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ID	99285
Title of Article	Parks department honored for innovative kayak program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	The City of Elkhart Parks & Recreation has been awarded the Indiana Park & Recreation Association’s prestigious “Award of Excellence for Innovative Program'
Date	Nov 16, 2024
Page	D1

ID	97016
Title of Article	Wrongful death lawsuit against city in 2017 crash goes to trial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A memorial on Beardsley and Cassopolis Streets
Date	Jun 11, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Sidewalks, Trials, Smith, Dolly

ID	96938
Title of Article	City on the Rise
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson gives State of the City address
Date	May 25, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	State of the City, City of Elkhart, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	96901
Title of Article	Hotel Elkhart wins state’s top restoration prize
Notes	500 Main LLC; 2024 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hotel Elkhart; residents tour hotel suite
Date	May 22, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Hotel Elkhart, Restoration, City of Elkhart

ID	94734
Title of Article	City to pay $11.7M for wrongful conviction
Notes	Andrew Royer; Helen Sailor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Royer with parents, Michael and Jeannie Pennington
Date	Dec 23, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homicides, City of Elkhart, Indiana Court of Appeals

ID	93879
Title of Article	Truma 'adopts' High Dive Park
Notes	Adopt-A-Park Program; Truma North America
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Truma employees at High Dive Park
Date	Nov 10, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart - Parks & Recreation Department, High Dive Park

ID	93017
Title of Article	Soccer complex renamed Apan Fields
Notes	Apan, Mexico
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City officials from Elkhart and Apan, Mexico; Apan Mayor María Guadalupe Muñoz Romero; Sign marking new name
Date	Sep 30, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Studebaker Park, Soccer

ID	92716
Title of Article	Mayor: Moves draw $132M in new investment to city
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Sep 15, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Housing, Concord Mall, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	92067
Title of Article	City issues boil-water order for downtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Aug 23, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart, Water Quality

ID	91725
Title of Article	Part of a much larger project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A sewer inspection project has closed Indiana Avenue between Oakland and Franklin, the first step in a massive overhaul undertaken by the city.
Date	Aug 15, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Sewer System, Indiana Avenue

ID	91400
Title of Article	Neighborhoods ripe for investment
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart residents share ideas for how to improve the south-central neighborhood during a community listening session on Thursday at Roosevelt STEAM Academy.
Date	Aug 05, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	South Central Elkhart, Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Notre Dame University, City of Elkhart

ID	91263
Title of Article	South Central area focus of listening sessions
Notes	Thrive Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Levon Johnson
Date	Aug 02, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, Notre Dame University, City of Elkhart

ID	90907
Title of Article	June trial set in pedestrian death lawsuit
Notes	Dolly Smith, Courtney Smith, Shawn Wolcott, Allison Mikel Smith, Bradley Smith
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 20, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Traffic Accidents, Lawsuits

ID	90777
Title of Article	Council to consider homeless camping ban
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Homeless person sleeping on bench; Group of homeless people
Date	Jul 19, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Homelessness, City of Elkhart, Social Welfare Programs

ID	90593
Title of Article	East Elkhart site eyed for 252-unit apartment complex
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Developer James Randolph presented Elkhart City Council with examples of what the Crossroads 41 apartment complex could look like; site plan for Crossroads 41 apartment complex
Date	Jul 08, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Housing, City of Elkhart

ID	90363
Title of Article	City unveils electric charging stations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hybrid cars test new charging stations; City officials celebrate at ribbon-cutting ceremony
Date	Jun 29, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	NIBCO Water & Ice Park, Vehicles, Electric, City of Elkhart

ID	88633
Title of Article	A 'Transformative opportunity'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Residents viewing designs for a proposed amphitheater for downtown Elkhart; Rendering of proposed downtown amphitheater
Date	Apr 26, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Downtown Elkhart, Construction

ID	88622
Title of Article	City officials eye project for ‘transformative’ amphitheater
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson and Lerner Theatre executive director Michelle Frank offer preliminary details about a proposed amphitheater project downtown during a news conference Monday at the City Hall.
Date	Apr 25, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Downtown Elkhart, City of Elkhart, Construction

ID	88514
Title of Article	City receives Clean Air honor for trail
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	River Greenway Trail; Rod Roberson and James Turnwald
Date	Apr 20, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG), Parks

ID	86583
Title of Article	Bristol Street residents learn about widening project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Residents of Bristol Street look at designs for plans to widen the thoroughfare from two to three lanes at a public forum Thursday held at Hillcrest United Methodist Church.
Date	Jan 21, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Bristol Street, City of Elkhart

ID	86409
Title of Article	Public forum to focus on Bristol Street widening
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Traffic light at Bristol St. and Jeanwood Dr.
Date	Jan 13, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Bristol Street, Construction

ID	86345
Title of Article	2023 Primary Election Candidates
Notes	Bristol, IN, Middlebury Township, Millersburg, IN, Wakarusa, IN
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 11, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elections, City of Elkhart, City of Goshen, Nappanee, IN

ID	86261
Title of Article	2023 Primary Election Candidates
Notes	Middlebury Township; Bristol, IN; Millersburg, IN; Wakarusa, IN
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jan 07, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Elections, City of Elkhart, City of Goshen, Nappanee, IN

