Local & State News

Miller’s Plymouth/Walkerton Senior Picnic

Miller’s Assisted Living Facility – Plymouth and Miller’s Merry Manor – Walkerton teamed up to host a senior picnic open to the public which was help at the Walkerton Youth Center.  The Plymouth facility supplied all the food ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth Presents Latino Fest ’19 on Sept. 21st

Saturday, September 21st, River Park Square will be filled with the smells of authentic Latino food, great music, Folkloric dancers, fun for the kids, and LuchaLibre! Starting at 1:00 pm and running until 10:00 pm, the Latino Fest ... Read more...

City Meetings Monday Evening

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings Monday evening, September 9th beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Agenda for the meeting includes opening bids for the fall Street and Sidewalks ... Read more...

Vietnam Memorial Wall to Arrive Wednesday Afternoon About 4

The American Veterans Traveling Tribute Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall, an 80% replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., is coming to Plymouth. Activities will run from noon on Thursday, September 12th through 3 p.m. on ... Read more...

County Council to Cut $960,000 from 2020 Budget Requests Monday Morning

The Marshall County Council will meet Monday morning at 9 a.m. in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. The council will conduct their regular monthly meeting followed by the 2020 Budget Hearings. During the regular meeting ... Read more...

Senate District 18 Caucus Candidates Set to Fill Remainder of Randy Head’s Term

The final roster of candidates vying to fill the remainder of former State Senator Randy Head’s term has been set. The caucus will be held on Monday, September 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Miami County 4-H Community Building located at ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer Chad Beatty Talks to PHS Students about Law Enforcement Careers

Friday during Advisory period at Plymouth High School, close to a dozen students gathered in the College and Career GoCenter to meet with Plymouth Police officer Chad Beatty. Beatty who has served with the Plymouth Police Department for ... Read more...

Bonita Bent and her Talented Birds at Miller’s

Bonita Bent of South Bend has always loved birds.  She loves birds of any kind including chickens.  But she especially loves her 19 year old blue and gold macaw, Abby and her 12 year old African gray, Shaka Zulu.  If you have ever been ... Read more...

Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Application Now Open

Aspiring Indiana teachers can apply for up to $30,000 in financial aid with the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The scholarship provides up to $7,500 per year of college ... Read more...

Jose Daniel Ortiz Sentenced to Maximum 30 Year Sentence for Dealing Methamphetamine and Heroin

Jose Daniel Ortiz, 39, of Elkhart and Plymouth, was sentenced on September 5, in Marshall Superior Court Number 1 to 30 years imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Correction for four counts of Dealing Methamphetamine as Level 2 ... Read more...

Rochester Man Arrested for Battery with Deadly Weapon

Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of East Adams Street Tuesday, August 3rd about 9:30 at night for a battery that had occurred. During the investigation, Officer Krynock found that the suspect 31 year old Ross ... Read more...

INDIANA HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT FIRST VAPING-RELATED DEATH

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has confirmed the first death of an Indiana resident due to severe lung injury linked to a history of e-cigarette use or “vaping.” The death, which occurred in an individual older than age ... Read more...

Bremen Teacher Arrested for Attempted Child Seduction & Harassment

A Bremen High School teacher was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on a charge of Attempted Child Seduction as a level 5 Felony and Harassment as a class B Misdemeanor and held on a $10,000 cash bond. Twenty-eight year old Patrick Samuel ... Read more...

Quick Apprehension Lead to Rape and Burglary charges filed against Michael Middaugh

The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office filed criminal charges against Michael Middaugh, 39, of Elkhart based on allegations originally reported on August 28, 2019.   The charges filed in Marshall Superior Court No. 1, supported by a ... Read more...

Inmates File Lawsuits in Federal Court Against Overcrowding Conditions in Jail

Marshall County council members and commissioners have ironed out plans that they hope will help alleviate overcrowding at the Marshall County Jail. On Tuesday, the commissioners signed a contract with RQAW to begin the early phase process ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Superintendent Updates Board on Fall Projects

This week Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite told members of the Park Board this week that he is working on paving quotes for this fall.  He said there are some areas inside Centennial Park that need to be done.    Hite said one ... Read more...

Schools, Business Teaming Up For Great Hometowns

At Crossroads, Marshall County’s regional planning team, anticipating the future is a full-time focus.  Improving the quality of life to make our great hometowns even more attractive to residents and investment is why the group exists. ... Read more...

City Park Board Updated on Stellar Application and RPS Project to be Included

Plymouth Park Board members were updated on a park project that will be submitted with the Countywide Stellar application. During Tuesday’s meeting Park Superintendent Mike Hite said a conceptional project is phase II of River Park ... Read more...

Trick-or-Treat Hours in Plymouth Set

Last week members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved a resolution setting residential Trick-Or-Treat hours. Ghosts, goblins, witches, princesses and power rangers and many other costumed youngsters will venture out ... Read more...

STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AWARDED GRANT TO HELP LOWER MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand and strengthen Indiana’s maternal mortality review process. The five-year grant will allow for the ... Read more...