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City court at 111 E. Jefferson St., Goshen, will be closed to today due to the state of emergency on the City that is still in place.

The following roads are now open: Chicago Avenue and Indiana Avenues are open by the Old Bag Factory. Left hand turns from 2nd Street to Pike Street (US 33) and 3rd Street to Pike Street are now open (previously closed to limit access to to Pike). Bashor Road is now open west of the city […]

Borden Waste-Away did not work on their Wednesday route because of the weather and the City’s state of emergency. They will adhere to the state of emergency Thursday, Feb. 22 as well and will be waiting on an update from the City at noon on whether the state of emergency will be lifted. As soon […]

The State of Emergency Declaration (only essential travel allowed on city streets) will be at least through noon tomorrow, Thursday, February 22. A decision about ending it then, or carrying it longer, will be made by 9:30 a.m. Thursday—and an update email will also be sent by then. Please handle offices tomorrow as we did today, with only essential personnel reporting […]

Dear Residents, The last 36 hours has been different from what Goshen has ever experienced. In March of 1982 the Elkhart River hit its highest point at 11.89 feet. As of now the Elkhart River is at 12.4 feet in Goshen with a projection of 13.2 feet before this is over. The City of Goshen […]

For exiting to the west out of the city, we ask commuters to use SR 15 to Wilden Avenue. Please watch for potholes in this area. On the south, use Kercher Road for exiting west. Use SR 15 when exiting to the north. To exit east out of town use CR 34, (out by the […]

As of 11:51 a.m. the Elkhart River had reached 12.23 ft. in height. Based upon the most recent projections by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the North Central River Forecasting Center, the projected river peak height of 13.2 ft. will occur sometime around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22. At that elevation, that […]

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 […]