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| ID | 100125 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | LGBTQ book critics, library supporters continue to clash |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Carol Miller holds up a copy of “This Book is Gay” |
| Date | Dec 24, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Middlebury Community Library, Censorship |
| ID | 99378 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Jail population costs adding up |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart County Correctional Facility; Jail booking; Sean Holmes presents request to council |
| Date | Nov 23, 2024 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department |
| ID | 99098 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County adopts $181M budget for 2025 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart County Council members |
| Date | Oct 26, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Board of Health, Elkhart County Health Department |
| ID | 99049 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County makes year-end adjustments to ARPA spending |
| Notes | American Rescue Plan Act |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeff Taylor |
| Date | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Council, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 99010 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Restroom ready |
| Notes | American Rescue Plan Act |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart County council, commissioners, and park and recreation board members cutting toilet paper during the opening of new restroom at Ox Bow County Park; interior of restroom stall |
| Date | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Parks and Recreation Department, Public Restrooms Building, Ox Bow County Park, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners |
| ID | 98941 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Former highway engineer fills role as consultant |
| Notes | Charlie McKenzie; USI Consultants |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeff Taylor |
| Date | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Highway Department, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 98882 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Forum packs the house |
| Notes | Elkhart County Council; St. James AME Church |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Marvin Pace and other 15 candidates; crowd at the candidate forum |
| Date | Oct 03, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | League of Women Voters, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Concord School Board, Elkhart School Board |
| ID | 98245 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County offers Mishawaka landfill rate through 2030 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Landfill |
| Date | Aug 17, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Landfill, Mishawaka, IN, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 100186 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Cross Trailers plans to build Middlebury plant |
| Notes | 11732 C.R. 4, Middlebury |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Dustin Miller, Chris Steger speak to the Elkhart County Council |
| Date | Jun 22, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Cross Trailers LLC, Expansions, Elkhart County Economic Development Commission, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 96703 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County gives final OK to landfill gas agreement |
| Notes | Northern Biogas; Elkhart Project LLC |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Trash compactor at landfill |
| Date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Landfill, Natural Gas Prospecting, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Board of Commissioners |
| ID | 96616 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | RV manufacturer risks losing tax deal with county |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Bruce Korenstra Speaks |
| Date | Apr 20, 2024 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Travel Lite RV, Economic Development Corp. of Elkhart County |
| ID | 93499 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County adopts 2024 budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Oct 21, 2023 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Budget, Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County |
| ID | 92815 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County appropriates $2.4M in state funds for health department |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Melanie Sizemore |
| Date | Sep 23, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Health Department, Elkhart County Council, Funding |
| ID | 92088 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County council votes to proceed with road project |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Pictured are plans for road improvements at Peddlers Village and Reliance roads. |
| Date | Aug 24, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, City of Goshen, Roads, Elkhart County |
| ID | 91085 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County officials updated on court progress |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Workers on an upper floor mark the location of future mechanical equipment at the joint courts building; Pictured is the view from the third floor of the courts building in mid-July. |
| Date | Jul 27, 2023 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Courthouse, Construction |
| ID | 90264 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Libraries try to reflect diversity of community |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Lisa Guedea Carre~no |
| Date | Jun 22, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart Public Library, Elkhart County Council, LGBTQ Community |
| ID | 90159 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Major Moves internal loan interest rate hikes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Attorney Craig Buche speaks to the Elkhart County Council on Thursday |
| Date | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Major Moves Funds - Elkhart County, Indiana Toll Road |
| ID | 87795 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County revises $40M ARPA spending plan |
| Notes | American Rescue Plan Act |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
| ID | 84300 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County passes $155 milliion 2023 budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Budgets, Municipal |
| ID | 83128 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 2M approved for wastewater project |
| Notes | American Rescue Plan Act |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Sep 13, 2022 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Water and Sewer Utilities |
| ID | 82408 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County votes against funding for HEA |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Brian Wiebe |
| Date | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Horizon Education Alliance, Elkhart County Council, Carreño, Lisa Guedea, Funding |
| ID | 80845 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County reverses course on steel company benefits |
| Notes | Steel Harbor LLC |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Gopi Ganta |
| Date | Jun 15, 2022 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Tax Abatements |
| ID | 78338 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County may need Plan B if paving bids too high |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Mar 16, 2022 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Roads, Paving of, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 77785 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Parks get $4 million funding for restroom overhaul |
| Notes | American Rescue Plan Act |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Page | A4 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Parks and Recreation Department, Elkhart County Council, Parks |
