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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 226 results for Justice.

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	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	102252
Title of Article	‘We want justice right meow’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Protesters; Protesters
Date	Aug 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Jayco Inc., Elkhart County Prosecutor

ID	102093
Title of Article	Protesters call for ‘justice’ for cats
Notes	Middlebury Police Department
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Protesters place signs and flowers at memorial; Protesters fill gazebo
Date	Aug 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Middlebury Township, Becker, Vicki, Jayco Inc., Elkhart County Prosecutor

ID	101989
Title of Article	County council awards $300,000 in grants to nonprofits
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Child and Parent Services in Elkhart
Date	Jun 21, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Center for Community Justice, Council On Aging, Child And Parent Services (CAPS), Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

ID	101135
Title of Article	Braun bans ‘environmental justice’ in decision-making
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun answers reporters
Date	Mar 14, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

ID	96940
Title of Article	Grant to help find cost savings in juvenile court system
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 25, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	United States Department of Justice, Grants, Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, Oaklawn Psychiatric Center

ID	96612
Title of Article	Justice Department grant to support ‘youth success'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Clifford D. Johnson
Date	Apr 18, 2024
Page	A4
Subjects	United States Department of Justice, Elkhart County, Juvenile Delinquency

ID	94204
Title of Article	Event highlights victim-offender program
Notes	Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Center for Community Justice
Date	Oct 17, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Center for Community Justice

ID	92280
Title of Article	Last chance: Drug court celebrates 2022-23 grads
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Supreme Court Justice Christopher Goff speaks at the graduation ceremony for the Elkhart County Drug Court.
Date	Aug 29, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Drug Court, Drug Abuse

ID	91284
Title of Article	Rudy Yakym sees injustice in charges brought against Trump
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Congressman Rudy Yakym, right, meets Wednesday with leaders of Robert Weed Corp. in Bristol.
Date	Aug 03, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Yakym, Rudy, State Representatives, Robert Weed Corporation

ID	90444
Title of Article	County to give $100K to 2 nonprofits
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Celesta Vaughan and David Toney; David Toney
Date	Jul 05, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Funding, Center for Community Justice, Council On Aging

ID	89494
Title of Article	Bethany Christian Schools student wins MCC essay contest
Notes	U.S. National Peace & Justice Ministries public policy essay contest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alina Bergstresser
Date	May 06, 2023
Page	B6
Subjects	Bethany Christian Schools, Mennonite Central Committee

ID	82190
Title of Article	County moves toward $300K appropriation for 3 nonprofits
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 09, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Center for Community Justice, Council On Aging

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	81127
Title of Article	Bill seeks justice for illicit fentanyl victims
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jackie Walorski; Elkhart County's first Narcan box
Date	Jun 24, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Illegal Drugs, Walorski, Jackie, Lawsuits

ID	80837
Title of Article	New allegations of wrongful conviction
Notes	Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic; Iris Seabolt
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jun 14, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Notre Dame University, Homicides

ID	78676
Title of Article	In first, restorative justice resolves alleged assault case
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vauhxx Booker; Sean Purdy, David Hennessy, and Caroline McCord
Date	Mar 31, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Center for Community Justice

ID	76208
Title of Article	Council approves funds for HEA despite brainwashing fears
Notes	Center for Community Justice; Council on Aging
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Horizon Education Alliance President Brian Wiebe speaks to the Elkhart County Council
Date	Nov 16, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Social Movements, Grants

ID	75611
Title of Article	County awards $300K to three organizations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bruce Stahly of Horizon Education Alliance
Date	Nov 02, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Horizon Education Alliance, Center for Community Justice, Council On Aging, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	73548
Title of Article	Case Dismissed
Notes	Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Royer left, Jimmy Gurule right; Andrew Royer
Date	Jul 22, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Homicides, Royer, Andrew, Sailor, Helen

ID	68841
Title of Article	Social justice, police issues focus of forum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kris Seymore, Rod Roberson, Jason Ray, and Dannell Brown
Date	Sep 19, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters, Race Relations

ID	70528
Title of Article	College, community leaders discuss racial justice
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	STOLTZFUS
Date	Jul 18, 2020
Page	B3, B4

ID	67408
Title of Article	Kids in juvenile justice create chalk art
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Maureen Lorman
Date	June 27, 2020
Page	B3
Subjects	Juvenile Detention Center, Local Artists

ID	67853
Title of Article	CCJ introduces new programs in response to COVID-19
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Center for Community Justice
Date	April 23, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Center for Community Justice, Public Health Issues

ID	66401
Title of Article	Shelter keeps a lid on euthanization
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Sydney Justice and Iris; Brittany Trosper, Toulouse and Marie
Date	January 11, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Humane Society of Elkhart County

ID	66112
Title of Article	CCJ looks at restorative justice in schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kathy Evans and Todd Kelly
Date	November 18, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Center for Community Justice, Bullying

