Local & State News

Man Struck and Killed by Train in LaPaz

Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger said 41 year old Jeremy Hostetler of LaPaz was killed instantly early Sunday when he was struck by a westbound CSX freight train near the elevator in LaPaz. The accident remains under investigation ... Read more...

Hernandez Arrested for Strangulation

Early Thursday morning Plymouth Police were dispatched to the Economy Inn for a domestic battery with strangulation. 20 year old Juan Elias Hernandez of Plymouth was arrested following an investigation from an incident that had occurred at ... Read more...

Weather Causes Hand-A-Thon to end after 27 hours with Random Drawing

The rains came.  The winds swirled.  The lightning cracked.  And the contestants agreed to a random drawing to determine who would be the winners of not only ONE vehicle, but TWO in the final moments of the “Hands Down Best Car-A-Thon ... Read more...

2 Arrested After Truck Race in Bourbon

Bourbon police arrested two individuals after seeing two trucks that appeared to be racing down Main Street in Bourbon Saturday morning about 2 o’clock. Officers Matt Geiger and Reserve Officer Adam Huston observed two trucks which ... Read more...

Commissioner’s Meeting Monday

The Marshall County Drainage Board will not have a meeting on the 21st due to lack of any agenda items. The County Commissioners will meet Monday, September 21st at 9:30 in their second floor meeting room of the County Building.  Agenda ... Read more...

LaPaz Police Arrest Indianapolis Man

On Thursday, September 17th at 11:45 p.m. LaPaz police initiated a traffic stop in the southbound lane of Michigan Road near 4A Road.  During the traffic stop it was found that the male passenger, 22 year old Tyler Moore of Indianapolis ... Read more...

STEM Curriculum Expands: PLTW Courses Added Countywide

Marshall County schools are making great strides in increasing the skills of our future workforce, which according to area businesses will benefit regional employers.  Every school corporation in the county expanded the Science, ... Read more...

Lock your Car Doors

Bremen Residents are reminded to lock their vehicles. There have been several incidents in Bremen where unlocked vehicles have been rummaged through and valuables have been taken. This is a preventable crime. As with any crime, if you have ... Read more...

PHS Health Careers Class Selling First Aid Kits

The Health Careers class at Plymouth High School is selling first aid kits starting Sept. 21st through October 5th! The money raised will be used to help the Health Careers students go to a state conference for Health Careers April 11-13 ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Investigate Death of Child

Plymouth Police are investigating the death of a child. Friday afternoon about 2:30 a 2 ½ year old child came to the Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth with severe injuries.  The child was treated and then airlifted to a ... Read more...

Redevelopment Commission Closes Out River Park Square Project

The Plymouth Redevelopment Commission finally closed out the River Park Square project in TIF #2 this week. There is still an issue with the trees and seeding in RPS but the city’s Urban Forestry and Flower Committee decided to keep the ... Read more...

The Blitz is On . . . United Way Volunteers Hit the Streets Next Week!

“Together We Can, Marshall County” is this year’s United Way campaign theme and volunteers will put the slogan to action full force September 21-23! Teams of volunteers will be in Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver and Plymouth ... Read more...

City Council Holds Public Hearing for Pre-Adoption of 2016 Budget

On Monday evening members of the Plymouth Common Council conducted a public hearing on the pre-adoption of the 2016 budget. Next year’s budget is $12,549,509 and increase of 2.79% from this year’s.  Included in the budget is a 2% ... Read more...

Whittaker Arrested for Battery to Father

A Plymouth woman was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly battery to her father. Plymouth Police Officer Gary Cleveland responded to a 911 call of a domestic disturbance at 425 Charles Street in Plymouth at 6:37 Wednesday morning. During ... Read more...

Ancilla Announces New Lacrosse Program and Welch is Named Head Coach

Ancilla College is proud to announce the addition of Lacrosse to their athletic programs for the 2016-17 school year and have named Brian Welch head coach for the Chargers. Welch is ushering in a new era as the first-ever Head Coach of ... Read more...

Senator Head Announces Paid Indiana Senate Internships

Indiana Senate Republicans are offering paid internship opportunities in the Senate’s legislative, legal, policy, communications and information technology offices during the 2016 session of the General Assembly. Qualified candidates ... Read more...

Explore Call-Blocking Options with New Online Tip Sheet

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller is encouraging Hoosiers who are still receiving unwanted, intrusive phone calls to explore available call-blocking options using a new call-blocking reference sheet offered by the Attorney General’s ... Read more...

PHS Grad, Brett Wiscons Releases New Single October 1

Indianapolis-based singer-songwriter Brett Wiscons will release the first single from his upcoming EP The Heineken Sessions on Thursday, October 1. “Don’t Be The One,” a duet featuring Anne Balbo of local Indianapolis band ... Read more...

Triton 3rd Graders Learning Science and Engineering

Third graders at Triton Elementary have recently constructed life guard chairs to help them compare the scientific method to the engineering design process.  Students also created two-column notes in their science notebooks to help them ... Read more...

American Pickers Pic Property in Plymouth

In mid August the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce was contacted by American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz asking for citizens interested in having the duo pick through their treasures in our area.  One local man, decided to submit his ... Read more...