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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	93833
Title of Article	Democrats build majority on Elkhart council
Notes	Elkhart government results
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson speaks at watch party; Jeanette Haung and grandson Beau Melville
Date	Nov 08, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Election Results, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	93341
Title of Article	City election first
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson, Lupita Zepeda, Dasha Slater and Mary Jo Weyrick; Mayor Rod Roberson; Mayor Rod Roberson at event at Winchester Mansion
Date	Oct 14, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Elections, Mayors, Elkhart

ID	93205
Title of Article	Council approves $117M budget on party lines
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Oct 06, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Elkhart City Council, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

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	92605
Title of Article	Mayor proposes $118M budget, cites progress
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Sep 13, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	91401
Title of Article	Mayor's Challenge Kicks Off Grand Prix
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Area leaders prepare to take off for the Mayors Challenge at the Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix on Friday; Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson greets attendees ahead of the Mayor’s Challenge Race, which kicked off the Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix on Friday; Teams swap drivers during the final heat of the Mayor’s Challenge on Friday.
Date	Aug 05, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Thor Industries Inc., Downtown Elkhart

ID	90656
Title of Article	Reinvigorating neighborhoods
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson and press conference attendees
Date	Jul 13, 2023
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Neighborhood Organizations, Housing, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	90163
Title of Article	Benham West documentary enjoys sold-out screening
Notes	What Happened at Benham West: African American Stories of Community Displacement and Hope
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson addresses attendees at the documentary premiere of “What Happened at Benham West” on May 19 at the Lerner Theatre. At lest is Nekeisha Alayna Alexis, one of the project coordinators
Date	Jun 20, 2023
Page	A3
Subjects	Benham West, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary

ID	89688
Title of Article	Mayor delivers fourth State of the City address
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson delivers his fourth State of the City address; guests at mayor's state of the city address
Date	Jun 06, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), State of the City, Rotary Club, Matterhorn Conference Center

ID	89236
Title of Article	Community connectors
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, right, takes a walk on the new Elkhart River Greenway Trail on Thursday with Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson, center, and Mayor for the Day Ovie Dumuje.
Date	May 12, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	River Greenway Trail, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Holcomb, Eric (Governor), Lusher Avenue

ID	88281
Title of Article	Kielbasa, candidates come together for Dyngus Day
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson, Lupita Zepeda, Dasha Slater and Mary Jo Weyrick; Food being served; Rod Roberson and community members
Date	Apr 11, 2023
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Dyngus Day, Elections, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	86779
Title of Article	High honors for flag football team
Notes	Elkhart Cowboys; Flag Football
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson with the Elkhart Cowboys flag football team; Mayor Rod Roberson speaks to Elkhart Cowboys flag football team
Date	Jan 28, 2023
Page	A1
Subjects	Football, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Elkhart Municipal Building

ID	86343
Title of Article	Elkhart mayor announces reelection bid
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson and supporters
Date	Jan 11, 2023
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Elections, Winchester Mansion

ID	85399
Title of Article	'Hasn't been easy'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Garvin Roberson; Gray 2022 Honda CRV
Date	Nov 30, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Roberson, Garvin

ID	85392
Title of Article	Mayor’s brother reported missing
Notes	Silver Alert
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Garvin Roberson
Date	Nov 29, 2022
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Roberson, Garvin

ID	82148
Title of Article	Battling for Position
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Grand Prix racers; Rod Roberson; Rod Roberson and Monticello Mayor; Former Elkhart Mayor, Tim Neese
Date	Aug 06, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Go-Kart Racing, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	80377
Title of Article	City swears in 3 new officers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson, Dylan Vicary, Clayton Brown, Andrew Martin and Chief Kris Seymore
Date	May 24, 2022
Page	A5
Subjects	Elkhart Police Department, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

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	78057
Title of Article	Black Expo celebrates city's pioneers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Mar 01, 2022
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Black Expo, Roberson, Rod (mayor), Matterhorn Conference Center

ID	76240
Title of Article	3 mayors honor county health officer Wait
Notes	Phil Jenkins, Nappanee Mayor
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman, Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson, Dr. Bethany Wait and Nappanee Mayor Phil Jenkins.
Date	Nov 23, 2021
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart County Health Department, Wait, Bethany, Dr., Roberson, Rod (mayor), Stutsman, Jeremy (Goshen Mayor)

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	75093
Title of Article	Merit-based city salary plan for 2022 raises divides council
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 13, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Wages

