Local & State News

03/09/11 The sluggish economy has put a world of hurt on many of the agencies in Marshall County that serve those in need of assistance. As a way to once again, give back to the community Oliver Ford in Plymouth is has come up with a way ... Read more...

03/09/11 Seventeen Plymouth Schools teachers joined with hundreds of other teachers from around the state on March 5 at a rally held in Indianapolis aimed at showing support for public schools. Co-President of the PEA (Plymouth Education ... Read more...

03/09/11 On Sunday, March 6th at approximately 9:30pm, Officer Shanna Gilmer of Plymouth Police Department made a routine traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation in the 500 block of West Jefferson Street. Upon a search of the ... Read more...

03/09/11 The Plymouth Knights of Columbus Council 1975 will be hosting an all you can eat spaghetti dinner with a Lenten twist on Friday, March 11th.  Since this is a Friday in Lent when all Catholics are supposed to abstain from eating ... Read more...

03/09/11 The Plymouth High School FFA Parliamentary Procedure team placed 2nd at Area contest on Tuesday, March 1st.   This is the first time (that we are aware of) that PHS FFA has placed high enough to advance them on to the sectional ... Read more...

03/09/11 The Argos High School Quiz Bowl team competed in the Indiana Rotary Club Quiz Bowl State Championship the weekend of March 5 at Ancilla College. The Dragons finished the day at 6-3 and good enough to earn 3rd place in the Class A ... Read more...

03/09/11 Starke United announced today an opportunity for not for profit organizations within Starke County. The total grant dollars have not been announced.  “We are pleased once again to offer a grant opportunity. With a slowed ... Read more...

03/08/11 It was a full agenda for the Marshall County Commissioner’s meeting Monday morning.  There were a number of important items up for consideration with a couple of them bringing in $5 million to the County. County Attorney Jim ... Read more...

03/07/11 The PHS Jazz Band competed in the ISSMA Jazz Competition at LaPorte High School on Friday evening and came out with the top award rating, the Gold Award!  The band was also able to see a clinic performance by the University of ... Read more...

03/07/11 On Friday, March 4th at approximately 3:00 p.m. County Police Officer Les McFarland made a traffic stop at the intersection of US 30 and Pioneer Drive in Plymouth on a 1995 Nissan for having windows that were too darkly tinted. ... Read more...

03/07/11 On Sunday, March 6th Marshall County Police Officer Matt Brown took a theft report from Dohrn Transfer Warehouse Dock located at 14555 Lincoln Highway in Plymouth. Sometime between Friday, March 4th at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, March ... Read more...

03/07/11 On Friday, March 4th just after 1 a.m. the Plymouth Police Department responded to the Eagle’s Lodge located at 404 West LaPorte Street in reference an unwanted guest.  Upon arriving Officer Jordan Rans located 41 year old ... Read more...

03/08/11 The Plymouth Wrestling Club headed west on Saturday for their final regular season match at Hobart.  Intermediate Andrew Himes and Novice Zane Devault were the team’s top grapplers by placing second. PeeWee Gage Kinney came in ... Read more...

03/08/11 It is said that poetry is a universal language and Plymouth High School senior Christina Green has brought that language to life. Christina finished second recently in the Indiana Arts Commission’s Poetry Out Loud state ... Read more...

03/08/11 Even the cold, wet rain at 5:30 a.m. on Saturday morning couldn’t dampen the spirits of the Plymouth High School Speech and Debate Team members as they headed to Concord High School in Elkhart to compete in the IHSFA (Indiana ... Read more...

03/08/11 Monday, Congressman Joe Donnelly hosted Playing to Win: Indiana’s Future as America’s Manufacturing Leader, a summit that brought together leaders in the manufacturing sector from across the state of Indiana to share ideas and ... Read more...

03/07/11 Saturday’s snow made roadway slick and hazardous causing a number of accidents.  County Police Officer Nick Laffoon was dispatched to US 31 north of 14C Road for a single vehicle accident Saturday night just before 10.  A 198 ... Read more...

03/07/11  The Marshall County Commissioners have a full agenda for their meeting Monday morning beginning at 8:30 a.m. James Scott from Online Data will be on hand to present a mail service proposal and Linda Rippy, Executive Director of ... Read more...

03/07/11 Marshall County Farm Bureau and Purdue Extension are sponsoring an afternoon and evening program on Thursday, March 17, on pertinent information for area farmers.  The program will start at 3:00 pm with a light meal at 6:00 pm ... Read more...

03/07/11 It was an evening of bid openings during the recent Plymouth Board of Public Works and City meeting. The Board opened bids for two police cars during their meeting on February 28th.  Bids were received from County Auto and Oliver ... Read more...