Local & State News

LaPaz will now have Comprehensive Plan

  07/29/13 The Marshall County Plan Commission heard the new plan for the town of which was prepared “in house” by Marshall County Plan Director Ralph Booker and city officials from LaPaz. The plan is a response to the new ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Conducts Executive Session

  07/29/13 The Plymouth School Board will meet in executive session on Monday, July 29 at 5:00 p.m. to develop a strategic plan for the future.   Facilitating their efforts will be Dr. Ed Eiler, who served as the superintendent for ... Read more...

Triton Band Camp

  07/29/13 The Triton High School Band just finished their annual band camp the week of July 22-26. They worked to prepare their competitive show for this school year. Mr. Foster, Triton band director, said this was the 32nd band camp he ... Read more...

Notre Dame Shakespeare Festival’s Young Company presents “The Comedy of Errors”

  07/27/13  This Sunday at 7 p.m., Encore’s Music in the Park features—not music–but a shipwreck, confusion, mistaken identities and it all takes place on the lawn at the Young Amphitheater—not on stage but on the grass in ... Read more...

Formal Charges & Bonds Set for 7 Arrested in Monday’s Meth Bust

  07/26/13  Formal charges and bonds have been set for the seven individuals arrested in Monday morning’s meth bust in the 700 block of North Fourth Street in Plymouth. At approximately 6:30 a.m. the UNIT (Undercover Narcotics ... Read more...

Speed and Alcohol Believed to be Factor in Culver Crash

  07/26/13 Marshall County Police are investigating a single vehicle crash that occurred at 1 a.m. Thursday morning at 2805 East Short Drive in Culver.  Officer Travis O’Neal responded to the scene and determined that 46 year old Peter ... Read more...

Corn Eating Contest at Farmers’ Market

    07/26/13 This Saturday’s Plymouth Farmers’ Market (PFM) will feature a return of Randy Jones and his students at Wagoner’s Music Shop, ‘Huckleberry Clamshell’. Another blood drive sponsored by South Bend Medical ... Read more...

Fire Destroys Travel Trailer

  07/26/13 Plymouth Fire Investigator John Pasley has released his report for last Friday’s fire at Jellystone Campground.    Firefighters were dispatched to lot 1382 for a fully engulfed travel trailer.  It took firefighters just ... Read more...

Friday Water Main Flushing in Plymouth

    07/26/13 The City of Plymouth will continue with the unidirectional flushing of water mains by flushing the hydrants on Friday.  City employees will start on South Michigan Street at Penguin Point and head north on Michigan ... Read more...

Oliver Ford Presents Checks

07/26/13 Oliver Ford’s support for the community continues to shine brightly as they conducted two check presentations on Thursday.   Last week’s Car-B-Q at Oliver Ford raised a total of $2,205 for the Boys and Girls Club of Marshall ... Read more...

Encore Hosts Soul Funkshun at Friday’s Music in the Park

  07/26/13Soul Funkshun is a five-piece band based out of South Bend specializing in Funk, Soul, R&B and more Funk.   You’ll love their sound if dance music is your thing. They feature the old-school sound of such artists as; ... Read more...

Friday and Monday Closure of State Road 110, South of Lake Maxinkuckee

  07/26/13 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces the closure of State Road 110, between SR 17 and SR 117, on Friday, July 26th and Monday, July, 29th. Crews will perform a chip seal and fog seal operation to preserve ... Read more...

SJRMC to Honor Fallen Firefighters on July 30th

    07/26/13 Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth will be holding a special memorial service to honor the fallen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots.  On June 30th, nineteen members of this elite wildfire-fighting ... Read more...

WALORSKI SUPPORTS PRIVACY RIGHTS FOR AMERICAN CITIZENS

  07/26/13 As part of the House-passed Department of Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. 2397), Congresswoman Jackie Walorski supported an amendment offered by Congressman Richard Nugent to stand up for the privacy rights of American ... Read more...

Thursday’s Water Main Flushing Schedule

  07/25/13 City of Plymouth Water Department Distribution System Foreman Eric Keilman announced today’s water main flushing areas. Today they’ll start flushing water mains on Pidco east of Oak Drive to West Harrison Street, then on ... Read more...

Shawn E. Brown Sentenced to Ten Years for Manufacturing Methamphetamine and One Year for Resisting Law Enforcement

  07/25/13 Shawn E. Brown, 27, of Bremen was sentenced today in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 to 10 years imprisonment for manufacturing methamphetamine and an additional year of imprisonment for resisting law enforcement. No part of the ... Read more...

Fire Chief Seeks Approval for Ambulance Bids, Remodeling, New Employees

  07/25/13 Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller asked members of the Board of Public Works and Safety for approval to seek quotes to replace one of the three ambulances in the department.  Medic 1 is the red ambulance and is a 2007.  The next ... Read more...

Oliver Ford Supports Pack-A-Backpack

  07/25/13 Oliver Ford in Plymouth has jumped on board with the annual Pack-A-Backpack campaign sponsored by Plymouth FOP Lodge 195.  For the past 10 years the FOP has gathered school supplies and then distributed them to the councilors ... Read more...

Heminger House Seeks Heros to Help Support Shelter

  07/25/13 The Heminger House Shelter for Domestic Violence in Plymouth has many heroines behind their service.  Just a week ago, they sadly lost one of their most dedicated volunteers and donors, JoAnn Isban  Isban supported the ... Read more...

P-Town Car-B-Q Raises $$ for Boys & Girls Club

  07/25/13 The 4th Annual P-Town Car-B-Q at Oliver Ford was held last weekend under some sunny skies. The event included a classic car show, a cornhole competition and the featured event….a bar-b-q cook-off.  The proceeds from the day ... Read more...