Guthrie County Conservation has hired a new roadside technician. Eric Whitver’s first day on the job will be Monday, April 20th. Whitver had previously held the job for approximately ten years before leaving to teach at Panorama High School. In addition to the roadside technician duties, Whitver will also be trained to eventually becomes the County’s Weed Commissioner.

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The Iowa Department of Education recently released graduation rates for the state’s high schools. On a statewide average, approximately 90.5% of students graduate in four years. The five high schools in Guthrie County all exceed that rate. Panorama had the highest graduation rate in the county, with 98.3%.  Adair-Casey was the lowest, where 92% of students graduated in four years. Other county school graduation rates include; Coon Rapids-Bayard at 92.8%, Guthrie Center at 95.2% and West Central Valley at 92.4%.

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Guthrie County’s Nations Bridge Park and Lenon Mill Park are open for the camping season. The restrooms and shower facilities at both parks have also opened for the year. Costs for camping are $15 for electric $10 for non-electric sites. All campsites are first-come, first-served.

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Adults will have the opportunity to enjoy watching a free movie at the Guthrie Center library on Sunday. Library director Pat Sleister says this month’s choice is a bit of an oddity, because it’s a modern western. “We don’t often get a brand-new western, but this one is Lonesome Dove Church, which just came out. We’re going to try having a western on Sunday afternoon. We’ll have popcorn and coffee. Sometimes people bring in treats to share.”

The movie is open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

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With Guthrie Center’s 50115 Fest just a couple of weeks away, the organizers of the event are still seeking human foosball teams. Shannon Neff is the Chair of the 50115 Fest organizing committee and describes what human foosball is. “If you can envision a foosball table, where you’ve got your players on a pole and they can only face one direction. And the object is to score a goal. So, the construction of the perimeter is going to be made out of hay bales. We’ll have poles going across the hay bales where the teams will face the direction towards their goal. They can move across the pole, but they can’t move forwards or backwards. It should be fun to watch people try and win.”

For more information about 50115 fest, call the Main Street Guthrie Center office at 641-332-2674.