Local & State News

WTCA is in crisis mode. For many, many years the radio station has helped a few needy families in the county at holiday time with food and toys. This year is no different but our manager, Kathy Bottorff dropped the ball and we haven’t ... Read more...

Friday evening at approximately 10:11 P.M. Deputy Rob Hafke responded to a one vehicle accident in the area of 4th Road between the King Road intersections. As officers arrived on the scene it was advised that Derek Sellers was driving ... Read more...

12/19/12 Firefighters, police officers and first responders are often close to the need for blood, responding to emergency situations throughout the year. This is why the American Red Cross will hold the annual Marshall County Battle of ... Read more...

Indiana’s varying seasonal weather can make it difficult for Hoosier employers to stay sharp about protecting their employees from weather-related hazards. As winter rolls back around, it brings with it obvious risks, such as icy driving ... Read more...

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon for the dedication ceremony of a memorial to honor the five Plymouth Firefighters that were killed while responding to a house fire at Lake Latonka in 1982. An estimated 300 people attended the ceremony ... Read more...

The 18th Annual Shop With A Cop program hosted by Plymouth FOP Lodge 195 treated nearly200 children to breakfast and a shopping trip on Saturday. Hurshel Hunter, President of FOP 195 told those gathered for breakfast at the Plymouth ... Read more...

The Marshall County Drainage Board and Board of Commissioners will meet Monday morning beginning at 8:30 in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. The Drainage Board will open maintenance bids for the McComber Drain to the ... Read more...

The Marshall County Police Department has not released details of the single vehicle crash on State Road 10 just east of Pine Saturday night. WTCA was on the scene and learned that a crew-cab pick-up truck allegedly swerved to miss a deer ... Read more...

With the holidays fast approaching, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) office encourages everyone to consider giving gifts that will help protect their family members and friends during ... Read more...

Morgan Peoni (Franklin), Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) member, and Madyson Price (Logansport), PTK Vice-President are Ancilla College’s 2014-2015 nominees to the All-USA/Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team. Phi Theta Kappa is a two-year ... Read more...

Advisory: The South Bend NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter, WXJ-57 at frequency 162.400 MHZ, is now ... Read more...

There were seven members present for this week’s meeting of Alfie’s Angels Red Hat Society group. Each new Red Hat member selected the style of red hat they preferred which had been donated by several ladies from the Plymouth area. ... Read more...

Recently Triton Jr./Sr. High School eighth graders visited the Junior Achievement Finance Park in Fort Wayne to have practical experience with the business/finance principals they have been studying in Mrs. Tracie Vermillion’s business ... Read more...

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Pence announced a new signature event of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission Friday during Statehood Day remarks in the south atrium of the Indiana Statehouse. The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will touch ... Read more...

DONALDSON – With beds for approximately 100 students, Ancilla College is delighted to announce a state-of–the art residence hall will be ready for students beginning the 2015-16 school year. “This project will help us reach students ... Read more...

This week the Chicago-based Federal Appeals Court for the Seventh Circuit ruled against the City of Plymouth in the case of a U.S. Military Reserve officer’s lawsuit. Plymouth Police officer Robert DeLee had sought longevity pay under ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief, Rod Miller was granted permission to begin the hiring process to fill a full-time vacancy for the paramedic/firefighter during this week’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. The Chief also presented the ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Chief Dave Bacon presented the November Activity Report. The number of calls for information was the lowest of the whole year at 662. Complaints were much lower than they have been the last seven months at 176. Plymouth ... Read more...

Thursday morning about 1:45 the Marshall County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received a report of a domestic battery at a residence in the 16,000 block of Sheryl Court in Plymouth. County police officers responded to the home and after an ... Read more...

Plymouth High School graduates have another opportunity for financial help in order to attend Ancilla College by the generous scholarship created in memory of Jim and Mary Neu. Jim and Mary’s daughters, Mary Neu-Stoppelman and Nancy ... Read more...