Local & State News

Salvation Army Needs Red Kettle Bell Ringing

  12/20/13 Salvation Army Red Kettle Bell Ringing is well underway.  Members from the Marshall County Boys and Girls Club helped get the campaign started by volunteering to be the first to ring bells.  Funds collected in Bremen, Culver ... Read more...

Junior Achievement Program at Riverside Seeking Volunteers for 3-12-14

  12/20/13 Junior Achievement will be bringing J.A. programs to 586 5th and 6th grade students at Riverside Intermediate in Plymouth on the morning of March 12, 2014. In order to make it happen, they need approximately 40 volunteers from ... Read more...

Redevelopment Commission Updated on Projects

  12/20/13 Members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission met this week and were updated on several projects.  Plymouth’s Utility Superintendent Donny Davidson told members the Pine Water Treatment Plant Improvement project’ ... Read more...

Free DVD Rentals at Plymouth Library during Christmas Break

  12/20/13 The Plymouth Public Library is presenting a Christmas present to their patrons! From, Friday, December 20th through Friday, January 3rd rent DVDs for free.  Come during School Break, relax and watch a whole season of your ... Read more...

PHS Basketball Team Presents Shirts to Fundriasers

  12/20/13 Ella Hissong, Olivia Newcomb, and Brenna Large had a lemonade stand over the summer at the Plymouth Country Club during the basketball teams’ golf outing. When the girls were finished, they gave the money to the ... Read more...

Mobile Food Pantry at Armory Friday

  12/20/13 The mobile food pantry from the Food Bank of Northern Indiana will be set up in the National Guard Armory in Plymouth today (Friday).  The mobile food pantry offers fresh perishable items such a produce, grains, dairy and ... Read more...

Heavy Rain and Snow Melt May Cause Flooding Problems

  12/20/13 The National Weather Service is advising of two low pressure systems that will bring rainfall to the area beginning today.  The stronger system will bring an abundant amount of moisture to our area over the weekend.  The ... Read more...

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HOSTS GRANT ORIENTATION SESSION THURSDAY, JANUARY 16

    12/20/13 Grant applicants or those who want to learn more about the grant process at Marshall County Community Foundation are invited to attend a grant orientation from 7-8 pm on Thursday, January 16.  The free grant orientation ... Read more...

Lincoln Driven to Give

    12/20/13 The most recent “Lincoln Driven to Give” event sponsored by Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth was held at St. Michael School on November 16th at St. Michael School. The Lincoln “Driven to Give” event through Oliver ... Read more...

Fort Wayne Outdoor Show Whisks Away Winter Blues in January

12/20/13 Northern Indiana’s ultimate outdoor-turned-indoor experience—the 5th annual Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show— returns Friday Jan. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 26, spanning 108,000 square-feet of the Memorial Coliseum, 4000 ... Read more...

Triton Elementary Holiday Concert

  12/20/13 Triton Elementary School fourth and fifth grade students entertained their friends and family with their music program earlier this month.  Pictured are (left to right): Hannah Shaw, Dylanie Miller, Charlie Schwichtenberg, ... Read more...

Wacasey Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Possession of Methamphetamine Consecutive to Motion to Revoke Probation Sentence

  12/19/13 Jamie Wacasey, 34, of Plymouth, was sentenced Wednesday, December 18 in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 to 10 years imprisonment for possessing methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a housing complex.  In open court, Wacasey ... Read more...

State DLGF Gives Preliminary Approval to 2014 County Budgets

  12/19/13 Marshall County has received the green light for their 2014 budget from the state of Indiana. Marshall County Auditor Penny Lukenbill has received a “1782” notice from the Department of Local Government Finance saying that ... Read more...

Lilly Endowment gives $1 million to Ancilla College

  12/19/13 Ancilla College, Indiana’s only private, Associate’s Degree granting college, has been awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. The grant is one of 39 provided by the Endowment to the state’s accredited ... Read more...

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION “MAKING A DIFFERENCE” EVENT SPURS TEN NEW FUNDS TO SUPPORT MARSHALL COUNTY NONPROFITS 10% Match Available through December 31

12/19/13 The work of local nonprofit organizations impacts the quality of life for everyone in Marshall County. Recognizing the essential role nonprofits play in the economy and health of our community, the Marshall County Community ... Read more...

LaVille H.S. Student Council Gives to Local Family

  12/19/13 The LaVille High School Student Council recently got into the holiday spirit this year, not by doing a gift exchange or secret Santa, but by giving back to local families. The Student Council members gave up their own free time ... Read more...

HOOSIERS ENCOURAGED TO ENROLL IN COVERAGE PLAN BY DEC. 23

  12/19/13 Uninsured Hoosiers have less than a week to meet an important deadline with the federal Health Insurance Marketplace. The Indiana Hospital Association, the Indiana Primary Health Care Association and Covering Kids and ... Read more...

Etna Green Church Donates Gifts to Triton Elementary Students

  12/19/13 Shawne and Jennie McAndrews, parents of three students at Triton Elementary School, were in a second grade classroom at Triton Elementary School with gift packages for each child in the classroom.  The gifts were from their ... Read more...

Final Musical Moments at Plymouth Library

    12/19/13 The final “Musical Moments” at the Plymouth Public Library will be tonight at 6:30 in the Laramore meeting rooms.  The programs this year have been part of the centennial celebration of the Library.   Entertainment ... Read more...

Donnelly, Coburn Introduce Bill to Preserve Access to Manufactured Housing

  12/19/13 This week, Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) introduced the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act, legislation that would maintain important consumer protections while also protecting the ability of ... Read more...