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ID	103278
Title of Article	A pair of local No Kings protests
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	ABOVE: Protesters in Goshen line the street in front of the historic county courthouse Saturday during a No Kings rally. RIGHT: One of several protesters stands at Elkhart Civic Plaza dressed in costume Saturday during a No Kings rally; The anger voiced by demonstrators Saturday during a No Kings rally was aimed not just at President Trump but also local lawmakers who support him; Protesters hold up signs as they march past Elkhart City Hall on Saturday during a No Kings protest
Date	Apr 01, 2026
Page	A1, A6

ID	103266
Title of Article	Democrat candidates for Dist. 49 speak out
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Pictured during a forum for Democratic candidates for Indiana House Dist. 49 are, from left, Michelle Milne, Monica Garbaciak and Susan Lawson.
Date	Mar 26, 2026
Page	A1
Subjects	Politics and Government

ID	103260
Title of Article	County marks part of courthouse lawn for day use
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 24, 2026
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Courthouse, Elkhart County, Goshen

ID	103103
Title of Article	City to celebrate railroad heritage
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City Councilman Brent Curry watches a model train move along the train tracks at the National New York Central Railroad Museum on Friday; This is the “Robin,” the locomotive that pulled the first regular train into Elkhart in 1851. The photo was taken at the Elkhart engine house around 1867, after the locomotive was rebuilt; LEFT: The National New York Central Railroad Museum will host many of the scheduled ElkhartRail175 events in 2026, which will commemorate the 175 years since the first train arrived in Elkhart. RIGHT: Brent Holaway (left), director of the National New York Central Railroad Museum, addresses Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson (right), with Elkhart Communications Director Alex Otto standing by, during a press conference about the ElkhartRail175 on Friday; ElkhartRail175 events list
Date	Feb 21, 2026
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	National New York Central Railroad Museum, Railroads, History of

ID	102923
Title of Article	Lawmakers address energy prices and cellphone ban
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	From left are state Reps. Tim Wesco and David Abbott and Sens. Linda Rogers and Blake Doriot during a Third House session hosted by the Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce; Samantha Braden speaking, Levon Johnson holding microphone
Date	Feb 03, 2026
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Legislature, Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO), Third House Meeting

ID	102819
Title of Article	Settlement reached in tracking pixel lawsuit against Goshen Health
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 26, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Goshen Health, Lawsuits

ID	102715
Title of Article	Judge grants class status in lawsuit against the hospital
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Hospital
Date	Dec 10, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Lawsuits, Goshen Hospital

ID	102699
Title of Article	Lacasa unveils first Lakeview apartment buildings
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Lehman leads tour; Lakeview Drive Apartments open house; Dan Boecher, Brad Hunsberger, Jeremy Stutsman
Date	Dec 05, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Affordable Housing, LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center

ID	102691
Title of Article	Indiana prepares for 2026 data privacy law with new Consumer Bill of Rights
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 02, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Attorney General, Laws

ID	102669
Title of Article	Concord honors fall athletes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Some of the Concord High School fall sports award winners. Front row from left: Yurem Castro, Nathan Potter, Lukas Ulfig, Adam Burkert, Jack Yoder, Jaxon Meyer. Row two: Mia Sollars, Viv Casey, Teagan Walters, Jaylin Loza, Evie Mashala, Breeze Valenzuela. Third row: Allison Defreeese, Cam Bolton, Claire Campanello, Shelby Emerick, Mya Pressler.
Date	Nov 22, 2025
Page	C3
Subjects	Concord High School, School Athletics, Awards

ID	102664
Title of Article	Lawmakers make history by ignoring special session call
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Young; Rodric Bray; Brian Bosma
Date	Nov 21, 2025
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Politics and Government

ID	102603
Title of Article	Woodlawn Nature Center celebrates 60 years
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Carl Rust holds Moore Family Memorial Trial plaque; Jamison Czarnecki speaks
Date	Nov 04, 2025
Subjects	Woodlawn Nature Center, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	102253
Title of Article	Former Ivy Tech chancellor sues college, ex-president Ellspermann
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tia Robinson-Cooper
Date	Aug 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Ivy Tech Community College, Lawsuits

ID	102155
Title of Article	State tax overhaul ‘severely flawed,’ county leaders say
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	lawmakers discuss SEA 1
Date	Aug 23, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Property Tax Assessments, Property Tax Caps

ID	102125
Title of Article	Lawmakers, officials discuss property tax relief and reform
Notes	Senate Enrolled Act 1
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joanna King, Craig Snow, Jeff Thompson, Linda Rogers, Doug Miller
Date	Aug 16, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Property Tax Assessments

