Local & State News

City Engineer Updated Pavement Asset Management Plan for 50/50 Grant Match

Rick Gaul, the Plymouth City Engineer told members of the Board of Public Works and Safety that they continue to update the Pavement Asset Management Plan bringing it up to standard with the program’s requirements. He told them the plan ... Read more...

Gas Leak in Bremen Causes Evacuation

The Bremen Police Department is evacuating a four block radius from Woodie’s Supermarket at the corner of Plymouth and Bowen Streets for a major gas leak. A contractor working for INDOT contractor hit a gas line causing the leak. Bremen ... Read more...

Saint Joseph Health System to Host Coffee Talks: Health Insurance and Medicare Conversations

   Saint Joseph Health System Health Insurance Services invites the community to join its licensed health insurance agents for a free Coffee Talk to discuss health insurance and Medicare coverage options for the coming enrollment ... Read more...

Department of Insurance Warns Damage from Fireworks May Not Be Covered by Insurance

  This weekend kicks off Independence Day celebrations and with that comes an increase in the use of fireworks. Hoosiers are reminded that Indiana has several laws governing fireworks and many towns and cities have additional ... Read more...

Rebuilding the Rockpile – Commemorative Brick Project Continues

  Plymouth Community School Corporation is still selling engraved bricks that will be incorporated into the front entrance of the Rockpile, which is currently, undergoing major renovations. Superintendent Dan Tyree is spearheading the ... Read more...

Robert James nets 12 Year Prison Term for Stabbing

  Robert Allen James, 33, of Plymouth, pled guilty today to one count of Aggravated Battery, a Level 3 felony. Judge Robert O. Bowen accepted the plea of guilty and after receiving evidence and hearing argument, sentenced James to 12 ... Read more...

City Police Search for Driver of Stolen Moped in Farm Field

  On Monday evening June 27, at approximately 9:30 Officer Ben McIntyre with the Plymouth Police Department attempted to stop a moped for a traffic violation. The driver of the moped failed to stop and a pursuit started that continued ... Read more...

Marshall County Torchbearers Names Revealed

  Wednesday morning the Lt. Governor and other officials unveiled the names of more than 2,000 Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers. “The 2,000 plus Hoosiers selected as torchbearers embody the Indiana traditions of ... Read more...

Elkhart Man Arrested for Driving While Suspended

  Officer Chad Beatty with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Monday June 27 for a false and fictitious license plate at Oak Drive and Jim Neu Drive.   The driver, 26 year old Leon L. Myrick of Elkhart was ... Read more...

Removing Your Vehicle from the Roadway after Property Damage Crash Will be Law Once Again

    A law that had been on the Indiana books as a misdemeanor, and was inadvertently removed, has been reinstated as a class “C” infraction. Beginning July 1st, Indiana Code has a new section and states, “If, after an operator ... Read more...

REMINDER: BMV Announces Independence Day Closure

The Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, July 2 through Monday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Branches will resume their regularly ... Read more...

Bourbon Police & County Police Reminds Drivers to Celebrate Responsibly this July Fourth

The Bourbon Police Department and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI), would like to remind all ... Read more...

Compost It Program at Culver-Union Township Public Library

Culver-Union Township Public Library welcomes Master Gardener, Bob Yoder, for a special program on composting on Saturday, July 2nd at 11:00 AM in the Large Meeting Room.   Participants will learn how composting works, a few basic ... Read more...

Walorski, Delaney, Hultgren, Sinema Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Veterans’ Credit Ratings

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski from Mishawaka (IN-02) this week joined U.S. Reps. John K. Delaney (MD-06), Randy Hultgren (IL-14), and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09) in introducing legislation to protect veterans’ credit ratings and prevent ... Read more...

Ancilla Wins Grant; Will Create Autism Program

Ancilla College is pushing the boundaries again to provide education to a population who often goes ignored after high school thanks to a $20,200 grant from the Ball Brothers Venture Fund through Independent Colleges of Indiana (ICI). “A ... Read more...

Bremen Firemen’s Festival Starts Tonight with Parade at 6

The Bremen Firemen’s Festival opens tonight at 6 with the parade through downtown followed by the opening of the carnival in Sunnyside Park. This festival provides 5 great days of family fun from June 29th through July 3rd. ... Read more...

5 Injured in Amish Buggy Crash on US 6

  Five people in an Amish buggy were injured Monday evening in a crash on U.S. 6. Just before 6 the Marshall County Dispatch Center received a report of a crash with injuries near the Playmore Campground. 41 year old Sean Pelikant of ... Read more...

State announces plans for 2016 Summer Cooling Program

  The Indiana Housing and community Development Authority (IHCDA) has released plans for the 2016 Summer Cooling Program through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which begins July 1st and concludes August 12th. As ... Read more...

City Board Approves Surface Seal-Coating Project

Plymouth’s Street Superintendent, Jim Marquardt sought quotes from three companies to complete the 2016 Surface Seal-Coating project. Only one company returned a quote on the project, Pavement Solutions Inc. from Middletown, IN. ... Read more...

Triton Elementary Wins Fruit and Veggie Grant

The Chef Ann Foundation has teamed up with Skoop, a superfoods company committed to bringing the health benefits of superfoods to every American. Together they have launched Project Produce: Fruit and Veggie Grants for Schools. Triton ... Read more...