Local & State News

Wednesday morning about 9:30 a Plymouth Police Officer arrested 40 year old Jason T. Shepperd of Plymouth at the Economy Inn, 2535 North Michigan Street.  Shepperd was arrested on four failure to appear warrants and held on no bond. Just ... Read more...

Tuesday evening about 8:30 the Plymouth Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at the former Scrap Yard at 505 West Garro Street. When police arrived on the scene they said it was fully engulfed.  As fire fighters pulled up ... Read more...

The Marshall County Safety Commission held the first of its two regular yearly meetings Tuesday morning. Representatives from the area schools of Argos, John Glenn, Union North, Culver Military Academy, Bremen, Triton and Plymouth were all ... Read more...

Are you the parent of a junior or senior and looking for ways to finance your child’s education beyond high school?   Do you have concerns about how you will help your child pay for their post high school education/training? Argos ... Read more...

The criminal justice class at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School had the opportunity to learn from members of the South Bend Metro Homicide Unit during Wednesday’s class at the school.  Metro Officers Cook and Andrews brought their ... Read more...

Miller’s Merry Manor is hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, February 3rd, from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.  They ask you eat a healthy meal and drink plenty of fluids before donating. Miller’s is located at 635 Oakhill Avenue in ... Read more...

Earthworks has planned a full February roster of educational programs at the Earthworks Market, 900 W Jefferson St, Plymouth.  The public is invited to register for the following offerings. Tuesday, February 3, 6:30 pm – Essential Oils ... Read more...

On Tuesday, January 27, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department obtained a 9-1-1 call of a pickup truck and train accident at the railroad crossing located at 18B Road and Dewberry Road in Tippecanoe Township. Officer Les McFarland ... Read more...

Indianapolis – In the coming weeks, the State of Indiana will launch “Just IN,” a one-stop-shop news resource website that will house press releases from the Governor, Lt. Governor and the agencies they lead. Currently, Indiana’s ... Read more...

The Annual Shareholders Meeting of the Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation (PIDCO) was held Tuesday at The Plymouth Country Club. Sarah Guild Smith, PIDCO President highlighted activities in 2014. Platting their 37 acres east of ... Read more...

Plymouth Building Commissioner Keith Hammonds recently presented his year end report to members of the Board of Public Works and Safety. There were a total of 182 permits issued in 2014 compared to 241 in 2013.  The estimated construction ... Read more...

Members of the Marshall County Bicentennial Committee gathered this week to continue working on a variety of events and projects to celebrate Indiana’s 200th birthday in December of 2016.  Although the state’s birthday is quite a ways ... Read more...

SOUTH BEND – It was a memorable night as Plymouth’s Lady Pilgrims (14-6) took a 49-34 win over South Bend Clay (5-15) to keep their current five game winning streak alive, but the biggest sotry of the night was the entry of ... Read more...

Many urban Indiana school districts are going to great measures to balance their transportation budgets, but Marshall County schools appear to be weathering funding cuts. Schools are attributing decreases in funding to changes in assessed ... Read more...

Bremen Police Chief Matt Hassel released the activity report for January 16th through the 22nd. Officers issued a total of 22 traffic warning, 5 traffic citation and 9 ordinance violations. Bremen Officers investigated one property damage ... Read more...

The Plymouth Optimist Club will be hosting their annual Tri-Star Basketball Contest on Sunday, February 1st at the Plymouth High School multi-purpose room. Participants should enter through the doors on the north end of the school. ... Read more...

In his Senate Update, Senator Randy Head said, “I am working to advance ideas that will improve our state and local communities.”Senator Head is keeping his constituents up to date on some of the legislative proposals he’s authored ... Read more...

Washington, D.C.—Tuesday, U.S. Senator from Indiana, Joe Donnelly released his annual report for 2014.  The nearly 60-page report chronicles Donnelly’s legislative work and bipartisan efforts, travel around Indiana, and efforts on ... Read more...

INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Mike Pence announced Tuesday that the State has received approval from the federal government to use an updated version of the consumer-driven Healthy Indiana Plan known as HIP 2.0 instead of Medicaid to offer ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Chief Dave Bacon and Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin updated member of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety on central dispatch. The discussion to have central dispatch in Marshall County and Plymouth to ... Read more...