May 2—INDIANAPOLIS — On Thursday Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced Elizabeth (Betsy) A. Bellin as his judicial appointment to Elkhart County Superior Court #4. Bellin will replace Judge Gretchen Lund, who was appointed to be a federal judge in January. Betsy Bellin is the juvenile court magistrate in Elkhart County. She handles cases involving juvenile […]
Apr. 25—GOSHEN — Sherman M. Whitener was sentenced to 63 years in prison for the murder of Deontae Harris during Thursday’s Elkhart County Circuit Court proceedings. The shooting took place July 8, 2021, in the 600 block of West Cleveland Avenue in Elkhart. After receiving a call for sounds of gunfire around 9 p.m., police […]
Apr. 18—SOUTH BEND — Cornelius Nelson, 34, Elkhart, has been sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson announced Tuesday. Nelson was sentenced to 66 months in prison followed by 3 years of supervised release, according to a news […]
Apr. 10—SOUTH BEND — Marcus Harris, 40, Elkhart, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Clifford D. Johnson. Harris was sentenced to 180 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, a news release stated. According to documents […]
Apr. 1—GOSHEN — CareerWise Elkhart County was announced by Carnegie Corporation of New York as one of 10 winners of a new initiative to support outstanding local partnerships that educate youth, bolster the workforce, and demonstrate the power of working together. The Profiles in Collective Leadership program provides $200,000 grants for nonpartisan collaborations that serve […]
Mar. 30—NEW YORK, New. YORK — On Tuesday, Carnegie Corporation of New York announced CareerWise Elkhart County as one of 10 winners of a new initiative to support outstanding local partnerships that educate youth, bolster the workforce, and demonstrate the power of working together. Profiles in Collective Leadership provides $200,000 grants for nonpartisan collaborations that […]
Mar. 22—The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is investigating two separate shooting deaths. Elkhart police were called to a shooting in the 2400 block of Morton Avenue at 7:25 p.m. Thursday. David Strowder Sr., 50, Elkhart, died at the scene. No arrests have been made. Anyone with information on this case, can call the Homicide Unit […]
Mar. 21—ELKHART — The Elkhart County Homicide Unit has been activated to handle the investigation of a fatal shooting Thursday in the 2400 block of Morton Ave. in Elkhart. At about 7:25 p.m., the Elkhart City 911 Communications Center received a call of a shooting with injuries in the 2400 block of Morton Ave., a […]
Mar. 21—ELKHART — Community Foundation of Elkhart County has received a matching fund grant totaling $3.75 million as part of the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s initiative, Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII). According to a press release from the foundation, the Community Foundation will use the funding to grow the fund that […]
Mar. 10—ELKHART — For the third year, an artistic fundraiser event returned to First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart. The church hosted a Ukrainian Egg Decorating, or “Pysanky,” event Sunday afternoon. Pastor Sally Wicks said that this year the event has a combined focus. “It’s for Ukraine and for those suffering from the Gaza/Israel war,” she […]
Mar. 3—ELKHART — A Massachusetts man is dead following a single-vehicle crash just east of Elkhart Saturday afternoon. Spencer Vermeule, 20, Cambridge, Massachusetts, was driving a 2018 Audi A3 east on C.R. 8 when it left the road and struck a large tree at 2:26 p.m., rolling onto its roof, near Songbird Way, according to […]
Mar. 2—ELKHART — A Massachusetts man is dead following a single-vehicle crash just east of Elkhart Saturday afternoon. Spencer Vermeule, 20, Cambridge, Massachusetts, was driving a 2018 Audi A3 east on C.R. 8 when it left the road and struck a large tree at 2:26 p.m., rolling onto its roof, near Songbird Way, according to […]