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NOTE: This is a message from the Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG): After coordinating with the City of Goshen the Interurban Trolley fixed route service will cease operations in Goshen for the rest of today, Wednesday, February 21, and tomorrow, Thursday, February 22, 2018. Should conditions improve, service may be restored at some point […]

We have been getting questions about whether our system’s water is safe to drink. We are not under a boil order, meaning our potable water is safe to drink and shower in. Our utilities department is asking residents conserve as much water as possible, as our wastewater plant is at its limits. Thank you for […]

Mayor Jeremy Stutsman and Elkhart County Commissioners have declared the City of Goshen under a State of Emergency. We are experiencing severe flooding with record river levels. Please limit all travel. If you are already at work it is up to each business to decide when they release. If you are not at work we […]

Constant rainfall combined with melting snow over the last few days have led to flooding in various areas throughout the city. The Elkhart River is at about 11.92 ft. as of 9 a.m., surpassing the previous record of 11.9 ft. Many roads are closed due to flooding. Creekside Mobile Home Park has been evacuated due […]

Goshen’s City Court, located at 111 E. Jefferson St., is closed Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018. An attorney conference scheduled today at 12:30 p.m. has be postponed, to a date to be determined. Traffic Court, scheduled at 4 p.m. today, has been canceled.

All city buildings will be closed to the public Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2018 due to flooding. ALL essential personnel will still be working. You can still reach City Hall by calling 574.533.8621. ***If you have an emergency, please call 911***

1. Indiana Avenue between 5 points and Plymouth Avenue 2. Pike Street closed at Chicago Avenue 3. Chicago Avenue from Pike Street to Lincoln 4. Lincoln Avenue – 5 points and 2nd Street 5. Wilkinson South between Huron and Denver Street 6. Bashor Road at city limits 7. Indiana north of Wilden Avenue 8. Lincoln […]

Due to the extending flooding we’re getting in Goshen and out in the county, Mayor Jeremy Stutsman announced Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018 that anyone in need of sandbags can come to the Goshen Street Department to receive them, including residents who live outside of Goshen’s city limits. If you need sandbags to prevent flooding on […]

NOTE: This will be updated as more roads get closed due to flooding.  The following roads are closed due to flooding in the area: Chicago Avenue, between Lincoln Avenue and Pike Street (US 33). Bashor Road, between CR 17 and Greene Road (closed to through traffic). Kercher Road, between Century Drive and CR 31. The […]

Four Goshen residents received a Civilian Commendation Award from the Police Department for helping save a woman and her children, who were entrapped in a vehicle following an accident. Lyndsi Stratton was driving on West Wilden Avenue in the early evening of June 30 when she hit the bridge railing at Rock Run Creek. The […]