ID	74834
Title of Article	Most of Mayor Roberson’s budget proposal approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart City Hall building
Date	Oct 05, 2021
Page	A7
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, Budget, Elkhart City

ID	74808
Title of Article	Roberson proposes $92.6M budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Roberson
Date	Oct 02, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Budget, Elkhart City, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	73809
Title of Article	Mayor’s Challenge kicks off Riverwalk Grand Prix
Notes	8 Indiana mayors race
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Area leaders kick off with Mayors Challenge; Mayor Dave Wood holds trophy
Date	Aug 14, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Grand Prix, Thor Industries Inc., Roberson, Rod (mayor), RiverWalk

ID	73643
Title of Article	Stop the violence: 'I quit going to kid funerals'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson and crowd
Date	Aug 03, 2021
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Shootings, Village Community Center, The, Roberson, Rod (mayor)

ID	73320
Title of Article	Councilmen question vaccine order's legality
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kevin Bullard; David Henke
Date	Jul 14, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, Vaccinations, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	73282
Title of Article	2 additional paid days off for vaccinated city workers
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 10, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

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

ID	70053
Title of Article	Bennett named director of development services
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dayna Bennett
Date	Mar 10, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69246
Title of Article	County turns blue, mayor gets vaccine
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Elkhart County's weekly COVID-19 score
Date	Feb 25, 2021
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Vaccinations, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69067
Title of Article	Pastor, cemetery director suspended after leaving crash
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dannell Brown
Date	Feb 18, 2021
Page	A6
Subjects	Agape Missionary Baptist Church, Traffic Accidents, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	67834
Title of Article	'Turns like a car'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Fire Truck; Rod Roberson and Nick Hintz
Date	Jan 29, 2021
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart Fire Department, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	67569
Title of Article	Civic Plaza event marks MLK Day
Notes	Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Members of Indiana Black Expo
Date	January 19, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart Black Expo, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart City Council, Elkhart Police Department

ID	70278
Title of Article	Mayor touts successes in face of pandemic
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Dec 23, 2020
Page	A3
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Coronavirus (COVID-19)

ID	69482
Title of Article	'A lot to be thankful for'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Dec 01, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Christmas Lights, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69200
Title of Article	New study to show economic impact of courts leaving downtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart County Courthouse
Date	Nov 04, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69164
Title of Article	Mayor tests positive, has mild symptoms
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Nov 03, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	69101
Title of Article	Mayor leads rally to keep courts downtown
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Oct 24, 2020
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Old Style Deli, Demonstrations

ID	69039
Title of Article	Study weighs pros/cons of court project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 13, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart County Commissioners, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Emergency Medical Services, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	68868
Title of Article	Plan calls for joint police, courts facility
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	Sep 22, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Emergency Medical Services, Elkhart County Courthouse

ID	68841
Title of Article	Social justice, police issues focus of forum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Kris Seymore, Rod Roberson, Jason Ray, and Dannell Brown
Date	Sep 19, 2020
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters, Race Relations

ID	68602
Title of Article	Community, police relations focus of public forum
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Kris Seymore
Date	Sep 16, 2020
Page	A4
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Police Department, League of Women Voters

ID	68516
Title of Article	Roberson not giving up on downtown courts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson; Mike Yoder; Elkhart County Courts Building
Date	Sep 08, 2020
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	City of Elkhart, Elkhart County Courts Building, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	68421
Title of Article	Roberson goes after Mishawaka mayor after football win
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson and Dave Wood; Rod Roberson, Dave Wood and Josh Shattuck
Date	Sep 02, 2020
Page	A1, A9
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart High School, Football

ID	72290
Title of Article	Plans for new public safety complex could change
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	Aug 27, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Roberson, Rod (mayor), Development, Community, Elkhart Police Department

ID	67227
Title of Article	Jones appointed Elkhart airport manager
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Andy Jones
Date	July 31, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart Municipal Airport, Jones, Andy, Roberson, Rod (Mayor), Elkhart Board of Aviation Commissioners

ID	67942
Title of Article	Elkhart officials debate enforced mask order
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson
Date	July 22, 2020
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Coronavirus (COVID-19), Public Health Issues, Roberson, Rod (Mayor)

ID	68018
Title of Article	10-year-old humanitarian
Notes	Brayden Smith
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brayden Smith, members of his family, and Mayor Rod Roberson
Date	July 10, 2020
Page	A1
Subjects	Church Community Services, Donations, Roberson, Rod (mayor)