Local & State News

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, strongly objecting to his 35 percent truck-only toll increase on the Indiana Toll Road, as well as comments he recently made to justify ... Read more...

Thursday afternoon Bowen Printing at 200 South Michigan Street held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony and an Open House celebrating their new look following the February flood. Bowen Printing is a local, hometown business established in 1943 and ... Read more...

Monday afternoon about 1, Plymouth Police Officer John Weir with the assistance of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department served a warrant at 516 Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers located three subjects at the residence and all there were ... Read more...

High school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in education can apply for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship through Nov. 30. Up to 200 students can receive renewable scholarships of $7,500 a year for ... Read more...

Marshall County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is excited to announce the installation of a raingarden at the Recycle Depot.  Michael Stauffer, local boy scout, approached Debbie Palmer, SWCD District Coordinator, about a ... Read more...

On Sunday, September 16 Plymouth Police were called to a residence on North Michigan Street reference a stolen motorcycle. In the early morning hours of the 16th a Motorcycle was taken from the residence and vandalized. Plymouth Police ... Read more...

The Plymouth Tractor Supply store is hosting a community Farmers Market this Saturday, September 22. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., local farmers, crafters and artisans will be onsite selling homemade and homegrown goods at the store located at ... Read more...

Harvest season is officially underway, which means more slow-moving farm equipment will be on Indiana’s rural roads. To keep Hoosiers safe this year, state agencies are asking motorists to be alert, patient and responsible, as they share ... Read more...

The Marshall County Church Orchestra played their second Farmer’s Market concert of the season last Saturday morning.  The orchestra enjoys playing at least twice a season at the market under the Pergola which gives a little protection ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) — all members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee —along with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed ... Read more...

This week, the Senate passed bipartisan legislation that, in part, included a bipartisan Donnelly provision, added as an amendment last month with Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), that would provide $1 million in funding for the implementation ... Read more...

Kindergarten students at Triton Elementary School in Mrs. Potters class had the opportunity to meet many of our local leaders last week. Each of the leaders had the great privilege of reading with the students and talking a little bit ... Read more...

Marshall County officials are frustrated with the FEMA reimbursement process for local funds expended during the February flooding. During Monday’s County Commissioner meeting, Commissioner Kevin Overmyer said the Highway Department, ... Read more...

On Saturday, September 15th Plymouth Police Officer Jerrid Arnold arrested 37 year old Justin Geddes of Elkhart at approximately 4:50 in the afternoon. Geddes was stopped on a traffic stop in the area of Oak Road and Jefferson Street. ... Read more...

Craig and Valerie Cultice presented an appeal before the Marshall County Health Board on Tuesday evening.  The appeal was to allow them to pump and haul waste from a property they inherited on Wolf Lake. Health Department Administrator ... Read more...

Good luck to the five Plymouth High School seniors who are vying for the crown this Friday evening at the 2018 PHS fall homecoming! Those seniors who were nominated to be on the 2018 fall homecoming court are as follows: Mary Beatty, ... Read more...

The 10th Annual Falloween Fest at John Glen High School in Walkerton is this weekend, Friday, September 21th thought Sunday, September 23rd. This is a fundraiser for the high school and provides scholarships for students.  In fact, from ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Tuesday voted for several Indiana priorities in the Defense/Labor-HHS-Education minibus, which passed the Senate on a 93-7 vote. This package funds the government through December 7, 2018, avoiding a ... Read more...

66 year old Debra Davis of Plymouth was arrested on September 14th at approximately 10:45 PM following a traffic stop near the intersection of Hoham Drive and North Michigan Street. Plymouth Police Officer Jerrid Arnold conducted the ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Tuesday released the following statement after the Trump administration announced additional tariffs on Chinese imports: “We need to hold China accountable for its unfair trade practices, but ... Read more...