Local & State News

Fire Dept. to Apply for Grant to Purchase Medical Training Mannequin

Rod Miller, Chief of the Plymouth Fire Department was given approval to have his Assistant Chief, George Cook write and apply for a grant from the Marshall County Community Foundation.  The grant is for the purchase of a medical training ... Read more...

Academies’ 121st school year opens with Matriculation Ceremony

CULVER – Culver Academies began its 121st year Monday by welcoming 236 new students at the traditional Matriculation Ceremony followed by the Opening Convocation. Classes for the 811 students enrolled began Tuesday. Those new ... Read more...

Plymouth PD Receives 17 Applications of Open Position

Plymouth Police Chief Dave Bacon updated members of the Board of Public Works on the hiring process during this week’s meeting. The chief said the deadline for the submission of applications was Friday, August 21st.  They handed out 57 ... Read more...

Oldies for Alzheimer Fundraiser at Antique Gas Station on West Jefferson Street

Local businessman Calvin Bailey will host “Oldies for Alzheimer’s” at his just restored Mobilgas Station at 1101 West Jefferson Street in Plymouth. Bailey said, “I have operated a hobby car restoration business for ... Read more...

FREE Music Fills the 49th Annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival

The 49th Annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival is full of FREE entertainment. With three stages, at Jefferson Elementary School, in the front of Centennial Park and the Young Amphitheatre visitors to the festival will have the ... Read more...

Rockies face Zebras on Senior night

PLYMOUTH – It was hard to find anything to worry about in film for Plymouth’s Rockies from Friday’s win but it did show a need to take care of some things. It was kind of different for us we had a lot of kids that played a ... Read more...

Truck Crashes into House, 3 Injured

Marshall County Police investigated a single vehicle crash Thursday morning when a pick-up truck drove into the side of a home on State Road 331. Officer Wozniak’s report says a 911 call at 9:03 sent emergency responders to the ... Read more...

Ancilla Announces New Wrestling Program, Names VanDerAa Coach

DONALDSON, IN – Ancilla College is proud to announce that they will be adding wrestling to the 2016-17 school year sports lineup and have appointed Steve VanDerAa as head coach. VanDerAa was the head wrestling coach at Winamac High ... Read more...

Candlelight Vigil for Sheriff Chamberlin

A candlelight vigil is planned for Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin.  The event will be held tonight at 8 on the courthouse lawn.  The public is invited to gather at the courthouse and honor Sheriff Chamberlin and family as he is ... Read more...

Indiana’s Poet Laureate is Coming to Ancilla Sept. 24

Indiana’s poet laureate George Kalamaras is coming to Ancilla College to read his works September 24 and the public is invited. In partnership with Wild Rose Moon, 115 North Michigan Street, Kalamaras has agreed to two events. The first ... Read more...

Bicentennial Torch Relay Nominations Are Now Open

The Marshall County Bicentennial Nominating Committee has announced acceptance of nominations from the public for the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. Torchbearer nominations should recognize Hoosiers who demonstrate exceptional public ... Read more...

ABSENTEE VOTING DETAILS FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS FOR TOWN OF ARGOS, TOWN OF CULVER AND CITY OF PLYMOUTH

Registered voters in Argos, Culver and Plymouth may vote by absentee ballot beginning Tuesday, October 6th.  There are three methods of Absentee Voting for the upcoming Municipal Elections on November 3, 2015. First there is absentee ... Read more...

SJRMC Mum Fundraiser Thursday

The annual Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth Campus mum flower sale fundraiser is today, August 27th.  8 inch, nursery quality “A” potted mums will be on sale from 10 a.m. until noon or until they last.  The fundraiser is ... Read more...

City Opens Bids for Phase II of Street & Sidewalk Projects

Monday evening the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened bid for phase II of the 2015 Street and Sidewalk projects. Five companies bid on the projects: E &  B Paving from Rochester at $203,945; Niblock Excavating from ... Read more...

Cameron Riddle to Unveil Eagle Scout Project with Run on Friday

This Friday, August 28th Boy Scout Cameron Riddle will unveil his Eagle Scout project in Centennial Park. In May he appeared before the Plymouth Park Board with the idea of creating a marked and measured route in the park so bikers, ... Read more...

Ignacio Ramirez from Spain Exchange Student at PHS

Ignacio Ramirez, from Spain is one of the AFS Exchange Students attending Plymouth High School this year. He has adopted the nickname Iggy since coming to the US since most pronounce his name wrong. Ramirez has an identical twin brother ... Read more...

PHS Parking Lot Official Parking for Blueberry Festival

The 49th Annual Blueberry Festival is right around the corner! The four-day event is held Labor Day weekend in Centennial Park. Plymouth High School is excited to announce the high school parking lot is once again the Blueberry ... Read more...

G.A.R.S. Heads to the Dirt! Saturday, August 29

Saturday, August 29th marks the day that Circle Track Magazine’s ground breaking Great American Racing Series will take to the dirt for the first time in their 6 race inaugural season with the Down-n-Dirty 125 at Plymouth Speedway. ... Read more...

City Council Approves Additional of $750,000 for Tennis Court Project

The Plymouth Common Council conducted a public hearing Monday evening  on an additional appropriations for the Tennis Facility.  City Attorney Sean Surrisi said, “This is a continuation, the next step after approving the formation of a ... Read more...

Staff of SJRMC Grand Marshals of Blueberry Festival Parade

Theme of the 49th annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival is “Heroes Among Us.”  This year the Blueberry Festival is honoring those heroes that serve quietly and expertly, the physicians, mid-level providers, the nurses and ... Read more...