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Panorama girls place 5th at Bondurant-Farrar Girls Golf Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls golf team shot at 470 at the B-F Girls Golf Invitational on Monday, April 20. Roland-Story won the meet, shooting 355. Brinley Carlson of R-S and Mallory Polito of Woodward-Granger tied for first, shooting 81....
Panorama boys place 3rd at Hal Rossow Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama boys golf team shot a 336 as the host of the Hal Rossow Invitational on Friday, April 17. Knoxville won the meet, shooting 315. Martensdale-St Marys’ Slade White was the medalist, shooting a 72. Panorama’s best score on...
Panther boys and girls compete at Wildcat Invitational on Thursday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls track and field team travel to West Central Valley on Thursday, April 23 for the Wildcat Invitational. The Panorama girls compete against ACGC, Ankeny Christian, CAM, Van Meter, WC-V and Woodward-Granger. The boys...
Panorama girls soccer defeats No. 7 Kuemper Catholic, 3-1
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The Panorama girls soccer team (3-0) earned a ranked win over No. 7 Kuemper Catholic (2-2-1) on Friday, April 17 at Kuemper. The Knights went into halftime with a 1-0 lead, but the Panthers came out of the break strong, scoring three...
Charger boys golf places 10th at Hal Rossow Invitational
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys golf team shot a combined 408 at the Hal Rossow Invitational hosted by Panorama on Friday, April 17. Knoxville won the meet, shooting 315. Martensdale-St Marys Slade White was the medalist, shooting a 72. Sayer Bireline...
ACGC girls golf plays at conference quad on Thursday
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls golf team travels to the Woodward Golf Club for a conference quad on Thursday, April 23. ACGC golfs against Interstate 35, Panorama and Woodward-Granger.
Charger girls finish 5th at Ram Relays
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC girls track and field team hit the blocks at the Ram Relays at Greene County on Monday, April 20. ACGC scored a combined 125 points at the meet between girls and boys. Carroll won the meet with 248. Cadence Petersen won both...
ACGC boys place 5th at Ram Relays
By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The ACGC boys track and field team competed at the Ram Relays at Greene County on Monday, April 20. The Chargers scored a combined 125 points at the meet between boys and girls. Carroll won the meet with 248. ACGC did not win any...
Supervisors certify taxes, discuss Wagon Road project communication plan
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette The Guthrie County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on April 21. A public hearing was held on the fiscal year 2027 budget. No members of the general public spoke during the hearing. Auditor Dani Fink reported on the budgetary...
Merwyn (Merv) Jay Kinman
1941-2026 Merwyn (Merv) Jay Kinman, 85, of Waukee, passed away on April 18, 2026. He was born on Jan. 12, 1941, in Adair County to L. Hugh and Mildred Kinman. Merv will be remembered for his kindness, humor and dedication to his family and his business, Kinman Glass....
Toyota strikes deer on Highway 44
Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Deputy Sheriff Matt Losee reported a car vs. deer accident occurring on April 19 at 8:52 p.m. on Highway 44. Shy Anne Strahm, 24, of Lincoln, Nebraska, was driving a 2015 Toyota Corolla westbound on Highway 44 and struck a...
GCH board approves annual budgets
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette During the April 20 meeting of the Guthrie County Hospital Board of Trustees, a public hearing was held regarding the hospital’s fiscal year 2026-2027 county budget. Chief Financial Officer Brandon Johnson summarized the highlights of the...
Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report — Week of April 20, 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...
Upcoming events in the area
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Community input session April 22 On Wednesday, April 22 from 5:30-7 p.m., Main Street Guthrie Center will hold a community input session at the Guthrie Center Activity Center (209 State St.). Attendees will hear results of the recent...
Yale to fill mayoral vacancy
By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette A public notice from the city of Yale announced the intent to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Mayor Beverly Louk by appointment. Those interested in being appointed mayor must submit a letter of interest to city hall, P.O....
Panora Library remodel; new carpet and a late Easter surprise
Special to the Times Vedette The Panora Library was closed April 12-18 for remodeling while new carpet and flooring was installed. During the closure, Carolyn England stopped by to begin decorating for National Library week April 19-25, when she came across a late...
Sharon J. Jessen
1963-2026 Sharon J. Jessen, 62, was born on April 22, 1963, in Illinois to John and Jeannette Haila. She passed away on April 18, 2026, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Sharon lived in California as a child. She loved playing outside with friends in the...
So much more than just books
By Karen Kelly | Special to the Times Vedette National Library Week is this week. Monday, April 20 is Right to Read Day, a day to take action to protect, defend and celebrate the right to read. Tuesday, April 21 is National Library Workers Day, a day for library...
Cribbage results from April 17 and April 20
Special to the Times Vedette On April 17, a total of 10 players participated. Dave Richter got three 16s; Robert Klever got a 16; and Chet Vaughan and Allen Pierce both got a 17. On April 20, a total of eight players participated. Chet Vaughan and Robert Klever each...
