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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	102634
Title of Article	Partnership improves services for victims of child sexual assault
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elizabeth Diaz, Rebecca Fast; Rebecca Fast, Elizabeth Diaz
Date	Nov 14, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Maple City Health Care Center, Child And Parent Services (CAPS)

ID	102617
Title of Article	Beacon Health launches food relief collaborative
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Community Foundation of Elkhart County
Date	Nov 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Beacon Health System, Cultivate Food Rescue, Food Bank of Northern Indiana

ID	102598
Title of Article	Beacon hosts health care Youth Summit
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Beacon Health System’s annual Youth Summit featured more than 30 interactive learning stations with doctors, nurses and other medical professionals at the Tolson Center.
Date	Oct 31, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Beacon Health System

ID	102329
Title of Article	County aims to make up around $12M in revenue losses
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Health Officer Melanie Sizemore and Health Administrator Andrew Bylsma speak to the county council.
Date	Sep 17, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Property Tax Assessments, Income

ID	102317
Title of Article	‘Lots of connecting going on’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Wayne Bias speaks to family; Minority Health Coalition representatives help family; Children climb rock wall
Date	Sep 13, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools

ID	102112
Title of Article	Two companies face fines in IOSHA safety notices
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 09, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Stamping, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA)

ID	102095
Title of Article	Heart City Health names Black as new chief executive officer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	LaLaesha Black
Date	Aug 02, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Heart City Health Center, Elkhart County

ID	102071
Title of Article	Local part-time elected officials can lose health insurance, Supreme Court rules
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Geoffrey Slaughter, Mark Massa, Loretta Rush, Derek Molter and Christopher Goff
Date	Jul 24, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Supreme Court, Health Insurance

ID	102034
Title of Article	New model for students, stronger talent pipeline for employers
Notes	Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation; Indiana Career Apprenticeship Pathway;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Apprentice student at CareerWise Elkhart County
Date	Jul 11, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Healthcare, Manufacturing Industries, Construction, Banks and Banking

ID	102016
Title of Article	Beacon Health completes acquisition of Ascension Southwest Michigan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kreg Gruber
Date	Jul 02, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Beacon Health System, Elkhart General Hospital, Healthcare

ID	101986
Title of Article	‘This is a five-alarm fire for us’
Notes	Daniels, Mitch (Governor); Trump, Donald; Braun, Mike (Governor) ;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mitch Roob makes presentation
Date	Jun 20, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), Healthy Indiana Plan

ID	101971
Title of Article	Improving infant mortality rates
Notes	Elkhart County Minority Health Coalition; Elkhart County Health Department; Tolson Center for Community Excellence
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Liliana Quintero speaking
Date	Jun 18, 2025
Subjects	Infant Mortality, Elkhart Aquatic Center, Northern Indiana Hispanic Health Coalition, Hispanic/Latino Community

ID	101962
Title of Article	Federal funding uncertainty eliminates Indiana programs, threatens others
Notes	Holcomb, Eric (Governor); Renewable Energy Resources; Healthcare; Pollution; Agriculture; Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts; Universities & Colleges;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Task Force One
Date	Jun 17, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Weather, Disaster Relief, Braun, Mike (Governor)

ID	101916
Title of Article	Beacon Health announces key leadership roles ahead of acquisition
Notes	South Bend; Carl Fisk; President of Borgess Hospital and Integration Executive for the Ascension Southwest Michigan facilities;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carl Risk
Date	May 31, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Beacon Health System, Elkhart General Hospital

ID	101891
Title of Article	No trial date set after woman accused of killing husband found incompetent
Notes	Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction; Judge Michael Christofeno
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Tener
Date	May 23, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	City of Goshen, Elkhart Circuit Court Judge

ID	101840
Title of Article	House Republicans unveil Medicaid cuts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 13, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Healthcare

ID	101815
Title of Article	Medicaid work requirements among bills signed into law
Notes	Transportation infrastructure funding; Community Crossings Matching Grant Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun signs executive orders
Date	May 03, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Healthy Indiana Plan, Medicaid, Indiana National Guard

ID	101804
Title of Article	Landlords fume
Notes	Pastor Lori King, Guidance Ministries. Rental inspection program.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Demarco Robinson; Jesus Barcena; Dave Blessing
Date	Apr 30, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Landlords, Rental Housing, Public Health & Safety Committee, Elkhart City Council

ID	101789
Title of Article	Three things that didn’t make the cut and one that did
Notes	Property tax exemptions; health department budgets
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ed Charbonneau; Todd Huston; Rodric Bray
Date	Apr 29, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart County, Government, Indiana State, Homelessness, Marijuana

ID	101800
Title of Article	Goshen Physicians Family Medicine to open Wakarusa location
Notes	Goshen Physicians Family Medicine; 121 E. Waterford St., Wakarusa
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 26, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Expansions, Goshen Health, Christophel, Randy

ID	101606
Title of Article	Company clinic provides example for health care revamp
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amish Shah
Date	Apr 17, 2025
Page	A4
Subjects	Kem Krest Corp., Beacon Health System, Health Care

ID	101598
Title of Article	Commission mulls rental inspection program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Vistine speaks; David Henke
Date	Apr 16, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Public Health & Safety Committee, Elkhart City Council, Rental Housing Registration, Landlords

ID	101601
Title of Article	RFK Jr., Dr. Oz help governor kick off health initiative
Notes	Make Indiana Healthy Again
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Mehmet Oz
Date	Apr 16, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Medicaid, Public Health Issues, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