ID	85210
Title of Article	Frozen turkeys given out to hundreds in need
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Volunteers unpackage frozen turkeys to hand out to families in need; Dana Donald, with the city of Elkhart, counts households per car; frozen turkeys
Date	Nov 22, 2022
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Food Bank of Northern Indiana, River of Life Christian Center, Donations

ID	84675
Title of Article	City hires four new hires; commends four
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	From left are Police Chief Kris Seymore, new hires Max Chaffee, Dexter Harris, Stephen Engles and Megan Bortner, and Mayor Rod Roberson.
Date	Oct 25, 2022
Page	A6
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, City of Elkhart

ID	83918
Title of Article	Elkhart to celebrate first-ever Hispanic Heritage Festival
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Sep 30, 2022
Page	A2
Subjects	Hispanic Heritage Festival, City of Elkhart, Elkhart Sister Cities Association

ID	83419
Title of Article	City launches cemetery locator website
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rice Cemetery
Date	Sep 21, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Cemeteries

ID	82851
Title of Article	Panel to further review firearm ban at city hall
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	A proposal to ban firearms from Elkhart City Hall is on hold.
Date	Sep 02, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart Municipal Building, Guns

ID	81730
Title of Article	INOVA Federal partners to provide community vegetable garden
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Workers in the community garden
Date	Jul 20, 2022
Page	A4
Subjects	INOVA Federal Credit Union, City of Elkhart, Gardens

ID	81471
Title of Article	City first to convert all 3,000 streetlights to LED
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 13, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Streetlights, Indiana Michigan Power (I & M), City of Elkhart

ID	80195
Title of Article	Elkhart Mayor delivers third State of the City address
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	May 18, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), State of the City, City of Elkhart

ID	79900
Title of Article	City to pay $7.5M for wrongful conviction
Notes	Settlement
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Keith Cooper; Corinne Straight
Date	May 05, 2022
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Robberies

ID	79288
Title of Article	City crews clean up Sterling Park
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City crews working in Sterling Park area
Date	Apr 29, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Sterling Park

ID	78759
Title of Article	Man cleared of murder sues county, city law enforcement
Notes	Andrew Royer; Helen Sailor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andrew Royer and Jimmy Gurule
Date	Apr 02, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Homicides, City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Indiana Court of Appeals

ID	78678
Title of Article	Honked Off
Notes	Wildlife Coexistence Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Geese at Island Park; Geese at Island Park
Date	Mar 31, 2022
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Geese

ID	78560
Title of Article	Top of the agenda: Canada geese
Notes	Wildlife Coexistence Plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Mar 26, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Geese, Wildlife

ID	78460
Title of Article	New spate of drug overdoses reported
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kris Seymore, Rod Roberson, Shaun Edgerton
Date	Mar 22, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Drug Abuse, Emergency Medical Services, City of Elkhart

ID	77919
Title of Article	Ruling: Suit against city may proceed
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Feb 23, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Lawsuits, Traffic Accidents

ID	77095
Title of Article	Nearly forgotten story
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nadine Johnson talks through personal photos in this still image from the upcoming documentary, “What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community, Displacement and Hopes in the City of Elkhart.”
Date	Jan 18, 2022
Page	A1, A2

ID	76966
Title of Article	Local leaders share their resolutions
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dan Funston; Rod Roberson; Kris Seymore; Steven Thalheimer; Dave Preheim; Suzanne Weirick
Date	Dec 31, 2021
Page	A1, A7
Subjects	Elkhart County Schools, City of Elkhart, Elkhart Police Department, Elkhart County Commissioners

ID	76933
Title of Article	City celebrates South Main reopening
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City leaders celebrate the reopening of the South Main Corridor with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in front of Colombo’s Italian Restaurant
Date	Dec 18, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	South Main Street, City of Elkhart, Construction

ID	76226
Title of Article	Mayor cites achievements, says he's optimistic
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Nov 19, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Development, Economic

ID	73573
Title of Article	City seeks judgment in pedestrian death lawsuit
Notes	Grosswiler, Penelope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 27, 2021
Page	A2
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Lawsuits, Traffic Accidents, Grosswiler, Leonard

ID	72620
Title of Article	Seaplanes granted St. Joseph River access
Notes	Seaplane Pilots Association
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Seaplane
Date	Jun 15, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	St. Joseph River, St. Joseph River Association Inc., City of Elkhart

ID	72516
Title of Article	Elkhart students spruce up city’s public trash cans
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Art students at Elkhart High School East paint trash cans for City of Elkhart
Date	May 25, 2021
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart High School, Local Artists

ID	72433
Title of Article	Paddle Power
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	City and community dignitaries; Kayakers
Date	May 22, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Park & Recreation Department, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

ID	72247
Title of Article	New e-scooters offer transport
Notes	Bird
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	e-Scooters, map,
Date	May 07, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Public Transportation, City of Elkhart

ID	72114
Title of Article	City's finances 'envy of the state'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Downtown Elkhart
Date	Apr 23, 2021
Page	A2
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Local Finance

ID	72123
Title of Article	City prepares to tie into county fiber network
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Aerial view of Elkhart and Goshen
Date	Apr 13, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Fiber Optic Networks, City of Elkhart

ID	70281
Title of Article	Mayor ups director pay 32% to fill vacancy
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dayna Bennett
Date	Mar 13, 2021
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Wages