Local & State News

Students and teachers at Lincoln Junior High will likely begin the new school year with new computers. The Plymouth School Board approved the lease of Apple MacBook Air computers at a cost of $141,940.   The newly leased computers will ... Read more...

Plymouth School Administrators have found a creative way to fulfill the state mandated requirement for providing instruction for 180 day per school year, even though inclement weather forced a number of school closings, including the ... Read more...

The One Book, One County book for 2014 events begin soon.  The book chosen is Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline.  The public libraries in Marshall County have multiple copies.  Time to get reading! Plymouth Public Library will be ... Read more...

The first bunch of blueberry sculptures just arrived in Marshall County. The 3′ x 3′ dimensional blueberries have been molded, primed and delivered. Artists are picking them up now and will be creatively painting them. The ... Read more...

In response to their mission’s call to serve, Ancilla College faculty, staff and students visited the Sojourner Truth House in Gary on Monday, March 24th volunteering their services for the day. 13 representatives of Ancilla College, ... Read more...

DONALDSON, Ind.—MoonTree Studios invites you to the opening reception for the Michiana Calligraphy Guild’s All-Members Exhibit and Calligraphy Fest, to be held Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. EDT. The featured exhibitors ... Read more...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces restrictions coming to U.S. 31, between Johnson Road and Ireland Road in South Bend. On Friday, April 4th drivers will experience periodic 15 minute complete ... Read more...

04/04/14  On Monday, March 31st the Starke County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to investigate a vehicle that was in a ditch in the area of 300 North just west of 1100 East. During the investigation it was discovered that the ... Read more...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following statement after the House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2015 was passed by the House Budget Committee today:   “As a member of the House Budget ... Read more...

The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is pleased to announce Connie Holzwart as their new Executive Director. Connie, has volunteered and been a board member on various non- profit organizations in the Plymouth ... Read more...

04/03/14  On Tuesday, April 1st Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle observed speeding in Centennial Park.  After a brief investigation it was learned that 18 year old Brandon A. Vaca of Plymouth was ... Read more...

American Containers, Inc., which has its corporate headquarters and primary manufacturing facility in Plymouth, is moving forward with their expansion plans as initially announced last November. As a part of the expansion, the company is ... Read more...

PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened bids for upcoming “mill and fill” projects around the city in the regular meeting this week. The city undertakes yearly projects to repair streets around Plymouth and ... Read more...

04/03/14 The Marshall County Coroner’s Office Wednesday investigated two separate incidents where individuals had taken their own life. Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger was called to a Bourbon residence early Wednesday morning ... Read more...

04/03/14 Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Hoosier State continued its significant downward trend in February. The rate stands at 6.1 percent down from an initially reported 6.4 percent in January. The number of ... Read more...

The NAMM Foundation awards school music education programs with the announcement of 2014’s Best Communities for Music Education (BCME).  This year, the NAMM Foundation designated 376 districts as “Best Communities for Music ... Read more...

PLYMOUTH – A “problem” property in the city of Plymouth will be getting a facelift in the coming months. The property at 400 E. Jefferson Street – where the Clark gasoline station was located for 50 plus years – had fallen into ... Read more...

Gardening 101 is a free class for anyone who is interested in learning more about gardening. Gardeners of all skill levels are invited to attend. Topics to be covered include best times and places for planting, seasonal planting, types of ... Read more...

04/03/14 The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and NIPSCO are working together to make northwest Indiana a better place to raise a family, especially for osprey. Last week, the organizations collaborated to install two 30-foot osprey ... Read more...

The start of the 2014 season at the Plymouth Speedway is nearing and Mentone, Indiana-based Landrum Performance Spring is one of the many great partners you’ll see at the track this season. Every Landrum coil spring is made from the ... Read more...