Local Business Pride
Elwood prides itself on being an inviting self-supportive town with a diversified selection of local businesses willing to serve you. With one visit to Elwood, you will realize the care and support that local business men and women are willing to provide for both the customer and fellow businesses.
We Welcome the Teammates Mentoring Program to Elwood.
Welcome to Elwood, Nebraska!
The Elwood Chamber of Commerce would like to welcome you to this site. The Chamber is very proud of Elwood. We pride ourselves on the neatness, cleanliness, and best tested drinking water in the area.

Elwood is the county seat of Gosper County, Nebraska. It is located about 35 miles north of the Kansas border. Interstate 80 is 15 miles north of Elwood at Lexington, Nebraska.

The Elwood community feels blessed with an excellent and beautiful recreation area. There are several area lakes and a reservoir for camping and fishing. Wildlife surrounds the area for turkey, pheasant, and deer hunting.

The Gosper County Fair is held in Elwood and has excellent rodeo grounds. The town owns its own carnival and volunteers from town work to host the fair and carnival. People come from miles around to attend this yearly event.


Click here to learn more about the Village of Elwood, Nebraska.
 
Elwood Area Foundation
The Elwood Area Foundation was established in 1980 and has since received memorials, bequests, endowments and donations allowing it to grow.  The Foundation invests and administers funds to award grants each year to humanitarian, educational and cultural organizations in the Elwood area.

Click here to learn about the Elwood Area Foundation.
 
Residential Lots Available

The Elwood Redevelopment Authority has made several new lots available at a minimal fee for new home construction.

Click here for the building permit applications for these lots.

TIF financing would also be available through the Elwood Redevelopment Authority for any agricultural processing facilities such as ethanol plants in the Elwood area.
 
Annual Events

Elwood High School Alumni Banquet

May 24, 2008
6:30 p.m.
Elwood Public School
Tickets = $12
Alumni Tea at senior center from 2:00 – 4:00 on May 24th. 
Contact Jane Hilton at 785-2035 or 785-2716 or Phyllis Ringenberg at 785-2476 for more information.
Elwood Chamber Banquet:
  TBA
City-wide Garage Sale:
 

June 20 and 21
through "Bargains on Byways
Brat Feed:
  The third Fridays in May, June, July, and August at area chamber businesses to be announced.  Watch the community sign for details.
Fourth of July Fireworks:
  July 4
Gosper County Fair
  July 31, August 1, & August 2, 2008
Chili-Soup Cook-off
 

TBA
Old Fashioned Christmas
  December 18, 5-7 p.m.
at Downtown Elwood