Local & State News

This Saturday, the Plymouth High School Speech and Debate Team will be hosting a Debate Invitational Season Tournament here at the high school from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to stop by and check out some of the competitions! ... Read more...

Plymouth Schools Superintendent Daniel Tyree said he is excited about getting a playground started where children with disabilities can play along with their peers. It was announced on Tuesday of this week that the PTO at Menominee ... Read more...

Exciting News!! The Marshall County Neighborhood Center is selling raffle tickets to win a 2003 50th Anniversary red Corvette coupe, six speed with a Z 06 engine to benefit the Center! This beautiful corvette only has 1,795 miles and has ... Read more...

“Girls Who Code” had its first club meeting at the Weidner School Of Inquiry on Wednesday, January 21.   This new club is open to girls in grades 6 through12 and is designed to teach girls how to build an app, design a video game ... Read more...

All of the sixth grade students at Triton Elementary School put the final touches on their sun models. Students learned that the sun is in the Milky Way Galaxy, that it is considered a medium sized star and it has several layers.  The ... Read more...

The Career Success Coalition’s (CSC) first meeting was well-attended by over 40 people from all over the county. The meeting took place at the Weidner School of Inquiry where many school administrators, organization members, business ... Read more...

On Wednesday, January 21 about 5:40 p.m. the Marshall County 9-1-1 dispatch center advised the Bremen Police Department of a possible impaired driver who was northbound on State Road 331 from 7th Road, south of Bremen. At 5:45 ... Read more...

Tuesday morning the Marshall County Drainage Board awarded maintenance bids on three ditches. Maintenance work on the Bourbon Arm of the Metheny Ditch includes debrushing and cleaning approximately 4690 feet with the debris burned and ... Read more...

The 2014 yearly report of activity for the Plymouth Fire Department showed a total of 2,173 alarm situations between fire and EMS. EMS responded to 1,684 medical incidents and did 126 medical assists. Plymouth fire was dispatched to a ... Read more...

An erosion issue on Addison Street at Lake of the Woods was brought to the attention of the Marshall County Commissioners during their meeting this week. Peter Peuquet, an adjacent property owner told the commissioners that a drainage ... Read more...

DONALDSON – Ancilla’s Student Government Association (SGA) will host a blood drive through the American Red Cross on Tuesday, February 2nd. Student Government Assoc. Faculty Advisor, Jill Neidlinger, along with President Jacob Burgo ... Read more...

ELKHART COUNTY – Ivy Tech Community College offers a new learning experience for residents interested in acquiring hands‑on training and other key skills needed to jump start a career in the recreational vehicle (RV) industry.  ... Read more...

Residents of Miller’s Assisted Living Community are gearing up for their annual Pennies for Paws campaign.  The Pennies for Paws campaign begins in February when residents and staff begin collecting their loose change to donate to the ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School Boys Bowling Team tied with Riley for the Michiana West Conference.  Other schools in the conference include Penn, Clay, New Prairie, Mishawaka, John Adams, Bremen, South Bend Saint Joseph, John Glenn, Argos and ... Read more...

Students in Mrs. Cathy Strycker’s third grade classroom at Triton Elementary School have been learning about being healthy this semester. In class students had a chance to see just how effective hand washing can be in fighting germs ... Read more...

WASHINGTON D.C. – Thursday, Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-02) a champion of pro-life issues, voted to support legislation that would prohibit taxpayer funding of elective abortions, no matter where in the federal system these may ... Read more...

Washington, D.C. – Full-time manufacturing jobs for non-college degree workers pay a wage premium of more than $3,700 annually over jobs in other economic sectors and have a significant positive impact on the U.S. economy, according ... Read more...

Parents of students who might be interested in signing up for Project Based Learning classes (PBL) offered at the Plymouth Schools may submit an application for the Washington Discovery Academy (K-4), Innovation Academy Riverside (5 & ... Read more...

PLYMOUTH – Construction moves ahead on Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center’s (SJRMC) expansion at its Plymouth campus with a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department. SJRMC broke ground for the new 12,000 square-foot ... Read more...

The Bremen Police Department again is experiencing a major safety hazard mainly effecting children. During the Bremen Public Schools pick up and drop off times of students. Police Chief Matt Hassel said, “Some motorists are stopping in ... Read more...