Local & State News

Just before 10 p.m. Tuesday night the National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory.  The advisory will be in effect until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Area counties involved include Marshall, Fulton, Starke, Saint Joseph, Kosciusko, and ... Read more...

On Friday March 6th, seven students from Plymouth High School attended the Annual Purdue University ASCE Bridge Bust Competition.  The students have spent the last two months designing and building their bridge with balsa wood and glue.  ... Read more...

On Monday, the Indiana Statehouse was filled with royal blue shirts proclaiming “I AM FOR THE CHILD!”  Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Guardian ad Litem (GAL) volunteers, directors, staff and board members from around the ... Read more...

The Freedom Park Committee will be hosting a ground breaking ceremony Tuesday, March 17th at 5:00 p.m. at Packard Woods in Plymouth, Ind., the future home of Freedom Park. Phase 1 of the all-inclusive playground project is getting started ... Read more...

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite knowing for at least two months about an internal e-mail that appears to mock veteran suicides, administrators at Roudebush Veterans Affairs Medical Center never investigated, fired or demoted the manager who sent ... Read more...

Rochester – Tuesday morning at approximately 7:40 a.m., officers from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, the Rochester Police Department, and the Indiana State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on State Road 25 near Fulton ... Read more...

This week start of the second half of the Indiana General Assembly’s 2015 legislative session. The Senate will now consider bills that passed out of the House during the first half of session. Senator Randy Head took time to highlight ... Read more...

A sure sign of spring is the arrival of the Tri Kappa Easter Eggs. This past weekend member of Plymouth Tri Kappa spent two days creating the homemade, hand dipped and personally wrapped eggs. The annual event is one of the biggest ... Read more...

On September 16, 2014  a Grand Jury in Marshall County returned and indictment for theft as a class D felony against Neal R. Haeck, the former County Highway Superintendent. The one count indictment alleges that during 2012 and 2013 Haeck ... Read more...

On Friday, March 6th at 3:06 P.M. Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy Rob Hafke responded to the 14,000 block of 7th Road in reference to a domestic disturbance report.  Arriving at the residence and after conducting an investigation, ... Read more...

Members of the Marshall County Council tabled a decision to fund the request to purchase E-Poll books for the election process. Deb VanDeMark, County Clerk told the council the Marshall County Election Board and Commissioners approved the ... Read more...

Jack B. Greenlee, the former Mayor of Plymouth from 1992 to 2000 passed away Monday morning about 8:30 in the loving care of his family.  He had been in declining health for some time. Jack was a family man, grocer and political servant ... Read more...

On Friday, March 6th at 5:53 P.M. Plymouth Police Officer Shanna Gilmer conducted a traffic stop on 34 year old Angel Reinaldo Pagoada-Pavon of Plymouth for a traffic violation in the 2000 block of North Michigan Street.  During the ... Read more...

Are you a Veteran looking for work?  Pam Schweizer-Betz, the Marshall County Veteran Service Officer is trying to schedulea Veteran Employment Transition Seminar in Plymouth through WorkOne.   The week long comprehensive, developmental ... Read more...

The Alabama State Police released the crash report which claimed the life of Dr. Janelle Bottorff. The single-vehicle crash occurred at 8:25 p.m. Friday, March 6th on I 65 near Flomaton. Dr. Janelle A. Bottorff, 50, of Walkerton was killed ... Read more...

Ancilla College announces that it will host Books and More for Less Book Fair on Wednesday, March 11 from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm.  The Book Fair will be located at Ancilla College in the hallway outside the Business Office. Take this ... Read more...

Plymouth Police are investigating a reported runaway. On Friday, March 6th 14 year old Alyssa Tapia was reported as a runaway.  She is described as 5’5” tall, weighing 130 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes. Information on ... Read more...

History was again made by the RoboNinjas at the 2015 VEX Robotics Indiana State Championship on March 7.  PHS seniors Josh Kuhn and Kennedy Schnieders, comprising Team 5003-the RoboNinjas, entered the competition as defending 2013 and ... Read more...

This past weekend, the 75th Annual IBS National Broadcasting Conference focusing on New Trends in School and College Radio,TV and Webcasting was held in New York City.  The conference featured over 150 speakers, over 100 sessions and ... Read more...

Marshall County EMA Director, Clyde Avery is warning citizens of possible flooding with the anticipated warmer weather. Warm temperatures expected over the next few days will cause rapid melting of the snow-pack. The ground is still ... Read more...