Elwood Call Leader

09/13/2025

09/09/2025

Last chance to get your nominations in for the Elwood Alumni Hall of Fame

It's that time again! Do you know of a fantastic nominee for the 2nd Annual Elwood High School Alumni Hall of Fame Induction? Please consider filling out the google form, or stopping by the Corporate Office to pick up a paper nomination form. We look forward to your submissions!

Submit your nomination here! https://forms.gle/ZzyyFa3tCLydUqwZA

09/04/2025

The Tipton County Pork Festival opens today, and continues through Saturday, Sept. 6.

Back in 1969, four local women — Margaret Hinkle, Nan Nash, Bobbie Kauffman, and Henrietta Larson — set out to promote Tipton County's pork industry. What began as handing out recipes and samples soon grew to an ambitious idea: a community festival designed to bring rural and city residents together.

With help from local businesses, the first festival featured barbecue, dancing, an art show, food stands, and more. It was an instant success, with over 6,000 pounds of pork served.

Relive the origins of Tipton County's Pork Festival at the link below.

08/24/2025

It's going to be a beautiful afternoon in Callaway Park, as the Concerts in the Parks series presents the annual Salute to our Military.

A Salute to Our Military, please bring can food for our drive for the food pantry if you like….The VFW Post 5782 Will be providing hot dogs for the concert…Thank a Veteran

08/20/2025

As a reminder, this week marks the first week that the Call Leader will publish Thursdays, rather than Wednesdays. Subscribers will get their papers via U.S. mail on Thursdays moving forward.

07/23/2025

DMT Capital, LLC is breathing new life into historical buildings. The firm has renovated the former Call Leader offices, the former Salvation Army building, and working on two projects in Tipton.

The former Call Leader offices at 317 South Anderson Street were purchased by DMT Capital, LLC in 2023. Since then, the company, operated by David Turk and Tyler and Miles Hiatt, has been hard at work renovating the space, re-purposing the historic downtown building into 13 efficiency apartments, cl...

07/12/2025

20 years ago, Elwood officials and business representatives gathered for the groundbreaking of the Dollar General Market in the Elwood Plaza. Take a look back on the top stories from this week in 1975, 1985, and 2005.

Looking Back July 6 — July 12 1975 • Lennart Melander, from Stockholm, Sweden, lived in Elwood with the William Crimans family as a foreign… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

07/10/2025

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07/10/2025

Three Madison County girls will compete Sunday in the annual 4-H Fair Queen contest

The 2025 Madison County 4-H Fair Queen will be corned Sunday, July 13 at the 4-H Exhibit Hall at the Madison County 4-H Fairgrounds in Alexandria. The contest will begin at 7 p.m.

07/10/2025

Three Madison County girls will compete for the crown of Madison County 4-H Queen Sunday at 7 p.m.

The 2025 Madison County 4-H Fair Queen will be corned Sunday, July 13 at the 4-H Exhibit Hall at the Madison County 4-H Fairgrounds in Alexandria. The contest will begin at 7 p.m.

07/03/2025

ICYMI: 🏆 Athlete of the Year Results Are In! 🏆

Did you see our special coverage of Athletes of the Year, our salute to all the incredible student-athletes who made this year unforgettable? 💪🎉

Subscribers can click the link below to read the special features that ran in the paper, highlighting each of our Athletes of the Week from the 2024–2025 school year - and find out who took home the top honor! 👇

https://publisher.etype.services/Call-Leader/e-paper-regular-edition/E1C420874761997B

07/02/2025

Plenty of fun locally for Independence Day!

The annual Elwood 4th of July Celebration, sponsored by the Elwood Optimist Club in conjunction with BurgerHaus Productions, will begin Friday, July 4th at dusk in the Elwood Junior Senior High School/Callaway Park area.