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Updated: October 7, 2020 @ 6:58 am Full Forecast Goshen, Indiana Newsletter Twitter Toggle navigation Menu Search Contact Us Purchase Photos Submit a Letter to the Editor Submit a News Tip Place an Obituary Subscribe Start a Subscription Manage My Subscription E-Paper App Downloads Newsletter LoginContact Us Advertise with Us E-Paper Local Events See All Events Add Your Event Celebrations Obituaries Public Notices +19 US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed US medical supply chains failed, and COVID deaths followed +2 2020 ELECTION: Two with history of community involvement seek District 4 Goshen school board seat 2020 ELECTION: Two with history of community involvement seek District 4 Goshen school board seat +21 3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research 3 scientists win Nobel physics prize for black hole research News ’Significant’ turnout for first day of early in-person voting AIMEE AMBROSE THE GOSHEN NEWS 10 hrs ago GOSHEN — A little more than 800 people turned out to cast their ballots in Elkhart County during the first day of early in-person voting Tuesday. POLICE NEWS: Man charged with 10 counts of child molesting, sexual misconduct THE GOSHEN NEWS 15 hrs ago A Middlebury man faces nearly a dozen charges stemming from a child molestation case. POLICE NEWS: Man charged in molestation case THE GOSHEN NEWS Oct 5, 2020 An Elkhart man is accused of molesting children nearly two years ago. AP breaking featured CDC says coronavirus can spread indoors in updated guidance By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer Oct 5, 2020 NEW YORK — The top U.S. public health agency said Monday that the coronavirus can spread more than 6 feet through the air, especially in poorly ventilated and enclosed spaces. But agency officials maintained that such spread is uncommon and current social distancing guidelines still make sense. featured County 911 ready for digital switch in November AIMEE AMBROSE THE GOSHEN NEWS Oct 5, 2020 GOSHEN — While Elkhart County’s emergency radio system is set to go digital in less than a month, the agency is seeking a techOnline Poll Will Trump’s contraction of COVID-19 be a positive or a negative in his bid for reelection? President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and are quarantining at the White House. Do you believe this development will have a positive or negative impact on Trump’s chance at reelection? Positive Negative Not sure You voted: Positive Negative Not sure Vote View Results Back COVID-19 STATS Today’s update Oct. 6 Elkhart County Positive cases — 7,090, up 53 Deaths — 117, up 1 Unique individuals tested — 52,909, up 219 Total tests —79,567, up 431 7-day positivity rate, all — 6.7% 7-day unique individual positivity rate — 14.7% Overall positivity rate — 13.4% • For more stats, click here. PULSE OF VOTERS 2020 SURVEY This survey is conducted by CNHI, LLC, owner of community newspapers in 22 states in the Midwest, Southwest, Southeast and Northeast. The purpose is to get a sense of the local voter sentiment ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE SURVEY Podcasts Listen to the latest Goshen News podcast. Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin . A Sense of Place: Goshen’s sundown town history 1:23:00 Dan Shenk and Lee Roy Berry Jr. talk with podcast host Patrick McGuire, Elkhart County Historical Museum curator of education, about Goshen’s history as a sundown town and the resolution Goshen city officials passed recognizing that. The two men were instrumental in collecting historical evidence and initiating the resolution. Goshen News Now, S1E18: Leslie Weirich on suicide prevention 49:47 Leslie Weirich’s son, Austin, killed himself in 2016. Since 2018, she has been speaking about suicide and telling Austin’s story to youth throughout northern Indiana. In May, she founded ClearlyHope.org and recently added a website of the same name. She chats with host Sheila Selman about her initiative, Austin, daughter Hannah and why it’s necessary to speak with youth about suicide. Also, at the end, we’ve included a song by Hannah dedicated to her brother, "Fight For You." Goshen News Now, S1E17: Health Officer Dr. Lydia Mertz 42:49 Elkhart County Health Officer Dr. Lydia Mertz explains what happened with schools a couple of weeks ago, what to expect with upcoming flu season and more in this...