Local & State News

Arrested on Warrant through Starke County

51 year old Randy Freet of Grovertown was arrested Saturday, November 7th by Plymouth Police.  Officer John Weir was in the Applebees parking lot speaking to Freet and after running his information found that he had an active warrant ... Read more...

County Police Shot Dog in Owner’s Yard

Marshall County officer shoots dog in front of a home on Nov. 3 after a neighbor dispute. The neighbor stated that the dog had bitten her dog and called the police. Kodiak was a three-year old chocolate Labrador retriever, belonging to ... Read more...

Bremen Man Held on $20,000 Bond for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor

Plymouth Police Officer John Weir arrested 25 year old Ryan J. Perkins of Bremen on Saturday, November 7th after officers were dispatched for a subject wanting to hurt himself after a domestic fight. Officer Weir ran a check on Ryan ... Read more...

City Board Opens RFP’s & Crack Sealing Quote

Monday evening the Requests for Proposals for the LARE Grant Yellow River Bank Stabilization project along the Greenway Trail in Centennial Park were opened at the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Two companies; Cardno from ... Read more...

North Judson Woman Arrested for Changing Price Tags

Changing the price tags on Merchandise put a North Judson woman in the Marshall County Jail. On Friday, November 6th 28 year old Vonnie L. Shepard was observed changing price tags on merchandise at Wal-Mart.  Shepard then paid for the ... Read more...

PHS Robotics Teams Successful at Crown Point Tournament

All six of the Plymouth High School Robotics teams competed in a tournament in Crown Point this past Saturday. All of the PHS teams had personal and or team success, while three of the teams did exceptionally well. Team 586A finished the ... Read more...

Regional Football Tickets on Sale in PHS AD Office

Regional Football tickets are now on sale in the Plymouth High School Athletic office.  Tickets are $7 each for children and adults.  Tickets can be purchased until 4 p.m. on Friday from the PHS Athletic Office.  Tickets will then be ... Read more...

Ancilla Dining Hall Exterior Finishing Up

Construction of the new dining hall and student life center at Ancilla College is moving forward.  It’s anticipated Ancilla College students will be using the new building by spring semester 2016. Bricklayers are finishing up the ... Read more...

Triton 3rd Graders Math Problem Solving

Triton third graders have been discovering multiple strategies to help them solve math problems as one way to work on increasing “rigor” through state process standards.  As learners repeatedly practice each week, they gain knowledge ... Read more...

Members of Congress, USSTRATCOM commander observe missile launch from ballistic missile submarine

Members of Congress and the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) commander were aboard the USS Kentucky when the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) conducted a successful test flight of a Trident II D5 Missile, Nov. 7, 2015, to ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Investigate Dog Bite

Plymouth Police and EMS were called to a dog bite complaint near the intersection of Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue Monday morning about 11:30.  The initial call was of a lady down and had been attacked by a pit bull. Plymouth ... Read more...

2015 Scarecrow Winners Announced

Hundreds of citizens participated in the 2nd annual Scarecrow Contest sponsored by WTCA and the Pilot News. Businesses were invited to create a scarecrow and then the public had about two weeks to cast their votes for their favorites. This ... Read more...

Veterans and Community invited to Veterans Day Ceremony at PHS

Plymouth High School students and staff invite all United States Veterans who have served to join them and community on Wednesday, November 11th for their annual Veterans Day Program at 9:00 a.m.   They ask all who attended to please ... Read more...

WDA 1st Graders Present to City Board of Works Meeting

First grade students from the Washington Discovery Academy presented to members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety and pubic last night during their meeting. The students presented information about an upcoming blood drive ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Board Finalizes Contracts for Greenway Trail & Tennis Courts

Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite told members of the Plymouth Park Board, they were awarded a Department of Natural Resources LARE (Lake and River Enhancement) grant for the bank stabilization project.  The grant in the amount of ... Read more...

County Council Approves Part-Time Clerical Position for Sex Offender Registry

The new sheriff in town, Matt Hassel asked members of the Marshall County Council to consider creating a new line-item in the Sex Offender Registry fund that would allow for a part-time position to assume clerical duties, freeing up the ... Read more...

Plymouth BZA Approves Variance for 927 Miner Street

Last week members of the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals approve a variance of development standard for Merle and Leona Gibbons at 927 Miner Street in Plymouth. Represented by their contractor, Mr. Ringer, the proposal was to add 10 feet ... Read more...

Dallas Man Arrested for Operating Without Receiving a License

On Saturday November 7,  at approximately 1:19 a.m. a Marshall County Police arrested 34 year old Ernesto Reyes-Esquivel of Dallas for Operating a Vehicle without ever Receiving a License following a traffic stop on US 30 near Fir Road. ... Read more...

IDHS tells Hoosiers to Leave Natural Gas Appliance Work to Professionals

As the winter months draw near, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security is urging Hoosiers to hire trained professionals to work on their natural gas appliances. This reminder comes after the last two weeks have been especially deadly ... Read more...

Indy Man Arrested on Multiple Charges

A traffic stop by County Police Officer Bragg landed an Indianapolis man in jail. On Saturday, November 7, at approximately 12:35 A.M. Deputy Bragg conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on U.S. 31 in the area of Plymouth – Goshen ... Read more...