Local & State News

LJH NATIONAL BROADCASTING AWARDS

This past weekend in New York City, the 79th Intercollegiate Broadcast System International Media Conference and Awards was held. The annual IBS New York City Conference is focused on New Trends in High School/College Radio/TV/Webcasting! ... Read more...

Congresswoman Walorski Receives Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s ‘Champion of Youth’ Award

Boys & Girls Clubs of America announced Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN) as one of the recipients of their 2019 Champions of Youth Award. The honor was presented at the organization’s fifth annual National Days of Advocacy in ... Read more...

Kindergarten Round-up for Triton Elementary

Triton Elementary Kindergarten Round-Up is quickly approaching. Do not miss this opportunity to get your child enrolled in the highest performing school corporation in Marshall and Kosciusko Counties. Parents and their incoming ... Read more...

DOR Processes Over 100 Individual Tax Returns a Minute

Indianapolis is often associated with speed given that the Indy 500 is the greatest spectacle in racing. Speed is often not associated with the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR)—that is, until it’s tax refund time. DOR has already ... Read more...

Walorski Announces 2019 Congressional Art Competition

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Tuesday announced the 2019 Congressional Art Competition and invited high school students throughout Indiana’s 2nd District to submit their original artwork by Friday, March 29th. “Each ... Read more...

The Cat In The Hat Visits Miller’s

The world renowned American Children’s author, Theodor Seuss Geisel birthday was celebrated on Saturday March 2nd.  Geisel is celebrated for writing and illustrating more than 60 books under the pen name Doctor Seuss. Miller’s ... Read more...

School Board Meeting Tonight

The Plymouth School Board will meet for both an executive session and regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 5 at the Administration Board Room on Berkley Street. The regular meeting is open to the public; however, remarks from the ... Read more...

UP DATE 4 PM: MARSHALL COUNTY CORONER RELEASES DETAILS ON FATAL CRASH

    Marshall County Police, Tippecanoe Fire, Lutheran EMS, and Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash near the address of 2838 18B Road in Tippecanoe Sunday night. Arriving at the scene first responders found a ... Read more...

Plymouth Man Arrested by City Police for Battery, Criminal Confinement and OWI

Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to 1000 South Michigan Street Sunday, March 3rd at 2 A.M. for a female that was battered and held against her will at the address. Officer Paul Stamper located the victim on South Michigan Street ... Read more...

Sheriff Requests Agreement to House Inmates in Other Jails Due to Jail Overcrowding

The Marshall County Commissioners and County Attorney Jim Clevenger were emailed by Sheriff Matt Hassel last week concerning jail overcrowding.  He requested an intergovernmental agreement with an agreed to rate to house inmates from the ... Read more...

Park Board Approves Use of RPS for Rees Theatre Benefit Concert

Monday evening, Jack Davis a member of the Rees Theatre Project Committee appeared before the Plymouth Park Board with a request to use River Park Square for a fundraising benefit. Davis said the committee truly appreciates the support of ... Read more...

Graves Arrested for Battery to Police Officer, Resisting and Marijuana

A Mishawaka woman is in the Marshall County Jail following a traffic stop on Sunday, March 3rd at 11 p.m. near the intersection of Garro and Walnut Streets. Plymouth Police Officer Joe Deisch stopped a vehicle and 23 year old Autumn N. ... Read more...

PHS sophomore Nancy Garcia-Pena chosen as 2019 PHS HOBY representative

Each year, Plymouth High School nominates and sponsors one sophomore to participate in the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership Seminar (HOBY). This year, the PHS faculty has chosen sophomore Nancy Garcia-Pena to represent PHS at the annual ... Read more...

No Decision Made on Lease or Purchase Vehicles for Sheriff’s Department

The decision on whether to lease vehicles or purchase them outright for the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is still up-in-the-air.  On Monday the county commissioners heard from Derek Willard of Enterprise Fleet Management.  He ... Read more...

Senator Randy Head: Improving Our Foster Care System

The Indiana Department of Child services (DCS) is struggling to keep up with the skyrocketing number of children needing services in our state, which is partly caused by an increase in parental drug abuse due to the opioid epidemic. To ... Read more...

Don’t Let Ghost Tax Preparers Haunt Your Refund

Tax season is upon us and while that may sound scary to many, dealing with a ghost tax preparer is downright frightening. Ghost tax preparers are dishonest individuals who mislead innocent taxpayers to unintentionally commit tax fraud. ... Read more...

Walorski Introduces Bill to Improve TANF Case Management

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) this week introduced legislation to improve case management coordination for individuals and families receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). “Our safety net ... Read more...

Young Joins Letter Demanding Answers about Alleged Saudi and UAE Arms Transfers to Extremist Groups

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.)  joined Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and other Foreign Relations Committee members on a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo ... Read more...

Indiana State Police Investigating Inmate Death

Monday, Indiana State Police Detective Brent Ingram, at the request of Fulton County Sheriff Chris Sailors, launched an investigation into the death of jail inmate Nicholas Clevenger, 29, Rochester. Detective Ingram’s preliminary ... Read more...

PHS student earns top honors in 2019 Scholastic Art Show

Weidner School of Inquiry (WSOI) at Plymouth High School junior Grace Bougher won two Gold Key awards at the 2019 Scholastic Art Show. Bougher, she said this was her first time entering her artwork in the Scholastic Art Awards. “I’ve ... Read more...