Local & State News

Monday evening members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety heard the request of Rex Street resident Mark Kozuch asking for a “Quiet Zone” regarding railroad noise. Although Kozuch didn’t appear in person, his written ... Read more...

On October 26th the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety interviewed candidates for the police position left open when Officer Ted Brown resigned his position to take a job with the Plymouth Community School Corporation.  Monday ... Read more...

Five Menominee Elementary 3rd graders shared how they are applying lessons on “growth mindset” with the Plymouth School Board on November 10. Representing their class and teacher, Mrs. Carla Knotts, were Claire Lewandowski, Marley ... Read more...

Tax Amnesty 2015 is a limited-time opportunity for individual and business taxpayers to pay past due taxes free of penalty, interest and collection fees.  Existing tax liabilities for all tax types managed by the Indiana Department of ... Read more...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTHERN INDIANA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST TO 10 PM ES THURSDAY.   SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT…AND SWITCH TO ... Read more...

19 year old Andrew Jones of Holloway Drive in Plymouth was arrested Monday evening following a traffic stop. Plymouth Officer Matt Emenhiser stopped a vehicle near the intersection of Bayless and Charles Streets about 9 p.m. on Monday.  ... Read more...

The origins of Veterans Day can be traced back to November of 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as the first commemoration of Armistice Day. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower announced that Armistice Day ... Read more...

Jana’s Gymnastics Silver and Gold Teams competed in the Cocoa All Star Classic in Kokomo on Sunday.  Both the Silver and Gold teams were able to beat out all the other teams and come home with 1st Place trophies. Every team member ... Read more...

Argos Town officials joined IMPA (Indiana Municipal Power Agency) dignitaries for the ribbon cutting celebration at the new Argos Solar Park just west of US 31 and south of State Road 10 off Linden Road Tuesday afternoon. The solar park ... Read more...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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 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 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 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...