Local & State News

01/27/12 The New York Times columnist Roger Cohen will speak at Culver Academies at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 7. Cohen is the first speaker in the Global Studies Institute’s “Global Ideas” series. His talk will be “Writing about the ... Read more...

01/27/12 The BPA District Leadership Conference was held at the Career Center at Warsaw High School on January 21, 2012.  Twenty-five out of twenty-nine PHS students qualified for the State Competition in March.  PHS students also ... Read more...

01/27/12 Residents and staff at Miller’s Senior Living Community in Plymouth celebrated The Year of the Dragon with a delicious Chinese lunch-time meal of egg drop soup, Chinese cabbage salad, chicken chow mien, sticky white rice and ... Read more...

01/26/12 After nearly 35 hours of testimony, debate, and discussion over the past year House Bill (HB) 1001, Employee’s Right to Work passed the Indiana House of Representatives 54-44. Rep. Jerry Torr (R-Carmel) authored and House ... Read more...

01/26/12   NIPSCO has committed $200,000 this winter heating season to the Gift of Warmth Program, an assistance fund created by NIPSCO to help individuals and families across northern Indiana who are experiencing financial challenges ... Read more...

01/26/12 Shari Bloom is in her second year of teaching business and sponsoring Business Professionals of America (BPA) at Argos Jr. Sr. High School.  Bloom started BPA last year because she felt it was a club that she was very passionate ... Read more...

01/26/12  On Tuesday, January 24th at 5:34 p.m. Officer Jesse Pippenger of the Plymouth Police Department responded to Wal-Mart on North Oak Drive in reference to a female shoplifter.  After an investigation it was found that Amanda J. ... Read more...

01/26/12 Senior Ball State University student and Plymouth native, Amy Jacobs, serves on the Ball State University Dance Marathon committee to raise funds for Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, the hospital that has ... Read more...

01/26/12 Wythougan Toastmasters are looking forward to exciting opportunities for communication and leadership growth in 2012.  The executive team for the Wythougan club are Andrea Cook, President; Marianne Peters, VP of Education; Sharon ... Read more...

01/26/12 The Marshall County Election Board elected a new chair on January 24 to replace former Chair Steve Harper. Nelson Chipman was elected to the position on a vote of 2-1. Harper announced his resignation at the board’s last meeting ... Read more...

01/26/12 Eileen Quivey, Resident Representative at Fairfield Garden Court in Plymouth decided to treat her neighbors and friends to a special evening on Friday, January 20th.   There was no special reason; she simply wanted to do ... Read more...

01/26/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s State of the Union speech: “The President talked a lot about fairness and protecting the middle class, but it’s his failed economic ... Read more...

01/25/12 Monday evening the Common Council members were asked by Plymouth Street Department Superintendent Jim Marquardt to start thinking about their lists of sidewalk improvement projects in their districts.  Each of the council members ... Read more...

01/25/12  On Sunday January 22nd at 2:28 a.m. Plymouth Police Officer Jordan Rans conducted a routine traffic stop at the intersection of North Michigan Street and Plymouth Goshen Trail.  Following an investigation, Taylor R. Banks 18, ... Read more...

01/25/12 The Culver Academies Quizbowl team competed at the elite Loyola Ultima Tournament on Saturday, facing eleven teams ranked nationally in the top 90. The Eagles ended up defeating all teams ranked below them, and were also able to ... Read more...

01/25/12 The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened bids for the 2012 street materials.  Two local companies; Stockberger Group and Rock Industries bid on a number of materials including number 53 aggregate, fill sand, fill ... Read more...

01/25/12 State Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) this week voted in support of three important pieces of legislation proposed in the Senate, helping to send Senate Bill 1, 170 and 269 to the House of Representatives for consideration. SB 1 ... Read more...

01/25/12 On Saturday, January 21st at approximately 12:40 A.M. Patrolman Brandon Cooper of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle which subsequently pulled into the Speedway Parking Lot at US 6 and ... Read more...

01/25/12 On Saturday, January 21st around 4:45pm, Patrolman Jonathan Bryant of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department attempted to stop a vehicle on Hickory Road near 15th Road.  The vehicle failed to pullover for Patrolman Bryant ... Read more...

01/25/12 Cathy Carpenter and several of her staff from CC Hair Company in Plymouth stopped by Miller’s Senior Living Community Friday afternoon, January 20th.  Carpenter, Marilyn Rans and Kathy Hatfield spoke about an organization ... Read more...