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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 822 results for Government, Elkhart County.
| ID | 62577 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Mayor announces changes to water billing |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 19, 2017 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Neese, Tim (Mayor), Water and Sewer Utilities |
| ID | 62431 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County signs $1.9M bond |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | September 6, 2017 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Commissioners, County Road 17 |
| ID | 59684 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Residents could see local wheel tax triple |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | March 20, 2016 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Wheel, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Roads, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54536 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fewer same-sex couples seek marriage licenses in Elkhart County |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Dalanna Bottorff & Amanda Batts |
| Date | June 27, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Same-Sex Marriage, Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54530 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Clerk had to wait on issuing licenses |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 26, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Homosexuality, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54516 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Underpass considered in Dunlap |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | June 25, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Underpass, Dunlap, Railroad Crossings, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54276 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Texting 911 now possible |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Cindy Anderson |
| Date | May 16, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | 911 System, 911 Center, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54222 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Budget losses to continue |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 10, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Budget, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart County, Property Tax Caps |
| ID | 54196 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Vote centers popular, even with a few hiccups |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 7, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Voting Precincts, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54102 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Code of Ordinances is now available online |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 23, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54084 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property tax cap struggles persist |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 18, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Property Tax Caps, Budget, Elkhart County, Taxes, Property, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54072 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Sheriff's dept. grapples with a staffing crisis |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Richard Jasinski, Adrian Zehr & Greg Brown |
| Date | April 17, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 53982 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Voting centers contract approved |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 2, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Commissioners, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53908 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Cost-cutting move leaves 10 drivers without jobs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | March 22, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Heritage Trail, Budget, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53892 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County Council approves $550K in traffic signal updates |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 20, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Traffic signals, Elkhart County Council, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53841 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Vacant, abandoned homes concern area residents |
| Notes | Countywide survey released by Indiana Association for Community Economic Development |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Julie Alert & Kathy Allison |
| Date | March 12, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53831 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Election workers receive raises |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 11, 2014 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Commissioners, Government, Elkhart County, Elections |
| ID | 53809 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers, local leaders divided |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of legislators |
| Date | March 8, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Districts, Government, Indiana State, Development, Economic, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53804 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice to taxpayers of Elkhart County of tax rates charged |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 7, 2014 |
| Page | B6 |
| Subjects | Tax Rates, Elkhart County, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Treasurer |
| ID | 53773 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Vote center plan filed |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | March 4, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Election Board, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53754 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Vote centers will be used in May primary elections |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Mark Jordan |
| Date | February 28, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Election Board, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53715 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Interest income gaining |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 25, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Banks and Banking, Government, Elkhart County, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53670 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Leaders say state needs to 'pony up' funds for losses |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Josh Nice |
| Date | February 16, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Government, Elkhart County, Budget, Elkhart County, Budget, Elkhart City |
| ID | 53640 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Commissioners OK vote center plan |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 11, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Commissioners, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53631 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council approves vote centers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 9, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Council, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53581 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Team rids homes of lead paint |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | January 27, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Lead Poisoning, Lead Poisoning, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53613 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Pages from our past: January 16, 1960 (We get voting machines) |
| Notes | Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | January 26, 2014 |
| Page | E5 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Commissioners, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53545 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County seeking survey responses on area's housing condition, needs |
| Notes | City, county governments, LaCasa Inc. & Habitat for Humanity commissioning housing survey |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Aradhana Roberts |
| Date | January 19, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Hovey, Nilo W., Government, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart City, Government, Goshen City |
| ID | 53512 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Councilmen file conflict of interest statements |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | January 15, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Nesbitt, Doyle, Elkhart County Council, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53505 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | First public meeting on vote centers held |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | January 14, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Elections, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 53488 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County may get help paying for lobbyists |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | January 11, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Lobley, Fred Askew, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 53481 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Election board delays picking vote center equipment vendor |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | January 10, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Election Board, Elections |
| ID | 53474 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Vote centers at the center of public meetings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Eileen Manahan |
| Date | January 9, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Government, Elkhart County, Elections |
| ID | 53452 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Leaders skeptical of tax cut plan |
| Notes | Elkhart County cities, schools and governmental units could lose millions in tax revenue |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | January 5, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Schools, Pence, Mike (Governor) |
| ID | 53437 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County reps reviewing vote center proposals |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Mark Jordan & D. Richard Miller |
| Date | December 31, 2013 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Government, Elkhart County, Elections |
| ID | 53355 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lobbyist hired to push new tax plan |
| Notes | Hope to implement new local option income tax |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Commissioner Mike Yoder |
| Date | December 15, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A10 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Lobbying, Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 53335 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | More people using county's land records and online mapping |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | December 10, 2013 |
| Page | A3, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Internet |
| ID | 53299 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County takes next step toward vote centers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Gerry Geyer |
| Date | December 3, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Voting Systems, Government, Elkhart County, Elections |
| ID | 53163 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County council studies possible taxes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Commissioner Mike Yoder |
| Date | November 3, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 53029 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County approved tax abatement deductions for 2013 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | October 12, 2013 |
| Page | C6 |
| Subjects | Tax Abatements, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 52980 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Down on ditching |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of Gary Olinger |
| Date | October 5, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Heritage Trail, Ditches, Government, Elkhart County, Drainage |
| ID | 52976 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property tax sale nets $4.7 mil |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Glen Luedtke |
| Date | October 4, 2013 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Auctions, Tax, Government, Elkhart County, Taxes, Property |
| ID | 52964 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Plan for 2014 spending approved |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | October 3, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart County, Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 52889 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County, Goshen leaders say reserves are drying up |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos of Allen Kauffman & Mike Yoder |
| Date | September 25, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Budget, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart County, Government, Goshen City, Budget, Goshen City |
| ID | 52871 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Raises for county employees debated |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | September 22, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Insurance, Health, Budget, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 52851 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Middlebury taxing entities spent the most per resident |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Joe McKalips |
| Date | September 19, 2013 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Government, Middlebury Town, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 52790 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Director: we're halfway there |
| Notes | Groups drafting revised zoning ordinance |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | September 11, 2013 |
| Page | A3, A5 |
| Subjects | Ordinances, Zoning, Zoning, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 52602 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Commissioners preparing for 2014 budget hearings |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | August 15, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | American Red Cross, Elkhart County Chapter, Budget, Elkhart County, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 52591 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County expects more income tax revenue in 2014 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | August 13, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Budget, Elkhart County, Taxes, Income |
| ID | 52414 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County may loan Bristol $1.5 million |
| Notes | Want to connect S.R. 15 to Maple Street near Earthway Industrial Park |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | July 14, 2013 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Roads, Elkhart County, Traffic, Government, Elkhart County |