 35-18 lead...
Panorama School Board approves purchases of vehicles, HVAC unit
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette At the Dec. 8 meeting of the Panorama School Board, the board unanimously approved the replacement of the Middle School gym rooftop HVAC unit, from Carroll Control, at a cost not to exceed $32,000. The board also unanimously approved the...
Jamaica Library 2025 report
By Laurie Carnahan, director | Jamaica Public Library This was a fun and energetic year at the library, as our local donors and volunteers, with their steely determination and cheery efforts, breathed fresh air into the 1970s environment by cleaning, painting and...
