Local & State News

12/20/10 The Hoosier Lottery has joined a nationwide initiative to remind parents that Big Jackpot Game tickets and Scratch-offs make great stocking stuffers – for adults. Lottery tickets are popular gifts and stocking stuffers for many ... Read more...

12/20/10 The student bodies of Webster, Jefferson, Washington, and Menominee Elementary Schools and the Culver Academies collectively raised $2,572.27 for the 2010 United Way of Marshall County Campaign. The elementary schools held Penny ... Read more...

12/20/10 As cold temperatures become established across Northern Indiana, many ice fishermen have dusted off their gear and are heading for the ice.  “This year we have an added element that will have to be taken into consideration when ... Read more...

12/20/10 This holiday season, 53 children in need will be spared a Christmas with no presents.  They will have the Ancilla College community to thank for that. For the fourth straight year, Ancilla College held its annual “angel tree” ... Read more...

12/20/10 Pregis Innovative Packaging employees gave from the heart this year.  They increased their giving to the 2010 United Way campaign by 65% because they felt so strongly about the needs of Marshall County residents during this ... Read more...

12/17/10 On Wednesday, December 15th at approximately 2:45 PM the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a two vehicle accident at US 6 and Pine Road within the Marshall County Line. The Marshall ... Read more...

12/17/10 It took volunteers at the Marshall County Neighborhood Center over two hours to put away food donated by the Plymouth Schools bus drivers on Thursday morning, but they all agreed it was worth every minute. Bus driver Judy Weston ... Read more...

12/17/10 The Plymouth Kiwanis group helped to make Christmas a little sweeter for children at the Plymouth Boys and Girls Club.  Kiwanians arranged for Santa to pay the Boys and Girls Club a visit on Tuesday and pass out bags of candy ... Read more...

12/17/10 The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Basket Giveaway promotion continues.  The second Christmas basket winner was Ellen Pitcher of Plymouth.  Ellen registered at Bob Evans. The third Christmas basket winner is ... Read more...

12/17/10 Five students from the Adult Basic Education (ABE) welding classes took what could be the most important test of their lives on Thursday. They have been working for the past 15 weeks to learn and perfect welding techniques in ... Read more...

12/17/10 Ever wonder what it would have been like to live in Plymouth in the “Roaring 20’s”?  Participate in the “Main Street Hide & Seek” promotion with the downtown merchants and find out!  Clues to the downtown’s ... Read more...

12/19/10 REBUILDING TOGETHER is still accepting applications for the 2011 annual one-day repair, fix up program until January 1st. The work day is scheduled for Saturday, April 30th.  To be eligible an applicant must be low income, own ... Read more...

12/17/10 Toys are a fun part of every child’s life and an essential ingredient to the holiday season.  However, some toys and gifts can pose a hazard for children.  December is National Toys and Gifts Safety Month and State health ... Read more...

12/17/10 On Wednesday, December 13th Plymouth Police Officer Jason Dobbins responded to the Plymouth Wal-Mart in reference to detained female shoplifters. Upon arriving at the store Officer Dobbins arrested 18 year old Rachael M. Lee of ... Read more...

12/16/10 Tuesday night the Plymouth Board of Aviation Commissioners gave their verbal approval to proceed from the first draft of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for 2011 to the final document.  The CIP outlines cost estimates for ... Read more...

12/16/10 The American Red Cross of Marshall and Fulton Counties is currently looking for volunteers.  Those that want to have new experiences, make new friends, learn new skills, work flexible hours, or just have the desire to help in the ... Read more...

12/16/10  The Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Blueberry Festival and Heart and Hands organizations will stay in the Old Firehouse. Monday night the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved the lease agreements ... Read more...

12/16/10 “Experience is a powerful teacher,” according to the Statement of Intend and Purpose of a City ordinance amendment the Building Permit Ordinance. Building Commissioner Keith Hammonds recommended several additions to the ... Read more...

12/16/10 State Representative Nancy Dembowski (D-Knox) said the State Budget Committee approved a $5.8 million project for the major reconstruction of the Koontz Lake Dam. The committee gave its approval during a Tuesday meeting at the ... Read more...

12/16/10 The one-to-one computer program at Lincoln Junior High, where every student and each certified teachers has a laptop computer, has now gained some recognition at the state level.  LJH Principal Dan Funston, along with ... Read more...