Local & State News

Plymouth School Board, Special Meeting on Redistricting Tuesday at 6

The Plymouth Community School Board will conduct a Special Meeting on Tuesday, March 28th in the cafeteria at Plymouth High School. This special meeting begins at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.  Anyone attending should park in the ... Read more...

Senator Young Introduces Bill to Develop Innovative Materials Critical to Our National Security

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced bipartisan legislation to include quantum molecular simulations and modeling in federal scientific research to ensure U.S. industries can take advantage of emerging ... Read more...

City Meetings, Full Agenda for Common Council

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety and the Common Council will meet Monday evening at 6 and 6:30 in the second-floor meeting Council Chambers of City Hall.  The Board of Public Works and Safety will hear from various ... Read more...

Cause of Lincoln Highway Business Fire Not Determined Yet

A definite cause of Thursday’s fire at 14487 Lincoln Highway west of Plymouth has not yet been determined by the Plymouth Fire Department.  Their investigation is continuing.  The Plymouth Fire Department was dispatched at ... Read more...

North Judson Woman Arrested for Resisting, Driving While Suspended & Warrant

On Thursday, March 23rd (2023) at 4:38 in the afternoon, the Marshall County 911 Dispatch Center dispatched the Plymouth Police Department to the area of Western Avenue and Hoham Drive in reference to a child attempting to get away from a ... Read more...

Surf Internet Bringing Fiber Connectivity to LaPaz

Surf Internet SM is in the final phase of construction on its high-speed fiber network for the Town of LaPaz. The project is scheduled for completion by early April. “Transforming rural communities like those in Marshall County isn’t a ... Read more...

Joey Lemler of Argos Arrested for Criminal Mischief, Resisting, Intimidation, Battery on Law Enforcement Officer

Officer Krynock with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to Grace Baptist Church at 1830 North Michigan Street at about 6:30 Thursday evening for a subject who was beating on a vehicle.  Joey Lemler, 30, of Hickory Road in ... Read more...

Mayor Senter Proclaims March 26-April1 Farmworker & Farmer Awareness Month

Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter has proclaimed the week of March 26th through April 1st as Farmworker and Farmer Awareness Week.  The proclamation honors the spirit and hard work of Indiana farmworkers, farmers, and Proteus, Inc. that ... Read more...

Senators Braun and Tester Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Cut Red Tape, Support Industrial Hemp Producers

Senator Mike Braun and Jon Tester introduced their bipartisan Industrial Hemp Act to ease the burden on farmers who grow grain and fiber hemp, or “industrial hemp.” The Senators’ bill would exempt farmers exclusively ... Read more...

Dirty Dozen: IRS Warns of Scammers Using Fake Charities to Exploit Taxpayers

On day five of the annual Dirty Dozen campaign, the Internal Revenue Service today urged everyone to be on alert for scammers using fake charities to dupe taxpayers, especially following major disasters. Whether an earthquake or wildfires, ... Read more...

Attorney General Surveys Hoosier Businesses & Public Institutions in Bid to Strengthen Cybersecurity

Attorney General Todd Rokita is advising Indiana businesses and governmental organizations to take precautions to guard against cyber threats such as phishing attempts, malware attacks, and ransomware demands. To gather information about ... Read more...

Battery Component Manufacturer Plans $1.5B Investment in Indiana to Power Growing Domestic Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage Demand

EENTEK, the only U.S.-owned and U.S.-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separator materials, announced plans today to establish operations in Indiana, investing $1.5 billion in a new Terre Haute production facility. ... Read more...

Sens Braun, Tester, Rubio and Tuberville introduce bipartisan bill to stop foreign adversaries from buying U.S. farmland

Thursday, Senators Braun, Tester, Rubio and Tuberville introduced legislation to prohibit the purchase of U.S. farmland by those associated with the governments of our foreign adversaries (Iran, North Korea, China and Russia).  ... Read more...

Young Discusses China’s Economic Coercion During CSIS Event

Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered remarks during an event yesterday hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) focused on countering China’s economic ... Read more...

Senator Braun leads bipartisan coalition to safeguard American food exports

Wednesday, Senators Mike Braun, Tina Smith, Roger Wicker, and Chris Coons introduced The Safe American Food Exports (SAFE) Act. This first-time introduced bipartisan legislation is aimed to provide clear authority to the Animal and Plant ... Read more...

St. Joe Announces Closure of OB Dept at Hospital and OB/GYN Medical Office

Friday morning WTCA received three phone calls and a walk-in listener who said the Plymouth Hospital was closing the OB Department at the Hospital.  Earlier in the week we had heard that the OB/GYN medical office was also ... Read more...

City Redevelopment Commission Updates on READI Grant Project for Water Street Townhouses

City Attorney Sean Surrisi updated members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission Tuesday evening on the City’s $520,000 READI Grant for residential development in the 200 block of Water Street. This is a project that has been ... Read more...

County Unsafe Building Board Accpets Low Bid for Demolition of Boetsma Building in Culver

Thursday morning local attorney Jeannette Surrisi updated members of the Marshall County Unsafe Building Board on the former Boetsma Home Furnishing structure on Jefferson Street in Culver.  She suspects there was previous ... Read more...

Plymouth Schools to Hold Public Meeting on Redistricting March 28th at PHS

The four elementary schools in the Plymouth Community School Corporation have been working on a redistricting project. There are several reasons for the redistricting, one is to reduce the amount of time students are on the bus, to allow ... Read more...

County Commissioners Open Bids for Tractor Parts

Sealed bids were opened Monday during the County Commissioner’s meeting for two lots of tractor parts no longer needed at the Marshall County Highway Department. The Commissioners opened three bids for the two different lots of ... Read more...