Local & State News

Accident May Have Been Caused by Distracted Driver

    06/13/13  On Tuesday, June 11th at approximately 6:40 P.M. Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Hollopeter responded to a one vehicle accident at the intersection of Plymouth-Goshen Trail and 3A Road.  Arriving on scene ... Read more...

Oliver Ford to Host Ford Soccer Skills Challenge

  06/13/13 Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth invites boys and girls ages 8 through 13, to The Ford Soccer Skills Challenge. Families are encouraged to join us in this FREE event being held at the Plymouth Kindt Soccer Plex at corner of ... Read more...

Traffic Restrictions on Water & LaPorte Street for Park Construction

06/13/13 City Engineer Rick Gaul announced a traffic flow modification for East LaPorte Street and Water Street to accommodate construction work for River Park Square.  Last week Michiana Contracting Inc. began construction of the first ... Read more...

Riding Lawn Mower Stolen from TIppecanoe Residence

  06/13/13  The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a theft report from a resident on Center Street in Tippecanoe on Friday, June 7th.  The caller advised that unknown subjects entered a storage shed and removed a ... Read more...

Local Youth Enjoy Touchstone Energy Camp

  06/13/13 Six local students had the opportunity to start their summer vacation learning about electricity, participating in camp activities, playing games and making new friends at Touchstone Energy® camp. Each year, Marshall County ... Read more...

Indiana Conservation Officers Seize Live Bald Eagle from Greencastle Man

06/13/13 Jeffrey Henry, 49, from Greencastle, was issued a summons to appear in Putnam County Court after Indiana Conservation Officers seized a live bald eagle from his residence. On June 9, 2013, Indiana Conservation Officers received an ... Read more...

Updated 2 p.m. – Warning Siren Not Working

  06/12/13 Marshall County Emergency Management Director, Clyde Avery wants residents who would rely on the warning siren at Plymouth Speedway to be aware that they are not working. Avery said, “Just a heads up to your listeners ... Read more...

Severe Weather Expected This Afternoon and Tonight. Strong winds, large hail and heavy rain are possible.

    06/12/13 Northern Indiana under a moderate risk of severe weather for this afternoon and tonight. The primary threat expected is damaging winds with gusts that could be in excess of 70mph. We could also see large hail, heavy rain ... Read more...

Judges Appear before County Council

    06/12/13 Superior Court II Judge Dean Colvin appeared before the Marshall County Council this week seeking a waiver of the 90 day probationary period for the new Court Services Director, Ward Byers.  Byers has been the interim ... Read more...

Bids Opened for Baker Street Reconstruction

  06/12/13  Monday evening members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened bids for the Baker Street and Fairbanks Street improvement project.  This project is a continuation of a project from last summer that saw a ... Read more...

Local School Superintendents Comment on ISTEP Validating

    06/12/13 The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced Monday that they have hired a third party consultant to review the validity of scores accumulated from ISTEP testing in April. Approximately 80,000 students, out of ... Read more...

T-SHIRT DEADLINE FOR TA-TA TROT IS THIS FRIDAY

06/12/13 If you’re participating in the Ounce of Prevention Ta-Ta Trot on June 29th and want to be sporting this year’s t-shirt, you must register by Friday, June 14th to receive the t-shirt.    You can register online at ... Read more...

Community Invited to Father Schramm’s Retirement

  06/12/13  Father John Schramm has been the Rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Plymouth for 31 years and will be retiring this Sunday, June 16th. An Open House and Retirement Party will be held for Father John and Barbara on ... Read more...

Sheriff Reports May Activity

    06/12/13 Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin recently released the May Jail Stats. There were 151 bookings into the Marshall County Jail last month. 105 men and 44 women were book from the various departments around the county ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Report

    06/12/13  Last Wednesday, June 5th at 8:10 P.M. Plymouth Police Officer Derek Workman responded to the 200 block of West Adams Street for a complaint call.  Arriving, 20 year old Jordan R. Shepard was located and arrested for ... Read more...

TASTE INDIANA CRAFT BEERS AT SWAN LAKE’S BEER BLAST

  06/12/13 If you love finely crafted beer, come and find your new favorite at Swan Lake’s Beer Blast on Saturday, June 22. Breweries from all over Indiana will be there to offer tastings from 7 – 11 p.m. at the Pro Shop Deck. Imagine ... Read more...

Art on the Street for 2nd Friday

     06/12/13 Heartland Artists, MoonTree Studios and the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to present an Art Show for this month’s 2nd Friday event. The Artists will be in front of various businesses downtown and will ... Read more...

“Power to the People” Features Indiana Line Crews Volunteering in Guatemala

  06/12/13 PBS affiliate, WFYI Channel 20, will air a documentary on June 16, 2013 at 2:00 p.m., depicting the journey of 32 Indiana electric cooperative volunteers who traveled to a remote region of Guatemala in 2012. “Power to the ... Read more...

City Approves CF 1 for Whitley Products

  06/11/13 Plymouth City Attorney Sean Surissi received additional information on the Whitley Products Tax Abatement compliance form.  Two weeks ago the personal property CF 1 was presented for approval but it was unclear if the ... Read more...

Joint Council Commissioners Meeting on Affordable Care Act

  06/11/13 The Marshall County Council and County Commissioners held a joint meeting Monday to obtain information on the Affordable Care Act and the affects it could have on the County’s part-time employees. Tony Nyers from The Healy ... Read more...