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On the Beat host Carl Stutsman took the week of March 23rd to highlighting prominent women around Elkhart and their contributions to the community. For this episode of the Women of Elkhart Carl talks with Ashley Molyneaux from the Elkhart Education Foundation. Ashley updates Carl on the latest with the foundation and the two share their perspectives on Elkhart as it continues to grow with booming population demand.

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On the Beat host Carl Stutsman took the week of March 23rd to highlighting prominent women around Elkhart and their contributions to the community. For this episode of the Women of Elkhart Carl talks with Elkhart County Health Officer Dr. Bethany Wait. Dr. Wait talks about the latest regarding COVID vaccine distribution efforts, and positive test results. They also talk about her background before coming into her current role and how her life experience has influenced her plans with the COVID battle.

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On the Beat host Carl Stutsman took the week of March 23rd to highlighting prominent women around Elkhart and their contributions to the community. For this episode of the Women of Elkhart Carl talks with Elkhart County Commissioner Suzie Weirick about her role with the county, her position with Vibrant Communities, and how she came to the community from outside Indiana.

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As part of his Women of Elkhart Week Carl Stutsman revisits and interview with Dayna Bennett as she transitions from the Mayors Chief of Staff to Director of Development for the city of Elkhart. She tells her story and how she went from selling insurance to helping an administration in Gary make big strides in a traditionally troubled community.

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On the Beat! Host Carl Stutsman talks with Ashley Elsasser Assistant Director for Economic Development for the City of Elkhart, as she makes Elkhart's case as one of the strongest towns in America. Voting is underway for a contest pits Elkhart against other towns around the country, and after making it to the second round we find ourselves against Bismark, ND. Ashley also discusses ongoing projects around the city and initiatives to help businesses and residents effected by the pandemic.

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On the Beat! host Carl Stutsman gets a surprise guest for this week's Monday with the Mayor. Corinne Straight-Reed, Elkhart's Director of Communications steps in for Mayor Roberson to discuss her role with the city, talk about her personal background, and breakdown a big personnel move for the administration. She also sends high praise to other department heads for their cooperation and willingness to work hard during the pandemic.

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On the Beat! host Carl Stutsman talks with Elkhart County 4H Fair President Trent Hochstetler. In his second term as president after the pandemic he talks about the fair planning process and what has gone into deciding what will happen in 2021. Hochstetler is confident the fair will happen this year, it's just a matter of how. He also previews an online auction fundraiser to help 4H after losing money in 2020.

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On the Beat! host Carl Stutsman talks with Catsnip Etc, an Elkhart County organization dedicated to helping curb the feral cat population through TNR, adoption, and rehabilitation. Carl is joined by Paige Stutsman (his hesitant spouse) to talk about fostering with the program and how the operation aims to help the community.

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On the Beat! host Carl Stutsman, Loveway Director Shelley Becker and Andrew Stanfield with Misty Harbor discuss an online auction to raise money for the Elkhart County organization. Becker talks about how the money supports Loveway and their mission, and Andrew talks about his companies involvement with a huge donation for the auction.

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On the Beat! Host Carl Stutsman and Elkhart Mayor Rod Roberson discuss more vaccine news this week and also look at some changes in the city's proposed Axon contract for the police department.

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