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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	102587
Title of Article	Braun appoints IEDC president, signals Indiana branding return
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	“Crossroads of America” motto
Date	Oct 30, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	102565
Title of Article	Amid cuts, Indiana child care providers mobilize
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hoosiers protest child care voucher cuts
Date	Oct 28, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Child Care Development Fund, Child Care

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	102496
Title of Article	City seeks input on Old Roundhouse Site cleanup, redevelopment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 14, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA)

ID	102469
Title of Article	City awarded $12M for two neighborhood development projects
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	South Main Street project
Date	Oct 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp., Funding, Woodland Crossing, South Main Street

ID	102451
Title of Article	IEDC forensic analysis highlights lackluster oversight and questionable spending
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Adams, Mike Braun
Date	Oct 04, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	102435
Title of Article	Redefined Indiana economic development roles coming
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun, David Adams
Date	Sep 30, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	102328
Title of Article	River District development continues
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	River District development illustration
Date	Sep 17, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart River District

ID	102092
Title of Article	Panel OKs south side redevelopment plan
Notes	Garrison Frazier
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Freight District project; South Main Street project
Date	Aug 02, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Redevelopment Commission, Huber, Mike, Indiana Economic Development Corp., Benham Neighborhood Initiative

ID	102083
Title of Article	City council considers rezoning, new gas station
Notes	Planned Unit Development (PUD); RaceTrac gas station
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Otto
Date	Jul 30, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart City Council

ID	102079
Title of Article	Park plans again on hold
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Prairie Creek Run; Lily Creek; greenway in Prairie Creek Run; Prairie Creek Run; Prairie Creek Run;
Date	Jul 29, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Prairie Creek Run District, Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission

ID	102047
Title of Article	Goshen hits pause on new fire station, citing SB1
Notes	Fourth Fire Station shelved.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	drawing of fire station
Date	Jul 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Common Council

ID	102039
Title of Article	Goshen RDC donates $100K to school pathways program
Notes	Career and Technical Education program;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Community Schools

ID	102033
Title of Article	Annexations grow city, fuel development
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Jul 11, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Annexations

ID	102030
Title of Article	Estimate for third phase of College Avenue work doubles
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	College Avenue
Date	Jul 10, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, City of Goshen, College Avenue, Goshen

ID	101970
Title of Article	City cuts ribbon on streetscape project
Notes	Development, Economic; Bicycle/Pedestrian Paths
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson (middle) celebrates with other members of the community who made the streetscape project possible after cutting a special metal ribbon near Indiana Toll Road Exit 92
Date	Jun 18, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Indiana Toll Road, Aspire Elkhart, Huber, Mike

ID	101922
Title of Article	City council backs plan for new housing
Notes	Boulder Run Economic Development Area
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Conway Hershberger
Date	Jun 04, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Housing, Housing Survey, Housing Market

ID	101895
Title of Article	Goshen awards $250K to service organizations
Notes	Goshen Board of Works; First Light Mission; Economic Development Corporation of Elkhart County; DGI facade program; Goshen Historical Society; Elkhart Symphony Association; First in Chaplain Crisis Response Team; South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership; Mayor Gina Leichty; Community Relations Commission; Goshen City Council
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty
Date	May 24, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Chamber of Commerce, First Fridays (Goshen), Warsaw Housing Authority

ID	101860
Title of Article	THOR welcomes Woolf
Notes	Seth Woolf, Head of Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Seth Woolf
Date	May 17, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Thor Industries Inc.

ID	101845
Title of Article	Finding their place
Notes	Orr Fellowship early career development program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	ouis Kissinger, David Letherman
Date	May 13, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Elkhart County

ID	101819
Title of Article	449 workers at 3 RV companies face layoff
Notes	450 worker layoffs; Cruiser RV; DRV, LLC; Jayco
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	RV open house in Elkhart
Date	May 06, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Heartland Recreational Vehicles LLC, Thor Industries Inc.

ID	101759
Title of Article	Investors revitalize historic building
Notes	106 S. Main St., Nappanee
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Revitalized building; old store front of Weigmillers Store
Date	Apr 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Nappanee Redevelopment Commission, Ace Builders, Inc., Downtown Nappanee

ID	101471
Title of Article	Goshen RDC votes to extend lives of TIF additions
Notes	Southeast Economic Development Area; Southeast Housing TIF
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	proposed additions to the River Race/U.S. 33 tax increment financing district
Date	Apr 10, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Taxation, River Race TIF District, Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Districts

ID	101462
Title of Article	County RDC considers Prairie Creek greenway plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lily Creek Greenway Concept Plan
Date	Apr 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Prairie Creek Run District, Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart County Highway Department

ID	101434
Title of Article	Wellfield Botanic Gardens showing off new facilities
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Interior of the Great Hall Window at Wellfield's new visitors center
Date	Apr 05, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Elkhart County Community Foundation, Regional Development Authority, Northern Indiana, South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership

ID	101195
Title of Article	Price hike on street widening could be just the beginning
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Gina Leichty; highway view with road closed sign
Date	Mar 19, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, College Avenue, Goshen, Budget, Goshen City, Leichty, Gina (Goshen Mayor)

ID	101132
Title of Article	Goshen OKs agreement for 18 townhomes on Millrace
Notes	500 block of River Race Drive; Millrace Flats; Goshen Redevelopment Commission; Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA); Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	sign for luxury condominiums; project plan
Date	Mar 15, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Millrace Canal, Row on the Millrace LLC, The (TROTM LLC), Viewrail, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety

