Local & State News

Stray Bullet Enters Home on Timber Lane

Marshall County Police are investigating a stray bullet that went into a house on the Plymouth’s south side. On Monday, November 30, about 7:00 p.m. Marshall County Police were dispatched to a residence on Timber Lane, just off 11th Road ... Read more...

Drug Raids at Plymouth Motels

Indiana State Police Troopers with assistance from officers with the Plymouth Police Department served search warrants a the Red Rock in and Economy Inn this morning. Dozens of police vehicles and officers, some dressed in swat gear ... Read more...

Bradley Kile Appointed Bremen Police Chief

The Bremen Police Commission President and the Bremen Town Council President Michael Leman announced the appointment of the Town’s new Chief of Police on Thursday evening. Bradley G. Kile, a seasoned public servant and law enforcement ... Read more...

Plymouth Man Arrested after Fleeing Fulton County Police

On Wednesday, December 2, at approximately 8:20 p.m., a deputy with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department initiated a traffic stop on Old US 31 north of Rochester between 700 N and SR 110 in Fulton County.  The deputy approached the ... Read more...

Jefferson Elementary Students Demonstrate Robots at School Board Meeting

A demonstration by several members of the Jefferson Elementary Robotics Club to the Plymouth School Board made it clear that they took their work seriously. The five students not only showed how their robots could perform, but also ... Read more...

Prevent Child Abuse Marshall County Elects Officers

Prevent Child Abuse of Marshall County conducted a short meeting Wednesday night. The group reviewed decisions made at the previous meeting including the determination to obtain their own nonprofit status and become a chartered council of ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Approves JESSE Contract

The Plymouth School Board approved an agreement with JESSE (Joint Educational Services in Special Education) at their regular meeting held on Tuesday, December 2nd.   According to Assistant Superintendent, Andy Hartley, the agreement ... Read more...

Governor Mike Pence Directs Flags Be Flown at Half-staff Statewide

Indianapolis – In accordance with a presidential proclamation issued Thursday, Governor Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the tragedy in San Bernardino, ... Read more...

PHS Health Careers Chocolate Fundraiser

Students in the Health Careers class at Plymouth High School are back at it this year, making and selling chocolate covered pretzels and creating hot chocolate travel mug gift packages! This is an annual fundraiser to help raise funds to ... Read more...

Rose Hips to at Wild Rose Moon Saturday

This Saturday, December 5th, from 7 – 10 p.m., the fabulous Rose Hips–Vera Tiani, Nancy Schmelter, Marcie Wagoner, Kim Morrison, and Pam Hendon will be singing with Wild Rose Moon Band, in concert, for a Visual Arts ... Read more...

Tidbits from Triton Schools

It was another successful session of art after school at Triton Elementary School.  Look at the beautiful winter paintings.   Triton 3rd Graders have been busy once again in science as we continue to study sound and how it ... Read more...

OCRA Awards $2 Million for Workforce Development Programming, Starke County Receives $250K

Indianapolis – The Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) announced Wednesday $2 million will be awarded to 8 communities through the Work Force Development Program. Locally, Starke County has been awarded $250,000 in ... Read more...

Grateful Shred December 5th

Marshall County Solid Waste in Plymouth will be offering a confidential paper shredding event on Saturday, December 5th at the Recycle Depot. The annual large-scale paper shredding event known as the Grateful Shred event will be ... Read more...

Salvation Army Needs Bell Ringers

The Salvation Army serving Marshall County is looking for volunteers to be Bell Ringers for this holiday season.  There is a desperate need for more bell ringers. The Salvation Army is looking to fill nearly 700 hours of ringing shifts in ... Read more...

Mayor’s Blood Drives Successful in 2015

For the past couple of year’s Mayor Mark Senter has made it his mission to host blood drives with the South Bend Medical Foundation.  The South Bend Medical Foundation was selected because all the blood that it collected in Plymouth ... Read more...

Plymouth Library to Host Putting with the Prose Fundraiser

The Friends of the Plymouth Public Library are excited to announce their upcoming fundraiser – “Putting with the Prose” a family friendly 18 Hole Miniature Golf Event held inside the warmth of the Plymouth Public Library on ... Read more...

Vintage Christmas Concert at Museum

Stage ll, the retired members of the Maxinkuckee Singers and Players, will perform a medley of vintage Christmas favorites in the Community Room at the Marshall County Museum this Friday, December 4 from noon to 1 PM. These Christmas ... Read more...

Indiana Tax Amnesty 2015 Exceeds Goal; Collects More Than $100 Million

INDIANAPOLIS –  The Indiana Department of Revenue’s Tax Amnesty 2015 program ended Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. EST. As of December 1, the department has collected $100.1 million in cash payments through the program, ... Read more...

Area Superintendent Question Validity of ISTEP Results

After months of delays in releasing the 2014-2015 ISTEP (Indiana State Testing for Educational Progress +), some schools are still questioning the validity of the results. A joint press release signed by many superintendents said, “As ... Read more...

2016 United Way Give and Golf Card for Christmas Giving

The 2016 United Way Give and Golf Card is now available just in time for Christmas giving. The Give and Golf Card, available for a $50 donation to United Way of Marshall County, entitles a golfer to play one round of golf at all six ... Read more...