Local & State News

Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel released the 2016 February Jail Report. The top ten offenses for being booked into the county jail are: #10 Public Intoxication, #9 Resisting Law Enforcement, #8 Dealing in Cocaine or Meth, #7 Possession ... Read more...

Monday afternoon about four, Plymouth Police Officers Ben McIntyre observed a blue Nissan near Washington and Michigan Streets.  The driver, he recognized as having her driving privileges suspend.  Following a traffic stop, 40 year old ... Read more...

Members of the Marshall County Health Board received copies of the 2015 Annual Report during their meeting Tuesday night. The County Health Department has one full-time environmentalist, Dean Schmidlapp, to oversee the approximate 230 ... Read more...

DONALDSON – Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society of two-year colleges, inducted 23 new members from Ancilla College for the spring semester in a formal ceremony Sunday, March 13 at Ancilla’s campus. Those inducted to ... Read more...

Indiana Association of School Business Officials (IASBO) recently announced that the District Two winner of the “School Business Official of the Year” Award is Mr. Tom McFarland. Mr. McFarland serves as the business official ... Read more...

St. Joseph County – The Indiana State Police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in St. Joseph County during the evening hours this Friday.  The checkpoint is in conjunction with the Operation Pull Over Period Blitz #85, “Aggressive ... Read more...

Tuesday night the Plymouth Pilgrims Basketball team held their award banquet at PHS.  Coach Ryan Bales announced the 2015-2016 Basketball Awards Winners:     LETTERWINNERS ( from left to right) are: Travis Owen, Jack Barron, Ty ... Read more...

While the agenda for the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission had very little on it, members brought several subject to the table Tuesday evening. City Attorney Sean Surrisi said the Robert Henry Corporation will complete the downtown brick ... Read more...

It was a quick meeting for the Marshall County Council Monday/ Sheriff, Matt Hassel was granted approval to begin the hiring process for a Court Security Officer. A retirement that will be effective on May 31st is the reason for the ... Read more...

Bison are coming to Marshall County.  As part of the State’s Bison-tennial project, a 100 pound fiberglass bison will stand proudly in front of the Marshall County Museum after receiving approval from the Plymouth Board of Public Works ... Read more...

Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent in January. (Due to the yearly federal benchmarking process, December’s unemployment rate was revised upward to 4.6 percent.) The Hoosier labor force maintained a ... Read more...

Tuesday, the United States Chamber of Commerce awarded U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly the ‘Spirit of Enterprise’ award in recognition of his continued commitment to job creation and economic growth for Hoosiers and every American. Donnelly ... Read more...

Tuesday Representative Jackie Walorski received the “True Blue Award” from the Family Research Council Action because of  her unwavering commitment and consistent support of faith, family and freedom during the first session of the ... Read more...

Sunday evening, Bremen Police Officer Schnaible stopped a vehicle on US 6 at Elm Road.  The driver, 30 year old Brian Huff of Goshen was arrested and booked it the Marshall County Jail on charges of Operating While Intoxicate at .15% or ... Read more...

This week the Indiana Department of Transportation awarded 65 construction contracts worth $117 million. The contracts include 24 bridge and road paving projects, 13 bridge rehabilitation and replacement projects, and maintenance or ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School Speech Team finished 2nd in the State in class AA competition on Saturday. Facing off against the 90 best teams in the State in all three classes, the only AA team to total more points than PHS was the overall ... Read more...

NIPSCO reminds customers that bill payment assistance programs are still available after the state’s winter moratorium ended March 15. “This winter’s combination of mild temperatures and low natural gas prices helped keep bills ... Read more...

While spring brings warmer weather and longer days to Indiana, it also comes with volatile weather that can increase the risk of floods. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is asking Hoosiers to take the time during Flood ... Read more...

The CMA Prep and U16 hockey teams will be heading to the USA Hockey National Championships in San Jose, Calif., March 31-April 4. This will be the U16 team’s first trip to the tournament while Prep will be making its third straight ... Read more...

The foggy conditions outside have caused some schools to delay the start of school. Plymouth Community Schools & St. Michael  – 2 hour DELAY Bremen Public Schools – 2 hour DELAY Culver Community Schools – 2 hour ... Read more...