ID	66656
Title of Article	Prosecutor sponsors Criminal Justice Citizens Academy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 6, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Prosecutor, Indiana University Elkhart Center

ID	65511
Title of Article	Peace vigil held during Warren visit
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Virgil Claassen, Louise Claassen, and Patrice Gallagher; Elkhart Advocates for Peace and Justice members
Date	June 6, 2019
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart - Signs, Presidential Campaigns

ID	65662
Title of Article	Reports: Justice Dept. preparing antitrust probe
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 2, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Gordone, Charles (playwright), United States Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission

ID	65387
Title of Article	Former high court justice to hear case against AG Hill
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 30, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Hill, Curtis, Sexual Misconduct, Selby, Myra

ID	64903
Title of Article	Fiesta Feast marks 20 years for Center for Healing & Hope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 10, 2019
Page	A5
Subjects	Center for Community Justice, Fund Raising

ID	65263
Title of Article	Jimtown honors winter athletes
Notes	Jamie Lawson, Grace Crocker, Elizabeth Zerfas, Shelby Justice, Ted Kisslinger, Matt Gimson, Hunter Watts, Conner Gimson, and Austin Pearison
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jamie Lawson, Grace Crocker, Elizabeth Zerfas, Shelby Justice, Ted Kisslinger, Matt Gimson, Hunter Watts, Conner Gimson, and Austin Pearison
Date	March 16, 2019
Page	B3
Subjects	Jimtown High School

ID	64706
Title of Article	Mayor yet to request DOJ investigation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Tim Neese
Date	November 22, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Misconduct Investigations, Neese, Tim (Mayor), United States Department of Justice

ID	64525
Title of Article	Family, friends seek justice for hit-and-run victim
Notes	Justice for Jacob walk
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	About 30 people gathering to get justice for Jacob Callahan; Jacob Callahan
Date	October 16, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Accidents

ID	64490
Title of Article	Shootout at Shakey's Gulch
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	John Darrigan, a.k.a. Justice D. Spencer, handing out awards; Woman with rifles; Participants in Shootout at Shakey's Gulch
Date	October 1, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Chief Elk Heart

ID	64466
Title of Article	Elkhart prosecutor sponsors criminal justice citizens academy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 31, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Becker, Paul

ID	64467
Title of Article	Elkhart prosecutor sponsors criminal justice citizens academy
Notes	Criminal Justice Citizens Academy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 31, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Becker, Vicki, Elkhart County Prosecutor

ID	63625
Title of Article	CCJ announces plans for funds from county
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 8, 2018
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Center for Community Justice, Funding

ID	62909
Title of Article	Rally denounces detention center plans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Crowd gathered on Elkhart County Courthouse lawn; People attending rally; Lisa Koop with National Immigration Justice Center
Date	November 19, 2017
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S., Elkhart County, Demonstrations

ID	62303
Title of Article	Quest for justice continues for Kristyana's family
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kristyana
Date	August 19, 2017
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Jackson, Lora Ziesel, Homicides, Shootings

ID	62522
Title of Article	Center for Community Justice leader moves on
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Connie Caiceros talks to patrons
Date	July 22, 2017
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Center for Community Justice, Caiceros, Connie

ID	61377
Title of Article	Double homicide suspect may face obstruction of justice charge
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rivas
Date	February 17, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Navarre House, Carmona-Gonzalez, Marco, Ramos, Diego Armando, Rivas, Luis Alberto

ID	61102
Title of Article	Public defender services may lack standards
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Christofeno
Date	December 17, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Criminal Justice System, Elkhart County, Public Defender

ID	60963
Title of Article	County officials eye more juvenile justice reform
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Christofeno; Sam Ludwig; Juvenile Detention Center in Goshen
Date	November 15, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Juvenile Emergency Care Center, Local Government Reform

ID	60912
Title of Article	Elkhart schools adopt new approach to discipline
Notes	Restorative justice
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 2, 2016
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, School Discipline

ID	59835
Title of Article	Walk for Peace
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Danny and Ethan Gonzalez; Eric Ditton, Connie Caiceros and Mike Malott
Date	April 22, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Center for Community Justice, Fund Raising

ID	59800
Title of Article	Judge candidates tackle juvenile justice
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Michael Christofeno; Christopher Spataro; Martin Mccloskey; Bodie Stegelmann
Date	April 13, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Centre, Inc., City Judge

ID	59340
Title of Article	Professor receives state's highest civil rights award
Notes	2016 Spirit of Justice Award by the State of Indiana Civil Rights Commission
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Regina Shands Stoltzfus
Date	January 18, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen College, Awards

ID	59298
Title of Article	'Justice was served'
Notes	Blake Layman, Levi Sparks, Anthony Sharp, Danzele Johnson
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	April Erdos; Vicki Becker; Elkhart Four supporter with sweatshirt
Date	January 8, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Foundry & Machine Corp., Shootings, Robberies, Lawsuits