Sheriff Jeff Vandewater says a worker in a small backhoe dug into the lines directly behind the Sheriff’s office at about 10 a.m. Friday morning. The company says it was an accident, claiming the ground was improperly marked.

Phone service was returned to the Sheriff’s office by 1 p.m. Sheriff Vandewater thanks the Madison County Sheriff’s office for answering all 9-1-1 calls during the outage.

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Guthrie County’s next assessor won’t be hired until at least May.

 

The Guthrie County Examining Board, led by Chairman Barry Monaghan, is accepting applications from individuals on the Iowa Department of Revenue’s list of eligible candidates until April 30th.

 

Non-eligible candidates are welcome to take the Iowa Department of Revenue’s Assessor examination, on Saturday, April 16th at the Hoover State Office Building in Des Moines.

For more information call 515-281-7836.

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One Panorama speech student has qualified to compete at next month’s All-State Speech Festival.

Jenna Holwegner qualified in the Solo Musical Theater category.

The All-State Speech Festival will take place on Monday, April 4th at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

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The Guthrie Center Community School District was recently notified that they will receive over one thousand dollars in funding thanks to community members collecting Box Tops from General Mills products.

 

Coordinator Rina McCool says the district earned $1,625.80 from collection efforts between last school year and the current year.

McCool adds that money earned from the Box Tops program will be used to support field trips.

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The Guthrie County Supervisors heard an update about stop signs on the Raccoon River Valley Trail at their Thursday meeting.

 

Conservation Director Joe Hanner says he’s worked with the County Attorney’s office for about three months to ensure that anyone who runs a stop sign on the trail is subject to receive a citation by law enforcement under Chapter 350.5 of the Iowa Code.

 

Additionally, Hanner reports the Iowa Department of Transportation has accepted a request to perform a Traffic Engineering Assistance Program (TEAP) study for signage on the Raccoon River Valley Trail and surrounding secondary roads in Guthrie and Greene counties.

He adds that the study will likely take 3-4 months to complete and will ensure that all signage meets state and federal guidelines.