Local & State News

This week County Highway Supervisor, Jason Peters told the County Commissioners he will need to hire a professional tree service to remove a couple trees on county right-of-way. There are two cotton wood trees on the county’s ... Read more...

Marshall County Police are searching for two suspects from a Wednesday burglary. On Wednesday, July 18th, sometime in the afternoon or evening hours, two Caucasian males broke into a residence in the 100 block of North Michigan Street in ... Read more...

Walkerton resident Phillip Endicott, 46, pled guilty to unemployment insurance fraud in Marshall County Superior Court 1 on July 5, 2018. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee ... Read more...

Summertime has become an increasingly popular season for weddings, and the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) wants to help Hoosier newlyweds as they embark on wedded bliss to avoid the headache of tax issues. From name changes to filing ... Read more...

A bipartisan group of 149 members of Congress today called on Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross not to put American jobs and economic growth at risk by imposing tariffs on automobiles and automotive parts. In a letter led by U.S. Reps. Jackie ... Read more...

Wednesday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Angus King (I-Maine), along with Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Doug Jones (D-Ala.), Cory Gardner (R-Colo.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and Chris ... Read more...

It is with regret, that due to the weather forecast, Encore has decided to cancel the Stepp Walker Project concert that was scheduled for tomorrow evening (Friday, July 20) at the Young Amphitheater.  As the concert is an outdoor event ... Read more...

Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters will attend the Community Crossings meeting at the LaPorte District Office of INDOT next week. On Monday Peters said the meeting has been called to go over the 2019 Community Crossings ... Read more...

The official announcement that the Aquatic Center will be named after Dr. Susan Bardwell, a pediatrician who served the community for nearly 10 years happened Wednesday morning at the groundbreaking ceremony. In 2012, Bardwell tragically ... Read more...

Tuesday evening, Jerry Chavez, President and CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation updated members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission on progress of the River Gate South residential development. Chavez said ... Read more...

On Tuesday afternoon, July 17, it was reported to the Marshall County Sheriff`s Department that a large advertisement for “Mail Pouch Tobacco” had been stolen off of an older shed in the 6000 block of Lincoln Highway.  This ... Read more...

Bremen Police Officer Troy Ulch arrested a South Bend man Tuesday night following a traffic stop. Just after 10, 29 year old Andrew L. Alaniz was stopped at US 6 and Elm Road. Officer Ulch arrested Alaniz for Operating a Vehicle on a ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, Tuesday at a Banking Committee hearing, questioned the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Jay Powell about the impact of the opioid abuse epidemic on workforce participation and the economy. This is an issue that ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Tuesday issued the following statement after meeting with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Supreme Court justice: “Today, I had the opportunity to sit down with Judge ... Read more...

Genealogy ROCKS! will be held at the Culver-Union Township Public Library this Saturday July 21, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. in the Children’s Room. (This is a time change due to the parade.) This limited-seating event is designed for ... Read more...

Years of planning, strategic financing, and unique partnerships with 13 separate entities are resulting in 2 exceptional projects coming to Plymouth and Marshall County. These partnerships include 2 for-profit agencies, 3 not-for-profits, ... Read more...

Green flag racing was the theme for Saturday’s feature racing at Plymouth Speedway. Even the 600 mini sprints that had the biggest incident of the evening waited till the final lap bringing out the checkered and red flag. Noah Miller ... Read more...

The Plymouth Redevelopment Commission reorganized after Mayor Mark Senter read a letter of resignation from Dan Tyree.  Tyree, who served as President of the commission said he recently moved outside the city limits disqualifying him from ... Read more...

The kids from the Boys and Girls Club in Plymouth put their finishing touch on the new mural, entitled “Giving Tree,” Tuesday, July 17. This beautiful mural is located at the entrance to the new facility. The “Giving Tree” is a ... Read more...

The Marshall County Drainage Board welcomed new citizen member David Stults to their meeting Monday morning. The Drainage Board was updated on damage to the Lawrence Pontius Tile arm on 1st Road. Work by the highway department shows that ... Read more...