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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 276 results for Elkhart County Court.

ID	103155
Title of Article	Protest, Day of Prayer events seek use of courthouse property
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steven Olsen, Mark Beer
Date	Mar 17, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	103108
Title of Article	Empty courts building heads toward demolition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	The courthouse at 315 S. 2nd St. in Elkhart housed Elkhart County Superior Courts 1, 2, 5 and 6 as well as the juvenile division.
Date	Feb 24, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Demolition, Elkhart County Courts Building, Elkhart

ID	103091
Title of Article	Former court clerk, deputy get probation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Anderson, Smith
Date	Feb 13, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Court, Elkhart County Clerk, Trials

ID	102924
Title of Article	$250K may bring historic courthouse restoration to a close
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Feb 03, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Renovation, Goshen City Court

ID	102873
Title of Article	Deputy clerk found guilty at jury trial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Smith
Date	Jan 15, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Trials

ID	102868
Title of Article	Deputy clerk cases handed to jury for deliberation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carol Smith, Chris Anderson
Date	Jan 14, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Elkhart County Clerk, Trials

ID	102862
Title of Article	Trial starts in clerk’s office overpayment case
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carol Smith
Date	Jan 13, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Trial, Elkhart County Courts

ID	102829
Title of Article	A year of protests, building, crime
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	People write messages during vigil; Protesters gather; Elected, judicial officers cut ribbon on new Elkhart County Courthouse; Mike Braun, Rudy Yakym, Levon Johnson at Amazon center grand opening; Blake Doriot, Joanna King, Steven Clark, Gina Leichty; “No Kings” protest in Elkhart; Police cordon off West Garfield Ave.
Date	Dec 31, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart

ID	102825
Title of Article	Clerk of the court, facing charges, steps down
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Christopher Anderson
Date	Dec 30, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Clerk, Elkhart County Courts

ID	102816
Title of Article	County receives teamwork award for courthouse project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	floorplan for the courthouse; Jeff Taylor, Suzie Weirick, Brian Baird; Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Dec 24, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Awards

ID	102805
Title of Article	Deputy Clerk Smith confirms Jan. 12 trial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carol Smith
Date	Dec 19, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Elkhart County Clerk, Trials

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	102432
Title of Article	City court, fire leasing historic courthouse space
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse; Steve Olsen speaks to board of commissioners
Date	Sep 30, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, City of Goshen

ID	102314
Title of Article	Anderson won’t ‘abandon’ clerk position
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chris Anderson
Date	Sep 12, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Elkhart County Clerk

ID	102281
Title of Article	‘More than just ivory towers’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Commissioner Suzie Weirick and Judge David Bonfiglio, both holding scissors, cut the ribbon in front of the courts complex; Elkhart County Commissioners Brad Rogers, Suzie Weirick and Bob Barnes receive the keys to the courthouse from lead architect Joe Mrak; Loretta Rush, chief justice of the Indiana Supreme Court, speaks Friday during a ceremony dedicating Elkhart County’s new courts complex
Date	Sep 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	102115
Title of Article	County returning body scanners that use new tech
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	joint courts complex: front lobby of Elkhart County joint courts complex
Date	Aug 12, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	102103
Title of Article	Public gets a glimpse of new courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	1905 Reliance Road; David Bonfiglio;Tony Brinson; play area
Date	Aug 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	102084
Title of Article	Public invited to tour new county courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County consolidated courts complex
Date	Jul 30, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	102032
Title of Article	Transfer of courthouse property to city approved
Notes	1905 Reliance Road, Elkhart; Courthouse, Elkhart County
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	courthouse at 315 S. 2nd St. Elkhart
Date	Jul 11, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Elkhart County Courthouse, City of Goshen, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	101943
Title of Article	County to contribute to courthouse demolition
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	315 S. 2nd St.
Date	Jun 10, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart City Council

ID	101816
Title of Article	‘We can be united’
Notes	May Day Strong protests; Social Security; Goshen; immigration
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Protesters; Corinne Straight speaks; David Knight welcomes crowd
Date	May 03, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County, Elkhart County Courthouse, Immigration Issues, Fish, Dwight

ID	101792
Title of Article	Activists denied lunch time protest
Notes	May Day Strong rallies
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kate Marsh
Date	Apr 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	101461
Title of Article	Protesters rage at Trump chaos
Notes	Hands Off rally; Project 2025
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Corinne Straight speaks to close to 600 protesters; part of the crowd; Gabrianna Gratzol speaks; Protesters hold up signs; Corinne Straight speaks
Date	Apr 08, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Demonstrations, Elkhart County Courthouse, Smith, Brian

