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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 231 results for Taxation.
| ID | 102586 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Beyond redistricting |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | ISTA building |
| Date | Oct 30, 2025 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Taxation |
| ID | 102082 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen advances local wheel tax bill |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gina Leichty; roads |
| Date | Jul 30, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | City of Goshen, Taxation, Taxes, Wheel, Goshen Common Council |
| ID | 101471 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen RDC votes to extend lives of TIF additions |
| Notes | Southeast Economic Development Area; Southeast Housing TIF |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | proposed additions to the River Race/U.S. 33 tax increment financing district |
| Date | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Taxation, River Race TIF District, Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) Districts |
| ID | 95954 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | New law could raise county innkeeper's tax |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 14, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Tourism, Taxation, Taxes, Hotels |
| ID | 85395 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County zeroes out Goshen Pond district tax |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pictured is the Goshen Dam Pond in this October 2020 file photo |
| Date | Nov 29, 2022 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Goshen Dam Pond, Taxation |
| ID | 63453 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | How tariffs could impact Elkhart County's economy |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Entegra motorhomes at Jayco |
| Date | March 7, 2018 |
| Page | A7 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Conservation Club, Economy, Taxation, Recreational Vehicle Industry |
| ID | 61198 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers push measures related to hospital costs, RVs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | December 31, 2016 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Recreational Vehicle Industry, Hospitals, Taxation |
| 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 | 59399 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Enterprise Zone tax breaks possible |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | January 28, 2016 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Urban Enterprise Association, Taxes, Taxation, Downtown Elkhart |
| ID | 59311 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A boost for the RV industry? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Carlin Yoder |
| Date | January 12, 2016 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Recreational Vehicle Industry, Taxation, Yoder, Carlin |
| ID | 57746 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Walorski lauds vote to repeal medical device tax |
| Notes | Medical device tax |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | June 19, 2015 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Walorski, Jackie, Taxation |
| ID | 55034 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Income taxes will rise in 2015 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | October 2, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Income, Taxation, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 55030 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Income tax hike proposal requires 2nd vote |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | October 1, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Income, Taxation, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 55017 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 5 things to know about county income tax hike |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Date | September 29, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Income, Taxation |
| ID | 54978 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County Council may raise income |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Ask at Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo of council meeting |
| Date | September 19, 2014 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Taxes, Income, Taxation, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 54203 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Concord's referendum struggle surpassed Elkhart's, but why? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Supt. Wayne Stubbs |
| Date | May 8, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Concord Community Schools, Elections, Property Tax Caps, Taxation |
| ID | 54194 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Haworth claims victory on $47 million referendums for Elkhart schools |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 7, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Community Schools, Elections, Taxation, Property Tax Caps |
| ID | 54195 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Concord gets $28 million referendum |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 7, 2014 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Concord Community Schools, Elections, Taxation, Property Tax Caps |
| ID | 54176 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart homeowners face double whammy |
| Notes | Sewer rates & property taxes (school referendums) could increase |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 4, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Taxes, Property |
| ID | 53879 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Officials leery of business tax elimination |
| Notes | Concern over measure to limit business property tax |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | March 18, 2014 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Business & Industrial Climate, Government, Indiana State |
| 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 | 53722 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Lawmakers draw close on business tax deal |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | February 26, 2014 |
| Page | C1 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Taxes, Income, Business & Industrial Climate, Government, Indiana State |
| ID | 53383 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Proposed Ind. sales tax break may spur RV sales |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | December 20, 2013 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Recreational Vehicle Industry, Taxes, Sales, Taxation, Government, Indiana State |
| 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 | 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 | 51795 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice to taxpayers of Elkhart County of tax rates charged |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Date | April 18, 2013 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | Tax Rates, Elkhart County, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Treasurer |
| ID | 51428 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Nonprofits speak out against changes to laws on charitable donations |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Bill Rieth |
| Date | February 14, 2013 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Nonprofit Organizations, United Way of Elkhart County, Taxation |
| ID | 51182 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | If we go off the cliff |
| Notes | How increased taxes could affect Elk. Co. households |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm – Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Greg and Dawn Jones |
| Date | December 28, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation |
| ID | 50844 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 12,900 yet to verify tax breaks |
| Notes | Homestead deduction |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | September 23, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 50782 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | This man's property is suddenly 8 times more valuable than it was |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Bruce McAleer |
| Date | September 10, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Property Tax Assessments, Taxes, Property, Taxation |
| ID | 50692 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Thousands of stormwater bills corrected, mailed to residents |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 22, 2012 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Fees, School, Elkhart County Treasurer, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 50567 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice to taxpayers of tax levies |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 1, 2012 |
| Page | C4, C5 |
| Subjects | Fairfield Community Schools, Taxation |
| ID | 50390 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property taxes in rural areas catching up with city rates |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | June 25, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Taxation, Property Tax Caps |
| ID | 50174 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property tax site collected nearly $1 million |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 12, 2012 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Elkhart County Treasurer, Government, Elkhart County, Taxation |
| ID | 50166 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart mulls spending cuts, fee hikes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 10, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Government, Elkhart City, Budget, Elkhart City, Taxation |
| ID | 50042 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Mayor: State sends city $1.2M |
| Notes | Funds distributed after State accounting error found |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 16, 2012 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Income, Taxation, Budget, Elkhart City, Budgets, Municipal |
| ID | 50022 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County's share of state money tops $5 million |
| Notes | Contains chart of Elk. Co. CAGIT & EDITdistributions |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 14, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Taxes, Property, Budgets, Municipal, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 50021 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Almost $800K coming from state tax flub |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 13, 2012 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Taxes, Property, Budgets, Municipal, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 50019 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Notice to taxpayers of Elkhart County of tax rates charged |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 12, 2012 |
| Page | C5 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Taxes, Property, Government, Elkhart County, Budgets, Municipal |
| ID | 49990 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Tax rate chart |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 5, 2012 |
| Page | C7 |
| Subjects | Tax Rates, Elkhart County, Taxation |
| ID | 49679 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Property taxes come up short for school budgets |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | January 12, 2012 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Elkhart Community Schools, Goshen Community Schools, Taxation |
| ID | 49414 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Assessed value down but taxes to rise? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | November 8, 2011 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Property Tax Assessments, Taxation |
| ID | 48818 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | New valuations show the ebb and flow of local real estate |
| Notes | Real estate value comparison by city and twp. |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 31, 2011 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Property Tax Assessments, Taxation |
| ID | 48034 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County leaders to avoid new taxes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 12, 2011 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Taxation, Government, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Commissioners, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 47752 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | City dwellers save more from tax caps than they did in 2010 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Larry Gautsche |
| Date | April 20, 2011 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Property Tax Caps, Taxation |
| ID | 47293 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County awaits fallout from tax revenue overpayment |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo of Elk. Co. auditor Pauline Graff |
| Date | February 26, 2011 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Income, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 47247 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | What would be impact of school funding change? |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 18, 2011 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | School Budgets, Taxation |
| ID | 46971 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Horizon a good idea, but new taxes aren't |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | January 7, 2011 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Horizon Project, Education, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County |
| ID | 46007 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Reassessment of county properties under way |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | July 8, 2010 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Property Tax Assessments, Taxes, Property, Taxation |
| ID | 45179 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | For the first time since 2005, county property tax bills are ready on time |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 20, 2010 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Property, Elkhart County Treasurer, Taxation, Government, Elkhart County |