Local & State News

  02/15/13 Members of the General Assembly have joined forces in the fight against Hoosier hunger.  Partnering with Feeding Indiana’s Hungry, lawmakers are working to raise awareness and assist with the state’s domestic hunger relief ... Read more...

  02/15/13 Fort Wayne-based residential mortgage lender Ruoff Home Mortgage announced the addition of Stephen Hissong to their company, who will conduct business from their satellite office in Plymouth. Hissong was hired as a senior loan ... Read more...

  02/15/18 The second grade at Triton Elementary School made quilts in connection with The Quilt Story.  The children cut the fabric, sewed the pieces into squares, figured out the design, and sewed the pieces together.  The quilts were ... Read more...

  02/15/13 The Culver Redevelopment Commission will meet Monday, February 18th at 5:30 p.m. in the Culver Town Hall.  Agenda for the meeting includes a presentation by Todd Samuelson from Umbaugh and Associates, the analysis of the ... Read more...

  02/15/13 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, issued the following statement this week regarding North Korea’s test of a nuclear device: “North Korea’s provocative nuclear test is the latest ... Read more...

  02/14/13 On Wednesday Marshall County Superior Court I Judge, Robert Bowen found that there was probable cause for the arrest of 17 year old Michael Sobieck from Grovertown for two counts.  Count one is Armed Robbery as a class B ... Read more...

  02/14/13 Melissa Newton, Blood Donor Recruitment Specialist with the South Bend Medical Foundation released the results of Mayor Senter’s blood drive last Saturday at the Earthworks Market.  There were a total 41 presenting donors ... Read more...

02/14/13 Marshall County Sheriff Tom Chamberlin presented the 2012 Jail Report dated February 6th to members of the Common Council via email this year.  Last year there were 2,177 new adult jail bookings, this averages to 5.9 persons per ... Read more...

  02/14/13 Tuesday evening about 6:20 p.m. a Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy observed a pick-up truck near the intersection of Sycamore Road and State Road 17 pull off the roadway and a male subject exit the vehicle.   The officer ... Read more...

  2/14/13 Senator Joe Donnelly spoke with Indiana media Wednesday about the passage of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in the Senate.  VAWA, which Donnelly co-sponsored, passed with bipartisan support of 78 senators including ... Read more...

  02/14/2013 The Plymouth High School Debate Team recently traveled to Kokomo High School for the IHSFA State Competition and returned with the 9th place trophy. The four-person debate team out-dueled many other teams by entering only one ... Read more...

  02/14/13 The annual Teegarden-Tyner Reunion will meet this Saturday, February 16th at noon in the Manatee Room of Homer’s Restaurant in Sebring, Florida.  The doors open at 11 a.m. with a buffet style dining experience at noon.  ... Read more...

  02/14/13 Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) released the following response to the President’s State of the Union address: “House Republicans are ready to get to work on common sense reforms to reduce our deficit and wasteful ... Read more...

 02/14/13 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union speech: “While I am pleased President Obama finally has turned his focus back to the ongoing jobs crisis, I ... Read more...

 02/14/13 The IHSAA Plymouth boys’ basketball sectional tournament will be played on Tuesday February 26th and 27th and March 1st and 2nd at Plymouth High School. Plymouth fans will not have reserved seating.   All tourney tickets ... Read more...

  02/13/13  On Monday, February 11th  officers with the Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team (UNIT), along with the Indiana State Police and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, searched the home of 43 year old David Howe and ... Read more...

  02/13/13 On Monday, February 11th at approximately 4:40 PM, Officer Bridget Hite with the Plymouth Police Department responded to the Plymouth Wal-Mart in reference to a male shoplifter.  Upon arriving at the store Officer Hite was ... Read more...

  02/13/13 Marshall County Tourism is encouraging cities, towns and non-profit organizations in Marshall County to apply for grants to do marketing projects or help promote their festivals, events, exhibits and programs during 2013. The ... Read more...

  02/13/13  The 5th and 6th grade Spelling Bee was held at Argos Elementary on February 6th.  Sixth grade winners were Jia Bloom in 1st place and Alison Overmyer and runner-up. Fifth grade winners were Taylor Dowdle in 1st place and ... Read more...

  02/13/13 On Sunday, February 10th twenty-one teams from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, made their way across the ice on the south end of Lake Maxinkuckee in Culver to attempt to catch 8 large bluegills and 8 large crappies. ... Read more...