Local & State News

Beat the heat at the Plymouth Public Pool. The Plymouth Public Pool will be offering a NIGHT SWIM tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Admission is the same as the daily rate…$3 for residents and $5 for non residents.  If you have a seasonal ... Read more...

Marshall County Emergency Management director Clyde Avery said he received notice from Roger Ecker, LaPaz Town President of the opening of a Cooling Center. Citizens of LaPaz can go to the will Corner Stone Church, the old Lions building, ... Read more...

NO THRU TRUCK signs are being posted this week on several roadways in Marshall County. During Monday’s Commissioner meeting, Highway Superintendent Jason Peters gave the commissioners a listing of road where he was having the new signs ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission received a brief update on the Aquatic Center project during their meeting Tuesday evening.  Jerry Chavez, President and CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation said the ... Read more...

The Plymouth Community School Corporation offers new and returning families the option of signing up for the upcoming school year at the one-stop, on-site, K-12 in-person registration at Plymouth High School. This year’s in-person one ... Read more...

It was a very full agenda for the July Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on July 9th. Bruce and Syntha Salyer were granted a Variance of Use to allow an existing building to be used as a engine machine shop at 7459 17th Road ... Read more...

On Wednesday, July 17th, Donald J. Trump, President of the United States ordered the flag of the United State of America to be lowered to half-staff as a mark of respect for the memory and longstanding service of John Paul Stevens, retired ... Read more...

The next Brown Bag Lunch event at the Marshall County Museum will be on Friday, August 9th at noon. Deb Parcell from Indiana Landmarks will be at the museum for a program titled “Hidden Gems in Indiana and Marshall County.”  Let Deb ... Read more...

Miller’s Senior Day at the Marshall County 4-H Fair used a different venue this year.  Because of the extreme heat wave pouring through our country the Plymouth and Culver Miller’s facilities decided to find an in-door, ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) on Wednesday voted to repeal the “Cadillac tax” and sought a House vote on bipartisan bills to repeal the medical device tax and delay the health insurance tax. “Ending the Cadillac tax ... Read more...

IN Attorney General Curtis Hill said Wednesday that rather than appealing a federal district court’s June 28 preliminary injunction against Indiana’s dismemberment abortion ban, he will focus his office’s resources on the larger ... Read more...

Due to the projected excessive temperatures, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter will be opening a Cooling Center for citizens to escape the heat.  Beginning at 1:00 pm today, Thursday, July 18th the Webster Center located at 110 Webster Avenue ... Read more...

During Monday’s Marshall County Commissioners Meeting, County Coroner, John Grolich told the board he would like for them to consider building a morgue facility to hold bodies and be able to conduct autopsies. Grolich explained that ... Read more...

The request to amend a previous Special Use to permit for a kennel at 430 5B Road near Bremen was tabled during last week’s Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals. David Slabaugh currently has a Special Use to allow for a kennel that ... Read more...

During Monday’s Marshall County Commissioner meeting, Veterans Service Officer Pam Schweizer-Betz asked the Commissioners for guidance in dealing with complaints she is receiving from veterans who have been solicited by for-profit ... Read more...

Officer Jerrid Arnold with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to a two vehicle accident at US 30 and Pioneer Drive about 10:30 Tuesday night. The driver of one of the vehicles involved in the crash, 22 year old Daniel Viegas of ... Read more...

Marshall County Emergency Management Director Clyde Avery released the most recent information on the “Excessive Heat Warning”. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL GO INTO EFFECT BEGINNING AT 2PM ON THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 8PM ON ... Read more...

The report of a domestic fight Tuesday, evening, July 16th about 5:15 ended with a South Bend man being arrested on a warrant. City Police were dispatched to 901 West Garro Street and before they arrived, 26 year old Dennis Scott Jr. fled ... Read more...

Debbie Gidley, Executive Director of Encore Performing Arts announced the cancellation of this Friday’s Summer in the Park Concert. Gidley said due to the predicted heat index, the Lake Area Community Band scheduled for this Friday, July ... Read more...

Monday morning about 11:30 Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area of Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue for a male subject exposing himself. Officer John Weir arrived on the scene and located the subject, 70 year old Randall G. ... Read more...