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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.

Showing of 117 results for City Hall.

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	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	88622
Title of Article	City officials eye project for ‘transformative’ amphitheater
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson and Lerner Theatre executive director Michelle Frank offer preliminary details about a proposed amphitheater project downtown during a news conference Monday at the City Hall.
Date	Apr 25, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, City of Elkhart, Construction

ID	82851
Title of Article	Panel to further review firearm ban at city hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A proposal to ban firearms from Elkhart City Hall is on hold.
Date	Sep 02, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart Municipal Building, Guns

ID	74831
Title of Article	City to spend $2.5M on HVAC systems
Notes	Elkhart Police Department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 06, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, City Hall, Air Quality, Lerner Theatre

ID	74834
Title of Article	Most of Mayor Roberson’s budget proposal approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall building
Date	Oct 05, 2021
Page	A7
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	74514
Title of Article	Grants to help firms hurt by pandemic
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall
Date	Sep 22, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Small Business, Grants, Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ID	69954
Title of Article	Spat over courthouse nothing new
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	1909 issue of the Elkhart Truth; Elkhart City Hall
Date	Nov 07, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	68744
Title of Article	Sign-burning incident gets response from city hall
Notes	Freedom of Speech
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeremy Stutsman
Date	Sep 12, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Stutsman, Jeremy (Goshen Mayor), Emergency Medical Services

ID	67397
Title of Article	Local government goes digital
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall
Date	March 24, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Council, Public Health Issues

ID	67005
Title of Article	Public strongly supports Tolson expansion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 27, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Tolson Center, Renovation, City Hall

ID	66980
Title of Article	Mayor's staff increase closer to reality
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; City Hall
Date	February 22, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart City Council

ID	66959
Title of Article	Funding for Tolson expansion on the table
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall
Date	February 19, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Tolson Center, Renovation

ID	66573
Title of Article	Roberson plans to add jobs, raise wages at City Hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	February 12, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, City Hall

ID	65889
Title of Article	City-union negotiations at a stalemate
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall
Date	September 30, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart City Council

ID	66855
Title of Article	Elkhart remembers 9/11
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese, Chad Carey, and Chris Snyder; Plaque honoring police officers and firefighters
Date	September 12, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	September 11, 2001 Attacks, City Hall, Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	65476
Title of Article	Third-graders step into City Hall roles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Pam Kurpgeweit and Eliot Sanders; Tim Neese and Eastwood Elementary students
Date	May 24, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Eastwood Elementary School

ID	64914
Title of Article	Shedding light on homelessness
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rally members; protesters; Cass Sharp
Date	December 18, 2018
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Homelessness, City Hall, Goshen

ID	65278
Title of Article	Community gathers at City Hall to celebrate season and give back
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 13, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Don Carlson, City of Elkhart

ID	63099
Title of Article	Students spread cheer throughout Elkhart
Notes	Shades of Blue
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Seniors listen to The Shades of Blue; Elkhart Central's Shades of Blue Choir in front of City Hall
Date	December 25, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Central High School, Choirs

ID	62744
Title of Article	City Council slashes funding for Tolson Center
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	2 photos of Tolson Center supporters at City Hall
Date	October 25, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Tolson Center, Elkhart City Council

ID	61122
Title of Article	Gary support goes to city hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Activists at city hall; Gary
Date	December 20, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Homicides, Gary, Norman, City Hall

ID	60046
Title of Article	Another shakeup at City Hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Denny Correll
Date	May 27, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	City Hall, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Layoffs and Closings

ID	59285
Title of Article	OOPS!: Woman's house accidentally demolished after City Hall mixup
Notes	900 W. Blaine Ave
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	900 W. Blaine Ave; raised lot; illustrated map of Blaine area
Date	January 5, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Elkhart Board of Public Works

ID	59277
Title of Article	Ushering in a new era at City Hall
Notes	Includes Neese's inaugural address
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Neese in Crystal Ballroom at Lerner; Neese; Neese speaks with well-wishers; Neese and Jeff Spaulding
Date	January 2, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Mayors, Elkhart

