Goshen

Elkhart County Commissioners and Council are changing their meeting room to the historic Goshen courthouse's former Circuit Court chambers, and they're naming it for late judge Aldo J. Simpson.

Goshen currently covers trash and recycling pickup out of property tax revenues, but Mayor Gina Leichty says that’s no longer possible, due to Indiana’s recent property and income tax reform.

A conversation with the director of the Goshen Historical Museum

A summertime destination in Goshen will soon be removed. On Monday, the city will start demolition of the Shanklin Pool.

The Window had hoped to fully reopen this coming Monday, after a pause to try to stabilize its finances. While it’s raised more than $130,000, the organization says it needs $300,000 to reopen sustainably.

The $350,000 READI grant to Juke Music Town, announced this week by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, will expand an online platform that markets live music and sponsors more live shows in South Bend, Elkhart and Goshen.

Goshen residents could soon be paying a monthly fee for trash pickup and other services.

A Goshen organization is confident that it will soon be able to resume programs for those facing food and financial insecurity. The Window has suspended many of its services, as it tries to stabilize its finances.

The Window says demand for services has gone up, while community financial support has gone down.

The Elkhart County America 250 Committee is inviting residents to submit oral recordings on what the nation and county have meant to them, and their wishes for the future.