Guthrie Center News

Tractors of virtually every color and size lined the streets around the city park in Gowrie Tuesday as drivers participating in the Great Iowa Tractor Ride made their way to southern Webster County from Boone.

A rustic folk music mecca will get some overdue building upgrades, thanks to a grant from Massachusetts Cultural Council.

If you're one of those sad sacks who just can't accept the reality of white soul - Hall & Oates, Thicke, Amy Winehouse - then you might as well pass on Jamie Lidell.

Some of the focus on flooding in central Iowa shifts to the Raccoon River basin today, where three to five inches of rain fell overnight at some locations.

A "Bathroom Benefit Concert" will be held at 7 p.m. June 14 at the Woody Guthrie Folk Music Center, 320 S. Cuyler, with featured artist Kavin.

The Guthrie County Youth Foundation awarded 18 scholarships to deserving students in five school districts during senior awards ceremonies in May.

If you recognize any of these young ladies, please call the Archives at the Cherokee Public Library at 225-3498. 100 years ago Iowa is becoming a cradleless state.

Sometimes a reflection of the economy, the annual delinquent tax list, published by the Guthrie County treasurer, contained some conflicting information for 2008.

The Class of 2008 was showered with gifts, praise and recognition during Class Night at the Guthrie Center High School auditorium Thursday evening.

Voters in Tuesday's primary election will determine the ballot for the November general election.

Memorial Day 2008 Monday, May 26, 2008 Union Cemetery, Guthrie Center Omar B. Shearer American Legion Post #12 Dedicated to all veterans of Guthrie Center, past and present 9:45 Patriotic Musical Interlude Tim ...

By request, Frank Jensen of Jensen Sanitation Tuesday met with the Guthrie Center city council which afterward approved the first reading of an ordinance to increase garbage and recycling collection fees by ...

Personnel and salary decisions consumed most of the regular monthly meeting of the Guthrie Center school board Monday.

“WHAT WE'VE BEEN ASKING OUR DEPARTMENTS TO DO IS TO SEE IF THEY CAN INTEGRATE THIS WITH THEIR OVERALL BUDGET TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY CAN'T THIS COMING MONTH IN JUNE THERE WILL E A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS IN THE MAJOR CATEGORIES ANYWAY.”

CITY ADMINISTRATOR SCOTT LANGEL DOESN'T THINK THERE IS A SINGLE CITY DEPARTMENT THAT ISN'T AFFECTED BY RISING FUEL PRICES. via KLEM-AM Le Mars

“It's a great up-and-coming program”

Jodi Calvert, center, leads a tour with Justin Saenz, left, earlier this month for two prospective Iowa State University agriculture students - William Underwood, 16, of Ames, right, and Jebediah Gent, 17, of ... via Indianola Record-Herald

Six people went to area hospitals after a collision Saturday near Manchester, the Iowa State Patrol said. via The Gazette

“I don't think it will make a difference, because people generally drive 70 anyway”

By WILLIAM PETROSKI * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * April 3, 2008 Drivers nabbed for speeding in new 60 mph zones on Interstate Highway 235 will get no benefit from a state law that grants breaks on traffic penalties ... via Http

“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.”

Audiologist and co-owner, the Hearing Clinic, Windsor Heights Business description: The Hearing Clinic offers hearing healthcare, providing professional service, personal attention and building lifelong ... via Des Moines Register

“We are trying to expose him to everything we can while he's here”

Arlo Guthrie, the hippie icon singer-songwriter who characterized a generation of 1960s counterculture, appeared before a sold-out Clarke College crowd Tuesday night at Terence Donaghoe Hall. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

“We need to get with it if we're going to have a trial, and try it this summer.”

By JEFF ECKHOFF * REGISTER STAFF WRITER * March 2, 2008 A Polk County judge could bring order as early as April to a convoluted, five-year legal battle over the value of a slain Warren County farmer's life. via Des Moines Register