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Thank you to the people who keep America working
There is something wonderfully old-fashioned about being tired because you worked hard. Not exhausted because you spent six hours arguing with people on Facebook. Not worn out because you binge-watched an entire television series. I mean the kind of tired that comes...
From starter kit to sweet success
Panora beekeeper turns a retirement hobby into a labor of love — and hundreds of pounds of honey. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, August 2026 After retiring in 2021 from her career at Wells Fargo, Karla Van Winkle of rural Panora decided to try her hand at beekeeping....
Congregate meal menus for September 2026
Yester Years
10 years ago From the archives of The Guthrie County Vedette, Aug. 25, 2016 SUSTAINABLE UPDATES. Troy Reinhart shows off the new LED lighting in the cooler display case at Hometown Foods in Panora. The grocery store recently updated its store lighting to LED to help...
William Ray ‘Bill’ Hillyard
1944-2026 William Ray “Bill” Hillyard, 82, of West Des Moines, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 21, 2026. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 31 at Highland Memory Gardens in Des Moines. Following the service, there will be a celebration of life...
Crawmer is season winner
Special to the Times Vedette On Aug. 25 at Panorama West Golf Course, 34 players participated in the league tournament and awards banquet. The flight winners were Trent Crawmer, Jeff Muench, Ben Carr, Dave Minturn, Ted Ericson, Tim O'Brien, Tim Rickert, Mike Moore...
Panther boys place 13th at Southeast Valley Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys cross country team competed in its first event of the season on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Southeast Valley Invite. The boys placed 13th with 333 points. Fort Dodge won the meet with 49. The best Panther time came from...
Rochholz wins Southeast Valley Invitational; Panthers place third
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls cross country team had its first race of the season on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Southeast Valley Invitational. Kylie Rochholz returned after last season ended with injuries to win the first event of the Panther...
Panorama football hosts ACGC tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama football team officially kicks its season off against nearby rival ACGC at home tonight, Friday, Aug. 28. Panorama’s last game against Southwest Valley was officially a scrimmage. The Panthers will take some positives...
Panthers split triangular, lose to No. 15 Van Meter, 3-0, beat I-35, 3-1
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama volleyball team faced its first competitive action of the season on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at a triangular meet at Van Meter. Panorama lost its first game to No. 15 Van Meter (3-0), but bounced back with a win against...
Coffman places 12th, Charger girls compete at Southeast Valley Invite
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls cross country team competed at its first meet of the season at the Southeast Valley Invite on Thursday, Aug. 27. The girls did not have enough runners to place at the meet. Madrid won the meet with 28 points. Camdyn...
Kent wins Southeast Valley Invite, Chargers place ninth
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys cross country team had its first meet of the season at the Southeast Valley Invite on Thursday, Aug. 27. Preston Kent led the Chargers, and the entire field, finishing first in 17:24, a full 12 seconds ahead of the...
ACGC kicks season off against Panorama tonight
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC football team returns to the gridiron for the first time this season at Panorama (0-1) tonight, Friday, Aug. 28. ACGC is led by a new head coach, Will Shull, for the first time in eight seasons after the departure of Cody...
Chargers sweep at Martensdale-St Marys triangular, beat Earlham and M-SM, 3-0
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC volleyball team (2-0) started its season off with a pair of wins at Martensdale-St Marys on Tuesday, Aug. 25. ACGC defeated both M-SM (0-1) and Earlham (0-1), 3-0. Vs. Earlham, 25-13, 25-15, 25-17 ACGC won in straight sets...
Class of Panora-Linden holds 60th reunion
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Members of the Panora-Linden class of 1966 met Sunday, Aug. 2 at Crafty's Coffee Shop in Panora for their reunion. The group reminisced, laughed and enjoyed food catered by Cafe on the Hill. The group honored their classmates who have...
GCH construction updates shared
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the Aug. 27 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital’s board of trustees, progress on construction in Stuart and Guthrie Center was reviewed. Chief Operations Officers Travis Martin reported on the projects the hospital has ongoing...
Disappointed in Des Moines soccer failure
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette This news might not concern the people of Guthrie County too much, unless some of you are as big of soccer fans as I am. The city of Des Moines, citing budget shortfalls, decided to end negotiations with Krause Group over a proposed...
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 or updates, email rich@iowalivingmagazines.com. Birthdays...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Open House at Tori’s Angels Aug. 28 On Friday, Aug. 28 from 4-6 p.m., the public is invited to the new office of Tori’s Angels. The office is at 110 East Main St. in Panora, and the location is shared with the office of BH Real Estate and...
