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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	102789
Title of Article	Elkhart schools superintendent takes new position in Illinois
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Larry Huff
Date	Dec 18, 2025
Page	A1

ID	102790
Title of Article	New food bank provides food for needy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Scott Griffey; Gymtown Food Bank; Gymtown Food Bank
Date	Dec 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6

ID	102791
Title of Article	Plans for more solar at wastewater plant fall through
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen wastewater treatment plant; Goshen wastewater treatment plant
Date	Dec 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6

ID	102792
Title of Article	Arrest made in Hubbard Avenue stabbing
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Felicia Lane
Date	Dec 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6

ID	102784
Title of Article	Special permit will allow alcohol at more events in Goshen parks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kayakers enjoy some drinks during Float Fest
Date	Dec 17, 2025
Page	A1, A6

ID	102785
Title of Article	Grant supports crisis intervention training
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Cindy Schulz, Ashly Galloway, Jason Hertel, Becky Zakowski, Casey Hof
Date	Dec 17, 2025
Page	A3

ID	102786
Title of Article	Meeting planned, comments sought on Benham West cleanup
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 17, 2025
Page	A3

ID	102768
Title of Article	County officials ‘appalled’ at sewage problem
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Steve Warner speaks to Elkhart County Board of Commissioners
Date	Dec 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Drainage

ID	102770
Title of Article	Community dedicates Lerner Theatre time capsule
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson, cast members of “The Gift”; items going into The Lerner Theatre time capsule
Date	Dec 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Lerner Theatre, Time Capsules

ID	102771
Title of Article	Lasting fallout from redistricting debate?
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Senate
Date	Dec 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting

ID	102740
Title of Article	‘It’s important to give back’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Nauta looks at items for the Christmas baskets; People in vehicles line up to receive their Christmas baskets from the Salvation Army volunteers
Date	Dec 13, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Salvation Army, Donations

ID	102741
Title of Article	Cultivate recognized for innovative approach to ending hunger
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Community Foundation of Elkhart County staff members package meals inside the new Cultivate Food Rescue facility in Elkhart
Date	Dec 13, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Cultivate Food Rescue

ID	102734
Title of Article	Life of pedestrian span extended
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nappanee Street pedestrian bridge
Date	Dec 12, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Nappanee Street Overpass

ID	102716
Title of Article	Hellenic hopes to start moving evacuees back in soon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hellenic Senior Living
Date	Dec 11, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Hellenic Senior Living of Elkhart, Plumbing

ID	102714
Title of Article	A gift to the community
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lerner Theatre; Performers rehearse for “The Gift,”; Lerner Theatre
Date	Dec 10, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Lerner Theatre

ID	102715
Title of Article	Judge grants class status in lawsuit against the hospital
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Hospital
Date	Dec 10, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Lawsuits, Goshen Hospital

ID	102708
Title of Article	Burst pipe rousts senior living residents
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hellenic Senior Living
Date	Dec 09, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Hellenic Senior Living of Elkhart, Plumbing

ID	102709
Title of Article	WINTERFEST CELEBRATES THE SEASON
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	breakfast with Santa; Cortrina Ramirez meets Santa; Danny Bloss carves ice sculpture; Teresa Swanson, Mike Swanson at Ugly Christmas Sweater Run
Date	Dec 09, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	WinterFest

ID	102710
Title of Article	Some keep mum as Senate takes up redistricting
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Young, Liz Brown, Gary Byrne, Tyler Johnson
Date	Dec 09, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting, Politics and Government

ID	102711
Title of Article	200-year-old log house packed up and ready for reassembly
Notes	C.R. 40 and Violett Road, Waterford Mills
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	log home; Yoder’s Log and Timber Pros loads trailer
Date	Dec 09, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	River Preserve County Park, Waterford Mills, IN

ID	102712
Title of Article	Breveard makes Indiana’s Top 50
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Reese Breveard
Date	Dec 09, 2025
Page	B2
Subjects	Concord High School, Football

ID	102705
Title of Article	Bell ringers coming up short
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Robert Freshour rings bell
Date	Dec 06, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Salvation Army, Donations

ID	102706
Title of Article	Indiana House Republicans pass Trump-backed map, setting up high-stakes Senate fight
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana senate chamber
Date	Dec 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting, Politics and Government

ID	102707
Title of Article	88 years given to man convicted in ’23 slaying
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Roosevelt Lewis Jr
Date	Dec 06, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Homicides

