The City of Guthrie Center will sell an old fire truck to the Earling, Iowa Fire Department. The vehicle is on a 1992 Kodiak chassis and includes a 1200 gallon tank, 3 ladders and hoses. Nozzles and radios are not being included. Members of the City Council were expecting a bid for the truck to be between $20,000-$25,000. The winning, and only bid came in at $27,501. The truck will be stripped of all gear not being included in the sale, but will then be ready for immediate delivery to Earling, which is about 30 miles south of Denison.

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The Guthrie County Relay for Life Kickoff Event will take place next week in Guthrie Center. Organizer Gigi Nelson says they have the same teams enter the Guthrie relay every year and they’re looking to expand the event in 2015. Nelson says the Kickoff Event is for brand new teams, or well established teams who have been walking the relay for years. “They enjoy seeing each other year after year, to see who’s going to be walking that year.  If you don’t know a soul there, it’s just fine. You’ll be very welcome there. You’ll enjoy it.”

The event takes place Wednesday, March 18th from 5 to 7 pm at Sneakers Cafe inside of Guthrie County Hospital and will feature refreshments and door prizes.

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State Representative Clel Baudler has been working on a bill all year that aims to strengthen Iowa’s laws against synthetic drugs. That bill has passed unanimously in the House Public Safety Committee. Baudler says he wants to crack down on those who use and distribute the dangerous substances. “It increases penalties for distribution, selling, handling of these bath salts, K2 drugs, et cetera. If you sell them as a synthetic marijuana to get you high and make you crazy enough to kill yourself or somebody else, it increases the penalties.”

Baudler says he has had a lot of help when crafting the piece of legislation from various County Attorneys and technicians from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s crime lab.

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Todd Countryman is a man living his dream. The Stuart native has been a pro wrestling fan his entire life, and has been running events for Des Moines’ 3XWrestling for the past decade. Countryman is holding a special ‘Inferno’ event this Saturday night, which marks 3XW’s first time performing in Stuart; the hometown of not only Countryman, but also of 3XW wrestler Ray Surber. The event is also for a good cause. All of the proceeds from ‘Inferno’ go towards the Dexter City Park’s ‘Potty Project’ to raise money for new public restrooms.

Countryman says it strikes a nerve with him when people call pro wrestling “fake”. He says his wrestlers are legitimate pro athletes, who put on a great show. “I prefer ‘predetermined’, because it is a theatrical event. It is athletic theatre. You’re running around, falling, throwing people, getting thrown to the floor. There is an element of real danger involved.”

‘Inferno’ is scheduled for 7 pm this Saturday at West Central Valley High School. Bleacher seats cost $10 and floor seats cost $15. For more information, head to www.3xwrestling.com .

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A career fair will take place this month at West Central Valley High School. The district’s School-to-Work Coordinator Alpha Mendelson is organizing the event and says over 80 careers, colleges and military branches will be represented at the fair. The career fair will take place Thursday, March 26th from 1 to 3:30 pm in the high school gym.