Articles tagged as: Elkhart County
July 18, 2024
Recount results for races still not certified over two months after primary election
Indiana’s primary election results have still not been certified more than two months after the May 7 primary. Holding up the certification are two ballot recount efforts, which the Indiana Recount Commission approved in May despite large margins of victory.
Read MoreNovember 1, 2023
Invasive spotted lanterfly spreading in northern Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the spotted lanternfly has now entered Elkhart, Porter, and St. Joseph counties.
Read MoreOctober 26, 2022
Flexsteel will pay to clean up contaminated groundwater at Elkhart County Superfund site
An Elkhart County Superfund site may soon be getting cleaned up, after former RV furniture manufacturer Flexsteel Industries agreed to pay nearly $10 million to do so under a consent decree with the Department of Justice.
Read MoreAugust 6, 2022
Indiana funeral set for congresswoman killed in crash
The funeral for Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski will be held next week in her home state of Indiana, where she and three other people were killed in a head-on highway collision.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2022
Rep. Jackie Walorski's car crossed centerline in Wednesday crash, Elkhart County Sheriff says
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office now says the car carrying U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Jimtown) was traveling northbound and crossed the centerline ahead of Wednesday’s fatal crash.
Read MoreAugust 4, 2022
Rep. Jackie Walorski's car crossed centerline in fatal Wednesday crash, Elkhart County Sheriff says
On Wednesday, the Elkhart County Sheriff's Office said Walorski was travelling south and was hit by a northbound driver. Now, they say new evidence indicates the opposite is true.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2022
Indiana Rep. Walorski killed in car crash, her office says
Republican U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski was killed Wednesday in a car accident in her northern Indiana District, according to her office.
Read MoreAugust 3, 2022
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, three others killed in Elkhart County car accident
Indiana congresswoman Jackie Walorski and two of her staffers were killed in a car crash in Elkhart County Wednesday.
Read MoreJuly 14, 2022
Retired Indiana teacher gets probation for slapping student
A retired Jimtown High School sociology teacher admitted to grabbing a 15-year-old student and slapping him across the face in a school hallway. He was originally fired by the Baugo Community Schools, but the school board approved his retirement shortly afterward.
Read MoreApril 19, 2022
Officials say bird flu found at 3rd Indiana duck farm
The Indiana State Board of Animal Health said Monday that laboratory testing of a commercial duck flock in Elkhart County has come back as presumptively positive for the virus.
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