ID	101512
Title of Article	Man sentenced for home invasion, attack
Notes	East Crawford Street, Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Daniel Townsend
Date	Apr 12, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Circuit Court, Trials, Mental Health Issues

ID	101472
Title of Article	City to restore rental inspection program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	rental property in 700 block of Bower Street; Alex Otto
Date	Apr 10, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Rental Housing, Rental Housing Registration, Landlords, Public Health Issues

ID	101474
Title of Article	House votes to impose Medicaid work requirements
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Robin Shackleford
Date	Apr 10, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan, Legislature

ID	101459
Title of Article	Property tax details emerge as end of session nears
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Apr 05, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Taxes, Property, Government, Indiana State, Education, Public Health Issues

ID	101428
Title of Article	Beacon Health to acquire Ascension Healthcare
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kreg Gruber
Date	Apr 04, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Beacon Health System, Acquisitions and Mergers

ID	101427
Title of Article	Hoosiers rally to protect Medicaid from state, federal action
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Amanda Moore speaks at rally
Date	Apr 03, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan

ID	101372
Title of Article	Federal cuts mean $40M loss for state, local health departments
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 28, 2025
Page	A6
Subjects	Centers for Disease Control, Indiana Department of Health

ID	101334
Title of Article	Goshen Health expands indoor garden program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	indoor tower garden
Date	Mar 27, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Health, Goshen Community Schools, Elkhart Community Schools, Concord Community Schools

ID	101365
Title of Article	Immigration, lab-grown meat among hot legislative topics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aaron Freeman
Date	Mar 26, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Immigration Issues, Health Care

ID	101295
Title of Article	What does the future hold for public health funding?
Notes	Health First Indiana; Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 25, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Public Health Issues, Government, Indiana State, Budgets, Huston, Todd

ID	101320
Title of Article	U.S. News & World Report recognizes Goshen Health’s Surgery Center
Notes	U.S. News & World Report; Best Ambulatory Surgery Center; Colonoscopy & Endoscopy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 22, 2025
Subjects	Goshen Health, Surgery Centers

ID	101233
Title of Article	New Goodwill campus opens in old mall
Notes	154 W. Hively Ave., Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goodwill Industries; Goodwill Mission Services; Debie Coble, City and business leaders
Date	Mar 21, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Goodwill Industries, Pierre Moran Mall, City of Elkhart, Heart City Health Center

ID	101228
Title of Article	House removes proposed cap on Medicaid plan, keeps work requirements
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Matt Hostettler; Mitch Roob
Date	Mar 20, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Healthy Indiana Plan, Medicaid, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), Public Health & Safety Committee

ID	101167
Title of Article	Legislature could explore limiting use of public health fund
Notes	Health First Indiana
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Liz Brown; Ed Charbonneau
Date	Mar 18, 2025
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Public Health Issues, Budgets

ID	101133
Title of Article	Goshen Hospital recognized for excellence in infant and maternal health
Notes	The Birthplace at Goshen Hospital; INspire: Hospital of Distinction 2024
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrea Keck, Amy Garoutte, Brittany Waggoner
Date	Mar 15, 2025
Page	B4
Subjects	Goshen Hospital, Awards, Indiana Department of Health

ID	101139
Title of Article	Athletic trainer Davis joins Goshen Orthopedics
Notes	Goshen Orthopedics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Juli Davis
Date	Mar 15, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Goshen Health

ID	101140
Title of Article	Kamp joins Urgent Care Goshen Physicians
Notes	Urgent Care Goshen Physicians; 2824 Elkhart Road, Goshen
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jaimee Kamp
Date	Mar 15, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Goshen Health

ID	101136
Title of Article	Notre Dame freezes hiring as Trump threatens universities’ funding
Notes	National Institutes of Health
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 14, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Notre Dame University, United States Department of Education, Grants

ID	100900
Title of Article	Officials weigh potential human impact of avian flu
Notes	Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	sandhill cranes; Andrew Bylsma
Date	Mar 04, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Health Department, Influenza, Indiana State Health Department, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	100889
Title of Article	Proposed public health cuts ‘just really tragic’
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Medical Officer Dr. Richard Hostetter and Health Officer Dr. Melanie Sizemore
Date	Mar 01, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart County Board of Health, Public Health Issues, Sizemore, Melanie, Hostetter, Richard, Dr.

ID	100892
Title of Article	Viewrail is among the companies honored for workplace safety
Notes	2025 Everyday Safety Hero Award; Governor’s Workplace Safety Awards; 2025 Indiana Safety and Health Conference and Expo; Central Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 01, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Viewrail, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Braun, Mike (Governor), Indiana Department of Labor

ID	100748
Title of Article	Company fined over asbestos exposure allegations
Notes	220 W. Ewing Ave., South Bend
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 22, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	JBS Prepared Foods, Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA), Asbestos

ID	100777
Title of Article	Pain management specialist joins Goshen Orthopedics
Notes	Goshen Orthopedics
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Kalin, M.D.
Date	Feb 22, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Goshen Health

ID	100735
Title of Article	Avian influenza detected locally
Notes	Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 20, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Influenza, Elkhart County, Agriculture

ID	100739
Title of Article	Senate Republicans approve limits on health insurance program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ryan Mishler
Date	Feb 20, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Medicaid, Healthy Indiana Plan

ID	100713
Title of Article	Flexco contests safety citations which amounted to $100K fine
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	machinery at Flexco
Date	Feb 15, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Flexco Products Inc., Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration (IOSHA)

ID	100616
Title of Article	Roundup: Partisan school boards bill, other proposals advance
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Statehouse
Date	Feb 12, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, School Boards, Health Care