Local & State News

  01/15/14 Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety heard from the President of the Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association, Fred Lanahan.  Currently there are 15 members in the association representing many of the ... Read more...

  01/15/14 A routine traffic stop Monday landed a Plymouth woman in jail after Indiana State Police Master Trooper Mike Gruett discovered meth in her coffee. Shortly before 11:00 a.m., Gruett stopped a white 2002 Pontiac Bonneville on US ... Read more...

01/15/14 In an attempt to develop workforce readiness skills on behalf of local students and in partnership with Marshall County Schools and area businesses, the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation announces its support for ... Read more...

  01/15/14 Conducting their first meeting of the new year, members of the Marshall County Council conducted the annual reorganization of the council.  The decision was made to retain the same officers, Matt Hassel as President and Don ... Read more...

  01/15/14 It’s where the love of racing begins for most drivers and fans: the short track. NASCAR’s David Stremme will be at the Double Tree Inn in South Bend this Friday, January 17 at 7 p.m.   He will meet with short track ... Read more...

    01/15/14 The vocal group Naturally 7 returns to the Eppley Auditorium stage on Thursday, Feb. 6, at 7:30 p.m. The New York City based group is touring Europe with Michael Bublé. The group has released nine albums and two live ... Read more...

01/15/14 Most modern dairy farm operators and managers spend just as much time managing people and their business as they do caring for their animals. The Purdue Ag and Natural Resource Extension Educators in north central Indiana are ... Read more...

  01/15/14 Congresswoman Jackie Walorski announced her support for the Electricity Security and Affordability Act (H.R. 3826), a bipartisan bill she co-sponsored to require the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set achievable ... Read more...

  01/15/14 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Tuesday joined seven Senate Republicans in a press conference in the Capitol after Majority Leader Reid rejected their compromise proposal to reform and pay for unemployment insurance benefits. “If ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Monday night members of the Plymouth Park Department were updated on the tennis court project by Sarah Smith.  In January or February of 2011 the Tennis Committee was given permission to explore the possibility of creating an ... Read more...

    01/14/14 Area school officials undoubtedly spent some time pouring over school calendars when severe weather hit the county last week forcing school closings. County schools are using combinations of state waivers and other dates ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Construction will begin this spring on a 33-mile expansion of the St. Joe Valley Metronet’s high-speed, high-capacity, dark fiber broadband network into Marshall County. Monday morning the Marshall County Council approved the ... Read more...

  01/14/14 With increased numbers of the H1NI flu virus appearing in Michiana, as well as an anticipated surge in the number of Influenza cases expected over the next few weeks, Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) is announcing ... Read more...

  01/14/14  On Sunday, January 12th at 1:00 A.M. Plymouth Police Officer Gary Cleveland was patrolling the area of Oakhill Avenue and Lincoln Street when he observed a vehicle traveling eastbound at a speed of 56 mph in a 35 mph posted ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Word was recently received regarding the application nominating the South Michigan Street corridor in Plymouth to the National Register of Historic Places.  The nominating process began in 2005 and was forwarded to the ... Read more...

  01/14/14 The Plymouth High School Business Professionals of America chapter will be holding their Bruce’s Big Grill BBQ fundraiser this Friday evening January 17th before the Concord vs. Plymouth Boys Basketball game. The tickets are ... Read more...

01/14/14  On Friday, January 10th at approximately 11:00 A.M. Marshall County Sheriff’s Police Officer Les McFarland responded to State Road 10, west of State Road 17 near Culver for a two vehicle accident. Arriving on the scene, ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Remarkably diverse in style and medium, artist George Vagis renders such images as lithe ballerinas, Native American character studies, and Southwest landscapes, along with a variety of recognizable sports heroes, architectural ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Identity theft is a problem that increases every year. More Americans’ identities were stolen in tax refund crimes in the first six months of 2013 than in all of 2012. In fact, about 1.6 million Americans were victims of ... Read more...

  01/14/14 Northern Indiana drivers are asked to be on alert for potholes on interstates, U.S. highways, and state routes. The rise and fall in temperatures following last week’s severe winter weather was a recipe for potholes to form ... Read more...