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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 141 results for Elkhart County Courts.
| 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 |
| ID | 14487 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Judge Pfaff resigns |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Pfaff |
| Date | October 4, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |
| ID | 14475 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pfaff responds to commission |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Pfaff |
| Date | October 1, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |
| ID | 14258 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pfaff removed from the bench |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Pfaff |
| Date | September 10, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |
| ID | 14154 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pfaff will await his fate |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Pfaff |
| Date | September 1, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |
| ID | 14151 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Judge should step aside |
| Notes | editorial |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 31, 2005 |
| Page | A4 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |
| ID | 14141 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Masters: Remove Pfaff from job |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Pfaff |
| Date | August 30, 2005 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Pfaff, Benjamin (Judge), Elkhart Superior Court 1, Elkhart County Courts |