ID	102698
Title of Article	Man admits to killing toddler son during police standoff
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ryan Snyder
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homicides

ID	102699
Title of Article	Lacasa unveils first Lakeview apartment buildings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Lehman leads tour; Lakeview Drive Apartments open house; Dan Boecher, Brad Hunsberger, Jeremy Stutsman
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Affordable Housing, LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center

ID	102701
Title of Article	$100,000 gift supports ‘random acts of kindness’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Crossroads United Way, Donations

ID	102702
Title of Article	School leaders warn of property tax reform woes
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	school bus
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Property Tax Assessments, Property Tax Caps

ID	102695
Title of Article	Pedestrian bridge coming down
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nappanee Street pedestrian bridge; downtown arch; Nappanee Street pedestrian bridge; Christmas tree; Alex Otto
Date	Dec 04, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Nappanee Street Overpass

ID	102696
Title of Article	City Council approves relocation of transmission lines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	South Main Street and Hively Avenue; Hively Avenue Overpass project
Date	Dec 04, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Hively Avenue Overpass

ID	102697
Title of Article	Transfer center being relocated
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	transfer station
Date	Dec 04, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Interurban Trolley, Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG)

ID	102693
Title of Article	Robert Weed ‘ceasing operations immediately’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Interior of Robert Weed Corp.; Robert Weed Corp. owner Will Weed, center, tours the company campus with U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, left, in 2023
Date	Dec 03, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Robert Weed Corporation, Bristol, Layoffs and Closings

ID	102694
Title of Article	House gets down to redistricting business
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston speaking; Indiana House Elections Committee Chair Tim Wesco; Indiana House Republicans proposed 2025 map; Hoosiers rally against proposed mid-census congressional redistricting on Monday outside the House chamber at the Indiana Statehouse; Rep. Earl Harris speaking
Date	Dec 03, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting, Politics and Government

ID	102688
Title of Article	Departure point for 1M gifts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ashton Ford loads vehicle; Laura Harris; Cyber Monday deals; electric delivery vehicles
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Amazon Delivery Station

ID	102689
Title of Article	GOP releases proposed redistricting plan for state
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	draft of plan
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting, Politics and Government

ID	102690
Title of Article	GoDance plans move into former muffler shop
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	plans
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	GoDance Studio, Goshen

ID	102691
Title of Article	Indiana prepares for 2026 data privacy law with new Consumer Bill of Rights
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Attorney General, Laws

ID	102692
Title of Article	Respecting Reese
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Reese Breveard
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Concord High School, Football

ID	102687
Title of Article	A sense of community
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	The Salvation Army; Meals; Uri Jimenez; Nancy Arelt; Tim Nauta
Date	Nov 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Faith Mission, Salvation Army

ID	102682
Title of Article	Elkhart Schools provides update on consolidation
Notes	https://www.elkhart.k12.in.us/district/consolidation-dashboard
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Larry Huff
Date	Nov 28, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools

ID	102683
Title of Article	Redistricting redux
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Todd Huston; Rodric Bray
Date	Nov 28, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Redistricting, Politics and Government

ID	102686
Title of Article	Holiday Lights Return to Wellfield
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 28, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Wellfield Botanic Gardens, Christmas Lights

ID	102685
Title of Article	Man gets 65 years in fatal beating of son
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elmore
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homicides, Child Abuse

ID	102678
Title of Article	‘It brings unity’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Salvation Army members and Elkhart Academy students prepare to load donated food items onto a truck during collection day Tuesday at Elkhart Academy, 1 Blazer Blvd.
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Salvation Army, Food Drives

ID	102680
Title of Article	Business owners throw support behind abuse survivors
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Nexus RV, Donations, YWCA North Central Indiana Safe Haven

ID	102681
Title of Article	Two new officers hired, sworn in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	From left are Mayor Rod Roberson, Patrolman Adolfo Avelar, Patrolman Gregory Tingstrom, Chief Dan Milanese
Date	Nov 26, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department

ID	102670
Title of Article	County to take bids on landfill expansion
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Trash unloaded at Elkhart County Landfill
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Landfill, Expansions

ID	102673
Title of Article	Avian flu can be spread by humans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeff Burbrink
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Bird Flu, Elkhart County, LaGrange County, IN

ID	102674
Title of Article	State study on elections considers cost, turnout
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Diego Morales
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elections

ID	102676
Title of Article	Jackson announces intention to run for county auditor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tiara Jackson
Date	Nov 25, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Auditor