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Shooting A 41-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in Elkhart County that left one woman dead. Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker confirmed that Aaron Michael Williams, 41, was arrested and booked into the Elkhart County Jail on a murder charge related to the shooting. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a …
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photo supplied / pixabay One person is dead following a two-vehicle crash in Elkhart County. The crash happened around 1:35 p.m. on Sunday, May 10, on Old U.S. Highway 20 west of Pine Arbor Drive, according to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say a 2018 Ford Escape traveling west crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound 2017 …
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(Photo supplied/Elkhart County Indiana) Primary election voting in Elkhart County is now complete, with winning candidates advancing to the general election in November. Unofficial results show nearly 19-thousand ballots were cast out of about 125-thousand registered voters, for a voter turnout of around 15 percent. The Goshen News reports while turnout was still relatively low, it was much higher than …
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(Photo supplied/chayka1270 via Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/images/id-2798628/) The Republican sheriff’s race heading into the November ballot will be decided on Tuesday, May 5, in Elkhart County. There are two Republicans who are running in hopes of taking over for Sheriff Jeff Siegel. They are Mike Culp and Brian Holloman. Both currently work within the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office. Culp’s pitch is largely …
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(" Police Line / Police Tape " by Tony Webster CC BY 2.0 ) Authorities are investigating after a man was found dead inside a sand-filled semi-truck. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office says deputies were called just after 5:30 p.m. on Monday, April 27, to the 16000 block of County Road 18 for a report of a person trapped in …
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ELKHART, IND. (WOWO) An Elkhart County man is facing multiple charges in connection with a crash that killed two children and seriously injured two others earlier this year. Investigators say Jason Hoover is accused of operating a pickup truck while intoxicated when it collided with a horse-drawn buggy on State Road 4 just south of Middlebury on February 20. Authorities …
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Photo by Scott Rodgerson A man accused of causing a crash that killed two children in Elkhart County is now facing multiple felony charges. Jason D. Hoover has been charged with six counts, including causing death while operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing serious bodily injury while operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Additional charges allege he was operating …
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ELKHART, IND. (WOWO) An investigation is underway in Elkhart County after a woman with a gunshot wound boarded a school bus during a morning route, prompting a law enforcement response. Authorities say the woman was shot at a separate location before she encountered the bus near South 6th Street and Stiver Avenue. She then flagged down the bus and boarded …
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Warsaw Officers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following incident: 8:36 a.m. Friday, April 3, 200 block Chamberlin Drive, Warsaw. Megan Larocque, Warsaw, reported a hit-and-run crash involving her 2012 Kia. Elkhart County Officers with the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office investigated the following incidents: 10:38 p.m. Saturday, April 4, 68000 block SR 15, New Paris . The Elkhart County …
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── Elkhart County Budget (2023) ── Total county budget: $105.4M County population: 207,132 Per-capita spending: $509/resident Poverty: 25,311 residents (12%) Median household income: $69K General: $74.9M [71%] ($362/resident) County Commissioners: $23.9M → Employee Benefits $15.8M, Insurance $2.5M, Professional Services $797K ⚠ $3.1M in unitemized 'Other' categories Home-Rule Department #3: $10.6M → Communication and Transportation $29K ⚠ $10.6M in unitemized 'Other' …