Local & State News

Emergency responders from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Plymouth Fire Department were dispatched to 16040 Cook Lake Trail about 8:30 Sunday night after a home exploded there. Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller said they had a ... Read more...

On Sunday, August 18th, just after 4 A.M. Bourbon Police Officer Matt Geiger responded to a call of a speeding vehicle on US30 going west from the east county line. The vehicle was located at US 30 and 12th Road, clocked at 97 mph. The ... Read more...

Congratulations to this week’s Trojan PRIDE Ticket award winners at the Triton Jr/Sr High School. Each of these individuals went above and beyond this week and earned the most Trojan PRIDE Tickets in their class. Mrs. Stichter was also ... Read more...

Despite a closing weekend that included severe weather, this year’s hero-centric Indiana State Fair closed with 878,857 people traveling to the fairgrounds for the 17-day event. The Indiana State Fair was particularly special this year ... Read more...

Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters wants to inform citizens of work plans for the department this week and in the coming week. On Monday the Highway Department will make cold patch at the highway garage, 600 tons through ... Read more...

Bourbon Street Department Superintendent, Roger Terry, prioritized the list of trees within the town that need to be removed due to safety concerns. Terry had spent the past several months trying to find tree trimmers to do the work and ... Read more...

A special meeting of the Plymouth Common Council will be held Monday evening, August 19th beginning at 6:30 in the second floor Council Chambers of City Hall. The special meeting is being called to review the proposed 2020 city budget.  ... Read more...

On Thursday, August 15th, Officer John Weir with the Plymouth Police Department was contacted and advised that 35 year old Gonzalo Ortiz of Mishawaka had an active warrant for his arrest. Ortiz was in the area of Michigan and Adams ... Read more...

The Marshall County Drainage Board and Commissioner will meet Monday morning, August 19th beginning at 8:30 in the morning.  The meetings are held in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for the Drainage Board ... Read more...

Officer John Weir was dispatched to the Marshall County Probation Department on Thursday, August 15th for a subject that had an active warrant through Saint Joseph County. 29 year old Tiffany Simon of Plymouth was taken into custody and ... Read more...

In a recent release from State Representative Jack Jordan he said, “Now that children are back in school, all motorists must pay attention and stop for school buses.” When a bus is stopped with its flashing red lights activated and ... Read more...

Citizens in Bremen will soon notice a major change in the look of their fire hydrants.  In a release from the town it was announced on Friday that the Bremen Water Department is going to start repainting the fire hydrants. While the ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill Friday expressed continued resolve to hold Purdue Pharma accountable for its alleged role in contributing to the state’s opioid crisis after a court rejected the company’s motion to dismiss Indiana’s ... Read more...

It’s time for the first day of classes for most students heading to colleges and universities in Indiana. While your focus may be on your child’s move and making sure their living space is a safe and comfortable environment to live ... Read more...

Sign-ups for put and take pheasant hunts begin on Sept. 7 at 6 a.m. On that date, hunters can begin purchasing a reservation for put and take pheasant hunts aton.IN.gov/INhuntfish. They do not need to log in or create an online account to ... Read more...

On August 01st and on August 04th the Marshall County Sheriff`s Department received reports of thefts of items from several storage units located at Castle Storage at the intersection of State Road 17 and State Road 8. The Bourbon Police ... Read more...

Monday evening during the Plymouth Common Council meeting, City Attorney Sean Surrisi gave members information on a FEMA grant opportunity the state is applying for and Plymouth will participate in.   Indiana Homeland Security is ... Read more...

Tuesday evening members of the Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals considered the Special Exception request of Andy and Carolyn VanHerk at 10702 State Road 17 to erect a communication tower on their property. The VanHerks did not ... Read more...

Deputy Brown with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle accident at the railroad on US 31 south of 13th Road Wednesday afternoon, August 14th.  At approximately 12:30 the Marshall County Sheriff`s ... Read more...

This week members of the Plymouth Board of Aviation Commissioners were advised of updates to the Airport Layout Plan by engineer Mark Shillington from Woolpert. He said the plan is currently 65% complete. Future plans now include creating ... Read more...