Local & State News

Donnelly Statement on Budget Vote

  03/26/13 Saturday morning, Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after voting in favor of the Senate budget proposal.  “I think we need to cut spending and make changes to our tax code as we work our way back to a ... Read more...

Attorney General Zoeller recovers $18 million in uncollected insurance benefits for Hoosiers

  03/26/13 Beneficiaries of long forgotten insurance policies may soon be able to recover proceeds they never knew existed.  Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced today that $18,026,392.08 in unclaimed property has been ... Read more...

Rep. Harman Presents Flag to Miller’s Senior Living

  03/26/13 District 17 State Representative Tim Harman recently presented the residents and staff of Miller’s Senior Living Community with an Indiana State flag.  The flag was folded neatly in a box and came with a certificate ... Read more...

ANCILLA COLLEGE GOLF CLASSIC SLATED

    03/26/13 Spring is here and the divots will be flying! It’s time once again for the Annual Ancilla College Golf Classic. The tournament is set to take place at the Plymouth Country Club, overlooking Pretty Lake in Plymouth, on ... Read more...

Coats Offers Amendments to Senate Budget to Help Grow the Economy and Protect Jobs

  03/26/13 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), senior Senate Republican on the Joint Economic Committee, Thursday offered a number of amendments to the Senate Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2014 that would help grow the economy and protect ... Read more...

Marshall County Hoosier Farmers Recognized for Achievements

    03/25/13 State Representative Tim Harman (R-Bremen) congratulates the Bachtel/Filson family from Marshall County for receiving the Hoosier Homestead Award. The award was presented today by Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann and Agriculture ... Read more...

Philanthropy at work: Local farmer supports LaVille FFA through America’s Farmers Grow CommunitiesSM

  03/25/13 The LaVille FFA Chapter and Saint Joseph County 4-H Swine Club will now be able to better serve the community thanks to the support of local farmer, Cyndy Keeling, and America’s Farmers Grow Communities. Sponsored by the ... Read more...

Coats Supports Amendment to Repeal Obamacare

  03/25/13 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Friday issued the following statement after voting for an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution that would repeal Obamacare: “By forcing individuals to buy health insurance, ... Read more...

SPRING BRINGS THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER, FLOODING

    03/25/13 Local, state and national organizations are encouraging Hoosiers to prepare now for thunderstorms, tornadoes and flooding as part of Severe Weather Preparedness Week. State agencies, including the Indiana Public Safety ... Read more...

Former PHS Grad Teaching in S.C. Receives Reflex Math Grant

  03/25/13 Plymouth High School graduate Katie Day has never forgotten how teacher Diane Lyons was able to have several different students in her special education classes, all working on different projects, and all having success. Day, ... Read more...

Intermittent U.S. 6 Lane Restrictions for New U.S. 31 Project

  03/25/13 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces intermittent one way traffic directed by flaggers and brief stoppages of all traffic on U.S. 6 between U.S. 31 and Lilac Road, beginning on or after Tuesday, March 26th ... Read more...

Irish Tunes at Miller’s Senior Living

  03/25/13  “Happy Days Are Here Again” sang J. Jay Brook to the residents and guests at Miller’s Senior Living Community on Tuesday afternoon March 19th.  And by the smiles throughout the audience it was apparent they ... Read more...

This April, Be a Part of the Change Happening Around You

  03/25/13  As the snow melts and spring rains bring fresh flowers, green grass, and warmer weather, the American Red Cross encourages area residents to be a part of change, too.  Spring is about rejuvenation and research studies show ... Read more...

Egg Hunt at Potato Creek State Park, March 30

  03/25/13 The public is invited to join the Friends of Potato Creek group on March 30 for an Easter egg hunt. The hunt will be at the beach area in Potato Creek State Park at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The egg hunt costs $2 and is open to children ... Read more...

Federally Extended Benefits Reduced Beginning Monday, April 8, 2013

  03/25/13 Due to automatic federal spending cuts, known as sequestration, beginning Monday, April 8, 2013, weekly payments of Federally Extended Unemployment Insurance benefits, also known as EEUC or weeks 27-63 of benefits, will be ... Read more...

Plymouth’s Mac Mercer selected to Junior All-State; Triton’s Clay Yeo makes Senior All-State

The 20-5 Triton Trojans are getting ready for a trip to Indianapolis on Saturday.  Senior Clay Yeo has been a prominent reason why the boys from Bourbon are making another run at the State Title.  And the “honors” keep ... Read more...

Fields Sentenced to Maximum Time Allowed under Law for Manufacturing Methamphetamine

   03/22/13  Judge Robert O. Bowen of the Marshall Superior Court No. 1 sentenced Anthony Fields to the maximum sentence allowed under the law for manufacturing methamphetamine.  A Marshall County jury deliberated a little over an hour ... Read more...

Marshall County REMC to hold its 75 Annual Membership Meeting at Plymouth High School

  03/22/13 Marshall County REMC to hold its 75thAnnual Membership Meeting at Plymouth High School Auditorium Marshall County Rural Electric Membership Corporation will hold its 75th Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 2nd in the Plymouth ... Read more...

Lt. Governor to Present 50 Families with Hoosier Homestead Awards

  03/22/12  Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann and Indiana Agriculture Director Gina Sheets will present 50 families with the Hoosier Homestead Award on Friday, March 22 at 1 p.m.  The ceremony will take place at the Indiana Statehouse, North ... Read more...

VanMeter to Retire After 33 years in Plymouth Schools

03/22/13  After 33 years of service to the Plymouth Community Schools, Sharon VanMeter has decided to retire. VanMeter has been a familiar face and voice to thousands of students, parents, teachers, school staff and other community ... Read more...