Local & State News

WAGON WHEEL THEATRE OFFERS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTRUMENTAL MUSICIANS GRADES 9 – 12

  05/11/12 The Wagon Wheel Theatre in Warsaw has an opportunity for students who play musical instruments.  Students finishing 9th grade through 12th grade who have an interest in performance music will be richly rewarded with the ... Read more...

PCYO Highlight of PFM Saturday

05/11/12 The Plymouth Community Youth Orchestra (PCYO) will be the featured entertainment opening day of the Plymouth Farmers’ Market this Saturday. The following week they will be presenting their annual spring concert at Lincoln Jr. ... Read more...

MMM Volunteers Honored at Age of Excellence Ceremony

    05/11/12 Annual Age of Excellence awards were presented at the Century Center in South Bend on Thursday, May 10th. One volunteer from Miller’s Merry Manor and three volunteers from Miller’s Assisted Living of Plymouth ... Read more...

Blood donations carry special meaning for Memorial Day

  05/11/12 While Memorial Day may signal the unofficial start of summer, the holiday’s true meaning is inescapable for those wishing to honor members of the United States Armed Forces. Making a blood donation through your American Red ... Read more...

Free Christian Variety Show May 19th

  05/09/12 A Christian Variety Show hosted by Annette Ray and Cindy Flagg will be held at the First United Methodist Church, 400 North Michigan Street in Plymouth on Saturday, May 19 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. There will be ... Read more...

REMINDER: Father/Son Basketball Clinic is TONIGHT!

What: Father/Son or Parent/Son Clinic Where: Plymouth High School Main Gymnasium When: Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 5:30 – 8:00pm  Who: Any boy in grades 1-8 along with 1 parent, guardian, and/or adult Cost: $25.00 (includes a T-shirt ... Read more...

Allen Arrested for Theft of Lottery Ticket

    05/10/12  Plymouth Police Department received a call on Monday May 7th from Low Bob’s Tobacco Shop located at 1913 North Michigan Street in reference to a theft.   Officer Pippenger stated that between the dates of Friday May ... Read more...

Bacon Arrested by Plymouth Police

   05/10/12  On Tuesday, May 8th around 8:03am, Officer Steve DeLee of the Plymouth Police Department observed a vehicle traveling east on Baker Street with expired plates.  Officer DeLee conducted the stop on 9A Road, and it was found ... Read more...

Overmyer Suggests Increase for Non-Profit Agencies Funded by County

  05/10/12 At the conclusion of this week’s Marshall County Commissioner’s meeting, board President, Kevin Overmyer made a recommendation for the 2013 budget.  After hearing from the directors of the several agencies who receive ... Read more...

OLIVER FORD LINCOLN HOSTS FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT PLYMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL’S MUSIC BOOSTERS

  05/10/12 Oliver Ford and Plymouth High School are partnering to help raise up to $6000 in support of the Music Boosters as part of Ford Motor Company’s Drive One 4 Ur School program.  Members of the Plymouth area community will ... Read more...

WNDU Honors Plymouth Teacher

  05/10/12 Plymouth Schools teacher, Suzie Clevenger, has been chosen as one of three “Educators of the Year” by WNDU-TV in South Bend. Clevenger has taught since 1998 at the Marshall County Alternative School housed in Plymouth. Each ... Read more...

County Police Report

  05/10/12  On Wednesday, May 2nd at 7:27am, Patrolman Nick Laffoon of the Marshall County Police Department conducted a traffic stop on US 30 eastbound east of Plymouth Goshen Trail for a vehicle that had made several traffic ... Read more...

Marshall County United Way Golf Card is Now Available

  05/10/12 The United Way of Marshall County is pleased to announce the popular United Way Golf Card is now available. Individuals can obtain the card for a $50 donation to United Way. The card entitles the golfer to play one round of ... Read more...

Stamp Out Hunger this Saturday

05/10/12 On Saturday, May 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) conduct their 20th annual food drive, Stamp Out Hunger across America. The food drive has grown from a regional to a national effort that provides assistance ... Read more...

Lower Voter Turn-out in Marshall County, 22%

   05/09/12 Voter turn-out in Marshall County was only at 22% for the May Primary Election.   742 citizens exercised their right to vote absentee with them using the Travel Board, mail and the election machines in the Court House.  ... Read more...

Light Turn-out for IHSAA Class Basketball Town Hall Meeting at PHS

  05/09/12 A surprisingly slim crowd of area coaches, teachers, fans, and former players attended a town hall meeting last night in the Plymouth High School auditorium.  This was one of eleven different locations where the town hall ... Read more...

Fire at Maax

  05/09/12 Plymouth firefighters responded to Maax, the former Aker Plastics at 1001 North Oak Drive Tuesday afternoon about 4:30 for a fire in the chop room.  When firefighters responded they found smoke and fire in the room with one of ... Read more...

Cook/Dimmitt Building Comes Down in South Gateway Project

  05/09/12 The South Gateway Project is moving forward full steam ahead with the demolition of the Cook/Dimmitt Building.  Sunday morning more than a dozen folks gathered for a tailgate demo party to see the final walls of the structure ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Reports

05/09/12  On Thursday May 3rd, around 4:30pm Corporal Bridget Hite of the Plymouth Police Department responded to Wal-Mart on North Oak Drive after receiving a call that a male subject was having trouble walking and was falling down.  ... Read more...

Argos Town Council Considers Drug Testing with Midwest Toxicology Services

   05/09/12 The Argos Town Council listened to a presentation from Midwest Toxicology Services at their meeting this month.  Susie Fields, the representative for Midwest Toxicology Services, told the Council that they started business ... Read more...