Elk Horn News

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

Ronald James Jones, Elk Horn, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008, at the Countryside Retirement Home, Sioux City, following a long illness. via The Messenger

Roger Schmitz has been named chairman of the Shelby County Board of Supervisors this year, and will preside over a board that is working hard during the next month to prepare next year's budget. via The Harlan Tribune

Megan Kaylene Englin and Justin Scot Janssen exchanged wedding vows Sept. 1, 2007, in Cedar Falls. via Waterloo Courier

“Herrick, a motivational humorist, founder and owner of a presentation business called "a.k.a. -All Kidding Aside”

Motivational humorist and owner of "a.k.a -All Kidding Aside" Jenny Herrick of Sioux City will be the keynote speaker of the "Boots to Heels" conference set for March 1. The conference, which will be held at ... via Atlantic News-Telegraph

Chuck and Sheila Minahan of Minden, would like to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda Nichole to Dan Thomas Ring, son of Tom and Jackie Ring of Elk Horn. via Atlantic News-Telegraph

An Elk Horn farmer was killed Friday when the tractor he was driving was struck by a truck. via Daily Nonpareil

Local governments in Shelby County still have plenty of debt, totaling more than $18 million in total outstanding obligations during the year ended June 30, 2007. via The Harlan Tribune

Dear Answer Angel: I need assistance with a holiday gift idea for my healthy Danish father who is 90. via Your Guide to Chicago Shopping