GOSHEN — Mike Yoder has announced his bid for reelection as an Elkhart County commissioner.
ELKHART — Newly elected Mayor Rod Roberson revealed parts of his early agenda at a Thursday luncheon with Elkhart’s Young Professionals.
INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican, has filed for reelection to continue representing Indiana’s 2nd District in Congress.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb isn’t yet throwing his support behind a top official of his administration in challenging the state attorney general who is awaiting the outcome from an investigation into allegations of drunkenly groping four women.
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ELKHART — The loss of South Side School 70 years ago scattered the Rev. Jean Mayes and her sisters to other schools throughout Elkhart.
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ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson, who took office on Jan. 1, continues to make appointments for his new administration.
BRISTOL — Jeff Petermann, a Bristol businessman and former chair of the political action committee that opposed the last Elkhart Community Schools referendum, has announced his candidacy for Elkhart County Council.
ELKHART — The Rod Roberson administration said on Tuesday
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's governor on Tuesday outlined to state legislators how to free up tens of millions of dollars to boost teacher pay but said he didn't want them to act on it until next year.
WARSAW — Brandon Cavanaugh, a local classroom teacher and Army veteran, has announced his candidacy for District 9 in the state Senate.
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GOSHEN — Middle school teacher Naomi Zook sees a change come over her students whenever immigration concerns are in the news.
ELKHART — County Commissioner Suzie Weirick announced she has filed for reelection in the 3rd District, seeking her second term in that office.
GOSHEN — Joe Lehman, running on a theme of “restoring accountability,” has announced he is running for state representative in the 49th District.
ELKHART — President’s Day on Christmas Eve is history in Elkhart.
ELKHART — Republican Carol McDowell Loshbough and Democrat Arvis Dawson have lost their seats on the Elkhart Board of Public Works, as new Mayor Rod Roberson is making changes.
INDIANAPOLIS — A northwestern Indiana state senator has ended his campaign for governor, leaving two people seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb in this year's election.
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ELKHART — Democrats took power in the Elkhart City Council on Monday night.
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ELKHART — Stubbornness is one of the things Bob Wilson Jr. loves about Indiana, but he says staying behind the times when it comes to marijuana laws is the wrong issue to be headstrong over.
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Election Board will be accepting major party candidate declarations for the 2020 election starting at 8 a.m. Wednesday.
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ELKHART — Mayor Tim Neese is wearing jeans and an untucked shirt. It’s an unusual look for him, at least when he is in his corner office at Elkhart City Hall. But then again, that office doesn’t look itself either.
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ELKHART — After taking the oath of office himself Saturday, new Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson conducted a swearing in ceremony for the city’s other elected officials.
ELKHART — Former Elkhart City Councilman Adam Bujalski announced he is running for Elkhart County Council this year.
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ELKHART — Local investors are proposing to build apartments on a contaminated site on West Beardsley Avenue but need approval from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management.
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ELKHART — The saga of the former Alick's property between the St. Joseph and Elkhart rivers has reached a point of no return.
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ELKHART — History was made in the city with a heart on Saturday as Elkhart’s first black mayor took the oath of office.
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ELKHART — The FAA has agreed to invest an additional $5.9 million in the Elkhart Municipal Airport between 2020 and 2025, city offiicials said this week.
ELKHART — Despite the recent conclusion of a nine-month-long investigation of the Elkhart Police Department, it is not yet time for fixes, according to Mayor-elect Rod Roberson.
GOSHEN — A more than $470,000 agreement for new police body cameras comes with some significant savings if approved before the end of the year, the Goshen Board of Works learned Monday.
GOSHEN — Elkhart County Commissioners have chosen a nearly $1.4 million bid for the demolition of the old Juvenile Detention Center.
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ELKHART — Kelby Love’s mural at Main and Prairie streets will remain for at least a bit longer.
ELKHART — Outgoing City Council President Brian Dickerson, R-at-large, has been accused of trying to use his power to give a favor to one retiring city employee.
ELKHART — Three of Elkhart's nine City Council members have said their goodbyes as elected officials
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ELKHART — Mayor Tim Neese, Police Chief Chris Snyder and independent reviewers on Thursday proposed policy changes to the Elkhart Police Department as a consequence of a review that began after revelations of police brutality in 2018.
ELKHART — Monthlong negotiations between the City of Elkhart and about 100 of its employees are over.
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ELKHART — The longest-serving elected official at Elkhart City Hall is stepping down at the end of this month.
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ELKHART — A cherished mural at the intersection of Main and Prairie streets is receiving an outburst of love, as some residents are worried that it may soon be history.
ELKHART — Eric Kinsman announced his candidacy for judge of Elkhart Superior Court 5 during an event Sunday at Beacon Health and Aquatics Center.
ELKHART — Mayor-elect Rod Roberson and his transition team have formally launched the hiring search process for key leadership positions within the Mayor’s Office and select city departments.
ELKHART — Celebrating Elkhart’s status as “Home of the Thor Industries Elkhart Riverwalk Grand Prix,” Mayor Tim Neese and Thor’s director of community engagement, Rick Schutt, met on Thursday at one of the city’s new signs with that exact text.
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ELKHART — An expanding River District development project involving a new supermarket and 173 residential units will receive a $1.75 million loan from the City of Elkhart.
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ELKHART — Following years of safety complaints from residents, the City of Elkhart has placed flashing stop signs on Modrell Boulevard and Woodlawn Avenue where those roads meet Johnson Street.
ELKHART — Mayor-elect Rod Roberson announced on Tuesday that his transition team is moving forward with hiring department leaders and making board and key-staff appointments.
ELKHART — An analysis of the traffic patterns by the oft-criticized intersection at Johnson Street and Modrell Boulevard shows that traffic should not be particularly dangerous there.
GOSHEN — The county’s new hybrid voting machines may be put to the test for the first time after a hand recount was requested by a Goshen candidate who narrowly lost her race.
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ELKHART — The Elkhart City Council on Monday evening approved $350,000 in funding to install helical piers at the former Alick's property to make the land buildable for developers that plan to construct high-end condominiums.
ELKHART — The superintendent of Elkhart's Parks & Recreation Department, Randall Norton, has pleaded guilty to larceny in relation to his previous job in Michigan.
ELKHART — The City of Elkhart will host two public meetings this week, giving the public new insight to opportunity zones in the city and public amenities in the River District.
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ELKHART — Elkhart City Council is looking at approving a third loan for the developer behind River Point West, a portion of the River District that will include a new Martin’s Super Market and 173 residential units.
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ELKHART — More than two years after a crash at the intersection of Johnson Street and Modrell Boulevard took out a fire hydrant, pouring 1.6 million gallons of water into a front yard, residents continue to report that crashes happen regularly and that the city has taken little action.
ELKHART — Extended parking times have come to downtown Elkhart just in time for the holiday shopping season.
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ELKHART — Mayor-elect Rod Roberson is already thinking ahead to Jan. 1. And what does he think about?
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