ID	102041
Title of Article	Education legislation ceremonially signed into law
Notes	ILEARN Assessment; Indiana Teacher Recruitment Program;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers, Mike Braun
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Rogers, Linda (State Senator), Braun, Mike (Governor), Education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

ID	102042
Title of Article	Bill to bring more AEDs to schools ceremonially signed into law
Notes	House Enrolled Act 1515; automated exteran defibrillators (AED)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Rogers, Mike Braun, legislators, stakeholders
Date	Jul 12, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), School Athletics, Rogers, Linda (State Senator)

ID	101973
Title of Article	Indiana schools get roadmap for K-12 policy changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Katie Jenner addresses lawmakers
Date	Jun 18, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Education, Indiana Department of Education, ILEARN Assessment

ID	101897
Title of Article	Kountry Cabinets opens new showroom, warehouse
Notes	3113 Osage St.;
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Bill Dutkowski, Todd Nunemaker, Randall Mast, Greg Shank, Mark Collins, Donna Persing, Cristina Giles, Nikki Lawrence, Megan Riley, Cathy Weaver at ribbon-cutting
Date	May 24, 2025
Page	B4
Subjects	City of Nappanee, Kountry Cabinets, Kountry Wood Products, NuWay Construction

ID	101873
Title of Article	Lawmakers boost drive for Indiana tolling
Notes	Indiana Tolls; Interstate Highway System; Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); Fuel taxes; Indiana Toll Road
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun
Date	May 20, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Highways, Holcomb, Eric (Governor), Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT)

ID	101824
Title of Article	News outlets file lawsuit to open executions to press
Notes	Indianapolis Capital Chronicle, Associated Press, Circle City Broadcasting; Gannet and Tegna
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana State Prison
Date	May 07, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana State Prison, Prison, State, Capital Punishment

ID	103254
Title of Article	Lawless: Legacy of racist, brutal police culture still plagues city of Elkhart
Notes	Elkhart Police Dept. - Wolverines folder
Source	South Bend Tribune
Location	Elkhart Truth Collection - People/Misc Documents
Picture Caption	Elliot Slosar; Demetrius Pegues; Rod Roberson, Pete Buttigieg; J. J. Ivory; Dale Pflibsen
History #	Elkhart Truth Collection
Date	May 04, 2025
Page	A1, A8 - A10
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Police Misconduct Investigations, Racism, Criminal Justice System

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	101422
Title of Article	Concord honors winter athletes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ivan Blystiv, Will Delio, Noah Culp, Carson Weirich, Drew Trigg, Dawson Baumer, Jordan Watson, Maggie Weldy, Avery McDowell, Halle Ganger, Hayden Casey, Joceyln Jones-Perry, Mia Sollars, Anna Giles
Date	Apr 02, 2025
Page	B2
Subjects	Concord High School, School Athletics, Sports, Awards

ID	101403
Title of Article	Teachers confront lawmakers at 3rd House
Notes	King, Joanna; Miller, Doug; Wesco, Timothy; Doriot, Blake; Rogers, Linda (State Senator)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Third House meeting; Beth Kalimani confronts state lawmakers
Date	Apr 01, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Third House Meeting, Teachers, United States Department of Education, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce

ID	101379
Title of Article	ACLU suit targets gender markers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ken Falk; protest for trans rights
Date	Mar 29, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana, Braun, Mike (Governor), Gender, Lawsuits

ID	101369
Title of Article	Document shows Indiana paid $900,000 for execution drug
Notes	Joseph Corcoran; Indiana Capital Chronicle
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	execution chamber gurney; redacted state contract
Date	Mar 28, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Indiana Department of Correction, Lawsuits, Capital Punishment, Government, Indiana State

ID	101330
Title of Article	Governor signs first bill into law, creating new online portal for farmers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Braun Statehouse ceremony
Date	Mar 27, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Braun, Mike (Governor), Farming, Agriculture, Government, Indiana State

ID	101036
Title of Article	As tax cuts expire, lawmakers consider new path
Notes	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce awards luncheon
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rudy Yakym, Johanna King, Suzie Weirick, Arvis Dawson
Date	Mar 12, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Dawson, Arvis, Yakym, Rudy, King, Joanna, Weirick, Suzie

ID	100989
Title of Article	More housing planned for most vulnerable
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeremy Stutsman
Date	Mar 08, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Bashor Children’s Home, Housing

ID	100929
Title of Article	Officers dismissed from lawsuit that claims sex abuse at jail
Notes	Lawsuits; Sexual Abuse
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 06, 2025
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department, Elkhart County Community Corrections, Siegel, Jeff, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners

