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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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── 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' …