ID	100769
Title of Article	Demonstrators voice support for immigrants
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sara Olayo-Evangelista, Goshen College students protest; Sam Linares, Felix Saldivar, Maria Banderas display banner
Date	Feb 25, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Immigration Issues, Hispanic/Latino Community, Demonstrations, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	100714
Title of Article	House supports legislation to add magistrates
Notes	2023 Weighted Caseload Measure Study
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 15, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana House of Representatives, Elkhart County Courts, King, Joanna, Legislature

ID	100235
Title of Article	Elkhart County courts warn of jury phone scam
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ross Maxwell speaks
Date	Jan 16, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts

ID	96948
Title of Article	County OKs major court, jail expenses
Notes	1905 Reliance Road Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County joint courts facility under construction
Date	May 29, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	96789
Title of Article	Beginning to take shape
Notes	1905 Reliance Road Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crane constructing Elkhart County courts building; Front of Elkhart County courts building
Date	May 03, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	94037
Title of Article	County, town officials tour courts construction site
Notes	1905 Reliance Way
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Randy Yohn and Joe Mrak; Mike Yoder and Suzie Weirick; Elected officials on second floor
Date	Nov 17, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Construction

ID	92872
Title of Article	City gets into gear for road improvement project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Mayor Gina Leichty
Date	Sep 26, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Goshen, Construction, Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	92453
Title of Article	Appropriations related to joint courts approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Workers at new combined courts complex
Date	Sep 06, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, City of Goshen, Construction

ID	91581
Title of Article	Goshen to seek bids on road improvements at court site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Site of consolidated Elkhart County courts complex; Drawing of plans for road improvements
Date	Aug 10, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, County Road 17

ID	91085
Title of Article	County officials updated on court progress
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Workers on an upper floor mark the location of future mechanical equipment at the joint courts building; Pictured is the view from the third floor of the courts building in mid-July.
Date	Jul 27, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	87669
Title of Article	Famimly celebrates dismissal of resisting charge
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ke'ahjah Layman, Valerie Matthews, Hahkeem Layman, Jane Ross Richer, D'ahjahnay Ware and Dujuan Ware
Date	Mar 11, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Merit Commission, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	87113
Title of Article	Court site roadwork expected to start in spring
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Planned road improvements
Date	Feb 16, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	86929
Title of Article	County revises courthouse appropriation
Notes	American Rescue Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 07, 2023
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	86584
Title of Article	County looks at digitizing millions of old records
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 21, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Public Records

ID	86120
Title of Article	$13M more appropriated for courts complex
Notes	American Rescue Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County joint courts complex
Date	Jan 04, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	86008
Title of Article	Clock care contract gets yearly renewal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Blake Eckelbarger maintains the gears to the courthouse clock.
Date	Dec 20, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Clocks

ID	84121
Title of Article	Courthouse window rehab could cost $2M
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 04, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Renovation

ID	82031
Title of Article	Criminal Justice Citizen's Academy taking applications
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 30, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Criminal Justice System, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	77101
Title of Article	County to start paying off court in new bond
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steven Clark and Darryl Riegsecker
Date	Jan 11, 2022
Page	A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	76125
Title of Article	Courts project underway
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dave Hess, Frank Lucchese and Judge David Bonfiglio; Judge Gretchen Lund, Magistrate Eric Ditton, and Judges Kristine Osterday, David Bonfiglio and Michael Christofeno
Date	Nov 17, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Council, Construction

ID	76023
Title of Article	Notice to proceed given for courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 02, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Consolidated Courts Project, Construction

ID	75095
Title of Article	Goshen OKs $400K for design services at courts site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 13, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	73459
Title of Article	County signs lease for joint courts building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 20, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	72662
Title of Article	Site plan chosen for consolidated courts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Jun 16, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	72559
Title of Article	Courthouse flagpole comes down to earth
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	American flag atop the Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Jun 08, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners, Flag, American

ID	72068
Title of Article	Goshen approves cost-sharing agreement for court site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	County's consolidated courts project
Date	Apr 22, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen City Council, Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	71731
Title of Article	Goshen, county look to share improvement costs at court site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 14, 2021
Page	A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart County Commissioners