ID	101087
Title of Article	Elkhart County CVB, city Redevelopment Commission win state tourism recognition
Notes	Indiana Tourism Association; Do Downtown Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carrie Lambert, Janis Logsdon, Terry Mark, Amanda Eckelbarger, Levi King, Jon Hunsberger
Date	Mar 14, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Awards, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission

ID	100772
Title of Article	LEAP spending nears $1B with projected budget shielded, investigation finds
Notes	Limitless Exploration/ Advanced Pace (LEAP); Research and Innovation District
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	building under construction
Date	Feb 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Indiana Economic Development Corp., Michael I. Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism, Lilly & Co., Eli, Government, Indiana State

ID	100730
Title of Article	Blackport Drive reconstruction headed toward cancellation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 19, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Public Works and Utilities Department, Roads, Paving of

ID	100719
Title of Article	House Republicans pitch their version of state budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Thompson, reporters
Date	Feb 18, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Indiana Department of Child Services, Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	100720
Title of Article	Lacasa, Oaklawn selected for supportive housing initiative
Notes	330 Lakeview Drive, Goshen; Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH); 17th Indiana Supportive Housing Institute
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	proposed Lakeview Apartments
Date	Feb 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Homelessness

ID	100281
Title of Article	‘Put their needs first’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun gives his first State of the State address; rally outside Statehouse
Date	Jan 31, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Taxes, Property, Undocumented Immigrants, Indiana Economic Development Corp.

ID	100247
Title of Article	‘Babies in the budget’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Plasterer, Lewis Plasterer; Brian Lohsl holds his 5-month-old daughter
Date	Jan 18, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Poverty, Children Living in, Legislature

ID	100224
Title of Article	Goshen RDC approves extra money for delayed road projects
Notes	Abonmarche Consultants Inc.; Reliance and Peddlers Village road project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	construction zone at future site of Ariel Cycleworks apartments
Date	Jan 17, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Ariel Cycleworks, Peddlers Village

ID	100107
Title of Article	$42.5M awarded in regional READI fund grants
Notes	Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) 2.0
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 20, 2024
Subjects	Regional Development Authority, Northern Indiana, Tri-County Workforce Home Ownership Initiative, Elkhart River District, Cherry Creek

ID	99948
Title of Article	State creates waitlist for child care vouchers
Notes	On My Way Pre-K
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	children in play area; Sam Snideman
Date	Dec 17, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), Child Care Development Fund, Pre-K Services, Medicaid

ID	99851
Title of Article	Goshen eyes acquisitions, renovations for city offices
Notes	111 E. Jefferson St., Goshen; 233 S. Main St., Goshen; 113 W. Jefferson St., Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	building shared by Goshen police and the city courts
Date	Dec 12, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, DJ Construction Co. Inc.

ID	99769
Title of Article	County set for next round of unsafe building tear-downs
Notes	B&E Excavating
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Demolition; Mae Kratzer
Date	Dec 11, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Building Demolitions, Elkhart County Redevelopment Commission, Dana Bontrager Excavating, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	99479
Title of Article	Goshen band director wins community development honor
Notes	Dr. William P. Foster Project; Community Development Award
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tom Cox
Date	Nov 30, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen High School, Music Education

ID	99348
Title of Article	Apartment project breaks ground
Notes	10th St. and Douglas St., Goshen; AP Development LLC; Indiana Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Boecher, Jon Anderson; Planners break ground by illustration of complex; Gina Leichty
Date	Nov 21, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Ariel Cycleworks, Western Rubber, Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

ID	99200
Title of Article	‘I love underdog stories’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Representatives from Lacasa, DJ Construction, Oaklawn, Bashor Children’s Home, and the Indiana Housing & Community Development Association; artist’s rendering of building
Date	Nov 09, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Goshen, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority

ID	99013
Title of Article	Kauffman back to Greencroft in new role
Notes	Vice President of Strategy and Development
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeremy Kauffman
Date	Oct 19, 2024
Page	B1
Subjects	Greencroft

ID	98997
Title of Article	On the right path
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tonya Detweiler; City, county and state leaders join developer Tonya Detweiler; Tonya Detweiler gives the thumbs-up
Date	Oct 18, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Cherry Creek, Goshen Plan Commission, Housing, Development, Residential

ID	98939
Title of Article	Grant to support development of infants, toddlers
Notes	Music Together
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 15, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Goshen College, Early Years Initiative, Triple P Positive Parenting Program

ID	98932
Title of Article	Work to begin on 1,200-unit housing project
Notes	see CORRECTION 10/12/2024 A2
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	plans for Cherry Creek housing project
Date	Oct 10, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Housing, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Common Council, Cherry Creek

ID	98641
Title of Article	Part of the housing solution
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Teresa Payne, Julia Gordon announcing; Man working on manufactured house
Date	Sep 13, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Manufactured Housing Industry, Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), Housing Market, Modular Housing Industry

ID	98613
Title of Article	Business park development proceeds
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ken Jones; conceptual plan for Elkhart East Business Park
Date	Sep 07, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart East Corporate Park

ID	98483
Title of Article	Bond issue to enable $11M loan for Cherry Creek
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	proposed signage for Cherry Creek subdivision
Date	Aug 31, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Cherry Creek, Goshen Common Council, Bonds, Economic Development, Goshen Redevelopment Commission

ID	100114
Title of Article	Area unemployment ticks higher in July
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 21, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Unemployment Rates, City of Elkhart, City of Goshen