Local & State News

With April showers and May flowers come baby animals. This spring, keep wildlife wild by leaving them where they belong. If you encounter a baby animal alone, remember: Adult animals rarely abandon their young. The parent may be out of ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer Joe Deisch located 21 year old Nathan R. Ockerman of Bourbon at 211 West Madison Street Tuesday afternoon about 4 p.m. Ockerman was taken into custody and arrested for two active warrants out of Marshall County. ... Read more...

Teaches Credit Union honors Plymouth High School student for their perfect attendance each month.  In March PHS Perfect Attendance Award Winners were Senior Jonathon Cronin, junior Helen Chen, sophomore Shy Carter, and freshman Morgan ... Read more...

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), and Darin LaHood (R-Ill.) to create more opportunities for ... Read more...

The National Weather Service has included the majority of Marshall County in the “Slight Risk” category for severe storms for Thursday night into early Friday morning (approximate timing is 8pm – 2am).  Damaging winds and frequent ... Read more...

Tuesday evening the Plymouth Community School Board decided to accept the recommendation of Technology Director Bruce Johnson and the Technology Committee to transition from MacBooks to iPads. This is the year for the school corporation to ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council discussed a number of agenda items during their meeting on April 9. Council President P.J. Hanley was absent from the meeting. The Council announced that Bourbon was awarded a Community Crossing Grant of ... Read more...

The Habitat for Humanity townhouse project proposed in the parking lot on Water Street in Plymouth received many negative comments during the March Board of Zoning Appeals meeting.  Because of those comments the city decided to look for ... Read more...

The Plymouth Police Department responded to a couple a fire situations Tuesday afternoon. The first call was about 1:30 to the duplexes at the corner of Madison and Eighth Street.  They found a fire in a garbage can that was sitting next ... Read more...

State Senator Randy Head said in a recent news release said, “It is important for schools to foster a positive, safe environment for students so they can focus on their education. Unfortunately, there have been incidents across our ... Read more...

Two solo artists, one tour! Alicia Michilli and Shannon LaBrie will bring their soulful vocals to Wild Rose Moon this Friday, April 12th at 8:00 p.m. and to the Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour on Saturday, April 13th at 11 a.m.  Alicia, an ... Read more...

‘Walking through History Downtown Culver from Then to Now’ will be held on Saturday, May 4 at 10:00 a.m. Those interested in participating will gather in the Carnegie Room at the Culver-Union Township Public Library. Join local ... Read more...

With the tax season deadline quickly approaching, many customers are finalizing their tax returns and preparing to pay taxes owed. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) has several payment options available for customers to make the ... Read more...

Governor Eric Holcomb has proclaimed this week, April 7-13, as Invasive Species Awareness Week in Indiana. Consider the proclamation as an important reminder for Hoosiers to watch for potentially devastating pests “There are several ... Read more...

Senior Hailey Boaland junior Audriana Plothow were selected as the PHS First Federal Savings Bank Student of the Month for March in their respective classes for honesty. Both were nominated by PHS Assistant Principal Ken Olson who said, ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) Monday introduced the Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act  to spur innovation in the higher education system. The ... Read more...

Kosciusko County- The male Kosciusko County Jail inmate that was discovered unresponsive, and later died, has been identified as Christopher A. Hinson, 42 of North Webster, IN. Hinson was in the jail on charges of possession of ... Read more...

A special joint work session between the Marshall County Council and Commissioners on Monday was called to receive additional information from the Water Task Force. Commissioner Mike Delp who sits on the task force as the commissioner’s ... Read more...

The Capital Campaign for the Plymouth Aquatic’s Center received a boost from the City Board of Public Works and Safety Monday evening. Capital Campaign Co-chairman Brad Surf and Jerry Chavez, CEO and President of the Marshall County ... Read more...

According to Marshall County Treasurer Angie Birchmeier, the 2018 payable 2019 tax bills are being mailed this week, with the first installment due Friday, May 10.  In addition to paying in person or by mail, there are several payment ... Read more...