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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 238 results for Moore, Dick (Mayor).

ID	102603
Title of Article	Woodlawn Nature Center celebrates 60 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carl Rust holds Moore Family Memorial Trial plaque; Jamison Czarnecki speaks
Date	Nov 04, 2025
Subjects	Woodlawn Nature Center, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	101901
Title of Article	‘A special and sacred holiday’
Notes	Mishler, Aaron; Indiana Army National Guard; Veterans; Fish, Dwight; Moore, Dick (Mayor); VFW Post 88; Prairie Street Cemetery
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Military service members at Rice Cemetery service; Rod Roberson
Date	May 27, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Rice Cemetery, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Memorial Day

ID	101875
Title of Article	FORMER MAYOR MOORE LAID TO REST
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	honor guard presents colors during funeral
Date	May 20, 2025
Page	A6
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	101758
Title of Article	Former mayor Moore remembered
Notes	Elkhart Truth
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore speaking; Dick Moore
Date	Apr 25, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), City of Elkhart

ID	60054
Title of Article	Moore of Obama
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore
Date	May 28, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Obama, Barack

ID	59173
Title of Article	City Council gives Moore a parting gift
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 10, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, Prairie Street Overpass

ID	59176
Title of Article	Service is a key part of Moore's legacy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore
Date	December 10, 2015
Page	A4
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	59152
Title of Article	'I got the job done'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Two photos of Dick Moore
Date	December 6, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	59079
Title of Article	Moore wants another $150K for annexation legal battle
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 19, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Annexations

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	59002
Title of Article	Neese rolls past Moore; GOP takes 7 council seats
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese; Dick Moore with Burnita Hadley Barnett
Date	November 4, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections, Elkhart City Council

ID	58993
Title of Article	Moore, Neese take contest to the wire
Notes	Mayoral candidates
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 2, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58996
Title of Article	Elections 2015 Voters Guide
Notes	Mayoral candidates
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Tim Neese
Date	November 2, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58990
Title of Article	Campaign's final countdown
Notes	Mayoral candidates
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore with Frances O'Hara; Tim Neese with a resident
Date	November 1, 2015
Page	A1, A2, A3
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58939
Title of Article	Moore, Neese spar on political ads, leadership
Notes	Mayoral campaign
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 23, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58935
Title of Article	Mayor no-show as Neese again blasts mailer
Notes	Indiana Democratic Party mailer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese and Randy Wilson
Date	October 22, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58926
Title of Article	Mayoral candidates take battle to airwaves
Notes	Mayoral campaign
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 21, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor), Radio Broadcasts

ID	58919
Title of Article	Neese to Moore: Meet me at the RiverWalk
Notes	Indiana Democratic Party mailer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 20, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elections

ID	58922
Title of Article	Mayoral hopefuls will appear in televised forum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 20, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, WNIT-TV

ID	58913
Title of Article	Candidate campaign styles vary greatly
Notes	Mayoral campaign
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Tim Neese
Date	October 17, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elections

ID	58894
Title of Article	Leadership, continuity focus of mayoral forum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore and Tim Neese
Date	October 15, 2015
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58864
Title of Article	Council candidates mixed on LGBT rights
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 9, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Ordinances, Civil Rights, Elkhart City Council, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58861
Title of Article	Mayoral candidate campaign events scheduled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Tim Neese
Date	October 8, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Elections

ID	58856
Title of Article	Not all are happy with new city budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Stuff
Date	October 7, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Wages, Budget, Elkhart City, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58853
Title of Article	Council trims its own raise
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 6, 2015
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Wages, Budget, Elkhart City, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58836
Title of Article	Moore and Neese spar on leadership style, annexation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 2, 2015
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor), Annexations, Ordinances, Civil Rights

ID	58802
Title of Article	Proposal calls for hiring officers to serve schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	September 25, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart Community Schools, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	58803
Title of Article	Is mayor taking both sides in EPA debate?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	September 25, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. (EPA), Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58782
Title of Article	Another raise coming for city employees
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Chart of raises
Date	September 19, 2015
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Wages, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58769
Title of Article	Taking tough questions
Notes	Mayoral campaign
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore and Tim Neese; Dick Moore; Tim Neese
Date	September 17, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Moore, Dick (Mayor), Annexations, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Ordinances, Civil Rights

ID	58695
Title of Article	City council earmarks $150K to cut down 200 trees
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	September 1, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Forestry, Trees, Funding, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58635
Title of Article	Council president backs idea of LGBT order
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Brian Thomas
Date	August 19, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Ordinances, Civil Rights, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Thomas, Brian

ID	58392
Title of Article	Mayor defends upkeep
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	2 photos of RiverWalk
Date	August 15, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	RiverWalk, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	58309
Title of Article	Council wants more time for ordinance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	August 4, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Ordinances, Civil Rights, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart City Council

ID	58214
Title of Article	After proposal withdrawl, city council members mull resolution
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 30, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Ordinances, Civil Rights, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart City Council

ID	58196
Title of Article	Moore's pulling of ordinance has mixed responses
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jason Moreno; Chad Crabtree; Brian Dickerson
Date	July 29, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Ordinances, Civil Rights, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Elkhart City Council

ID	58127
Title of Article	Moore pulls back LGBT protections plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore
Date	July 28, 2015
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Elkhart City Council, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Ordinances, Civil Rights

ID	57999
Title of Article	Elkhart council looks at wages
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 5, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Wages, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	57928
Title of Article	A look inside the numbers on Elkhart pay raises
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 24, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Fire Department, Elkhart, Wages, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	57907
Title of Article	Provision protecting transgender community spurs debate
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 21, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Elkhart City Council, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	57677
Title of Article	Moore seeking salary hikes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 14, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Fire Department, Elkhart, Elkhart Police Department, Wages, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	57101
Title of Article	Moore, Neese brace for intense campaign
Notes	Mayoral candidates
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Tim Neese
Date	May 7, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elections, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	57062
Title of Article	Moore vs. Neese for mayor of Elkhart
Notes	Mayoral primaries
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Neese, Dan Morrison, Chad Dyer and Carol McDowell; David Henke; Dwight Fish; Dick Moore and Johnny Thomas
Date	May 6, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elections, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	57097
Title of Article	Council may debate protections in June
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 5, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

ID	57030
Title of Article	Candidates prepare for election
Notes	Mayoral candidates
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 4, 2015
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elections, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Owens, Caleb, Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	57032
Title of Article	Council to look at LGBT protections
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 3, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Elkhart City Council

ID	56888
Title of Article	Moore leads in fundraising and spending
Notes	Mayoral election
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Boecher; Tim Neese; Dick Moore; Caleb Owens
Date	April 26, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Fund Raising, Elections, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	56527
Title of Article	Candidates sound off on city growth
Notes	Mayoral Race
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Boecher; Tim Neese; Dick Moore; Caleb Owens; David Henke; Ed Windbigler; Dwight Fish; Ron Troyer
Date	April 18, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elections, Annexations, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Neese, Tim (Mayor)

ID	56509
Title of Article	Moore seeks LGBT protections
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Opponents of Senate bill 101
Date	April 17, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	56441
Title of Article	High-profile city leaders ponder center's closure
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 16, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Water Co., Moore, Dick (Mayor)