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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

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ID	102699
Title of Article	Lacasa unveils first Lakeview apartment buildings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Lehman leads tour; Lakeview Drive Apartments open house; Dan Boecher, Brad Hunsberger, Jeremy Stutsman
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6

ID	102688
Title of Article	Departure point for 1M gifts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ashton Ford loads vehicle; Laura Harris; Cyber Monday deals; electric delivery vehicles
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Amazon Delivery Station

ID	102682
Title of Article	Elkhart Schools provides update on consolidation
Notes	https://www.elkhart.k12.in.us/district/consolidation-dashboard
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Larry Huff
Date	Nov 28, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools

ID	102678
Title of Article	‘It brings unity’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Salvation Army members and Elkhart Academy students prepare to load donated food items onto a truck during collection day Tuesday at Elkhart Academy, 1 Blazer Blvd.
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Salvation Army, Food Drives

ID	102681
Title of Article	Two new officers hired, sworn in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	From left are Mayor Rod Roberson, Patrolman Adolfo Avelar, Patrolman Gregory Tingstrom, Chief Dan Milanese
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department

ID	102670
Title of Article	County to take bids on landfill expansion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Trash unloaded at Elkhart County Landfill
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Landfill, Expansions

ID	102673
Title of Article	Avian flu can be spread by humans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Burbrink
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Bird Flu, Elkhart County, LaGrange County, IN

ID	102676
Title of Article	Jackson announces intention to run for county auditor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tiara Jackson
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Auditor

ID	102667
Title of Article	County OKs funding for jail program caseworkers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	State Sen. Blake Doriot speaking
Date	Nov 22, 2025
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Funding

ID	102668
Title of Article	Habitat celebrates two home closings in one week
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carmen Calderon; Caitlin Drake
Date	Nov 22, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Habitat for Humanity, Elkhart County, Housing

ID	102657
Title of Article	Former Elkhart attorney aims to challenge Yakym
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jamee Decio
Date	Nov 20, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana 2nd Congressional District, Politics and Government

ID	102653
Title of Article	Beacon names new Elkhart General Hospital president
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kira Carter-Robertson
Date	Nov 19, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart General Hospital

ID	102656
Title of Article	Sideline changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aden Hartman
Date	Nov 19, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Wrestling, Sports

ID	102647
Title of Article	Elkhart County, Goshen officials eye bridge reconstruction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bridge 410
Date	Nov 18, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Bridges, Elkhart County, Goshen

ID	102643
Title of Article	Metal fabricator Stoutco acquired by Quad Innovations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	fabrication of metal parts
Date	Nov 15, 2025
Page	B1, B3
Subjects	Stoutco Inc., Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	102644
Title of Article	Griffen Plumbing and Heating sold to Astra Service Partners
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	plumber
Date	Nov 15, 2025
Page	B3
Subjects	Griffen Plumbing & Heating, Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	102646
Title of Article	Brian Buckley set to retire from Elkhart Schools on Feb. 9
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brian Buckley
Date	Nov 15, 2025
Page	C1, C3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Elkhart High School

ID	102634
Title of Article	Partnership improves services for victims of child sexual assault
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elizabeth Diaz, Rebecca Fast; Rebecca Fast, Elizabeth Diaz
Date	Nov 14, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Maple City Health Care Center, Child And Parent Services (CAPS)

ID	102635
Title of Article	Judge denies bid to dismiss charges against deputy clerk
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carol Smith
Date	Nov 14, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts

ID	102629
Title of Article	No raises for Elkhart teachers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Larry Huff
Date	Nov 13, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Teachers

ID	102627
Title of Article	City honors veterans with ceremony
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Willie Brown, retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant, speaking; Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson speaking
Date	Nov 12, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Veterans Day

ID	102625
Title of Article	9 new officers accept oath of office
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Officers
Date	Nov 10, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department

ID	102617
Title of Article	Beacon Health launches food relief collaborative
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Community Foundation of Elkhart County
Date	Nov 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Beacon Health System, Cultivate Food Rescue, Food Bank of Northern Indiana

ID	102618
Title of Article	Chamber celebrates minority business excellence
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Oliver Pettis
Date	Nov 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

ID	102621
Title of Article	Historical novel features early Elkhart history
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lynn MacKaben Brown
Date	Nov 08, 2025
Page	D1
Subjects	History, Elkhart County

ID	102606
Title of Article	Goshen police must report legal status under new policy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Criminal Justice Complex
Date	Nov 05, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Immigration Issues, Goshen Police Department

ID	102607
Title of Article	City names sustainability officer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Zavatsky, director of the Elkhart Environmental Center, speaks before the City Council about his new role as the city’s sustainability officer during a meeting Monday at City Hall.
Date	Nov 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart Environmental Center

