News & Events

City of Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman ordered all flags at City offices to be lowered at half-staff Thursday and Friday, July 25 and 26, in honor of Goshen Police Officer Kevin Koontz, who passed away Monday, following a courageous battle with cancer. Mayor Stutsman also invites all Goshen residents and businesses to lower their flags […]

The City of Goshen, in partnership with the Salvation Army, Maple City Chapel and Goshen Public Library, is working to provide resources for residents during the upcoming days with extreme heat. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for Elkhart County from Thursday, July 18, through Saturday evening, July 20. Temperatures will […]

Plymouth Avenue (SR 119) will be closed on Saturday, July 13, from 7 a.m. to noon for the Kids’ and Teens’ Triathlon event. The closure will be from South 3rd Street to Indiana Avenue.

N. First Street is closed from Oakridge to Wilden avenues this week, and will remain closed until September 9, 2019. This closure is for the second phase of the First Street Reconstruction Project.

The City Water and Sewer Department will be installing a sewer manhole at 412 S. 5th Street and at 505 S. 5th St. The work will require the excavation of a trench about 8 feet deep. The City will close S. 5th Street from Madison to Monroe streets and from Monroe to Purl streets. Monroe […]

Lincoln Avenue will be closed between 3rd Street and Main Street on July 8 for milling and paving. The closure is expected to last a week unless there is a weather delay.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that road repair is planned for U.S. 33 in Elkhart County beginning on or after, Monday, July 8, weather permitting. During the day, drivers are cautioned to watch for lane shifts and possible stopped traffic in the construction zone, between S.R. 15 and U.S. 20. INDOT reminds drivers to […]

Less than a year after creating a comprehensive interactive database for Oakridge Cemetery, the City of Goshen has added information for Violett Cemetery as well.  Anyone can now use a computer or mobile device to locate a burial at Violett Cemetery, which is located at 2818 Violett Road. The link can be accessed 24 hours […]

Beginning July 22, the deadline for agenda submittals to the Board of Works and Safety and Stormwater will be 10 a.m. on the Friday before the meeting. Agenda items for the July 22 meeting will be due Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. The Board of Works is the chief administrative body for the City […]

If you’re planning to use fireworks on and around this 4th of July, be aware of your surroundings and keep clear of waterways to help keep our waterways clean. Additionally be sure to sweep up the debris and dispose of fireworks promptly and properly. Fireworks contain a number of heavy metals and other chemicals that […]