City of Elkader

02/20/2026

Th snow crew has advised that it is a very wet snow with ice underneath. This means it will take to clean the streets. Please be patient. Wait to go out if you can. Take is slow.

Thank you!

02/13/2026

City hall will be closed on Monday, February 16th.

03/14/2024

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register

03/13/2024

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – CITY OF ELKADER – PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX LEVY HEARING NOTICE
For Fiscal Year July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025

A requirement of HB718, passed during last year’s legislative session, is to provide more education and opportunities for input regarding the City’s proposed property tax levy. The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 25 City property tax levy as follows:
Meeting Date: 4/8/2024
Meeting Time: 6:30 PM
Meeting Location: CITY HALL, in the lower level of 207 N. Main Street, Elkader IA 52043
At the public hearing, any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of the proposed tax levy. After the hearing of the proposed tax levy, the City Council will publish notice and hold a hearing on the proposed city budget.

This link takes you to the City's website and at the bottom of the page there is a link to pages that explain the report more.
https://elkader-iowa.com/notice-of-public-hearing-for-proposed-property-tax-levy/

03/12/2024

From the Elkader Police Department:

☘️Who's ready for the St. Patrick's Day Parade?! Don't miss this one! The Parade starts at 2:30 sharp this Sunday, March 17th!☘️
We're anticipating a large crowd and with that, we need to make sure everyone celebrates safely.
Special traffic/parking restrictions will begin at 12:00 noon on North and South Main Street. We will again be implementing a "soft closure" at that time to allow shoppers to finish up and without confusing everyone with a bunch of details, we'll try to make it as simple as we can:
* If you see a barricade or cones in your lane of traffic, that's for you and you are restricted from entering that area. Please, don't go around them.
Any new, incoming traffic along the parade route will not be able to enter. (We've included parking options on this post for you to use.)
At 2:00 pm! - *ALL vehicles still parked on Main Street, starting from Davis Street (Elementary side of school) all the way down to Founder's Park (all of S. Main Street), must be moved by 2:00 pm!
The parade will include oversized equipment and we must have the route clear of all parking along the route. (This includes Boardman) If you're parked along the route at 2:01 or after, we have to assume you're not coming and we'll be forced to start scrambling to tow vehicles.
Obviously, we don't want to do this, but with the large equipment and heavy foot traffic, it's critical to the safety of our parade-goers we don't have to navigate parked vehicles, in addition to everything else.
Please help spread the word and remind your neighbors, family, friends, co-workers and customers as we get closer to the event.
As always, we appreciate all your help and support.
If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
E-mail: [email protected] or you may call: (563) 245-3110
Thank you, we hope you enjoy your time and let's all stay safe!
☘️ Chief Mitch Seitz ☘️

03/11/2024

Stop by Founders' Park on Saturday, March 30, 2024 for the annual Easter Egg Hunt starting at 9:00 a.m. The Easter Bunny will be there!

Thanks to the Worthwhile 4-H Club for organizing the the event.

03/07/2024

Wow - lots of nominations - congratulations to the Opera House Players!

03/06/2024

03/03/2024

By Willis Patenaude, Times-Register