Local & State News

The Marshall County Commissioners approved change order number one for the wetland mitigation site for the 7th Road project during their meeting Monday.  The change order, in the amount of $7,963 was necessary to remove the buildup of ... Read more...

The National Honor Society Induction Ceremony was held on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. in the Plymouth High School auditorium. Thirty-five students were accepted into the PHS National Honor Society. NHS student president Jessica Stillson said, ... Read more...

If you’ve ever wanted to attend a High Tea at Downtown Abbey, be sure not to miss the Ladies’ Tea and Fashion Show on Sunday, May 24 at 2:00 PM in the Penske building at the Culver Woodcraft Camp. You’ve seen fashion week in New ... Read more...

Students in sixth grade at Triton Elementary School wind down the year learning about electricity. Students pictured were experimenting with an Electromagnetic lab. Pictured: (back) Abby Viers (front) Jessica Soriano .   Jolene Howard ... Read more...

Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced today that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, May 23 through Monday, May 25 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. All branches ... Read more...

Notice: The Culver-Union Township Public Library will be closed from 1 pm to 5 pm on Tuesday May 19 for in-staff training. The library hours that day will be: 9 am-1 pm open 1 pm-5 pm closed 5 pm-8 ... Read more...

Standard & Poor’s (S&P), one of the nation’s three leading bond-rating agencies, has upgraded the City of Plymouth’s bond rating from A to A+ based upon a “recent trend of strong financial performance.” The financial ... Read more...

On Friday the Marshall County Election Board certified the Municipal Primary Election results in a meeting which was continued from May 4th.  There were no provisional votes or emergency ballots and the numbers stayed the same from ... Read more...

The Indiana State Teachers’ Association and the 1F District Council offer the ISTA Foundation for the Improvement of Education (IFIE) scholarship every year to provide financial support to children, stepchildren, grandchildren and ... Read more...

Indiana Conservation Officers will be joining other states in observing National Safe Boating week May 16-22, 2015.  This public awareness campaign is just prior to Memorial Day weekend, which many people consider the kickoff to the ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners will meet Monday, May 18th beginning at 9:30 a.m. in their second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for the meeting includes a change order request from Bart Trester from USI for the 7th ... Read more...

More than 80 community scholarships were awarded to top seniors in the 2015 graduating class of Plymouth High school.  All of the community scholarships were awarded by surprise as the event unfolded. Students were also recognized for ... Read more...

The State of Indiana is recognizing its Emergency Medical Services professionals May 17-23, 2015, during Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, a week celebrating and honoring emergency medical services personnel. EMS week, which is also ... Read more...

A tour of five small Marshall County cemeteries is planned for Tuesday, May 19.   There will be a short history presented at each cemetery visited.   This event is planned by the Marshall County Genealogical Society with an open ... Read more...

Heminger House Shelter for Women and Children in Marshall County is in need of a few things.   If anyone is feeling generous and would like to donate there is a small list of items needed.  If you would like to donate one of these items ... Read more...

Triton High School has been nominated as one of the “Best High Schools in America” by Newsweek Magazine. The Newsweek ranking highlights the best 2,000 public high schools in the nation, those that have proven to be the most effective ... Read more...

Continuing the healing legacy of the Sisters of the Holy Cross and the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ, the formation of Saint Joseph Health System was announced today. In addition to acute hospital care, Saint Joseph Health System will ... Read more...

The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is having a “Trivia Challenge”. The challenge consists of 40 questions describing member businesses.  Clues can be found on member’s websites and facebook pages.  Participants receive 1 point per ... Read more...

Wednesday night just before midnight Plymouth Officer Ben McIntyre conducted a traffic stop at Michigan and Plymouth Goshen Trail.  During the subsequent investigation it was learned that 46 year old Sean Sharp of Plymouth was driving on ... Read more...

During this week’s Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting railroad crossings ended up being a topic of discussion. Councilman Don Ecker asked Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt if he could contact Elkhart and Western Railroad ... Read more...