ID	102608
Title of Article	Principal at alternative school named Youth Worker of the Year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bryan Hammontree
Date	Nov 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Academy, Indiana Youth Institute, Awards

ID	102609
Title of Article	Additional avian influenza cases confirmed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 05, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Bird Flu, Elkhart County, LaGrange County, IN

ID	102610
Title of Article	A Hall of Famer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart volleyball coach Jacquie Rost, here coaching in a sectional championship match, will be inducted into the IHSVCA Hall of Fame this Friday.
Date	Nov 05, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Volleyball

ID	102602
Title of Article	Foundation works to support food pantries
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andy Murray
Date	Nov 04, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Community Foundation, Food Pantries

ID	102604
Title of Article	Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dairy products
Date	Nov 04, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Funding

ID	102599
Title of Article	TRICK-OR-TREATERS SCARE UP GOODIES AT CITY HALL
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	TOP: Jenna Brouillette (left), marketing and communications manager for The Lerner Theatre, and other city officials greet trick-or-treaters and their parents on the second floor of City Hall during the City Hall trick-or-treat event in Elkhart. BOTTOM LEFT: Chief Probation Officer Bryan Shaw (right), dressed as Ted Lasso, gives a handful of candy to Eliana Skelton, 8. BOTTOM RIGHT: Dimitri Campbell (right), 4, dressed as a police officer, pretends to handcuff Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson on Thursday.
Date	Nov 01, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Building, Halloween

ID	102595
Title of Article	‘It’s about humanity’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	People take food items off the shelves at Open Door Food Pantry, 54820 C.R. 1 in Elkhart;
Date	Oct 31, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food Pantries

ID	102584
Title of Article	Over 40 residents take part in community tree planting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Residents planting trees; Tree equity scores
Date	Oct 30, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Trees, City of Goshen

ID	102567
Title of Article	City seeks input on Old Roundhouse site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Jeffers; Yolanda Bouchée
Date	Oct 29, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Benham West, City of Elkhart

ID	102549
Title of Article	Goshen developers propose 32-unit apartment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Apartment complex
Date	Oct 25, 2025
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Housing

ID	102550
Title of Article	Young professionals event ignites passion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Levon Johnson; Josh Sisk; Megan Erwin
Date	Oct 25, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Young Professionals

ID	102539
Title of Article	ECA’s Viront honored by HPC
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 24, 2025
Page	B2
Subjects	Elkhart Christian Academy

ID	102532
Title of Article	Community Foundation awards $3.6M in grants
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 23, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Grants, Elkhart County Community Foundation

ID	102527
Title of Article	Wood finishing shop can proceed despite chemical concerns
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Blake Doriot, Brian Borkholder speak to board
Date	Oct 22, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Zoning, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	102522
Title of Article	Avian flu is back
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Burbrink
Date	Oct 21, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Bird Flu, Elkhart County

ID	102519
Title of Article	County split on sharing cost of Middlebury plant expansion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 21, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Funding

ID	102520
Title of Article	‘No Kings’ draws hundreds of protesters
Notes	No Kings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hundreds of protesters in Civic Plaza; Protesters line street; Protesters hold signs; Protesters gather at Civic Plaza; Jim Norton holds antiwar sign
Date	Oct 21, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart, IN, Politics and Government

ID	102524
Title of Article	City adopts smaller budget for 2026
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 21, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	102517
Title of Article	County adopts $179M budget for ‘26
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 18, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Common Council, Budget, Elkhart County

ID	102505
Title of Article	Amazon cuts ribbon on massive warehouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gov. Mike Braun, site leader Bhautik Motiwala and Congressman Rudy Yakym, at center, cut the ribbon on Amazon’s robotic fulfillment center in Elkhart; Gov. Mike Braun speaks at the ribbon-cutting event for the Amazon distribution center Wednesday in Elkhart;
Date	Oct 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Center, Elkhart

ID	102506
Title of Article	Habitat celebrates record-breaking year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Shandi Vitali (left) holds up the keys to her new home given to her by Jennifer King, family services director for Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County, during the home dedication at 54415 Hastings St. in Elkhart; Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County dedicated its seventh home of the year on Tuesday at 54415 Hastings St. in Elkhart
Date	Oct 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Habitat for Humanity, Elkhart County

ID	102508
Title of Article	Avian influenza detected at two commercial duck farms
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Both LaGrange and Elkhart counties have recently confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)
Date	Oct 15, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Bird Flu, Elkhart County

ID	102500
Title of Article	RETA OFFERS BUILDING TO DOWNTOWN MINISTRIES
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jim Dreier, executive director of Downtown Ministries; Brandie Yoder, CEO of RETA; and Vonnie Trumble, Program Officer with the Community Foundation of Elkhart County
Date	Oct 15, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	RETA Pregnancy Clinic & Family Resources