Local & State News

The Foundation of Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) received a $3,000 donation from the Ounce of Prevention organization in Plymouth to help fund the nurse navigator position at SJHS Plymouth Medical Center. Breast cancer presents a ... Read more...

On Saturday morning, February 15th the Marshall County 911 Center received a call in reference to a vehicle crash in the 8000 block of US 6 near Jarrah Road.   The caller told dispatch that the crash was a single vehicle into a utility ... Read more...

A 41 year old Plymouth Man was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on Sunday evening after leaving the scene of an accident. Plymouth Police were dispatched to 1013 North Michigan Street about 9:45 for an accident where the driver, 41 year ... Read more...

Plymouth High School students in Susan Kuckie’s culinary classes and students in Chinese teacher Mei Guan’s classes were hoping Mother Nature wouldn’t sabotage the culinary labs on Thursday, Feb. 6th that they have been looking ... Read more...

In January 2020, DOR launched the Indiana’s Tax Dollars at Work communications campaign to educate Hoosiers on how state tax dollars benefit them every day. Since then, DOR has published two blogs and several social media posts ... Read more...

Ancilla College’s new Veterinary Nursing program began with the first cohort of students this past August. As the ten students head into their second semester of classes, the students are learning that the curriculum is rigorous and ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) Friday announced bipartisan legislation to help prevent lifesaving organs from getting lost in transport. The Lost Opportunities to Supply Transplantable ... Read more...

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened vehicle bids for three departments during their meeting last week. The City Street Department received quotes from three vendors: Wiers International Trucks and Oliver Ford Lincoln.  ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council has been exploring ways to include the youth of the community in their decisions that benefit all of the citizens. Council member Les McFarland began meeting with Triton High School administrators several months ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners have a busy agenda for their meeting at 9:30 on Monday morning.  Highway Superintendent Jason Peters will be the first to report followed by County Plan Director Ty Adley who has ordinances to present for ... Read more...

The North Central Area Vocational Cooperative (NCAVC), Aviation Flight Program will be hosting an open house event for the Aviation program for the 2020-21 school year on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 5-8 p.m. Presentations and tours will take ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council approved the resignation of Jessica Amsden during their meeting Tuesday evening. Amsden has been cleaning both the town offices and the Police Department areas. The council also approved the contracts with Dena ... Read more...

A bill sponsored by State Senator Stacey Donato (R-Logansport) that would address the detection of underground utility lines unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Utilities Thursday. House Bill 1218 would amend the state’s ... Read more...

Earlier this month the Plymouth Park Board approved the request of free use of the Freyman Shelter on November 7th for a “Twisted Run” by Orienteering Cincinnati. The twisted run will be a fundraiser for the Junior National ... Read more...

 In recognition of her strong support for national service, Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) received the Congressional Service Award from Voices for National Service, a coalition working to ensure Americans of all ages can serve and ... Read more...

Despite federal offices being closed in observance of Presidents’ Day, the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) will remain open for business on Monday, February 17th. “It’s a common assumption that Department of Revenue offices are ... Read more...

Plymouth High School will host Parent-Teacher Conferences for the 2nd Semester on Wednesday, February 19. Parent registration will be from 5:30 p.m. through 6 p.m. in the north lobby just inside the front lobby entrance. Parents and ... Read more...

As every Marvel fan knows, the Incredible Hulk got his superpower from gamma radiation, and Spider-Man got his from a radioactive spider bite. But that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea to take unnecessary risks when exposed to potential ... Read more...

As a member of the Independent Colleges of Indiana, Ancilla College Admissions and Outreach Manager, Jerry Kisela and AncillaWorks Coordinator Jean Wolfe, recently attended ICI day at the Indiana State House.  Independent Colleges of ... Read more...

More Hoosiers are now prepared to work in high-paying, high-demand fields thanks to the Next Level Jobs initiative. Since 2017, more than 10,000 Hoosiers completed a high-demand certificate program with approximately 23,000 currently ... Read more...