The 157th Annual Guthrie County Fair ended Monday.

Highlights of this year’s fair include Lauren Hansen being named Fair Queen, and a record numbers of livestock entries. Zoey Dinkla, of Adair-Casey, was named the County’s top FFA individual and Adair-Casey was named as the top FFA team. Dozens of other local 4-Hers garnered awards at this year’s fair. You can see complete Guthrie County Fair results at our website.

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There were three unchallenged incumbents running in both the Panorama and Guthrie Center School Board elections Tuesday. All of them were re-elected, according to results from the Guthrie County Auditor’s Office. Tim Benson, Keith Buttler and Wanda Knobbe will serve another four year term on the Guthrie Center School Board. Jenny VanGundy, Deborah Westergaard and Bryce Wilke will serve four more years on the Panorama School Board.

West Central Valley’s School Board election had one contested race. In District 5, challenger Jill Caltrider received 150 votes, enough to unseat the incumbent, Dianne Harwood, who received only 87 votes, according to results from the Dallas County Auditor’s Office. West Central Valley Directors Harry Light and Chad Waddell both ran unchallenged and won.

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Guthrie County Extension is holding a workshop about food allergies later this month. Office Coordinator Vicki Frohling says attendees will learn about the signs and symptoms of identifying food allergies in children. The workshop is being held Wednesday, September 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the Extensions office in Guthrie Center. If you’re interested in attending, call 641-747-2276.

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Before the construction of Interstate 80 as part of President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Interstate System in the middle of the 20th Century, there was another road that served as the main east-west route through Iowa. Highway 6, known as the River-to-River road, connected the Quad Cities to Council Bluffs. It, and many cities along the route, including Dexter and Stuart, are the  subject of a new documentary. River to River, Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6 is directed by Emmy nominated filmmakers Kelly and Tammy Rundle, who spent two days researching in Dexter and Stuart in the summer of 2014. Tammy Rundle says the goal of the film is to inform viewers about the colorful stories and unique history of Highway 6, which includes encounters with Bonnie and Clyde, Jesse James and others. Two screenings of the movie will take place on September 28th at 7 and 8:30 p.m. at the Dexter Roundhouse. Tickets cost $7.

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The final Scoop the Loop of 2015 takes place Saturday in Stuart. Organizer Bob Cook says there’s a theme for every event, and this time it’s scouting. A program will take place from 1-3 p.m. at the Stuart Elementary School. “We’re going to have a program that will review and honor the long history of both cub and boy scouting in this area. We’re going to have three long-term leaders speak and hopefully represent with a lot of scouts that have been through the program in the past.”

The car show portion of Scoop the Loop takes place from 5-10 p.m. in downtown Stuart.