City of Elkhart

Wellfield Botanic Gardens hosted its annual Taste of the Gardens on Sunday, drawing crowds for local food, live music and artists set among the park’s ponds and pathways.

Elkhart will host its next Let’s Talk Tuesday community session Tuesday night in Councilman Dwight Fish’s 4th District.

A new state law could leave the City of Elkhart facing a $40 million annual budget shortfall, Mayor Rod Roberson said during an emergency press conference Tuesday.

“This plan is really focusing on optimizing the operational capacities. It’s focusing on strengthening community connection and figuring out ways programmatically and through our infrastructure that we can focus in on the health and wellness of the community,” said Jamison Czarnecki, Superintendent of Elkhart Parks & Recreation.

More than 50 mayors from across Indiana are in Elkhart this week for the Indiana Conference of Mayors, focusing on collaboration, problem-solving, and city development.

City officials cut a ceremonial metal ribbon Monday to celebrate the grand opening of Elkhart’s redesigned western gateway at Exit 92 off the Indiana Toll Road.

The Elkhart Fire Department celebrated a time-honored tradition Thursday afternoon, welcoming a new fire engine to Station 4 on Oak Street with a community push-in ceremony.

The Elkhart City Council voted Monday night to approve a contested ordinance requiring all rental properties in the city to be registered annually, and inspected every three years.

June 13th and 14th, 2025 - Island Park, Downtown Elkhart

Elkhart landlords pushed back this week against a proposed rental registration ordinance the City Council plans to vote on Monday.