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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 42 results for Goshen Municipal Airport.

ID	102047
Title of Article	Goshen hits pause on new fire station, citing SB1
Notes	Fourth Fire Station shelved.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	drawing of fire station
Date	Jul 16, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Common Council

ID	98570
Title of Article	Sweet Aviation to act as Goshen Airport operator
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Municipal Airport
Date	Sep 04, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	100138
Title of Article	‘A total package’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Garrett Stoltzfus plays tennis
Date	Aug 30, 2024
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Fairfield High School, Tennis, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	90963
Title of Article	Rotors 'n Ribs touching down again
Notes	Army Aviation Heritage Foundation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Helicopters parked at Goshen Municipal Airport
Date	Jul 05, 2023
Page	A5
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Air Shows

ID	87060
Title of Article	Happy tears
Notes	Friendship Flight Foundation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Anthony Powell, Randy Sharkey and Bruce Nethercutt; Bruce Nethercutt; Bruce and Sydney Nethercutt
Date	Feb 15, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Northridge High School, Swimming, Fire Department, Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	72649
Title of Article	Candy drop caps vacation Bible school
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Candy being dropped from helicopter; Candy being dropped from helicopter
Date	Jun 19, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Churches, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	67515
Title of Article	COVID-19 causes turbulence for airports
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Municipal Airport; Guests at Goshen Municipal Airport
Date	May 7, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart Municipal Airport, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	67573
Title of Article	Goshen air shows canceled
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	America's Freedom Fest and Air Supremacy
Date	April 1, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Goshen Air Show, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	65860
Title of Article	Taking flight
Notes	Braedon Taylor, Flying
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Braedon Taylor; Braedon Taylor and flight instructor
Date	September 24, 2019
Page	B1, B2
Subjects	Concord High School, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	66791
Title of Article	Variance allows Goshen Airport to keep operating
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Denny Richmond, Austin Blomeke, and Jones Petrie Rafinski; Goshen Airport
Date	August 29, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen Board of Zoning Appeals

ID	65726
Title of Article	'Air Supremacy' flies over Goshen this week
Notes	Air Supremacy, Sam Parfitt, David White, Chuck Hamilton
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Randy Sharkey and Chuck Hamilton; Sam Parfitt; Aerial view of airplanes; Airplanes
Date	July 11, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	65607
Title of Article	American Freedom Fest draws thousands
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Maddie Hawkins; Rigoberto Calberlon and Lya Calberlon; Logan Ambergegg; Bryan Dewitt and Jim Rueger; Mike Holland; spectators; aviation enthusiasts
Date	July 7, 2019
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Independent Order of Foresters, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	65630
Title of Article	Goshen channels flood fund into disaster relief
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Flooding
Date	July 4, 2019
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen City Council, Disaster Relief, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	65162
Title of Article	Pilot named in fatal plane crash
Notes	Goshen Municipal Airport
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Road closures; plane crash site
Date	February 23, 2019
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Airplanes, Accidents, Air, Myers, Neal, Elkhart County Sheriffâ€™s Department

ID	65155
Title of Article	Plane crash near Goshen confirmed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	February 22, 2019
Page	A1
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airplanes

ID	64098
Title of Article	Freedom Fest flies high
Notes	America's Freedom Fest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Four black planes; Two red planes and two black planes; One plane upside down; A wing walker on top of a red white and blue plane
Date	July 9, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airplanes

ID	62905
Title of Article	Goshen opens bids for new airport hanger
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 14, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	62475
Title of Article	Planes, helicopters and fireworks
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Audience at air show; Plane in sky
Date	July 4, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Freedom Fest, Air Shows, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	61668
Title of Article	Reaching for the stars
Notes	Dave Bohlmann
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	High altitude balloon
Date	April 4, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Ivy Tech Community College, Solar Eclipse, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	61563
Title of Article	Raptor, Mustang coming to Goshen's Freedom Fest
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	March 19, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Freedom Fest, Air Shows, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	61435
Title of Article	Model air show moving to Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	March 1, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airplanes

ID	61185
Title of Article	Goshen officials oppose gravel pit by airport
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Map of proposed pit
Date	January 16, 2017
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Gravel Pits, Goshen, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	58720
Title of Article	Vintage planes touch down at Goshen airport
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amish boy with mother watching plane; nose of B-17 Flying Fortress bomber; Dave Lowry
Date	September 6, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	58709
Title of Article	Taking a trip back in time
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Phil Brooks and Bob Lutes; 1928 Ford Tri-Motor
Date	September 4, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	58124
Title of Article	Municipal airport's rotating beacon to undergo repairs
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rotating beacon
Date	July 27, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	57958
Title of Article	Veterans receive honor flights in classic copters
Notes	Rotors Ã¢â‚¬Ëœn Ribs fly-in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jaren Kilian
Date	June 27, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports, Veterans

ID	57945
Title of Article	It will be a flying good time for chopper fans
Notes	Rotors Ã¢â‚¬Ëœn Ribs fly-in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Man with child; Helicopters and their fans
Date	June 25, 2015
Page	C1
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports

ID	54491
Title of Article	Copter fly-in aims for record
Notes	Rotors 'n Ribs fly-in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	June 20, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports

ID	51035
Title of Article	$205 million flies through Elkhart, Goshen airports
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos
Date	November 14, 2012
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Airport, Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports, Economy

ID	50659
Title of Article	Commission discusses canal
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	August 16, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen Hydraulic Canal, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, River Race Redevelopment Project

ID	50336
Title of Article	Goshen airport to host helicopter fly-in
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 16, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports

ID	50013
Title of Article	Goshen canal work eyed by commission
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 11, 2012
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Goshen Hydraulic Canal, River Race Redevelopment Project

ID	44776
Title of Article	Goshen's board of aviation releases statement on crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 18, 2010
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Goshen Municipal Airport, Government, Goshen City, Accidents, Air

ID	40089
Title of Article	Airport flying under recession radar
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 24, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Airports

ID	36011
Title of Article	Bigger and better
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of show
Date	February 4, 2008
Page	A3
Subjects	Freedom Fest, Goshen Municipal Airport, Airplanes

ID	31573
Title of Article	This is only a test
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of event
Date	October 4, 2007
Page	A1
Subjects	Disaster Preparedness, Goshen Municipal Airport, Paramedics, Fire Departments

ID	19463
Title of Article	Freedom takes flight
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of event
Date	July 2, 2006
Page	A1
Subjects	Freedom Fest, Air Shows, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	18399
Title of Article	New Horizons Aviation, Inc. will provide flight training
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 25, 2006
Page	C1
Subjects	New Horizons Band, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	13972
Title of Article	Chopper crashes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of crash
Date	August 6, 2005
Page	A1
Subjects	Accidents, Air, Goshen Municipal Airport, Air Angels

ID	2225
Title of Article	High and mighty
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photos of event
Date	July 7, 2002
Page	A1
Subjects	Freedom Fest, Air Shows, Goshen Municipal Airport

ID	37941
Title of Article	Airport To Help Goshen Grow
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Clyde Copenhaver, Edgar J. Smith, Claude R. Landau, Paul Kauffman, Burdette Burbank; airplane
Date	November 19, 1960
Subjects	Goshen Municipal Airport, Goshen, Elkhart County, Airports

ID	37942
Title of Article	Three Goshen Projects Under Construction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen airport, Goshen General Hospital
Date	October 8, 1960
Subjects	Goshen Post Office, Goshen General Hospital, Construction, Goshen Municipal Airport