Local & State News

10/19/11 Ounce of Prevention and the LifePlex are teaming up together for another pink fundraiser.  This time it’s Pink Pumpkins.  That’s right, pumpkins dipped pink and ready to decorate.  Halloween can be scary, but breast cancer ... Read more...

10/19/11 Humans and their furry four-legged friends are invited to become part of the American Cancer Society’s (ACS) 2nd Annual Bark For Life event to be held Saturday, Oct. 22 at Centennial Park. The site is the same as Relay for Life ... Read more...

10/19/11  Playing a game that he loves has taken 1982 Plymouth grad Phil Wendel a long way – halfway around the world to be exact. A starting guard and Trester Award winner on the Pilgrims 1982 state championship basketball team, ... Read more...

10/19/11 Marshall County Church Orchestra director Don Harness is pleased to announce that tickets are now on sale for the annual Concert and Dessert.  The Festival of Carols will be held on Thursday and Friday November 17 and 18, 2011.  ... Read more...

10/19/11 Residents at the Catherine Kasper Home hosted the Ancilla College men’s basketball team to a meet and greet session on October 14.  Players introduced themselves, shared where they were from and spent time with the residents ... Read more...

10/18/11 Marshall County Building Commissioner Chuck DeWitt presented his 3rd quarter report to the County Commissioners Monday morning. During the third quarter a total of 96 building permit applications were approved with an estimated ... Read more...

10/18/11 Plymouth High School Assistant Principal, Andrew Hartley, has been chosen by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) as the 2011 Assistant Principal from IASP District 2. Hartley has been a school administrator for six ... Read more...

10/18/11   An intoxicated driver crashed into a home on Pretty Lake Road early Sunday morning. On Sunday, October 16th at 1:57 a.m. officers from the Marshall County Police Department along with Plymouth Fire and EMS were dispatched to ... Read more...

10/18/11 It appears the wooly worms know it, as they’ve donned heavier, darker coats this year.  Weather forecasters are already making their projections. It appears that those “in the know” are predicting a colder winter with even ... Read more...

10/18/11 Marshall County Democratic Party Chairman Ryan Ripley has issued a notice to fill a vacancy in the office of Clerk Treasurer in the Town of Lapaz. A caucus will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, October 28th at the Lapaz Town Hall, ... Read more...

10/18/11 While the world mourned the passing of Apple creator and visionary Steve Jobs to cancer, his death had an added significance to Plymouth’s Mark Neidig. “I was at a fundraising event when I heard the news,” he ... Read more...

10/18/11 The Indiana State Police will be giving the online community an inside look at the current ISP Academy Class for the first time as they progress through training. The Indiana State Police plans to post weekly behind-the-scenes ... Read more...

10/17/11 The Grants Committee of the Marshall County Community Foundation awarded the second round of General Endowment Fund Grants for 2011 during a press conference held October 13 in Plymouth. The general endowment of the Marshall ... Read more...

10/17/11 Indiana conservation officers are investigating a hunting incident that happened at approximately 9:43 am on October 16, 2011.  The incident involved a Jason Steiner 34 years old of Knox Indiana.  He and two other men were ... Read more...

10/17/11 The Marshall County Drainage Board and Commissioners will meet Monday morning in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. The agenda for the Drainage Board includes consideration of the retention ponds in the ... Read more...

10/17/11 The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce it’s Mayoral Debate Wednesday October 26, 2011 at 6:00 pm in the Laramore rooms located at the Plymouth Public Library.  The debate will last 1 hour with each ... Read more...

10/17/11 The Marshall County Blueberry Festival Board of Director wishes to express their sincere thanks to Charlotte Tyree and Dave McKenzie. They along with students and parents, volunteer each year parking cars atPlymouthHigh School ... Read more...

10/17/11 Even after the Union-North United School Board met in executive/ open session for well over an hour and one-half on Thursday night, it appears that they could not reach a decision over the possible cancellation of a bus driver ... Read more...

10/17/11 Lincoln Junior High School Principal Dan Funston has been named the District 2 Middle School Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals (ASP). He will be recognized on November 20 at a celebration ... Read more...

10/17/11 Despite expected cuts in federal funding for Low Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP) across the country, several options are available to offer much needed winter utility bill assistance for qualified NIPSCO households that are ... Read more...