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Mayor Jeremy Stutsman is inviting the community to shop locally owned businesses this holiday season while having some fun. This year has been challenging for local businesses, due to having shut down at the pandemic and having to add restrictions in the last several months to keep their customers and themselves safe and healthy. “Local […]

Goshen City Court, in response to our county being designated a RED ZONE, will not hold actual face-to-face hearing in the court until we can return to more normal operations. All hearings will either be continued or conducted remotely (by ZOOM or telephonically.) In-custody criminal cases will be conducted by video conferencing. To read the […]

After taking most of 2020 off the Stormwater Department is hoping to begin releasing the Stormwater Toolbox Newsletter again monthly. In this month’s Newsletter you can read about why “Only Rain Down a Storm Drain” is a common phrase used when talking about stormwater runoff, you can take note of a holiday FOG warning, learn […]

Eisenhower Drive will be temporarily closed at the railroad track Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 a.m. to allow the installation of new pavement in and around the track for the winter. The work is a result of a partnership between the City of Goshen and Berry Plastic after the city received numerous complaints regarding the […]

Closure of the southbound lane of Steury Avenue—between 305 Steury Ave. To East Lincoln Avenue— has been extended until Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. This will allow the construction crews to prepare the eastbound lane of Lincoln Avenue for paving. Two-way traffic will be maintained on Steury Avenue with flaggers.

Areas of Dierdorff Road will be restricted to traffic between Monday, November 16 and Monday, November 23 to allow NIPSCO crews to run new power poles along the east side of Dierdorff, from Eisenhower Drive to College Avenue. Crews will be working at each pole for periods of time as they progress. Signs, traffic cones […]

The following is a message from the Elkhart County Health Department: Many of the testing sites in Elkhart County are experiencing significant wait times due to the number of people needing to be tested. We ask for your patience during this time. The testing site in Nappanee has less of a wait than the rest, […]

Goshen City Court will not be holding Traffic Court on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 due to the current surge in positive COVID-19 cases affecting our community. To pay your traffic ticket, you may do so on-line at mycase.IN.gov. If you need to speak to the Court Clerk staff, please call (574) 533-9365 during normal business […]

Mayor Jeremy Stutsman issued a new executive order Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in light of the increasing numbers of COVID-19 in the community. Click here to read Executive Order 2020-15. The mayor signed Executive Order 2020-15, noting that COVID-19 has continued to affect the State of Indiana, with 12,133 confirmed cases and at least 169 […]

The City of Goshen appoints boards, commissions and committees, comprised of residents and City staff, to help advise on various policy issues. Some of the boards are designated by Indiana statute, while others are created in the interest of bettering our community. Members of these boards and commissions are appointed by the mayor and City […]