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Haga click aquí para leer en español. Mayor Jeremy Stutsman announced Friday a series of measures the City of Goshen will be adopting in the coming weeks with the intent of slowing a possible outbreak of COVID-19 in the city. Additional recommendations to the community are made in ongoing consultation with the Goshen Health, the […]

Mayor Jeremy Stutsman is postponing his State of the City address, scheduled to be delivered at the Founders’ Day Luncheon, which was canceled today. Founders’ Day, an expo, luncheon and awards ceremony organized by the Goshen Chamber of Commerce, was canceled as a preventative measure to avoid potential exposure of the over 400 attendees to […]

Over the weekend Indiana State officials announced that the first two cases of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had been diagnosed in the state. This news release is to update the community on what the City of Goshen is doing about preparation and response to the situation. Gov. Eric Holcomb declared a public health emergency on […]

The 2020 US Census will count every person living in the 50 states, District of Columbia and five US territories. In Goshen every household, residential center, dormitory and living quarters will be required to fill out a census form. Not only is participating in the census required by the law, it also is very important […]

The City of Goshen Special Ops Team is scheduled to begin construction of water main to the Hawk’s Apartment Building Phase 2 Project the week of March 2, 2020. The road closure is for the water main extension to the Hawk’s Building Phase 2 on River Race Drive. The segment of road to be closed […]

The lane closest to the former Elkhart County Jail is being blocked off between Clinton Street and Lincoln Avenue through Friday, March 6, to allow for the demolition of the former jail building. Work may extend into next week as well. Signage on the roads will indicate the restrictions.

UPDATE: Work on the Elkhart River bridge at Plymouth Avenue has been changed to the dates of Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28.  Plymouth Avenue (SR 119) will be restricted to one lane at the bridge that runs over the Elkhart River on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 27 and 28, (previously scheduled for Monday […]

The Goshen Parks & Recreation Department was named the winner of a statewide award for the opening of Kerry’s Kids Playground. The department received the 2020 Inclusion Program of Excellence Award from the Indiana Park and Recreation Association (IPRA) Wednesday, Feb. 12 at the association’s State Conference in Muncie, IN. The award praises an organization […]

Bring your own lunch and join the Department of Environmental Resilience to a series of community presentations and meetings as a lead up to some of the Climate Action Planning. The first meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 25 from noon to 1 p.m. The speaker for the first meeting will be Carrie Tauscher, State Community […]

The following message is from Lacasa, Inc.: Applications are now available for the 30th annual Help-a-House home repair program in Goshen. In partnership with the City of Goshen, Lacasa’s Help-a-House program for households with limited income addresses issues that affect the safety and accessibility of the occupants or may affect the efficiency of the house. […]