Local & State News

Plymouth Police were dispatched to a possible shots fired event in the 800 block of North Michigan Street Thursday evening. Details have not been released but scanner traffic indicated that a male subject fired shots inside the duplex at ... Read more...

Plymouth Police responded to a train derailment Thursday afternoon near Broadway and Patterson. A train on the Elkhart & Western Railroad, which is owned by Pioneer Railcorp was delivering product to Pregis.  As the train went into ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School theatre department will present Crazytown this Friday, March 15 and Saturday, March 16 in the PHS auditorium. The doors open at 6:30 p.m. on both nights and the show starts at 7 p.m. The performance will be in the ... Read more...

The Plymouth Police Department will receive two new vehicles after the Board of Public Works and Safety approved the low quote of Country Auto.  The P.D. will receive two 2019 Dodge Durangos that are pursuit rated for a quote of $58,864. ... Read more...

A request by Bourbon Clerk-Treasurer, Kim Berger, was approved unanimously by the Town Council Tuesday evening. Berger said egg hunts for children had not been held for several years since the former sponsor of the event disbanded. She ... Read more...

Steve Stacy, Water and Wastewater Superintendent for the Town of Bourbon briefed members of the Bourbon Town Board on the results of a ACCU-Dig camera test.   Stacy said, “It showed a lot of bad pipes and a lot of good pipes.”  He ... Read more...

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Tobacco Quitline is offering tobacco users free medication to help them quit tobacco use. The nicotine replacement therapy promotion is available now and ends when supplies run out. In the last ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), a national leader in fraud prevention, warns Hoosiers to be cautious when handling their personal and financial information during tax season. “Since 2014, Indiana has stopped more than $110 ... Read more...

According to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), an invasive species is non-native to the ecosystem and causes, or is likely to cause, economic or environmental harm, or harm to human health.  Invasive species can be plants, animals ... Read more...

The annual Title I STEM Family Night will be at Riverside Intermediate School from 6:00 – 7:00 on Tuesday, March 19. STEM Night is an evening of hands-on activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Art. Riverside ... Read more...

Congratulations to these four Triton Elementary Scholars for their outstanding effort at the Notre Dame Science Fair Tuesday, March 12th. Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle thanked Samantha Middaugh, Caden Large, Travis Barnhart, and ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today issued the following statement regarding the passing of former Senator Birch Bayh:   “Birch Bayh is a modern-day founding father. He used his tenure in the Senate to push for substantive and ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on the day of his funeral, which has not yet been ... Read more...

This is the latest information from the National Weather Service regarding the potential for severe weather this afternoon into this evening. A “WIND ADVISORY” is now in effect from 1 p.m. this afternoon until 8 p.m. this evening.  ... Read more...

This summer the Parkview Water Tower in Plymouth will be repainted. Monday evening, Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson recommended the Board of Public Works and Safety approved the bid of Fedewa, Inc. from Haskins, MI.    While ... Read more...

The Plymouth Speech team showed how determination and practice can produce great results as they competed at the last tournament at the state level on March 9. The team finished 2nd in Class AA and 4th overall at the Indiana High School ... Read more...

Monday night Plymouth Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt brought forward the discussion on the Kingston/Highland Court/Ferndale brick light pillars. At the last city meeting, Councilman Jeff Houin asked if any plans had been created to ... Read more...

The Plymouth Common Council approved the annual agreement with New Avenues for an employee assistance program.  City Attorney Sean Surrisi said this is the third or fourth year the city has offered this benefit to employees.  He said it ... Read more...

Monday evening about 8:15 officers from the Plymouth Police Department were dispatched to Oakhill Avenue and Muckshaw Road for an accident in which a vehicle fled the scene. Officer Krynock located the suspect vehicle at Muckshaw  and ... Read more...

The National Weather Service in North Webster is advising of a slight risk of severe weather Thursday afternoon into the early evening. The main threat will be winds with gusts possible of between 40-50 mph. The weather service also ... Read more...