Local & State News

During the course of a year Indiana State Troopers assist nearly 200,000 motorists along Indiana roadways while driving more than 37 million miles.  The Indiana State Police categorizes this encounter with the public as a police service. ... Read more...

During Monday’s Common Council meeting, Mayor Mark Senter asked Randy Danielson to share a promotional piece called Positively Plymouth he and his wife Eleanor had created to help promote Plymouth. Danielson said they contracted with ... Read more...

During Monday’s Marshall County Council meeting, members approved the proposed budget set forth by Sheriff Matt Hassel for the Commissary Fund. The Sheriff said the rules for use of the commissary fund require any purchases over $1,000 ... Read more...

Marshall County Republicans will have a number of choices on the May 3rd Primary ballot. Friday morning Jason Hall of Olive Trail in Plymouth filed for the District 2 Commissioner Seat.  This is the seat currently held by Deb Griewank.  ... Read more...

Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter loves teaching children so much he’s dedicated the next five weeks to teach at Webster Elementary! Last Thursday Senter spent close to an hour on in Tana Houin’s 3rd grade classroom teaching her students ... Read more...

Jeff and Lori Mills from Plymouth are the most recent winners from H & R Block’s sweepstakes. Last week Plymouth H & R Block associate Linda Wakeland presented the Mills with a check for $1,000 from the 1,000 people win $1,000 ... Read more...

This October, Indiana will have a 92-county torch relay as part of its Bicentennial celebration. Marshall County officials opted to have seniors from each school district be the torchbearers. These students were selected by essays they ... Read more...

It was a beautiful evening of dining, dancing, and entertainment at this year’s Dancing with the Stars fundraising event at Swan Lake Resort.  This was the 8th year for Dancing with the Stars and all proceeds from the evening go to the ... Read more...

Argos High School Senior Haley Hampton was recently announced as a recipient of the Creative Minds Scholarship at Full Sail University in Orlando, Florida. The Full Sail Creative Minds Scholarship is designed to identify high school ... Read more...

A traffic stop Friday, February 5th puts a Muncie teen in the County Jail.   At approximately 9:36 PM, County Police Officer Wozniak conducted a traffic stopped a red 2001 Pontiac passenger vehicle on US 31 near Plymouth-Goshen ... Read more...

On Saturday, February 6th, at approximately 10:10 PM, an officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a gray 2008 Pontiac passenger vehicle on US 31 near Veterans Parkway. The driver and only occupant ... Read more...

On Sunday, February 7th, 2016 at 8:21 PM, Marshall County Officers, LaPaz Fire and EMS were dispatched to 411 South Michigan Street in LaPaz, in front of LaPaz Fire Department for a two vehicle unknown injury accident. Arriving at the ... Read more...

Earlier this month the Plymouth Park Board gave Cori Humes, Executive Director of the Marshall County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau approval to hold the 4th Annual Blazin BBQ & Bluegrass event in Centennial Park on September 23rd ... Read more...

On Wednesday, February 3rd, Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntire went to 612 Rex Street about 4:45 in the afternoon and located 45 year old Michael Heims of Plymouth.  Mr. Heims has an active warrant for his arrest for Contempt of Court. ... Read more...

The Marshall County Council will meet Monday morning at 9 in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for their meeting includes Sheriff Matt Hassel who will present the Jail Commissary Report and present a plan to ... Read more...

Wednesday evening, February 3rd about 9:30 Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre located 46 year old Bruce VanBlaricom at his residence at 610 Randolph Street.  A body attachment warrant for his arrest had been issued through the Marshall ... Read more...

Last week the Plymouth Park Board opened the lone quote for staining and painting at the Young Amphitheatre and River Park Square. Schoberg and Schoberg of Plymouth was the company to provide a quote for the project that Park ... Read more...

If you’re a fan of Indiana high school basketball and you haven’t been to an Argos versus Culver boys basketball game, you’re missing out. Marshall County’s famed high school basketball rivalry is turning 44 years old and the hype ... Read more...

Angela Cunningham, 46, of Bourbon, was sentenced February 3, 2016 in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 by Judge Robert Bowen to 20 years imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Correction.  Cunningham plead guilty to Dealing in ... Read more...

Eric Pfishner, 36, of Elkhart, was sentenced February 3, 2016 in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 to a 20 year sentence as a result of a string of burglaries and break-ins in Bremen, Indiana. Pfishner will be imprisoned at the Indiana ... Read more...