Local & State News

Tax season may be over, but IRS impersonation scammers continue to target consumers. Taxpayers nationwide are reporting unsolicited calls from scammers who claim to be with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demanding immediate payments. ... Read more...

It is getting HOT out there! With the heat rising the First United Church of Christ at 321 North Center Street in Plymouth want to make sure community members are safe and staying cool. The church has decided to open their facility to the ... Read more...

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Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel will replace several of the departments Tasers after getting the commissioner’s approval to use the Firearms Fund for the purchase.   During Monday’s Commissioner meeting the sheriff ... Read more...

Indiana State Police K-9 Zane has been retired after nearly eight years of service working the road.  Trooper Ryan McNamara and his partner Zane have been patrolling the Bremen District since December 2008.   Over their career McNamara ... Read more...

      National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for all of Northern Indiana beginning at 2pm on Thursday and continuing until 8pm on Saturday.  Temperatures in the 80s and Mid 90s combined with high humidity ... Read more...

The 108 th National Convention of Delta Theta Tau Sorority, Inc. was held July 13-17, 2016. Bonnie DeMeyer, PNP, Kappa Rho Chapter, New Carlisle, IN, served as Convention Coordinator for the “Heartland Heritage” themed convention held ... Read more...

For the second time in 11 months, a formidable crowd of Ancilla College supporters converged to witness a blessing ceremony. In August 2015, it was to witness the Most Reverend Bishop Kevin Rhoades bless the first residence hall. On ... Read more...

Ten PHS football players volunteered their time on Tuesday, July 19th to spend time with the residents during their July birthday party. There were nine Freshmen and one Senior players who participated. The young men went door to door ... Read more...

This week, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Northern Indiana Health Care System following recent and troubling reports that the VA had mistakenly sent veterans’ personal health information to the ... Read more...

  The executive board of the Indiana State Building and Construction Trades Council formally endorsed former Indiana Governor and United States Senator Evan Bayh for election to the U.S. Senate.   The council, which represents ... Read more...

  Tuesday morning about 10:20 Officers Derek Workman and John Weir were dispatcher to the Plymouth Bellmart Station at the corner of Michigan Jefferson Streets for a suspicious transaction. The two male suspects were located a short ... Read more...

The agreement between the Plymouth Schools and the New Tech Network will continue through the next two school years. The Plymouth School Board approved the continuation of the agreement during their July meeting. Year 1 will be from July ... Read more...

Muckshaw Road between 18B and 19th Roads will be closed next month so the county can make necessary repairs to the road which is falling into the drainage ditch on the west side of the road.   During Monday’s Commissioner ... Read more...

  Shortly after 3:00 p.m. Monday afternoon troopers from the Bremen State Police Post and area emergency personnel responded to the report of a head-on two vehicle crash on US 6 east of Beech Road.  Officers arrived to find a 2006 ... Read more...

  Monday evening about 8:15 Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to Martins Supermarket on East Jefferson Street where an off duty police officer was in a foot pursuit with a theft suspect. The suspect, 26 year old Michael ... Read more...

  Sergeant Joe Deisch with the Plymouth Police Department arrested 27 year old Scott D. Bryant of Rochester Monday evening following a traffic stop on Lake Avenue at 5th Street.   About 7:30 Officer Deisch stopped Bryant and ... Read more...

The Marshall County DUI Task Force is a consortium of law enforcement agencies in Marshall County working to decrease impaired driving with the overall goal of making Marshall County roadways safer. The Marshall County DUI Task Force is ... Read more...

  An Elkhart man was arrested earlier this month by Bremen Police Officer Schnaible following a traffic stop at US 6 and 106 West.   29 year old Jacob M. Rushford was booked into the Marshall County jail for Failure to Reduce ... Read more...

    Leadership Marshall County organizers are accepting applications for Class XXII (Twenty-two). Leadership Marshall County (LMC) is a program dedicated to cultivating today’s leaders to serve tomorrow’s community by building ... Read more...