October 2, 2016 - Shelby County Facebook users have been sending a post viral over the past 24 hours which warned of an experience a mother and her daughter had at a store in Center involving two Asian men who made her feel like they were being targeted for abduction. At the time of this story, the post which was made by Holly Bonner and gave a full description of the occurrence had 1,757 shares.

September 28, 2016 - The Center Fire Department responded to the Tyson facility in Center for a fire Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 12:42pm.

September 26, 2016 - Although advised by the Shelby County Attorney and Assistant District Attorney to pay an item included on the list of bills to be paid by the county, the Shelby County Commissioners chose to table the item which is a subject of a possible lawsuit.

Presented on the bill items was an invoice from the City of Huxley for gas which allegedly leaked due to an excavation project performed by the county.

Judge Harbison requested Cindy Clark, her assistant, retrieve a letter from the Judge's desk which reportedly was from the City of Huxley.

September 22, 2016 - The Shelby County Commissioners approved the budget for the 2016-2017 year during their special meeting held Monday, September 19, 2016.

Judge Allison Harbison reported to the commissioners the general budget is $6,605,202. The combined road and bridge budgets for all precincts is $4,019,312 for a total including general and road and bridge of $10,524,514 making up the operating budget.