Local & State News

County Council to Cut 2019 Budget Request by over $800,000

Members of the Marshall County Council will have a busy day Monday as they begin to handle the 2019 budget request as well as their regular monthly meeting agenda items. The meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. include Kathy Clark , Executive ... Read more...

Park Board Approves 2019 Non-Reverting Budget

Last week members of the Plymouth Park Board reviewed and approved the 2019 Non Budget.  Estimated revenue will be $78,550 and comes from a number of revenue sources including $14,250 from the Marshall County Blueberry Festival, $4,000 ... Read more...

County Highway Preparing for Community Crossing Grant Submission

The deadline to submit applications for the Community Crossings grant process is Friday, September 28th and Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters told the County Commissioners he is nearly ready to submit. Last month Peters gave ... Read more...


AG Curtis Hill wins $955,000 judgment for City of Warsaw following fraudulent billing by employee and contractor

Following a years-long legal effort, Attorney General Curtis Hill prevailed in holding responsible for damages a public employee who bilked the City of Warsaw out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Former Street Superintendent Lacy ... Read more...

Bremen Library hosts Poe Murder Mystery Dinner

Friends of Bremen Public Library will host a Murder Mystery Dinner entitled “Murder at Poe’s Raven Party” at the library at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. Once registered, participants will receive an invitation to ... Read more...

Young, Donnelly, Visclosky Urge Support for South Shore West Lake Expansion Project

Thursday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), and Congressman Pete Visclosky (IN-D-01) announced they wrote a letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in support of Northern Indiana Commuter Transit ... Read more...

Young, Brown Lead Senators in Urging Administration to Invest in Efforts to Defeat Tuberculosis

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) this week led a group of Senators in urging President Trump to commit to meaningful US engagement during the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on ... Read more...

Gov. Holcomb to Attend Midwest U.S.–Japan Association Conference in Omaha Sept. 9 and 10

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend the annual Midwest U.S.–Japan Association Conference in Omaha, Nebraska Sept. 9 and 10. The conference brings together government and business leaders to foster economic relationships. ... Read more...

Treesh Arrested on Failure to Appear Warrant at Plymouth High School

Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area of Plymouth High School on Wednesday morning about 7 for a suspicious male who was wondering around and appeared to be intoxicated. Officer John Weir arrived on the scene and located the subject ... Read more...

Warsaw Man Arrested on Felony Warrant at Bayless & Charles Streets in Plymouth

Plymouth Police units were dispatched to the 400 block of Charles Street for a subject with a warrant in the area. Officers located 31 year old Ryan Eric Douglas of Warsaw at the intersection of Bayless and Charles Streets.  It was then ... Read more...

Young Joins Letter Asking HHS Secretary to Stop Obamacare’s Abortion Coverage Expansion

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Thursday joined a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting the administration take additional steps to mitigate Obamacare’s unprecedented expansion of ... Read more...

Coffee With Dean 9-5-18

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Joseph Randall Koebbe and Doris Jean (Conia) Koebbe

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Marshall County EMA Warns of Possible Heavy Rain and Flooding

Clyde Avery, Director of the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency released information this morning on the tropical storm that hit gulf coast from Florida to Alabama on Wednesday. The remnants of Tropical Depression Gordon will move ... Read more...

K9 Jax and Officer Weir Arrest 2 Citation for 1 for Meth

Plymouth Police Officer John Weir was called to the Pointe Apartments at 309 Kingston Avenue on Wednesday, September 5th about 1:30 in the afternoon for a people outside in a red van that appeared to be smoking marijuana. As Officer Weir ... Read more...

Margaret Roahrig to share memories of Bosworth’s at “A Night to Remember” Sept 14

The Marshall County Historical Society and Tri Kappa Sorority, with the help of many volunteers, proudly present “A Night to Remember” – A Downtown Plymouth History Walk, a whole new event celebrating Old-Fashioned Days with a ... Read more...

Traffic Stop Leads to Pursuit and Suspects Evade Police

On Tuesday September 4, at approximately 5:15 in the evening, Plymouth Police Officer Chad Beatty conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle infraction in the 2000 block of North Michigan Street. Officer Beatty identified the driver as 31 year ... Read more...

City Plan Commission Puts Stamp of Approval on Creation of 5th TIF District

Tuesday evening members of the Plymouth Plan Commission had many questions for City Attorney Sean Surrisi on a resolution to create a fifth Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district in the city. The new TIF District will be called the ... Read more...

Two Arrested for Meth at Speedway Station on Wednesday Morning

Wednesday morning about 11:30 Officer John Weir with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to the Speedway Gas Station on North Michigan Street for two subjects in a car that were harassing people and acting like they were under ... Read more...