Local & State News

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel welcomed new Deputy Blake Bennett who was sworn in Wednesday by Marshall County First Deputy Clerk Darlene Marquardt. Blake is a graduate of the Culver Military Academy and Indiana University South ... Read more...

The American Conservative Union Foundation recently recognized State Representative Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) for his conservative voting record during the 2018 legislative session. According to the American Conservative Union Foundation, ... Read more...

Six fourth grade students from Washington Discovery Academy presented how using math concepts could help them solve problems. Their presentation entitled “Escape Room, 4th Grade Style” was shown during the March 5 meeting of the ... Read more...

A civil dispute lead to the arrest of a Plymouth man on Tuesday. About 4:30 in the afternoon Officer Arnold with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to 309 Kingston, the Pointe for a dispute between the landlord and tenant, 26 ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School band has about 50 pairs of the old sashes from the uniforms worn by the Pride of Plymouth in the late 1980s and early 1990’s. If any alumni would like to have a set – they need to be claimed prior to ... Read more...

43 year old Jose L. Torres of Plymouth was reporting to the Marshall County Probation Department on Tuesday, March 5th when he was taken into custody. The Plymouth Police report prepared by Officer John Weir states that Torres had an ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill today urged the U.S. Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing. A coalition of 54 attorneys general sent a ... Read more...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday in a Ways and Means Committee hearing called for a focus on boosting financing to revitalize our nation’s infrastructure and addressing burdensome regulations that ... Read more...

Today, the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum and the Milan 54 Hoosiers Museum unveiled a limited edition series of bobbleheads commemorating Milan High School’s 1954 Boys Basketball State Championship. Milan High ... Read more...

Officer Krynock with the Plymouth Police Department arrested a couple from Anderson for Heroin. Monday evening, March 4th Officer Krynock stopped a vehicle being driven by 26 year old Brandon J. Owens for a traffic infraction.  During the ... Read more...

A new business is coming to downtown Plymouth. Tuesday evening the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals approved the request for a Variance of Use by Jaime Fonseca.   Fonseca is planning to open a tattoo shop at 212 North Michigan Street, ... Read more...

Officer John Weir with the Plymouth Police Department arrested a Plymouth man on a warrant for dealing meth.  Tuesday evening, March 5th about 5:45 Officer Weir initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle near the Country Charm Laundry-mat in ... Read more...