| ID | 77101 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County to start paying off court in new bond |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Steven Clark and Darryl Riegsecker |
| Date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Page | A2 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Courthouse |
| ID | 77093 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Humane Society seeks extra funding in service contract |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Rob LaRoy, director of the Humane Society of Elkhart County |
| Date | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Humane Society of Elkhart County, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 76767 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County Council member dies in Indianapolis hospital |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Tina Wenger |
| Date | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Wenger, Tina |
| ID | 76125 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Courts project underway |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Dave Hess, Frank Lucchese and Judge David Bonfiglio; Judge Gretchen Lund, Magistrate Eric Ditton, and Judges Kristine Osterday, David Bonfiglio and Michael Christofeno |
| Date | Nov 17, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Council, Construction |
| ID | 76208 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council approves funds for HEA despite brainwashing fears |
| Notes | Center for Community Justice; Council on Aging |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Horizon Education Alliance President Brian Wiebe speaks to the Elkhart County Council |
| Date | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A5 |
| Subjects | Horizon Education Alliance, Social Movements, Grants |
| ID | 75178 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Economists question tax breaks for Amazon |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Michael Hicks; David Terrell |
| Date | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A4 |
| Subjects | Taxes, Elkhart County Council, Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Center, Elkhart |
| ID | 74978 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County passes budget at nearly $146M |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Budgets, Municipal, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 74351 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County rejects $3M health education grant |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Councilman Doug Graham, Councilmen Tom Stump, Randy Yohn and Adam Bujalski |
| Date | Sep 14, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Health, Grants, Elkhart County Council, Coronavirus (COVID-19) |
| ID | 73910 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County Council passes resolution for distribution warehouse |
| Notes | “Project Winnie"; County Road 17 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Scott Sanders speaks to Elkhart County Council |
| Date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Grants, Elkhart East Corporate Park, Amazon Robotic Fulfillment Center, Elkhart |
| ID | 72625 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council reinstates Travel-Lite tax break |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Taxes, Recreational Vehicle Industry |
| ID | 72318 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County passes landfill increase over 5 years |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Landfill |
| Date | May 12, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Landfill, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 72118 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County finds for compliance on tax breaks |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Open house at Furrions's new innovation center |
| Date | Apr 17, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Taxes |
| ID | 72128 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart food truck maker plans $4M expansion |
| Notes | Delivery Concepts |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Food Trucks, Expansions |
| ID | 72126 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County approves pay raise for chief public defender |
| Notes | Indiana Public Defender Commission |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jeffrey Majerek and Elkhart County Council members |
| Date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Public Defender's Office |
| ID | 70364 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County considering landfill rate hikes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | John Bowers |
| Date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Landfill |
| ID | 69128 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County OKs extra office space in prosecutor building |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Chris Dickinson and Vicki Becker |
| Date | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Expansions |
| ID | 68041 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen approves new agreement with 4-H over water main project |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Dustin Sailor |
| Date | 2/4/2021 |
| Page | A1, A4 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County 4-H Fair, Elkhart Public Works and Utilities Department |
| ID | 70147 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Consolidated courts project moves forward |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Page | A5 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Courthouse, Elkhart County Council, Elkhart County Commissioners |
| ID | 69104 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats in race for county council |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Adam Bujalski; Thom Stump; Tina Wenger; Susie Meeks-Wade; Paul Steury; Oxana Werbiansky |
| Date | Oct 24, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elections |
| ID | 69043 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Goshen bids $1.5M to draw court closer |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Oct 14, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A2 |
| Subjects | Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart County Courts Building, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 68597 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart County passes $132.5M budget |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Budget, Elkhart County |
| ID | 68750 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County gives $150K to scholarship programs |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | David Balkin |
| Date | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A7 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Scholarships, Horizon Education Alliance, Ivy Tech Community College |
| ID | 72160 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County moves ahead on $2.1M for courthouse |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart County Court building |
| Date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Page | A7 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Courts, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 68054 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County denies COVID-related extra duty compensation |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Jen Tobey |
| Date | July 14, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Council, Wages |
| ID | 67397 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Local government goes digital |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart City Hall |
| Date | March 24, 2020 |
| Page | A1, A3 |
| Subjects | Coronavirus (COVID-19), Elkhart County Council, Public Health Issues |
| ID | 66516 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Four women announce run for County Council |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Conchatta Eldridge, Oxana Werbiansky, Susie Meeks-Wade, and Zanzer Anderson |
| Date | January 31, 2020 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Elkhart County Council, Elections, Elkhart County Democratic Party |