Elkhart County

BREAKING: Indiana's First Human Case Of EEE In 21 Years Kills Patient In Elkhart County

By Diane Daniels • 15 hours ago
RICK BOWMER/AP PHOTO/FILE

An individual in Elkhart County has died from EEE, eastern equine encephalitis according to the State Dept. of Health in Indiana.

$52 Million Plan Would Create 250 Jobs In Elkhart County

By Associated Press • Sep 16, 2019
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ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — Officials say a metal forming company plans to invest $52 million and create 250 jobs in northern Indiana.

Chris Stager, president of the Elkhart County Economic Development Corp., says Brinco wants to use a former Chassix facility in Bristol that's been vacant since 2017.

The Elkhart Truth reports that the project is expected to be completed by the end of 2021 and they plan to hire 150 new employees during the first phase.

Man Suspected Of Raping An Amish Woman In Marshall County Is Captured

By Associated Press • Sep 8, 2019
Elkhart County Sheriff's Office via Facebook

 

BREMEN, Ind. (AP) — An Elkhart man with felony rape and child molestation convictions on his record has been charged with sexually assaulting an Amish woman last month in Marshall County.

49-year-old Michael Middaugh is charged with rape, burglary with an armed weapon and criminal confinement.

The woman told the Marshall County Sheriff's Department that she was home with her 2-year-old child on Aug. 28 when a man pulled up in a car asking for directions before he grabbed her and raped her at knifepoint.

IN Dept. Of Health: West Nile Detected In Elkhart County

By Diane Daniels • Jul 1, 2019
LM Otero, AP Photo

State health officials have confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes in two counties, including Elkhart County, and are urging Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from the insects and the diseases they can carry.

 

As of July 1, mosquitoes in Elkhart and Clark counties have tested positive for West Nile virus. No human cases of West Nile virus disease have been detected so far in 2019; however, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) expects to see increased West Nile activity throughout the state as the season progresses.

 

UPDATE: Inmate Charged With Murder After Fellow Inmate From South Bend Was Killed In Prison

By Diane Daniels • Jun 12, 2019
https://www.in.gov/idoc/2410.htm

UPDATE: 

Today Indiana State Police announced that a fellow inmate has been charged with murder in the death of Miami Correctional Facility inmate, Lannie Morgan of South Bend. 

Phillip Sadler, age 53, is charged with Morgan's murder. Police say Sadler resided in the same cell house as Morgan, but was not his cellmate. 

Police say an autopsy on Morgan showed that the cause of death was homicide by asphyxia due to smothering/occlusion of the nasal/oral cavities. 

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Candidate forums announced for Elkhart Municipal Primary Races

By Diane Daniels • Mar 13, 2019

The League of Women Voters of Elkhart County and the American Democracy Project of Indiana University South Bend have announced several forums to allow voters to compare candidates side-by-side and become more informed.  

Elkhart Co. demonstrates new voting equipment

By • Feb 28, 2019

ELKHART COUNTY - Tonight (Feb. 28) the Elkhart County Clerk's Office will hold the first of four demonstrations of new voting equipment that will be used by the county's voters in the May primaries.  The new machines provide a paper trail for votes.  The county moved $1.8 million from the landfill fund to pay for the new machines. That money will be paid back with interest over the next five years. 

Here's when/where the demonstrations will be held:

Feb. 28 at 6pm - Goshen Public Library

Mar. 4 at 6:30pm - Elkhart Public Library

County Officials Make Sandbags Available Ahead Of Potential Flooding

By • Feb 4, 2019

After last week’s subzero temperatures and a swing that starts this week near fifty above zero, some local emergency management officials are worried about flooding.

Fast thawing, potential rainfall and ice floes in rivers diverting water could cause some flooding in prone areas. Officials are not concerned that this will be as bad as flooding that happened last February.

Vibrant Elkhart County To Recognize 365 'Vibrant People' in 2019

By • Dec 13, 2018

 

The Elkhart County Vibrant Communities movement will be recognizing a vibrant person from the community every day in 2019.

Vibrant Elkhart County is an effort at ‘placemaking,’ or trying to show off the parts of the community that make it unique.

The Vibrant People initiative is new for 2019, but similar to an effort in 2018 to recognize outstanding members of the Community.

Bil Murray with Vibrant Elkhart County says it’s meant to recognize ordinary residents.

Police Placed At Construction Barriers To Deter Drivers

By • Aug 28, 2018
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Drivers in Elkhart County will now see police officers around active paving sites following several incidents last week.

Officials say they’ve seen more incidents this year of people driving around construction barricades as paving work is being done.

Last week a driver hit a milling machine, another driver rolled their car into a ditch while speeding on a recently resurfaced road, and a third driver clipped a worker with their side mirror.

Notre Dame Opens New Center For Civic Innovation

By • Jul 20, 2018
Jennifer Weingart

 

The University of Notre Dame will soon be working with communities in Elkhart and St. Joseph counties to pair local problems with possible solutions.

The Center for Civic Innovation will reach out to communities to find out what problems might be solved by research or project going on at the University.

Director Jay Brockman said the center is meant to foster partnerships and reach solutions together.

Indiana Counties Look For Solutions To Horseshoe Damage On Roads

By Barbara Brosher • Mar 9, 2018
Steve Burns

Several Indiana counties are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars each year to repair major road damage. And, the source of some of those problems presents a unique challenge.

According the Indiana Business Research Center, Indiana has the third largest Amish population in the country. Amish families use horses and buggies to get around, and the steel horseshoes can be especially hard on pavement.

State opens centers to help with flooding recovery

By • Mar 5, 2018

The state of Indiana has set up three assistance centers to help people with flood recovery.

 

The centers in Elkhart, Lake and Jasper Counties are meant to be a one stop shop for information and help with flooding recovery.

Spokesperson Amber Kent says the state is trying to make things easier for those impacted by the flooding.

“It’s so very frustrating to go from place to place to place, we tried to bring all of those resources together into one location.”

State opens centers to help with flooding recovery

By • Mar 5, 2018

The state of Indiana has set up three assistance centers to help people with flood recovery.

 

The centers in Elkhart, Lake and Jasper Counties are meant to be a one stop shop for information and help with flooding recovery.

Spokesperson Amber Kent says the state is trying to make things easier for those impacted by the flooding.

“It’s so very frustrating to go from place to place to place, we tried to bring all of those resources together into one location.”

Slick conditions lead to more than 100 accidents and slide-offs Wednesday

By • Jan 24, 2018

 

  Icy road conditions across the area this morning resulted in many crashes and part of US 20 being closed.

Yesterday’s rain froze to roadways and new freezing rain fell making roadways treacherous this morning.

US 20 was closed between State Road 19 and County Road 17 to clear accidents and lay down salt and sand to prevent new ones.

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