Local & State News

School is out for the summer at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School, but on Tuesday the teachers were hard at work developing curriculum for the next school year.  Pictured are teachers: Mrs. Hammond, Mrs. Ousley, Mr. Rettinger, and Mr. ... Read more...

  Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger and Chief Deputy Coroner, Bridget Hite said Tuesday morning that autopsy and toxicology results conducted on former MCEDC Director, Jay Michael Bahr showed elevated prescription drug levels in ... Read more...

Monday morning during the County Council meeting Commissioner Jack Roose took advantage of the public input portion to voice his opposition in having the highway department purchase a new piece of equipment.  A couple of weeks ago a ... Read more...

Marshall County residents who are nearing retirement age can increase their lifetime income if they can wait a bit to start drawing Social Security benefits. In Marshall County 6,106 residents – or 13.0 percent of the population – are ... Read more...

Sunday morning just before 1 Officer Cleveland was dispatched to 914 West Jefferson Street for a reported disturbance.  The two suspects, 29 year old Jeffery Owens and 34 year old Aaron Minch of 914 West Jefferson were allegedly in an ... Read more...

On Saturday, June 7th about 2 a.m. Plymouth Police Officer Pau Stamper observed a black pick-up truck drive on the median on North Michigan Street near the Speedway.  South bound the truck blew a tire and pulled into the Taco Bell parking ... Read more...

Encore Performing Arts is pleased to announce the return of The Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT), the nation’s largest touring children’s theatre. The week-long residency ‘starring’ local students was immensely popular in past ... Read more...

Last month Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin explained to the County Council his need for an additional appropriation.  His reasoning, after the 2014 budgets were approved, he entered into a contract with Quality Correctional Care ... Read more...

Hundreds of lower-income Plymouth children eat free or reduced-priced lunch and breakfast during the school day.  But when the bell rings for summer vacation, ensuring those same kids have access to nutritious meals can be a challenge.  ... Read more...

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is announcing the hiring of Andrew Wozniak for the position of Patrolman.  Patrolman Wozniak was sworn in on Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Marshall County Clerk’s office by Deputy Clerk Darlene ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will meet Monday evening at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall for the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting and the Common Council meeting. The Board of Public Works and Safety will begins at 6 p.m. and ... Read more...

The Marshall County Council will meet this morning at 9 a.m. in the meeting room of the County Building.  Agenda for the meeting includes the request of an additional appropriation of $1,300 by Superior Court II Judge Robert Bowen.  ... Read more...

Last week members of the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals approved the request of George and Sue Holzwart.  Their request was to reduce the rear yard setback from the required 20 feet to 10 feet to construct an above ground pool at 439 ... Read more...

On Thursday, June 5th Plymouth Assistant Police Chief Mark Owen served a warrant on 46 year old Phillip Wilde of Plymouth.  Mr. Wilde came to the Plymouth Police Department at 10 a.m.  It was found that Phillip has a body attachment out ... Read more...

A pursuit that included numerous agencies ended with the driver being pursued shooting himself as he tried to flee. Preliminary investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Chris Campione revealed that the male driver had been involved ... Read more...

Riverside Intermediate School held their annual awards program on Thursday, June 6. Students who have earned an A average and who received a P+ on either Math and/or Language Arts of ISTEP were Gold Award recipients.   Front Row: Alexa ... Read more...

On Monday, June 2, the Culver-Union Township Public Library held a Summer Reading Kickoff party for all ages. The CUTPL Friends of the Library provided ice cream and toppings for an ice cream sundae bar.  Attendees of all ages signed up ... Read more...

  Ivy Tech Community College – North Central, based in South Bend, announced a partnership with almost a dozen high schools in northern Indiana to launch the Early College initiative.  The goal of the program is to provide ... Read more...

The Mayor and the Planning Committee for the River Park Square Ribbon Cutting are excited to announce the line-up for June 21st!  At 9:00 a.m., at the entrance of River Park Square, Mayor Mark Senter will be joined by Senator Joe Donnelly ... Read more...

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded a $600,000 grant to the City of Plymouth, Marshall County, and the Town of Bourbon to help redevelop contaminated Brownfield sites. The group of local governments was among 171 ... Read more...