Local & State News

HEAD TO RUN FOR SECOND TERM IN STATE SENATE

  02/09/12 Republican Randy Head announced today he is seeking a second term representing District 18 in the Indiana State Senate. “Working each and every day to improve the quality of life for all Hoosiers is my top priority,” Head ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Looks to Summer School & Improvements

02/09/12 Although it’s only February, the Plymouth School Board has already begun to look into summer projects and school sessions. During a regular board meeting on February 7, the Board heard reports from Maintenance Director Dave ... Read more...

Coats to Obama: Rescind Contraceptive Rule Immediately

02/09/12 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday sent a letter to President Obama urging him to rescind his administration’s rule under the health care law requiring church-affiliated organizations, charities, hospitals and educational ... Read more...

Stringfever quartet combines musical talent with snappy repartee in Valentine’s Day Concert at Academies’ Eppley Auditorium

02/09/12 If you’re looking for an evening’s entertainment like you’ve never seen or heard before, then you will want to be part of the audience for the performance of Stringfever on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14) on the campus of Culver ... Read more...

Plymouth Public Library SMS Alerts Service Description

02/10/12 The Plymouth Public Library is offering a new service to their patrons. Short Message Service (SMS) Alerts service gives you the option to receive text messages from Plymouth Public Library on your mobile device. After you opt ... Read more...

Colts Football Staff Visit Riverside

02/09/12  Members of the Indianapolis Colts Football staff visited Riverside Intermediate School on Wednesday, February 8th, to hold three sessions of the Colts Fitness Camp for students.   Phil Andrews and Mike Prior worked with about ... Read more...

Ancilla Athletes Give Back to the Community

02/09/12 Ancilla College student-athletes work hard at their sport and in the classroom, but they also take time out to give back to the local community as well. Student-athletes from the Ancilla softball and volleyball programs were on ... Read more...

“Soup”er Bowl Supper at Miller’s

02/09/12 Residents and staff celebrated Super Bowl Sunday with a Soup and Sandwich buffet on Sunday evening February 5.  They were treated to four different flavors of soup and all the fixings for ham, turkey or Roast beef sandwiches.  ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Board Approves 3-Year Contract with Blueberry Festival

02/08/12 Tuesday evening the Plymouth Park Board gave their blessings to Superintendent Mike Hite to submit applications for two grant opportunities.  Hite said the “Bikes Belong Grant” has a maximum value of $10,000.  The Bikes ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Resigns, G. Cook to Serve as Interim

02/08/12 Plymouth Fire Chief Andy Metsker has resigned to go into private business. In late February he will take a job with Gibson Insurance Corporation as a loss prevention consultant. Chief Metsker has nearly nine years as a full-time ... Read more...

Berndt of Bremen Appointed Deputy Prosecuting Attorney

02/08/12 Tuesday afternoon Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney, David R. Holmes, announced the appointment of Lynn Berndt, of Bremen, as Deputy Prosecuting Attorney effective February 6th.  Ms. Berndt is a graduate of Vanderbilt ... Read more...

Tim Harman Files for State Representative

   02/08/12 On Thursday, February 2nd, Tim Harman of Bremen officially filed to run for State Representative, District 17, in the upcoming Republican primary. District 17, comprised of all of Marshall and most of Fulton Counties, is an ... Read more...

Commissioners Approve 2012 Polling Sites

02/08/12 Members of the Marshall County Election Board appeared before the County Commissioners on Monday morning to request final approval of the polling sites for 2012. Members Julie Fox, Nelson Chipman, and Roger Wise had given the ... Read more...

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Named One of the Nation’s 15 Top Health Systems

  02/08/12  Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) was named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems and awarded Top 5 for Small Health Systems (less than $750million in operating expenses) by Thomson Reuters, a leading ... Read more...

Argos Senior Project Trains Leader Dog for the Blind

02/08/12 Mileigh “Rospopo,” Leader Dog for the Blind-in-training is continuing her real life experiences at Argos High School this year.  Her trainer, Allysen Rospopo is completing her required senior project on all types of ... Read more...

Argos Dollars for Sholars Host Purdue Glee Club for Fundraiser

02/08/12 With integrity, passion, unparalleled showmanship and attention to every detail, the men of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club have proudly served as ambassadors of the university with honor and dignity for more than 115 years. This ... Read more...

Fishburn Named to Dean’s List

02/08/12 Crystal Fishburn, formerly of Argos, was named to the fall 2011 Dean’s List at Ivy Tech Community College, Warsaw, with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. She is a first year student pursuing a degree in Computer Information ... Read more...

Sheriff Chamberlin Releases 2011 Jail Report

02/07/12  The 2011 Jail Services Report was discussed during the County Commissioner’s meeting Monday morning.  Sheriff Tom Chamberlin said there were 2,085 new adult bookings averaging out to 5.7 per day.  The accumulative inmate ... Read more...

Police Arrest Two Argos People for Possession

02/07/12  On January 10th 2012, at 2:26pm, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department obtained a 9-1-1emergency call in on Freemont Street in Argos.  The call was in reference to a female subject having difficulty breathing. Argos ... Read more...

The Center for Culver History Will Host Faces in the Crowd: Indiana and the Political Process

02/07/12 The Center for Culver History welcomes Faces in the Crowd: Indiana and the Political Process, a traveling exhibition of the Indiana Historical Society, from February 6 through March 6. This exhibition will be on display at the ... Read more...