ELKHART — A $7.3 million, 10-year deal for police equipment and a records management system has been put on hold.

ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson, who became eligible Tuesday to be vaccinated for COVID-19, received his first of two doses at Elkhart General Hospital on Wednesday morning, shortly before Elkhart County’s weekly coronavirus risk assessment was downgraded to blue.

OSCEOLA — State Rep. Timothy Wesco, R-Osceola, is seeking to replace Secretary of State Connie Lawson, who announced last week that she is stepping down.

ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson begins a virtual town hall series with City Council members Tuesday.

ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson has suspended his cemetery director, Dannell Brown, after the Agape Missionary Baptist Church pastor allegedly damaged a car in a parking lot and left.

ELKHART — Residents of the neighborhood between East Jackson Boulevard and Goshen Avenue have been frustrated with semi-trucks going down their residential streets, shaking houses, knocking over street signs and scaring parents.

ELKHART — The Police Department is seeking approval of a 10-year contract worth $7.3 million to let one company provide the department with much of its equipment.

ELKHART — South Main Street between Hively and Lusher avenues may soon be reconstructed, as the City Council is set to vote on a $3.65 million project that, among other things, would change the number of lanes from four to three.

ELKHART — Sue Beadle, who served as Elkhart city clerk for 32 years, died early Tuesday after a short cancer illness, according to several friends. She was 76.

ELKHART — New kayak launches and playgrounds are the headline items in a $550,000 investment intended to make Elkhart parks more interesting. And that’s just the beginning.

ELKHART — Central Park has not become a dog park. But a handful of fake dogs, or dog silhouettes, were placed around the recently upgraded park this week to deter geese – and their droppings.

ELKHART — A $1.2 million Sutphen aerial fire truck designed with the help of Elkhart firefighters pulled into the Fire Station 1 garage for the first time this week.

ELKHART — The City of Elkhart on Tuesday launched a new version of its 311 app in an effort to make it easier for residents to get in touch with the city.

ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson spent much of the first year in office putting out coronavirus fires and building a foundation for what is to come in the next three years. Now, he wants to turn his focus to making his vision a reality.

ELKHART — The Indiana chapter of Common Cause, a non-partisan organization for fair and open elections, on Friday called for the resignation of multiple lawmakers, including U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, R-Ind.

ELKHART — The City of Elkhart may grow in size in the coming months, as the City Council is considering an annexation request by Concord Community Schools and Flavor Freeze.

ELKHART — Less than two weeks before Christmas, the City of Elkhart began handing out 25,000 bags with COVID-19 mitigation advice, a bottle of hand sanitizer and a mask saying “Happy ElkHEART Holidays.”

ELKHART — The Jackson Boulevard bridge over the Elkhart River, separating downtown Elkhart from the River District, will be closed for six months.

GOSHEN — Business owner Joanna King was selected Tuesday by Republican precinct committeemen to replace former state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, to represent District 49 in the Indiana House.

ELKHART — An ordinance to let City of Elkhart staff help with the enforcement of countywide COVID-19 restrictions was approved by the Elkhart City Council on Monday evening.

ELKHART — The mayors of Elkhart, Goshen and Nappanee will each bring a city ordinance to their councils that will support the countywide restrictions and penalties related to COVID-19.

MIDDLEBURY — Indiana state Rep. Christy Stutzman, R-Middlebury, announced Tuesday she is stepping down, blaming the governor’s coronavirus-related business restrictions.

ELKHART — Two Elkhart County public health orders that took effect Thursday come with promises of enforcement, but even as the new mask order requires that people wear a mask when in public and unable to social distance, individuals who do not comply will not be fined.

ELKHART — The $11 million project to improve the Tolson Center is moving forward with meetings of the board and various committees, organizers said.

ELKHART — New coronavirus-related restrictions specific to Elkhart County will soon be issued, the Elkhart County Health Department announced Friday.

GOSHEN — Officials completed this year’s vote count Friday, in an election that broke the record for most ballots casts in Elkhart County history.

ELKHART — A group of atheists is criticizing Elkhart County for using churches as voting centers, in what the atheists see as a “Christian sponsored Election Day.”

ELKHART — The last time downtown Elkhart did not have a county courthouse, some in the city sought to form a county of their own.

MISHAWAKA — Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski declared victory at 10 p.m. Tuesday, claiming a fifth consecutive term in the House of Representatives at the expense of her Democratic challenger, Pat Hackett. 

ELKHART — An economic impact study commissioned by the city will be completed by Nov. 14 to show how losing a county courthouse downtown would affect the area.

ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson has tested positive for COVID-19, his office announced Monday.

ELKHART — Donald Rainwater, the Libertarian candidate for Indiana governor, finished his tour of the state in Elkhart on Sunday afternoon with a crowd of about 40 supporters.

ELKHART — Gov. Eric Holcomb on Friday said the Elkhart County Health Department should not base decisions about COVID-19 restrictions on the potential political implications, including the governor’s own reelection chances.

ELKHART — State Rep. Timothy Wesco is being challenged for his District 21 seat in this election, as Democrat Ryan Liedtky believes he has a chance at winning in the heavily Republican district.

ELKHART — City officials, neighbors and family members gathered Thursday to honor a loyal supporter of the city and its residents by naming a street in his honor.