Local & State News

Last week the Marshall County Commissioners approved an amendment to the County Zoning Ordinance as it pertains to the Environmental Standards for Erosion. County Plan Director Ty Adley presented a revised amendment after the commissioners ... Read more...

Last week the Marshall County Election Board: County Clerk Deb VanDeMark, Democratic representative Rick Huff and Republican representative Sean Surrisi meet and discussed a restriction for one member during the May Primary election. ... Read more...

Plymouth High School will host the St. Paddy’s Day Dash on Saturday, March 14, at 1 p.m. in honor of Jaisyn Reese, a Lincoln Jr. High School seventh grade student who was diagnosed this year with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma ... Read more...

The Marshall County Highway Department is notifying residents of some upcoming road closures that will occur in the coming days due to a bridge study that is being conducted at each location. On Thursday, February 27th, 28th and March ... Read more...

On Tuesday, the Marshall County Election Board received certification from the Indiana Election Division of the Democratic and Republican candidates for nomination for the May 5th Primary Election. The state certifies the candidates from ... Read more...

In recent weeks, my office has been contacted by many local residents who strongly oppose the installation of five J-turn intersections in Miami County. For those unaware, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is moving forward ... Read more...

A favorite winter activity at Miller’s Assisted Living in Plymouth is DAILY BINGO.  At the Beginning of each month January thru March residents are given a Bingo Card to keep with them.  Each day two BINGO numbers are put on the ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today spoke about protecting the rights of unborn children and the need to pass two bills being voted on in the Senate today: the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act and the Pain-Capable Unborn ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill today announced the launch of a bipartisan, multi-state investigation of Juul Labs. A 39-state coalition is investigating Juul’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding ... Read more...

The individual tax season is upon us and while that may sound scary, dealing with a ghost tax preparer is downright frightening. Ghost tax preparers are individuals who pose as trusted tax professionals, but mislead innocent taxpayers to ... Read more...

The National Weather Service is predicting additional snow amounts between 2-5 inches for today. The heaviest snow will be from mid-morning through this afternoon. North winds will increase to between 15-25 mph which will result in ... Read more...

  Ash Wednesday Service at the 1st United Church of Christ in Plymouth for tonight is canceled. Culver Lions Club meeting for tonight is canceled.     The Plymouth Community School Schools will be on a 2-hour delay on ... Read more...

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety awarded quotes for two vehicles for the Street Department and three squad cars for the Police Department during their meeting Monday evening. Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt reviewed the ... Read more...

The final step in the Tax Abatement process for Zentis North America, LLC received approval from the Plymouth City Council during their meeting Monday evening.  The resolution approved confirms the adoption of a declaratory resolution ... Read more...

Last week the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission scheduled a Special Session for Wednesday, February 26th at 5:30 in the Council Chambers of City Hall.  The agenda said the meeting was to discuss the release of a portion of the remaining ... Read more...

A bill sponsored by State Sen. Stacey Donato (R-Logansport) that would address the detection of underground utility lines unanimously passed the Senate today. House Bill 1218 would amend the state’s current “Call Before You Dig” law ... Read more...

On Saturday, February 22nd at 4:20 P.M. Officer Finn with the Plymouth Police Department responded to 2535 North Michigan Street in reference to serving a warrant. Upon arriving to the location Officer Finn arrested 26 year old Nathan J. ... Read more...

The Ancilla College Agriculture Department will be hosting a screening of the independent film, SILO on Sunday, March 1, 1 P.M. at Plymouth High School as part of the Marshall County FFA Toy Show & Ag Expo. SILO is the first ever ... Read more...

Visitors and residents enjoyed and buffet of some great “down-home” cooking last Thursday at Miller’s Senior Living Community.   Dubbed the “Barn Quilt Buffet” they served BBQ Spare Ribs, Old Fashioned Fried Chicken, New ... Read more...

When April Verch comes to town she brings with her a sense of inner joy that ushers in a deep sense of spring and the limitless possibilities inside of all of us. Her love for step-dancing, singing beautiful country ballads and fiddling ... Read more...