Local & State News

Watch Out for Phone Calls Impersonating DOR or the IRS!

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is warning taxpayers to be on alert when getting phone calls claiming they have unpaid tax bills. These phone calls are often scams designed to threaten individuals with some sort of law enforcement ... Read more...

JA BizTown Trip for LaVille Elementary Students

The 6th Grade students at LaVille Elementary traveled to JA BizTown in Fort Wayne last week.   JA BizTown engages students in the role of workers and consumers in a series of classroom lessons that culminates in a day–long simulation ... Read more...

Triton Students Attend Sam Rhine Genetic Conference

Triton School Corporation Scholars from Mrs. Slein’s AP Biology Class and Medical Innovations had the opportunity to visit the Sam Rine Genetic Conference on Monday. The students had a great time, were treated to some great food and ... Read more...

Bremen Police Arrest 4 in 4 Traffic Stops

During the evening of Wednesday, March 6th and early hours of Thursday, March 7th officer with the Bremen Police Department arrested four individuals during the course of four traffic stops.  Three of the suspects were found to be in ... Read more...

City Meetings Monday Evening

The City of Plymouth will hold their regular meetings Monday evening beginning at 6 with the Board of Public Works and Safety.  Agenda for the meeting includes awarding the bid for the Parkview Water Tower Improvement Project and awarding ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Sets Capacity for Transfer Students

The Plymouth Schools will continue to welcome students from outside of their school district as long as there are open spaces. During the March 5 school board meeting, the Plymouth School Board approved accepting applications for transfer ... Read more...

Senator Randy Head: 2019 Session Halftime Update

  The Indiana General Assembly recently reached the halfway point in the 2019 legislative session, meaning the Senate and House of Representatives will now consider legislation passed by the opposite chamber. Of the 636 bills introduced ... Read more...

Rep. Jack Jordan: Proposed Budget Prioritizes Students, Teachers & School Safety

The House Republican’s balanced state budget proposal maintains healthy reserves while funding substantive increases for education and school safety. Representative Jack Jordan said in a news release on Friday, “This session, we ... Read more...

Dave Lewallen from REMC Teaches Electricity to Triton 4th Graders

Dave Lewallen from Marshall County REMC, visited Triton Elementary School fourth graders Thursday to teach them about electrical safety. Triton Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said, “The kids have been studying electricity for three weeks ... Read more...

AG Curtis Hill Encourages Hoosiers to Report instances of Clergy Abuse

Attorney General Curtis Hill announced that his office is providing an online form enabling individuals to more easily report instances involving alleged abuse by clergy. The form may be found at the Attorney General’s homepage ... Read more...

Walorski, Top Republican on Worker and Family Subcommittee, Calls for Commonsense Solutions to Help Families Thrive

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.), the top Republican on the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, Thursday called for solutions to close the jobs gap, strengthen the workforce, and help ... Read more...

Folk Music Legend Bill Staines to Perform at Wild Rose Moon

Bill Staines has shared his songs on Garrison Keillor’s, A Prairie Home Companion, HBO’s award winning series Deadwood, and Public Radio’s Mountain Stage. His work has been covered by many artists including Peter, Paul, and ... Read more...

County Council has Short Agenda for Monday’s Meeting

The Marshall County Council will meet Monday, March 11th at 9 a.m. in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. Sheriff Matt Hassle will be discussing the job classifications for the captain, chief jailer and communication ... Read more...

Riverside students selected as winners in this year’s Marshall County Reading Council Young Authors’ Contest

Two Riverside Intermediate School students have been selected as winners in this year’s Marshall County Reading Council Young Author Contest. The students are 6th-grade Xinlang “Ray” Fan and 5th grade Emily Dicus. Both Ray ... Read more...

February Artists of the Month at Triton Elementary

Congratulations to the Triton Elementary School February Artists of the Month, Zeph Mettler from Mrs.Mevis’s 4th Grade classroom and Dianna Eicher from Mrs. Blue’s 3rd Grade classroom. Great job and keep using your time, ... Read more...

Young Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Call For Investigation Into Non-Compete Agreements Hurting U.S. Workers

WASHINGTON – Thursday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), led a bipartisan letter calling for a Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigation into the use and abuse of non-compete agreements. ... Read more...

Spring Forward Saturday Night

You may have noticed the sun setting later each day, and this weekend marks the start of Daylight Saving Time, meaning more sunlight into the evening. Daylight Saving Time began at 2 a.m., when it jumped ahead one hour. So Saturday night ... Read more...

Plymouth BZA Approves Variance for New Concrete Plant

There were two other variance requests the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals handled Tuesday night that were much simpler. Fast Rides at 1829 West Jefferson Street was seeking a Variance of Development Standard to replace an existing sign ... Read more...

Commissioners Table Perimeter Drain in County Right-of-Way Request

The request of Robert Bosco to connect the perimeter drain for a mound septic system was tabled by the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday. Jason Peters, Superintend of the County Highway Department said Bosco is building a new home on ... Read more...

Park Department to Advertise for Summer Help

Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite was given the go-ahead to advertise for seasonal help during Monday’s Park Board meeting. Hite said spring break is almost here and kids in high school and college will begin looking for summer ... Read more...