Local & State News

This year the Plymouth High School Swim Teams and the Plymouth Aquatics Club are partnering with the Marshall County Blueberry Board of Directors to sponsor the 28th Annual Blueberry Bicycle Cruise!  Leanne Senter said, “We are excited ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Tuesday voted to repeal the job-killing medical device tax and protect Hoosier jobs in the innovative medical device manufacturing industry. “Our economy is booming because of historic tax cuts and ... Read more...

Just before 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 22nd, Plymouth Police Officer Shanna Gilmer arrested 35 year old Joshua D Roese of Frankfort, IN for theft at Walmart. Roese was booked into the Marshall County Jail on $750 cash bond and given a court ... Read more...

Plymouth Adult Education will conduct registration and orientation on Tuesday, July 31st at the Plymouth Community School Corporation Service Center.  Interested students can choose to attend either the 10 a.m. or 5 p.m. session. Free ... Read more...

It’s time for the Bremen Public Library’s annual book sale! Doors open to the public at 9 a.m. this Friday, July 27. The sale continues on Saturday from 9 to 5 and Monday, July 30th they will have fill-a-bag for a buck from 9 ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), Tuesday introduced the bipartisan STOP ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) announced Tuesday that the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Conference Report includes their Yemen provision (Section 1290). The provision included ... Read more...

A traffic stop Monday, July 23rd in the parking lot of the Red Rock Inn 2550 North Michigan resulted in the arrest of a North Judson man. The driver, 18 year old Court Overfield was found to have an active warrant through Marshall County. ... Read more...

At its July Board meeting, voting members of the Plymouth Industrial Development Corporation unanimously identified the REES Theatre project as a catalyst for redevelopment in the downtown and a critical component in continuing to attract ... Read more...

Adam Parkhouse, Media Relations Director for INDOT Northwest updated WTCA on the Bridge Rehabilitation project currently underway on U.S.30 in Marshall County. The contract for the bridge rehabilitation project was awarded to LaPorte ... Read more...

The Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRSC) proposed a joint partnership with the Marshall County Drainage Board for construction of a “rock shoot” at the beginning of the Brock Ditch in Bourbon Township. County Surveyor Craig ... Read more...

Nearly a hundred leaders from every town in Marshall County will participate in a workshop this Thursday morning to facilitate Marshall County’s application to become one of Indiana’s Stellar Regions. The presentation and workshop ... Read more...

Marshall County REMC would like to advise members of a phone scam in the county, particularly the Bremen area.  The caller is demanding the home owner pay their electric bill immediately or their service will be disconnected.  Please be ... Read more...

Earlier this month, Plymouth City Engineer Rick Gaul updated members of the Redevelopment Commission on the Hoham Drive project. The Hoham Drive improvements include widening the road surface to three lanes, one in each direction and a ... Read more...

Preservationist, Kurt Garner, will explore the history of one of the county’s biggest natural resources on Friday, August 10 from noon till 1, “Contouring the Yellow River:  Shaping Marshall County.” Go day-tripping ... Read more...

Next week, Treasurer Mitchell will begin a month long tour of PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) around the Hoosier state. As the Indiana Treasurer of State, Mitchell is the only treasurer in the country to chair a 911 board.  ... Read more...

Trinity United Methodist Church in Plymouth welcomed new pastor Jeff Stueve on July 8. Pastor Jeff recently made the change from full-time professor of Education & Social Sciences at Bethel College and part-time pastor at Granger Good ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Monday issued the following statement after voting to confirm Robert Wilkie as Secretary of Veterans Affairs: “Robert Wilkie’s long record of public service and his experience serving as acting ... Read more...

Monday evening the Plymouth Common Council passed an ordinance modifying a number of fees in the various city departments. After tabling the ordinance at their last meeting to allow council members and department heads a final review of ... Read more...

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.3 percent for June and remains lower than the national rate of 4.0 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been ... Read more...