Local News http://www.elkharttruth.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3DNEWS01"> Local News en-us http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219881&source=RSS Michigan company filling trucks for Oklahoma tornado victims Elkhart food drive set A Michigan company with a long history of helping others when disaster strikes is collecting items for the victims of Mondays deadly tornado outbreak in Oklahoma. Express-1, a Buchanan-based expediting company, is holding several local food drives this week, including a food drop-off point in Niles. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219881&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219888&source=RSS Goshen adopts county-wide tax phase-in policy GOSHEN The Goshen City Council became the first governmental body in Elkhart County to adopt a uniform policy for tax phase-ins when it passed the ordinance Tuesday night, May 21. Tue, 21 May 2013 22:22:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219888&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219894&source=RSS Overregulation a common concern in Indiana, says Lt. Gov. Ellspermann Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann traveled to Elkhart County to meet elected officials and business and agricultural representatives, part of her statewide Listen and Learn tour. Tue, 21 May 2013 20:44:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219894&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219934&source=RSS Formal complaint filed following private meeting of task force An Elkhart city councilman has filed a complaint with the state concerning a private meeting conducted by the mayor's compact sewer task force. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:34:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219934&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219928&source=RSS German citizen touring America by bicycle stops in Elkhart Kevin Barry visits from Germany to bike through America. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219928&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219930&source=RSS Indiana farmers make quick progress planting corn WEST LAFAYETTE Warm, sunny weather has allowed northern and central Indiana farmers to make quick progress planting their corn crop despite lingering wet conditions in the states southern counties. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219930&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219936&source=RSS SJC closing in Elkhart will cost 165 jobs SJC, recently sold by Thor Industries, will soon close its operations in Elkhart and cost about 165 workers their jobs. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:09:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219936&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219938&source=RSS Elkhart HS students to celebrate volunteering 30,000 hours Friday Central and Memorial high school students will fill parts of downtown Elkhart this Friday for a celebration of together volunteering 30,000 hours in the community. Tue, 21 May 2013 18:05:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219938&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219944&source=RSS Goshen College student gives Elkhart County social media pointers A student at Goshen College has been working with Elkhart County commissioner Mike Yoder on a social media plan for the local government. Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219944&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219954&source=RSS Summer gas prices likely to be lower this summer, according to expert Economist says motorists will find summer gas prices to be favorable. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:38:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219954&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219974&source=RSS Elkhart County home sales jump 25.2 percent in April Home sales in April in Elkhart County increased compared to the prior year and year-to-date sales through April are also up. Tue, 21 May 2013 12:18:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219974&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219979&source=RSS Tornado damage, rescue at school described by AP photog Oklahoma City-based AP photographer Sue Ogrocki was at the elementary school destroyed by a tornado and saw rescuers pulling children out of the rubble. This is her account of what she witnessed. SUE OGROCKIAssociated Press Tue, 21 May 2013 10:33:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219979&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219981&source=RSS 84 Elkhart County residents lose power due to downed line A power line downed by a tree prompted an outage of nearly four hours for 84 Indiana Michigan Power customers in Elkhart County. Tue, 21 May 2013 10:04:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219981&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219983&source=RSS Oklahoma death toll revised to 24 dead, 7 children NOMAAN MERCHANT and TIM TALLEYAssociated Press Tue, 21 May 2013 09:35:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219983&source=RSS http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219987&source=RSS Death toll hits 51, including 20 children, in Okla. tornado aftermath MOORE, Okla. Spotlights bore down on massive piles of shredded cinder block, insulation and metal as crews worked through the night lifting bricks and parts of collapsed walls where a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an elementary school and reducing homes to piles of splintered wood. At least 51 people. . . Tue, 21 May 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.elkharttruth.com/article/20130521/NEWS01/705219987&source=RSS