Local & State News

  09/10/13 At the conclusion of the county budget hearings on Monday councilman John Benedict commented on the proposed 3% salary increase.  He said, “The 3% raise right now is excessive.  I would be comfortable at 2%.”  Benedict ... Read more...

    09/10/13 Kessler Crane, Inc. plans a major expansion of its Plymouth-based corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility.  Monday, the Plymouth City Council approved tax abatement for Kessler’s approximately $2 million ... Read more...

  09/10/13 The Plymouth Fire Department responded to a 9-1-1 call of an electrical fire at 725 Loon Court Monday afternoon at 1:52.  The caller indicated that smoke was coming from the crawlspace area of the home.  When firefighters ... Read more...

    09/10/13 In less than four hours the Marshall County Council was able to red-line $400,323.00 from the 2014 budget requests.  The council started right out with the Commissioner’s budget where the reduced their requests by ... Read more...

  09/10/13 The City of Plymouth has been working with the railroad on Oak Drive since last winter for issues with the crossing.  In July Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt told member of the Board of Public Works and Safety that he was ... Read more...

  09/10/13  On Monday, September 2nd at approximately 6:15 p.m. Plymouth Police Officer Jeremy Enyart was dispatched to the Blueberry Festival’s White Tiger Exhibit located in the front part of Centennial Park.  The call was in ... Read more...

     09/10/13 The Plymouth School Board will be holding three meetings on Tuesday, September 10 at the Administration Board Room on Berkley St. Beginning at 7:00 p.m., the Board will hold a budget hearing for the proposed 2014 ... Read more...

    09/10/13 The headlines for months have talked about problems with ISTEP+ testing in Indiana. According to the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), schools and parents were due to receive the spring ISTEP results on September ... Read more...

  09/10/13 Does public speaking make you perspire? Want to sharpen your speaking and leadership skills? Want to increase your confidence in front of a group? Want to facilitate more effective meetings?   Join Wythougan Toastmasters for ... Read more...

  09/10/13 Heartland Artist Gallery of Plymouth is in the process of accepting applications for their25th Annual Juried Art Show.  Heartland Artist Gallery is located at 103 West LaPorte Street in Plymouth. Applications must be ... Read more...

09/07/13  During the early morning hours of Thursday, September 5th police officers from various agencies served dual search warrants that had been issued through the Marshall County Courts for two Plymouth residents.  After several ... Read more...

  09/09/13 Members of the Marshall County Council have a full agenda for their meeting today (9/9/13).  The morning begins at 9 a.m. with the adoption of the Solid Waste Budget, the South West Lake Maxinkuckee Sewer District Budget and ... Read more...

  09/09/13 The Marshall County Alcoholic Beverage Commission approved several requests in their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Five different businesses in Marshall County were up for an automatic renewal of their licenses. ... Read more...

    09/09/12 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces the closure of State Road 331, between State Road 106 near Bremen and U.S. 30, beginning Monday, September 9th through the end of the day Wednesday, September ... Read more...

  09/09/13 The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released IREAD scores for individual schools on September 4. The test is given to third graders across the state to determine reading levels. Statewide, the scores rose from 90.6 ... Read more...

  09/09/13 Aimee Porttuis, Director of Guidance at PHS announced Parent/Teacher Conference Night, Wednesday, September 11th. Plymouth High School will be conducting Parent/Teacher Conferences on Wednesday evening, September 11. Classroom ... Read more...

  09/09/13 Guests can get lost in the beauty of a tall grass prairie at Potato Creek State Park’s prairie maze starting Sept. 13. Visitors can wander through 1.25 miles of trails cut in the 7-foot-tall restored prairie grasses.   There ... Read more...

  09/09/13 The number one reason for people being lodged in the Marshall County Jail during August was for Failure to Appear.   Theft was the number two reason with Operating While Intoxicated coming in third.   Probation Violations ... Read more...

  09/09/13 Marching band season is underway for the “Pride of Triton” Marching Band. The students marched in the Summerfest Parade this year and are pictured here marching in the recent Blueberry Parade. The first ten bands to ... Read more...

  09/09/13 The public is welcome to join the Wythougan Valley Preservation Council on a road trip to the Miami County Museum in Peru, IN on Wednesday, September 11th.  They will be leaving from the Plymouth Public Library parking lot at ... Read more...