Local & State News

The Biology students at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School, under the direction of teacher Dawn Slein, are doing a special study of decomposition using their Halloween Pumpkins! In the spirit of the season, the Triton Elementary School ... Read more...

Rocky Talcott the owner of the Floor Store and More in Downtown Plymouth was granted a second grant from the city to reimburse exterior work on his building. Last week the Plymouth Common Council Monday approved a Commercial Revitalization ... Read more...

2015 PHS graduate Melissa Johnson was involved in a vehicle serious automobile crash on December 16th 2015.  She was airlifted to a Fort Wayne Trauma Center for care suffering from a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones. After ... Read more...

A shooting in Rochester Saturday night sent one man to the hospital. Officers responded to an apartment in the 1500 block of Madison Street just before 9 p.m. They found the man living there, Philip Snook, Jr., with a gunshot wound. ... Read more...

The Young Professionals Network of Marshall County will host a meet the candidate’s event on Thursday, November 3rd. The public is encouraged to come and hear from your local candidates for Marshall County Offices.  They will speak ... Read more...

          The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind parents and children participating in Halloween trick or treat night to have a fun but safe time by exercising the following safety precautions.   ... Read more...

Indiana continues to shine as a leader in job growth. In September, our unemployment rate held at 4.5 percent, giving Indiana the lowest unemployment rate among our neighboring states. It is also lower than the national average. In ... Read more...

The upcoming winter months in Indiana bring unique hazards to Hoosiers with asthma. Colder temperatures can trigger an asthma attack in some people, and indoor conditions can also put people at risk.   The Indiana State Department of ... Read more...

On Tuesday August 2nd, of this year, at approximately 3:40 in the morning, the Marshall County Central Dispatch Center received a 911 call in reference to a vehicle fire in the 11,000 block of 4A Road. The vehicle was parked in a driveway ... Read more...

On Wednesday October 27, at approximately 4:25 in the afternoon the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two car accident on US 31 and Old US 31. A car driven by 33 year old Ashley Minor of Rochester who had her two minor ... Read more...

A reported fight in the 1600 block of North Michigan Street Sunday evening sent Plymouth Officers responding. Officer Matt Emenhiser found that 30 year old Marvis Johnson of Elkhart and 32 year old William Wallace Jr. of the trailer park ... Read more...

A Plymouth woman was arrested Tuesday night following a traffic stop at 1915 Lake Avenue. City Officer Chad Beatty stopped a Jeep Cherokee for an equipment violation.  During the investigation is was learned that the driver, 32 year old ... Read more...

Wednesday, Kevin Hines, a suicide attempt survivor, spoke to students at Plymouth High School, Lincoln Junior High, and Riverside Intermediate School. His message was about helping people who struggle with different problems and letting ... Read more...

Monday morning just before 10 Plymouth police were called to the Marshall County Probation Department for a client who had violated their terms of probation. 23 year old Maceo Smith of Plymouth was arrested by Officer Bob DeLee and ... Read more...

Sunday morning about 1:15 Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area of West Harrison and Flora Streets for a vehicle hitting a cable box and leaving the scene of the accident.  Witnesses described the vehicle as a burgundy Jeep. ... Read more...

The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce and Discover Plymouth are currently seeking entries for the 2016 Christmas Parade of Light on Saturday, November 26th.   This year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays.” The parade through downtown ... Read more...

Wendy’s® recognizes Marshall County’s fivehigh character student-athletes who have displayed excellence and integrity both on and off the field as State Finalists in the Wendy’s High School Heisman®. For these students, taking the ... Read more...

In the United States, of the ten leading causes of death, only suicide continues to rise year after year. And, locally, suicide has become a major problem, with the two local high school students dying by suicide in roughly one year, as ... Read more...

Voters planning to cast a straight-party ballot in the November 8th election need to be aware of changes to the general election ballot this year which could impact their final ballot selections.   Senate Enrolled Act 61 which takes ... Read more...

Early Thursday (10/27/16) morning, an officer with the Marshall County Police Department arrested a Warsaw woman for speeding. About 1:50  Officer Cooper stopped a vehicle on US 30 near Fir Road that had been traveling over 110 mph. The ... Read more...