Local & State News

The Culver Park Board will meet for a special session on Friday, November 28th at 9 a.m. at the Culver Beach Lodge, 819 East Lake Shore Drive. The special session has been called to vote on the HVAC quotes. The public is welcome to ... Read more...

Riverside Intermediate School in Plymouth participated in the 22nd Annual Spell Bowl Competition at North Liberty. Coached by sixth grade teacher Mindy Mattis, the team took 1st place. Six students received a near perfect score, while one ... Read more...

The Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals will hear the request for two variances of standards by Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores of Oklahoma during their December meeting. Love’s Travel Stops is seeking a variance for general ... Read more...

The Hoosier State grew 5,500 private sector jobs in October, led mainly by the Trade, Transportation & Utilities (+3,300), and Manufacturing (+2,500) sectors. Indiana has added private sector jobs 16 of the past 22 months, with monthly ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Chief Dave Bacon released the October Activity Report during Monday night’s Board of Public Works and Safety Meeting. His department answered 764 calls for information and 205 complaints. Plymouth officers conducted 192 ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety passed a resolution Monday evening that amends the city’s Water Meter Policy. The city’s utility superintendent, Donnie Davidson suggested amending the policy in light of a ... Read more...

Area schools are using an assessment process called “SMART Strengths” to help students identify their strengths and the strengths of others. SMART Strengths is the definitive, research-supported guide to building character, resilience, ... Read more...

Last week, the Indiana General Assembly convened at the Statehouse in preparation for the 2015 legislative session. The Senate welcomed eight newly elected senators, who took the oath of office surrounded by fellow legislators and family. ... Read more...

Plymouth High School senior Haley Harrell, played in the ICGSA North/South Volleyball All-Star game this past Sunday at 4 pm at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis. It was a full day for Haley as she left home at eight on Sunday ... Read more...

The SCILL Center in Knox, or its official name, the Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning has been recognized by the State as a model vocational program in Indiana according to U.S. Representative, Jackie Walorski. The SCILL ... Read more...

Hensler Nursery in Hamlet is donating farm-grown Christmas Trees to U.S. troops and military families through Trees for Troops, a nationwide program of the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation in conjunction with the National Christmas Tree ... Read more...

This holiday season, the Volunteer Auxiliary of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth invites the community to remember or honor loved ones during the annual Tree of Life Celebration. For a $5 donation to the Auxiliary, an ... Read more...

Marshall County EMA Director, Clyde Avery said, “With the Thanksgiving holiday just a few days away, it’s a good time to remind everyone of good food preparation safety practices.” Did you know that, according to the Center for ... Read more...

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On Sunday, November 23, the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) recognized James Condon, Principal at Plymouth High School, as the 2014 State High School Principal of the Year. He was also named District High School Principal ... Read more...

The 16th annual Warm Up Marshall County program sponsored by Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth received donations of nearly 400 coats for infants, children and adults over the past few weeks and on Saturday and Sunday those coats were ... Read more...

The Auto Park on West Jefferson Street in Plymouth conducted their 6th Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway on Saturday. Hundreds of people lined up for the turkey giveaway, a community service of The Auto Park, helping families with a free ... Read more...

On Friday Bremen Police Chief Matt Hassel released his departmental activity report for November 14th through the 21st. Officers wrote five traffic citations, six traffic warnings and five ordinance violations between the 14th and 21st. ... Read more...

Corporal Bridget Hite with the Plymouth Police Department investigated a reported battery on Monday, November 17th at the Red Rock Inn. Officer Hite responded to room 126 and learned that a 16 year old male subject was accusing 33 year old ... Read more...

Marshall County Police are searching for a suspect who crashed into a mail box and a utility pole and fled the scene. About 5:45 Sunday evening, November 16th the Marshall County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center received a call when an eastbound ... Read more...