News & Events

9th Street will be closed between Waverly and College avenues from Monday, October 14 until Wednesday, October 16 to allow the utilities department to install a catch basin to fix a drainage issue.

Stormwater management staff reported a sanitary sewer overflow the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10. The overflow made its way to a storm sewer connecting to a ditch, which in turn connects with the Elkhart River. The City asks residents to not kayak or perform other water activities on the Elkhart River from the Goshen Dam […]

Goshen’s 2019 trick-or-treat hours will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31. These are the same hours as the last three years.

Greene Road will be closed the week of October 14 to allow contractor C&E Excavating to work on utility taps for the new intermediate school. The road will be reopened Friday, October 18. Traffic will be detoured to Plymouth to Indiana to Berkey.

Lombardy Drive will be closed to traffic between Caragana Drive and Kercher Road, from Friday, October 11, until the end of the day Tuesday, October 15. The area will be graded and the subgrade treatment completed as part of the Kercher Road project. An asphalt layer base will be installed during the closure.

The 200 block of Carter Road will be closed from October 9 to October 31st to allow for drainage improvements. Goshen’s stormwater management office is working with Kibby Excavating to improve the drainage swale on the 200 block of Carter Road. The contractor is planning to begin work on Wednesday, closing down the road to […]

The South Bend-Elkhart Region Community Survey deadline has been extended to Oct. 9. This survey touches on aspects about living and working in the region, and will help the region in its Regional Branding Initiative Project. Click here to fill out the survey. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete – upon submission, […]

The Goshen Public Library’s board of trustees has an open position. The council will review applications and make an appointment to the board for a three year term. Read more about the board of trustees here. To apply to be a member of the board, click here. The Library’s Board of Trustees meets the third […]

The City of Goshen’s first-ever fully inclusive playground at Hay Park, 1414 W. Plymouth Ave., is now open to the public. The City, donors and the community celebrated the opening of Kerry’s Kids Playground with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, Oct. 3. With ramps and special-equipment features, every part of the playground is accessible to residents […]

The City of Goshen has purchased its first electric vehicle in an effort to further test alternative fuel cars and their impact to the City’s budget and the environment. After careful research, the City’s Central Garage Department purchased a Tesla Model 3. The long-term plan is for the car to be shared among department heads […]