Elk Horn News

The Danish Windmill is hosting the third annual Viking Meet south of the AmericInn hotel Saturday-Sunday, Sept.

A number of Shelby County 4-H'ers have competed well in contests at the Iowa State Fair last week, earning ribbons in various categories and showing animals throughout the week.

The mission statement for Liberty Auto Restoration, a business in Elk Horn which restores antique and classic cars, tractors and military vehicles, is "Preserving vehicle history one vehicle at a time." Now ...

The mission statement for Liberty Auto Restoration, a business in Elk Horn which restores antique and classic cars, tractors and military vehicles, is "Preserving vehicle history one vehicle at a time." Now ...

The mission statement for Liberty Auto Restoration, a business in Elk Horn which restores antique and classic cars, tractors and military vehicles, is "Preserving vehicle history one vehicle at a time." Now ...

Participants from the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa passed through the area Monday morning on the second leg of RAGBRAI 2008.

Harlan, Ia. - Gourmet is not a word often associated with the food riders on RAGBRAI devour during their trek across Iowa.

Karen Monahan, 51, of Harlan died Saturday, after her vehicle was involved in a one-car crash on eastbound County Road F58, five miles west of Elk Horn at 6:50 p.m. Monahan was the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet ...

Almost everyone I talked to the past few days - few months, actually - was dreading Monday on RAGBRAI.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey visited Shelby County, July 8, at the Elk Horn Library.

The Scoular Co. has acquired the assets of Hancock Elevator Inc., including grain-handling facilities in Avoca, Elliott, Elk Horn, Emerson, Griswold, Hancock, Hastings, Neola, Oakland, Persia, Portsmouth, ...

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

Now is the time to start celebrating the 2008 Tivoli Fest, The Danish Immigrant Museum's 25th anniversary, and the 100th anniversary of The Bedstemor House, with a new museum exhibit, authentic Danish food, ...

This city of about 650 is home of the largest Danish rural settlement in the United States. via Des Moines Register

The owner of a Cass County, Iowa, gas station chased down and held a suspected gas thief at bay until authorities arrived, the Cass County Sheriff's Office said on Thursday. via KCCI.com

Hair grows slowest at night and fastest in the morning. About 1,000 new soft drinks are launched in Japan every year, of which only a small number survive. via Ruminations

“First we need to acquire some land”

The Marne Masons, Grove Lodge #492, is trying to grow along with Marne, and is considering acquiring some additional property to build a new lodge. via Atlantic News-Telegraph

“We may be forced to cut our purchases in these areas in half.”

A proposal by Iowa Gov. Chet Culver to cut funding for the state's Enrich Iowa program would cause significant cuts to local libraries across the state, including in Shelby County and the surrounding area. via The Harlan Tribune

Tara Littler and Cory Scholl of Atlantic are the parents of a boy, Tanner Dean Scholl, born Dec. via Atlantic News-Telegraph