ID	59264
Title of Article	Another shakeup at City Hall
Notes	Chad Carey
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chad Carey; Fire chief Mike Compton
Date	December 31, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Fire Department, Baugo Township

ID	59088
Title of Article	Five top city staffers departing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 21, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	City Hall, Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	59051
Title of Article	Moore mulls life outside City Hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore
Date	November 12, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58923
Title of Article	YWCA, CAPS partner for Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elk outside City Hall
Date	October 20, 2015
Page	C1
Subjects	YWCA, Child And Parent Services (CAPS), Domestic Violence

ID	57983
Title of Article	City Hall to mark its 100th birthday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 2, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	City Hall, Elkhart Municipal Building Annex

ID	54876
Title of Article	Bomb unit called to City Hall on Friday
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 23, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	City Hall, Explosive Devices, Elkhart Police Department

ID	54518
Title of Article	Mayor says WWII vet's name will go on memorial
Notes	Theresa Lewis asking to add father Leon Anglemyer to City Hall memorial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Theresa Lewis
Date	June 25, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	World War II Veterans, Government, Elkhart City, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	54506
Title of Article	Woman lobbies to add father to memorial
Notes	Theresa Lewis asking to add father Leon Anglemyer to City Hall memorial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Theresa Lewis
Date	June 23, 2014
Page	A1
Subjects	World War II Veterans, Government, Elkhart City

ID	53719
Title of Article	Parks work on 5-year plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo at Ideal Beach
Date	February 25, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Hall, First (1875-1895), Parks, Government, Elkhart City, Indiana Department of Natural Resources

ID	52471
Title of Article	City hall turns over 7,000 sewer documents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of councilman Brian Dickerson
Date	July 25, 2013
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Compact, Water and Sewer Utilities, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Fees, Municipal

ID	52058
Title of Article	Malfunctioning A/C leaves smelly City Hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of court room
Date	May 24, 2013
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City, Historic Buildings

ID	51152
Title of Article	City Hall window damaged by vandals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	December 19, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Building, Vandalism

ID	51080
Title of Article	Elkhart City Hall on top of list for ADA fixes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	December 3, 2012
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), Elkhart Municipal Building Annex, Government, Elkhart City

ID	49385
Title of Article	Workers wonder about city hall ghost employment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of council chambers
Date	October 31, 2011
Page	A3
Subjects	Ghosts, Elkhart Municipal Building Annex

ID	48090
Title of Article	Project to replace windows at City Hall part of effort to reduce energy use at the facility
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of worker
Date	May 16, 2011
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City, Energy Conservation

ID	46456
Title of Article	Call City Hall if you need snowshovel help
Notes	Local Digest column
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 2, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Snow Removal, Government, Elkhart City, Sidewalks, Ordinances, Right-of-way

ID	46140
Title of Article	At Goshen's City Hall, a classic piece of stained glass is being restored
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of skylight
Date	August 8, 2010
Page	A1
Subjects	City Hall, Historic Buildings, Goshen Carnegie Library, Government, Goshen City

ID	45450
Title of Article	New animal ordinance bringing packs of pet owners to City Hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 8, 2010
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Ordinances, Animal, Animal Control, Government, Elkhart City

ID	44115
Title of Article	City Hall office back together
Notes	third floor ceiling repair
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of office
Date	January 4, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City

ID	43077
Title of Article	Lead paint discovered on City Hall ceiling
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of office
Date	October 9, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City

ID	43040
Title of Article	Third floor of City Hall remains closed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	September 30, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City

ID	41157
Title of Article	At City Hall, security is many steps away
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of stairwell
Date	April 16, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Band, Government, Elkhart City

ID	27894
Title of Article	Cameras come to council
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 21, 2007
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Government, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Hall

ID	9177
Title of Article	Bank One project: First step near
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Pettit
Date	June 5, 2004
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Products Corp., City Hall, Bank One Building

ID	7481
Title of Article	New government facilities discussed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Bank One building
Date	February 7, 2004
Page	A1
Subjects	Bank One Building, Elkhart Courts Building, Elkhart City Hall