Local & State News

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION RAISES PAYOUT RATE

05/31/11  The Marshall County Community Foundation Board of Directors adopted an increase in fund payout rates effective June 30, 2011.  Citing improved returns in fund investments, board members voted at their May meeting to change the ... Read more...

Argos High School Announces Valedictorian and Saluatorian

05/31/11  Kala Marie Williams, daughter of Kevin and Barbara Williams, has earned the distinction of being named the Valedictorian of Argos Jr.-Sr. High’s Class of 2011.  Kala has earned a 3.919 on a 4.0 scale. Kala has been active in ... Read more...

LaVille School Board Considers Full-Time Kindergarten

05/31/11 When state funding for school corporations was cut drastically last year, Union-North United School Corporation Superintendent, Dr. Terry Barker, had to make some hard decisions to uphold his pledge to get the corporation’s ... Read more...

Weather Doesn’t Dampen Senior Picnic

05/31/11  Mother Nature dampened the plans for the senior picnic that was to be held on Wednesday at the Centennial Park.  The picnic was canceled because of the rain that passed through during the day.  However, she was not able to ... Read more...

Pride of Plymouth Leaves for Washington D.C.

05/27/11  The Pride of Plymouth Marching Band and P.H.S. Choir will be leaving at 4:00 today (Friday) from Plymouth High School bound for Washington D.C.   This is the first invitation for the PHS Music Department to perform in ... Read more...

Marshall County Health Officials Advise Residents to Protect Themselves Against Mosquitoes

05/27/11 The wet spring has produced a LARGE number of nuisance mosquitoes.   Marshall County Health Officer Dr. Byron Holm urges county residents to take the following protective steps when they are outdoors to help protect themselves ... Read more...

Memorial Day Services

05/27/11 Citizens of Marshall County are invited to attend the Memorial Day Services at the Court House, Yellow River Bridge and Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday, May 30th.  The American Legion Post 27, local VFW Home and Marshall County ... Read more...

Motorists Warned to Buckle Up or Pay Up This Holiday Weekend

05/27/11 Hoosiers can expect to see more law enforcement officers out on roadways this Memorial Day weekend as Indiana’s Click It or Ticket mobilization continues. More than 260 Indiana law enforcement agencies are participating in this ... Read more...

Union North School Corp. Appeal Against DLGF Dismissed

05/27/11  An appeal filed earlier this year by the United-North  School Corporation against the Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) has been dismissed after attorney’s representing both parties were able to come to a mutual ... Read more...

Ancilla College Hosts Third Annual ‘Tri Ancilla’ Sprint Triathlon

05/27/11 A field of 105 participants from Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Missouri converged upon Ancilla College and the Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ Ministry Center on May 21, 2011 for Ancilla College’s third annual Tri Ancilla ... Read more...

Memorial Day Parade in Tyner – 2 p.m. Monday

05/27/11  The Marshall County 4-H Drill team has once again organized a Memorial Day parade in Tyner. The parade will begin at 2:00 P. M. Eastern Time. Participation by the team has been a tradition since 2002. This year’s Drill Team ... Read more...

Flags Given Away at Farmers’ Market

05/27/11  Plymouth Farmers’ Market will celebrate Memorial Day with Mayor Mark Senter passing out American flags (made in Indiana!). Other happenings include a blood drive and the opportunity to get up close and personal with alpacas. ... Read more...

DONNELLY AMENDMENT TO IMPROVE U.S. OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS PASSES HOUSE

05/27/11 Wednesday, Congressman Joe Donnelly offered an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, H.R. 1540, legislation authorizing Pentagon programs for the coming year and setting forth our nation’s ... Read more...

Traxxas TORC Series names pro MXer Eric Saunders as Grand Marshall for RedBud

05/27/11  Pro motocross racer Eric Saunders will bust out his custom Polaris RANGER RZR and lead this weekend’s (May 28-29) Traxxas TORC Series, presented by AMSOIL parade laps when the nation’s premier short course ... Read more...

Uncle Charged with Reckless Homicide in Death of Tyler Mattix

05/26/11  On Tuesday, May 24th Marshall County Police arrested 27 year old Adam Stewart on charges of reckless homicide and possession of an altered handgun, both Class C felonies and dealing a sawed-off shotgun, a class D felony.  The ... Read more...

Andrea Cook, Jennifer Laurent Named to Michiana “Forty Under 40” Class of 2011

05/26/11  Two young local leaders in business and economic development, Andrea Cook, owner of the Midas Center, a full service marketing firm in Plymouth, and Jennifer Laurent, Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) ... Read more...

City Police Make Arrests

05/24/11 Plymouth Police arrest one in Disturbance call.  On Saturday May 21st at approximately 2:30 a.m. Sergeant Joe Deisch of the Plymouth Police Department responded to the 1900 block of Lave Avenue for a disturbance complaint. At ... Read more...

Memorial Day Holiday Trash Schedule for Plymouth Citizens

05/26/11 The Plymouth City Offices will be closed on Monday, Memorial Day, May 30th.  The city’s trash contractor, Allied Waste will also allow their employees to celebrate the holiday with a day off.  Therefore the trash schedule for ... Read more...

Johnny Appleseed Special Guest at Yellow River Festival

05/26/11  This year’s Yellow River Festival will feature a special guest: Johnny Appleseed. Playing the mythical pioneer is Steve McPhail, who entertains and educates as Johnny Appleseed throughout the region.  At the festival, people ... Read more...

Mayor’s Blood Drive this Saturday

05/26/11 Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter is sponsoring a Blood Drive this Saturday, May 28th at the farmers’ Market.  Citizens will be able to donate blood from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Market located at the corner of River and Garro ... Read more...