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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 129 results for Elkhart County Courthouse.

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	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	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

ID	72124
Title of Article	Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations, infections creeping up
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Walkers pass the Elkhart County Courthouse; Elkhart County Courthouse honors COVID-19 casualties
Date	Apr 13, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Courthouse, Public Health Issues

ID	70653
Title of Article	County signs agreement with Goshen to improve roads around joint court
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 23, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners, Construction

ID	70470
Title of Article	Goshen moves to rezone court site
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 18, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Plan Commission, Elkhart County Courthouse, Zoning

ID	67956
Title of Article	Study to guide $1.5M in courthouse traffic improvements
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 3, 2021
Page	A6
Subjects	Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Construction, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	68067
Title of Article	County eyes incidental costs in courthouse construction project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 03, 2021
Page	B6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

ID	70409
Title of Article	Three courthouse design bids opened
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Frank Lucchese, Suzie Weirick and Brad Rogers
Date	Jan 13, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	70322
Title of Article	County sets out goals in courthouse design request
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 29, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners, Construction

ID	70147
Title of Article	Consolidated courts project moves forward
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 18, 2020
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	69995
Title of Article	A salute to veterans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Members of the Goshen Police Honor Guard; George Buckmaster
Date	Nov 12, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Veterans, War Memorial Monument, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	69961
Title of Article	Land purchase deals await courthouse decision
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 10, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction

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	69200
Title of Article	New study to show economic impact of courts leaving downtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Nov 04, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69039
Title of Article	Study weighs pros/cons of court project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 13, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Emergency Medical Services, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	70558
Title of Article	Downtown to lose county courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse in downtown Elkhart is expected to be demolished when a consolidated courthouse is constructed.
Date	Oct 07, 2020
Page	A1, A3

ID	68868
Title of Article	Plan calls for joint police, courts facility
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Sep 22, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Emergency Medical Services, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	68057
Title of Article	County takes 7 bids for courtroom construction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 14, 2020
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Jail

ID	67031
Title of Article	Courthouse renovation to make way for court manager in Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 3, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners, Renovation

ID	66993
Title of Article	Goshen mayor wants county courts to remain in two cities
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	February 25, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Stutsman, Jeremy (Goshen Mayor), Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	66987
Title of Article	Standing peace vigil continues
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vigil participants
Date	February 24, 2020
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Peace Vigil, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	66979
Title of Article	Study recommends vacating courthouses
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	66593
Title of Article	Statehouse bill lays groundwork for court consolidation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 15, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	66489
Title of Article	Elkhart County residents protest potential war with Iran
Notes	Peace Vigil; Protests
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Peace vigil attendees; David Cortright; protest supporters
Date	January 27, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse