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By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of 10 a.m. Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are no longer under an open burn ban. To see the updated status of burn bans or other important notices from the Adair and Guthrie County Emergency Management Agency,...

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette The state basketball tournaments are underway for both the boys and girls teams in Iowa. Despite the fact that neither ACGC or Panorama were able to send one of their programs to the tournament, I thought it would be fitting to detail...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie Center recently accepted $50,000 from RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa). Thousands of RAGBRAI cyclists will come into Guthrie Center on Monday, July 20 and will depart the following morning. Each overnight...

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette As of Friday morning, March 6, Guthrie County and Adair County are among 13 Iowa counties that remain under an open burn ban, meaning that citizens are prohibited from open burning. To see the updated status of burn bans or other...

Special to the Times Vedette St. Cecilia’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 11242 recently presented a check in the amount of $1,259.38 to Country View Estates in Guthrie Center as a donation from a portion of the funds raised in the Knights’ Tootsie Roll Drive....

By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette Guthrie County Outreach Coordinator Rhonda Huggins at New Opportunities shared two recent success stories in the battle against hunger in the county. Huggins noted that New Opportunities partnered with Guthrie County State Bank for the...

Special to the Times Vedette Daylight savings time begins this weekend. Set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday evening and prepare yourselves for more daylight hours in the evenings. The official time change occurs at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8.  This is also a...

Special to the Times Vedette The Lake Panorama Association announced that the five-ton vehicle weight limit for LPA roads will begin Monday, March 9, noting that roadbeds are soft and incapable of holding heavy loads. The five-ton weight limit will continue until the...

Special to the Times Vedette Guthrie County Hospital will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its $46 million renovation project on Wednesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. Those attending will gather first in Sneakers Café, 710 N. 12th St. in Guthrie Center. Parking is available...

Special to the Times Vedette On March 4, a total of 11 players participated. Dennis Betts got two 16s; Sandy Rumelhart got a 16 and a 21; Lela Schwartz had a 17; Dick Ellis had an 18; and Wayne Nickel and Robert Klever each got a 16. The Guthrie Center cribbage...

Ruth Woodson gives many of her creations to family and friends, as well as to staff and other residents at Panora Specialty Care. By Rich Wicks | Panora Times, February 2026 Ruth Woodson likes to create things as a way to express her creativity. She also likes to be...