Local & State News

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence Monday issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriages. “I will always believe in the importance of traditional marriage and I will always abide by the ... Read more...

LA PORTE-Plastic Package, a manufacturer of packaging containers and trays, announced plans Monday to locate its Midwest manufacturing operations here, creating up to 19 new jobs by 2016. The Sacramento, California-based company will ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners have a busy agenda for their meeting today. USI will appear at 8:30 and the discussion will be on the major erosion issue that has developed under the East Jefferson Street Bridge over the Yellow River. ... Read more...

Friday afternoon Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter made the official announcement that the City of Plymouth was awarded a Federal Aviation Administration grant in the amount of $2,282,494. The grant will fund a reconstruction of the runway and a ... Read more...

Thursday evening about 9:10 Plymouth Police Officer Matthew Emenhiser conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Michigan and Harrison Streets. Through his investigation it was found the 18 year old Denise Gallegos was operating a ... Read more...

Bremen police officers issued a total of 8 traffic citation from September 26th through October 2nd. During that same time period officers wrote 32 traffic warnings and 5 town ordinance violations. Bremen officers were dispatched to a ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board will meet on October 7 for both an executive session and a regular meeting. The executive session will convene at 6:00 P.M. followed by the regular session at 7:00 P. M. During the closed executive meeting, the ... Read more...

Friday morning the Indiana State Police Criminal Interdiction Team was assisting Indiana Parole on home checks. They went to the residence of 12173 South Michigan Road in Plymouth in order to check on a female parolee. Arriving at the ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) this evening released the following statement regarding the news of ISIS hostage, Hoosier Peter Kassig. “This is an unimaginably devastating situation for any parent to endure. My prayers are with ... Read more...

Monday, October 6, the Plymouth High School volleyball teams will be hosting South Bend Saint Joseph for their annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. The C-team starts at 5:00 p.m. with the JV and Varsity teams following. Please wear pink to ... Read more...

The Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) launched new website Friday with improved messaging and a new design to market and promote the county as a prime location for business expansion and new investment. “MCEDC, ... Read more...

The 2014 Local Government Cooperation Award was presented to Marshall and Saint Joseph counties during the Association of Indiana Counties last month. The award was presented to the two counties for working together to create a public ... Read more...

Marshall County Emergency Management will distribute 150 emergency alert radios today in their office, room 207 on the second floor of the County Building. Radios will be distributed between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to needy ... Read more...

The Marshall County Community Foundation (MCCF) awarded the second round of 2014 Community Fund grants during a news conference held Thursday, October 2nd in Plymouth. The Community Fund is one of the most flexible and responsive of the ... Read more...

Plymouth High School is the recipient of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Safe Sport School award for its Sports Medicine program. The award champions safety and recognizes high schools that provide safe environments for ... Read more...

29 year old Melissa Newcomb of North Liberty was killed Wednesday night in a single vehicle crash at the intersection of Tamarack and 4B Roads. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the crash which happened at 10:26 ... Read more...

Wednesday night just before midnight Plymouth Police Officer Tim Taberski was dispatched by 9-1-1 to the Economy Inn at 2535 North Michigan Street. The dispatch was for 54 year old Darwin M. Linderman who was beating on the caller’s ... Read more...

Plymouth Police officers served a couple of warrants Thursday night. At 8:55 Officer McIntyre located 51 year old Tonya Winrotte at her residence on Klinger Street. She had an active failure to appear warrant for her arrest. Winrotte was ... Read more...

Two local Lions Club members, Vivian J. Blankenship and Manny Guerrero have traveled to Guatamala and Mexico many times over the years. Vivian started in 1987 and Manny in 2000. Manny is the main interpreter besides Vivian. They eyeglass ... Read more...

The Argos Community Schools will conduct a special school board meeting on Tuesday, October 7th. The special meeting has been called to approve the 2014-15 master contract. The special school board meeting on Tuesday, October 7 will be ... Read more...