Jon Gard

Indianapolis

Managing Editor at The Elkhart Truth

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Recovery from tornado continues

Jul 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jon Gard

JON GARD, The Elkhart Truth, Ind. July 18, 2024 at 10:59 PM·3 min readELKHART — City crews, volunteers and residents continued with recovery efforts Thursday after a tornado cut a milelong swath through a residential area earlier in the week. No injuries or deaths were reported in the wake of the twister, which touched down about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday near the Hawthorne Early Learning Center and moved southeast toward South Main Street between Lusher and Hively avenues.
Recovery from tornado continues

Jul 18, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — City crews, volunteers and residents continued with recovery efforts Thursday after a tornado cut a milelong swath through a residential area earlier in the week. No injuries or deaths were reported in the wake of the twister, which touched down about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday near the Hawthorne Early Learning Center and moved southeast toward South Main Street between Lusher and Hively avenues.
Beryl remnants flood area roadways

Jul 10, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jon Gard

JON GARD, The Elkhart Truth, Ind. July 10, 2024 at 8:59 PM·2 min readELKHART — The remnants of what was formerly Hurricane Beryl pushed through the area overnight, dumping more than 6 inches of rain in some places and flooding roadways across Elkhart County.
Beryl remnants flood area roadways

Jul 10, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — The remnants of what was formerly Hurricane Beryl pushed through the area overnight, dumping more than 6 inches of rain in some places and flooding roadways across Elkhart County. The National Weather Service said between 3 and 5.5 inches of rain had fallen in 24 hours and issued a weather advisory warning of minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas, water over roadways, and elevated water levels in rivers and streams.
On the Move

Jul 6, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — Two staff members of the Elkhart County Convention & Visitors Bureau have earned the tourism industry’s top leadership achievements. kAmy2?:D {@8D5@?[ 2DD:DE2?E 5:C64E@C[ 2?5 p>2?52 t4<6=32C86C[ 5:C64E@C @7 56DE:?2E:@? 3C2?5:?8 2?5 52E2 :?E6==:86?46[ 6249 4@>A=6E65 E96 C6BF:C6>6?ED 7@C E96 r6CE:7:65 s6DE:?2E:@? |2?286>6?E tI64FE:G6 Wrs|tX 56D:8?2E:@?[ E96 @?=J 46CE:7:42E:@? AC@8C2> DA64:7:42==J 56D:8?65 7@C E96 56DE:?2E:@? >2?286>6?E :?5FDECJ] %96 7@4FD @7 E96 AC@8C2> :D @?
Iconic excursion boat evicted

May 29, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — The Elkhart River Queen is being evicted from its home on the Upper St. Joseph River, leaving organizers frustrated and angry, and the future of the 75-year-old excursion boat in doubt. “I’m sick to my stomach,” said Tom Shoff, principal officer with Historic Elkhart River Queen Inc., a nonprofit group that owns the riverboat. “I think I got an ulcer over all this. It’s just terrible.
Amazon plans $11B, 1,000-job data center

Apr 25, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

NEW CARLISLE, Ind. (AP) — Amazon 's cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services plans to invest $11 billion to build a data center in northern Indiana that will create at least 1,000 new jobs, state and company officials announced Thursday. Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb called the project planned near the town of New Carlisle, about 15 miles west of South Bend, "the largest capital investment announcement in Indiana's history."kAmQ%9:D D:8?:7:42?E :?G6DE>6?E D@=:5:7:6D x?5:2?2VD =6256CD9:A A@D:E:@? :?
City launches $12 million Oakland utility project

Apr 19, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — Work on the largest utility project in the city’s history kicked off Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony at Illinois and Waurika streets. Oakland Phase A is the first of four phases and is a utility-focused project that also includes street and sidewalk replacement. Taken together, the various phases of the project represent the largest utility project ever undertaken by the city, officials said.
Iconic mural nears the end

Mar 12, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

ELKHART — Only pieces of an iconic mural that once defined community response to gun violence will survive after demolition crews finish their work at South Main and Prairie streets. But those pieces, including the late artist’s signature cut from the wall and given to his mother in a ceremony Monday, will ensure the legacy of the mural continues. kAmr:EJ @77:4:2=D 82E96C65 2E E96 3FDJ :?E6CD64E:@? |@?52J E@ E2=< 23@FE E96 D:8?:7:42?46 @7 E96 >FC2= 4@>A=6E65 3J z6=3J {@G6 :? `hhe :?
Briefly

Feb 27, 2024 | elkharttruth.com | Jon Gard

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