Local & State News

Hoosiers were hit hard by storms this week. If your home or property has been damaged, beware of home improvement scammers who may be looking to prey on your situation and swindle you into paying for shoddy, overpriced or unneeded work. ... Read more...

The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency is asking anyone who suffered flood or storm damage to their residence or business that is located in Marshall County, to please report it EMA Director Clyde Avery by calling 574-936-3740. ... Read more...

              The Marshall County Republicans welcomed Congresswoman Jackie Walorski to their August breakfast meeting. Walorski, who is running for re-election to represent Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, has been ... Read more...

“Advisory” Level Travel Advisory will remain in place for today. While the Marshall County Highway Department advises that only two roads remain closed due to flooding, the Advisory Level Travel Advisory will remain in place ... Read more...

Officer Stuart Krynock with the Plymouth Police Department was at the Red Rock Inn Monday night about 9:45 for another issue when he observed 25 year old Christopher Phelps get into a vehicle and drive away. Phelps, who lives at the motel, ... Read more...

After a hiatus of three years Plymouth F.O.P. Lodge 195 held their 7th Road Run last Saturday. The motorcycle ride, which covered over 100 miles left from the Young Amphitheater in Centennial park and traveled to Fulton County, over to ... Read more...

Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel’s July Activity Report for the Jail and Bookings list the top ten offenses for being booked into the jail. Starting at 10th was Burglary.  9th was Resisting Law Enforcement while 8th was Violation of ... Read more...

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is now offering on-line visitation.  Our county jail is the first beta testing facility in the State of  Indiana for remote tablet visitation. Family and friends can now visit with an inmate in ... Read more...

  During the storm Monday evening, a large tree on Louisa Street uprooted and feel on a home owned by Matthew and Michelle Glaub at 333 South Michigan Street.   The maple tree landed on the rear portion of the home breaking ... Read more...

Calls to 911 on Tuesday morning about 11 sent county police officer to US 6 on the west side of the county for an erratic driver. One caller advised dispatch that the vehicle nearly ran them off of the roadway. Marshall County Sheriff`s ... Read more...

Illinois-based medical device supplier Banner Medical will officially open its new material processing center with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Warsaw Technology Park. In August 2015, Banner Medical announced ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly was presented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit of Enterprise award for his work in Congress in support of pro-growth legislation today in a ceremony with the Indy Chamber. Donnelly has continued to support ... Read more...

The “Advisory” Level travel advisory set in place on Tuesday by the Marshall County Commissioner will remain in place today. Several roads in the northwest area of the county remain closed today due to high water. The Marshall ... Read more...

Tuesday afternoon about 1:20 Officer Rick Kanarr with the Bourbon Police Department and officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department served a warrant at 201 East College Street in Bourbon. 75 year old James D. Hudson of ... Read more...

  The Marshall County Council needs to cut $1.1 million from the 2017 budget requests. During an all day meeting on Tuesday, council members heard from department heads and elected officials as they presented the budgets for next ... Read more...

An Argos man was arrested on Saturday after county police suspected him of driving while intoxicated. About 1:30 Saturday morning a county officer conducted a traffic stop at US 31 and 11th Road. The driver, 40 year old Michael Dewulf was ... Read more...

Two Marshall County bodies of water are among the 33 Indiana lakes and rivers that will share $1,296,000 in LARE grant money for 2016-2107, as announced by Cameron Clark, Indiana DNR Director, earlier this month. LARE is an acronym for ... Read more...

  Saturday morning just before 7 the Marhall County Sheriff’s Department received a report from a concerned citizen of a Ford Explorer traveling on US 30 near Gumwood Road all over the roadway. The caller said the driver had ... Read more...

  The Marshall County Commissioners received a request from a law enforcement officer to look at the new Indiana code passed in 2014 that allows specific public persons to have their home address removed from the public property data ... Read more...

  About 10:30 Saturday night Marshall County Police Officers were dispatched to the 20,000 block of Muckshaw Road in reference to a 19 year old who was intoxicated and trying to fight other subjects.   County officers located 19 ... Read more...