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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 147 results for Elkhart County Courts.

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	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

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	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	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	68733
Title of Article	Judge to decide on vacating 2009 murder conviction
Notes	Dentrell Brown; Gerald Wenger
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 12, 2021
Page	A5
Subjects	Homicides, Elkhart County Courts

ID	68062
Title of Article	Murder conviction yet to be vacated as new trial approaches
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dentrell Brown
Date	Jan 29, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Homicides, Elkhart County Courts, Guns

ID	69043
Title of Article	Goshen bids $1.5M to draw court closer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 14, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart County Courts Building, Elkhart County Council

ID	68516
Title of Article	Roberson not giving up on downtown courts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Mike Yoder; Elkhart County Courts Building
Date	Sep 08, 2020
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Courts Building, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	72159
Title of Article	County approves $230K fiber project for courts building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 11, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Fiber Optic Networks, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	72160
Title of Article	County moves ahead on $2.1M for courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Court building
Date	Aug 11, 2020
Page	A7
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Elkhart County Council

ID	67786
Title of Article	County buying land for courts building
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 9, 2020
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Courts Building, Construction

ID	67623
Title of Article	Contested races for county courts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Eric Kinsman; Chris Spataro; Kristine Osterday; Charles Wicks; Martin McCloskey
Date	May 19, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Elections

ID	67813
Title of Article	Drug court on track to graduate first class
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tara Paiano; Gretchen Lund
Date	April 16, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts, Illegal Drugs

ID	67346
Title of Article	Courts make changes over COVID-19
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 20, 2020
Page	B6
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Courts

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	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	66972
Title of Article	Elkhart mayor concerned about losing courthouse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Downtown Elkhart Courthouse
Date	February 21, 2020
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart County Courts Building, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	66091
Title of Article	14-year-old's murder trial reset to May
Notes	Alphonso James
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Alphonso James
Date	November 15, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Homicides, Elkhart County Courts, James, Alphonso

ID	66912
Title of Article	Today's vibrant person is Bob Girard
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bob Girard
Date	November 2, 2019
Page	C1
Subjects	Vibrant Communities, Elkhart County Courts, Trinity United Methodist Church

ID	66036
Title of Article	Armed robbery suspect admits to lesser offense
Notes	Iman Gregory; Ishmael Porter
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Vanover; Gregory
Date	October 25, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Homicides, Elkhart County Courts, Gregory, Iman, Porter, Ishmael

ID	63579
Title of Article	Drainage board to help cover ditch crossing repairs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	March 14, 2018
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Drainage, Ditches

ID	63502
Title of Article	Ditton named court magistrate
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ditton
Date	March 10, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Ditches, Elkhart County Courts

ID	62729
Title of Article	Crisis Intervention Training
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 16, 2017
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	62474
Title of Article	Colleagues remember Judge Denton
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Denton
Date	July 4, 2017
Page	A1, A10
Subjects	Dental Survey, Elkhart County Courts

ID	51011
Title of Article	County emergency management program earns statewide honors
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 6, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Government, Elkhart County

ID	46786
Title of Article	County sets up new public defender board
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 7, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Plan Director, Elkhart County Courts, Government, Elkhart County

ID	46775
Title of Article	New board to oversee defenders
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 3, 2010
Page	A3, A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Plan Commission, Elkhart County Courts, Government, Elkhart County

ID	44234
Title of Article	Elkhart County courts closed 38k cases in '08
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 1, 2010
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courthouse, Criminal Justice System, Government, Elkhart County

ID	42054
Title of Article	Baby, it's a recession: Divorce rate dips
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 13, 2009
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building

ID	22028
Title of Article	Money OK'd rather than losing it
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 10, 2006
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Government, Elkhart County

ID	22025
Title of Article	Spending gives council pause
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of councilman
Date	October 8, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council, Mobile Command Vehicle

ID	16624
Title of Article	Homeland projects approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 18, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Courts Building, Water and Sewer Utilities, Government, Elkhart County

ID	14678
Title of Article	Middlebury attorney applies for judge
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 25, 2005
Page	A2
Subjects	Elkhart Shooting Center, Elkhart County Courts, Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge)

ID	14665
Title of Article	Six apply for judicial opening
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 22, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Pfaff, Brotherson & Killoren, Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts

ID	14529
Title of Article	Pfaff apology criticized
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Pfaff
Date	October 12, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts