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ID
103282
Title of Article
Back to the old grind
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Brandon Blackmer (left), mill interpreter, and Courtney Franke, miller, set the granite millstone on top of the bottom bed stone in order to grind the corn stones during the “setting of the millstones” event at Bonneyville Mill County Park on Tuesday; Bonneyville Mills has been in existence since 1837, said mill interpreter Brandon Blackmer
Date
Apr 02, 2026
Page
A1, A6
ID
103274
Title of Article
Northridge hosts state Science Olympiad
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Makenna McBurne:Abe Woodward, Austin Peters
Date
Apr 01, 2026
Page
A1, A6
ID
103275
Title of Article
LEPRECHAUNS LEAP TO SUPPORT CANCER PATIENTS
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Leprechaun Leap
Date
Apr 01, 2026
Page
A1
ID
103276
Title of Article
Defendant will argue self-defense in fatal shooting
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Daqwan Jackson Burnett
Date
Apr 01, 2026
Page
A3
ID
103277
Title of Article
Martin’s celebrates renovations at Goshen supermarket
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Tony Agostino, Dustin Greenlee, Alan Metcalfe
Date
Apr 01, 2026
Page
A3
ID
103278
Title of Article
A pair of local No Kings protests
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
ABOVE: Protesters in Goshen line the street in front of the historic county courthouse Saturday during a No Kings rally. RIGHT: One of several protesters stands at Elkhart Civic Plaza dressed in costume Saturday during a No Kings rally; The anger voiced by demonstrators Saturday during a No Kings rally was aimed not just at President Trump but also local lawmakers who support him; Protesters hold up signs as they march past Elkhart City Hall on Saturday during a No Kings protest
Date
Apr 01, 2026
Page
A1, A6
ID
103279
Title of Article
A pair of local No Kings protests
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Protesters at Goshen No Kings rally; protester in frog costume; protesters hold signs; protesters march past Elkhart City Hall
Selge Construction workers labor on Jackson Boulevard on Thursday afternoon as part of the work being done for phase one of the construction that ends in June; MAPS: LEFT: Phase one of the construction includes Jackson Boulevard from Waterfall Drive through Main Street. The city said the Jackson Boulevard bridge and Waterfall Drive will remain open during this phase of the construction. The construction during phase one started in March and will continue through June. MIDDLE: Phase two of the construction will include work on Jackson Boulevard from the Main Street intersection through 3rd Street. The city said phase two of the construction will last from June until September. RIGHT: Phase three of the construction will include work on 3rd Street from Jackson Boulevard through the High Street intersection. This phase of construction will stretch from September through December, the city said.
Date
Mar 28, 2026
Page
A1, A6
ID
103270
Title of Article
Indiana county population changes during 2020-2025
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date
Mar 28, 2026
Page
A1
ID
103271
Title of Article
Master Trooper Detective Steve Nash retires from Indiana State Police
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Steve Nash
Date
Mar 28, 2026
Page
A3
ID
103272
Title of Article
Elkhart’s Lee earns regional, state IASBO recognition
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Jennifer Lee
Date
Mar 28, 2026
Page
B1
ID
103273
Title of Article
Elias elected RV Industry Association board chair
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Ryan Elias
Date
Mar 28, 2026
Page
B1
ID
103268
Title of Article
Elkhart to open virtual school, move programs
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Elkhart Superintendent Larry Huff speaks with people in October after one of the State of the District meetings concerning the consolidation process
Ruthmere Museum to open new Beardsley Discovery Center
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Built in 1874, the Beardsley Discovery Center was originally used as a carriage house for the son of city founders Havilah and Rachel Beardsley, James Rufus Beardsley, and his wife, Susan Ray.
Steve Storey (right), treasurer of the Elkhart Model Railroad Club, watches as the model train on the Battle Creek Model Railroad Club’s layout during the Nappanee Train Show at the Claywood Event Center on Saturday; Kevin Jones from Warsaw and his grandson, Liam, watch as a model train moves along the track at the Battle Creek Model Railroad Club’s layout during the Nappanee Train Show on Saturday; Steve Storey estimated about 700 to 750 people came to the Nappanee Train Show last year. He credits the marketing team and networking with vendors for the success of the train show, he said; Hugo Andes, 5, watches intently as the model train moves along the track during the Nappanee Train Show at the Claywood Event Center in Nappanee on Saturday; A model train moves along the track on the layout made by the Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society during the Nappanee Train Show at the Claywood Event Center on Saturday
Thor Industries donates two vehicles to support hunger relief
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
From left are Scott Griffey, Gymtown Food Bank; Keith Sarber, Church Community Services; Jim Conklin, Cultivate Food Rescue; Bob Martin, Thor Industries; Mindy Morehead, First Light Mission; Andy Murray, Community Foundation of Elkhart County; Addi Kaminskis, The Center for Family Christian Development; Mike Perez, Faith Mission; Deb Duchac, Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Elkhart; Kristine J. Hilger, St. Vincent de Paul; Rick Schutt, Thor Industries; Naomi Leary, The Window.