ID	100915
Title of Article	Court upholds detective’s dismissal
Notes	Lawsuits
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Joy Phillips being sworn in; Joy Phillips
Date	Mar 05, 2025
Subjects	Police Misconduct Investigations, Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Police Merit Commission

ID	100749
Title of Article	Five finalists named for Oaklawn’s Got Talent
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ted Yoder; Shiny Black; Braylon Knapp; Jonathan Torres; Bella Bauer
Date	Feb 22, 2025
Page	D1
Subjects	Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Lerner Theatre

ID	100720
Title of Article	Lacasa, Oaklawn selected for supportive housing initiative
Notes	330 Lakeview Drive, Goshen; Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH); 17th Indiana Supportive Housing Institute
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	proposed Lakeview Apartments
Date	Feb 18, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	LaCasa Inc., Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Homelessness

ID	100712
Title of Article	Senate resists property tax relief changes
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Wesco; lawmakers inside Indiana Statehouse
Date	Feb 15, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Legislature, Taxes, Property, Nuclear Power Plants

ID	100715
Title of Article	Mennonite Church USA joins ‘sensitive locations’ lawsuit
Notes	Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 15, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Mennonite Church USA, Homeland Security, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, U.S., Undocumented Immigrants

ID	100609
Title of Article	Senate OKs anti-DEI bill that takes aim at state agencies, schools
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tyler Johnson, Gary Byrne; Micah Beckwith and 2 other lawmakers during debate
Date	Feb 08, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Ethnic Diversity, Racial Diversity, Sexual Discrimination

ID	100443
Title of Article	Dutch Creek Farm plans to reopen without exotic animals
Notes	Animal Welfare Act; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park tour
Date	Feb 07, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Shipshewana, IN, United States Department of Agriculture, Lawsuits, Amish Community

ID	100446
Title of Article	Lawmakers revisit requirement for cameras in special education classrooms
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Becky Cash at House Education Committee
Date	Feb 07, 2025
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Education, Special, Sex Education Curriculum, Legislature

ID	100372
Title of Article	Locals, lawmakers struggle to compromise on property tax relief
Notes	Hoosiers for Opportunity, Prosperity, and Enterprise (HOPE)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mark Gross, Mike Braun, Jennie Reith
Date	Feb 06, 2025
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Taxes, Property, Braun, Mike (Governor), Accelerate Indiana Municipalities (AIM), Government, Indiana State

ID	100374
Title of Article	House lawmakers move major Medicaid bills
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	House Public Health Committee
Date	Feb 06, 2025
Page	B5
Subjects	Government, Indiana State, Medicaid, Legislature, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

ID	100284
Title of Article	Animal park owner agrees to 2-year hiatus
Notes	Dutch Creek Farm Animal Park; 5 N. 100W, Shipshewana; Animal Welfare Act; People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	animal park tour
Date	Jan 31, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Shipshewana, IN, United States Department of Agriculture, Lawsuits, Amish Community

ID	100277
Title of Article	Fire destroys Lawndale Road home
Notes	1545 Lawndale Road, Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 30, 2025
Page	A1
Subjects	Fires, Fire Department, Elkhart

ID	100274
Title of Article	Lawmakers turn to local governments in quest for road funding boost
Notes	Association of Indiana Counties
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jim Pressel presides over Roads and Transportation Committee
Date	Jan 29, 2025
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), Infrastructure, Government, Indiana State, Legislature

ID	100218
Title of Article	Concord’s Yurem Castro honored
Notes	All-American Team; All Great Lakes Region Team
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Yurem Castro
Date	Jan 16, 2025
Page	B2
Subjects	Concord High School, Soccer, Awards

ID	100233
Title of Article	Court: Judge may weigh class-action question in hospital lawsuit
Notes	Medical Malpractice Act
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Hospital main entrance sign
Date	Jan 15, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Goshen Hospital, Lawsuits

ID	100205
Title of Article	Oaklawn designated as Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Notes	Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Laurie Nafziger
Date	Jan 11, 2025
Page	B1
Subjects	Oaklawn Psychiatric Center

ID	100074
Title of Article	Indiana law shrouds executions in secrecy
Notes	Joseph Corcoran
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Officials deliver a paper statement
Date	Dec 19, 2024
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Capital Punishment, Indiana Department of Correction, Associated Press (AP)

ID	100153
Title of Article	Medicaid expansion ‘trigger’ law could end coverage for 754K
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Dec 11, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Healthy Indiana Plan, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA)

ID	99717
Title of Article	Civil suit against Curtis Hill dropped
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Curtis Hill
Date	Dec 10, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Hill, Curtis, Sexual Misconduct, Lawsuits