Local & State News

Samuel Lozada of Mo Beat! Blues Band entertained recently at Miller’s Assisted Living Facility.  Samuel plays the harmonica as well as sings standard blues songs plus original songs that he writes. Samuel has a great rapport with his ... Read more...

Officer David Finn with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to Walmart at 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 14th for a reported theft that had occurred. While en-route he located the suspected vehicle in the parking lot near Rue 21. ... Read more...

Early Friday morning, November 15th, Marshall County Police, along with LaPaz Fire and EMS were dispatched to the Speedway Gas Station in LaPaz for a female that was unresponsive. Officer Wozniak arrived on scene about 2 a.m. and located ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb issued a Proclamation declaring Nov. 15 America Recycles Day. In partnership with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM), the Proclamation recognizes the 22nd America Recycles Day, which is a ... Read more...

The 95th Annual Plymouth Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner and Awards Ceremony took place Thursday evening at the Swan Lake Resort. Master of Ceremonies for the event was Francis Ellert from Coca Cola. The guest speaker for the evening was ... Read more...

An agreement between the Bourbon Town Council and the Triton School Board made it possible to have a student resource officer assigned to the schools on a daily basis. The Triton Board expressed their approval to use funds from the State ... Read more...

A public auction will be held in the parking lot of the Marshall County Jail on Friday, November 22nd at 10 a.m. The auction will consist of eight vehicles that have been seized in police cases.  The vehicles are being sold to the highest ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School Health Science 1 morning class, led by Health Science Instructor Dana Bush, RN, BSN, recently took a field trip to Saint Joseph Health System in Plymouth to participate in a HAZMAT drill. The students played the ... Read more...

Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters and County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer approached the County Council on Wednesday with a proposal that could see the extension of Veterans Parkway to the west. Peters told the council ... Read more...

The annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Bourbon has been scheduled for December 7 at 6:00 P.M. Town Clerk Kim Berger asked if the town would continue to hold a Christmas Decorating contest since there were only six homes registered ... Read more...

The votes are in and the 2019 Scarecrow Winners in the WTCA and Pilot News contest are: Miller’s Assisted Living  1st Place TCU  2nd Place and Fitness Forum  3rd Pace. Receiving honorable mention were Bright Eyes, The Rees, Ace ... Read more...

Dean Byers, speaking for Habitat for Humanity of Marshall County updated the Bourbon Town Council Tuesday evening on the progress of receiving a grant that would allow homes to be built on a vacant lot owned by the town on Center Street. ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday announced that the U.S. Navy has agreed to name a warship in honor of Senator Richard G. Lugar. Senator Young will host a naming ceremony for the USS RICHARD G. LUGAR (DDG 136) in Indianapolis ... Read more...

Residents of the Plymouth Miller’s Assisted Living Facility were special guests at the Friends and Neighbors monthly meal at the Pine Creek Church of the Brethren.  This was their annual Thanksgiving Meal and the last meal of the year. ... Read more...

Monday evening, members of the Plymouth City Council renewed an agreement for planning services with Ralph Booker. The 2020 agreement included the 2.8% increase city employees will receive next year and brings Booker’s salary up to ... Read more...

More than 30 Marshall County leaders, including a contingent of Bremen High School students, braved the wintery weather Tuesday for the Stellar Regions presentation in Indianapolis. The one hour presentation covered a wide range of quality ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council handled a number of items during their November 12th meeting. The first item was to conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed increase for a fire protection surcharge or fee associated with hydrants. Fees ... Read more...

“Caring Coalition” is a new organization recently started in Marshall County. “Caring Coalition” is a group of concerned citizens that have gathered together to help our community and discussed the many avenues that they ... Read more...

Make your plans now to attend the annual Lighted Christmas Parade and Downtown Plymouth Tree Lighting on Saturday, November 30!  This is also Shop Small Saturday. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. with many of the stores offering savings on ... Read more...

The 2019-2020 school year marks the last year the current Lincoln Junior High building will be used as a school.  The brand new Lincoln building will open its doors for the 2020-2021 school year, and begin a new chapter of memories. ... Read more...