Karla Beasley (left) and Melinda Freeze of the Community Foundation of Elkhart County look at a rendering of the new neighborhood, The Delta, during a ribbon- cutting ceremony inside The Penstock building on Thursday; Dave Weaver, founder of We Impact Group, speaking; The Delta is a neighborhood of residential and retail properties in Elkhart’s River District along East Jackson Boulevard
Contaminated soil to be removed from old factory site
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Adam Fann, Elkhart assistant redevelopment director, speaking; Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson (middle) speaks with the media, alongside state and local politicians and representatives from IDEM and the EPA, during a visit on Tuesday to the former Conn Band Instruments site located at 1101 E. Beardsley Ave. in Elkhart
TOP: Christina Camp, an AmeriCorps service member in South Bend, eyes the parts of her birdhouse before assembling it during the statewide AmeriCorps Day of Service in Goshen. BOTTOM LEFT: Nathaniel Wise, an Americorps service member with the City of Goshen, describes the species that will be attracted to the birdhouse project. BOTTOM RIGHT: Wise, center, explains the bee and bird habitat building projects to some of the 50 AmeriCorps members who participated throughout the day.
Children from Phoenix Performing Arts perform the song, “We are the World,” during the CAPS Pinwheel Breakfast in the Crystal Ballroom at the Lerner Theatre on Thursday; Keynote speaker Keri Hope Richmond, a foster advocate, podcast host and founder of Keri Hope Co., speaks to the audience
Latest road projects part of larger drainage scheme
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Oakland Project C is work on Harrison Street that recently started, between Oakland Avenue and Third Street; Oakland Project B is the construction of the storage tank near Oakland Avenue and Indiana Avenue, and also includes the current work on Oakland Avenue, as well as past work on Lafayette Street and Thomas Street
Goshen adopts roadmap for 3rd Street apartment project
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Renderings for a proposed apartment complex at 3rd and Jefferson streets in Goshen, Perspective View looking northwest from Third & Jefferson; Perspective View looking west in Courtyard
Home on Conrad Road was severely damaged by a tornado Friday afternoon just north of Edwardsburg, Michigan; An EF2 tornado in Three Rivers, Michigan, on Friday damaged this car; Menards in Three Rivers, Michigan, was severely damaged by a tornado
Mike Kamphius (left) of Conn Selmer answers a question during a panel Q&A session at the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce 2026 annual meeting in the Crystal Ballroom in the Lerner Theatre on Friday, while Ashley Martin of NIBCO Inc. and Gary Boyn of Warrick & Boyn LLP look on; LaLaesha Black (left), CEO of Heart City Health, receives the Nonprofit of the Year award from Adam Myers of Office Interiors Inc. during the 2026 annual meeting of the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce in the Crystal Ballroom at the Lerner Theatre on Friday.
Joel Williams and Shelley Murphy with the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office seek approval for a $439,010 grant application from the county Board of Commissioners.
Selina Alcantar with Unity Gardens of South Bend talks about natural soaps with Sue Howell of Middlebury, middle, and Jill Becker of White Pigeon, Michigan; Eileen Miller, left, a certified arborist with Linton’s Enchanted Gardens in Elkhart, sells a potted flower to Christina Belote of Sturgis, Michigan; Kevin Wiener, the “All Bugs Go to Kevin” blogger, conservationist, photographer and media personality, shows a spider; Cheryl Adams of Valparaiso, left, talk about plants with Angela McDonald of Sister Lakes, Michigan, at the Farner’s Greenhouse booth
Ryan Britman, an Elkhart High School freshman, looks with his mother, Shantay Britman, at some of the artwork; Bethany Ward and Lorelei Ward, 10, look at artwork at the museum
