Local & State News

Commissioners Hear Issue with Piers on County Right-of-Way at Lake of the Woods

Marshall County Commissioner Kurt Garner told the other commissioners he was contacted by two residents at Lake of the Woods who are concerned with some piers that have been placed at the end of Liberty Street.  Garner said the piers are ... Read more...

City Meetings Monday Evening

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings Monday evening beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety.  The agenda for the meeting includes reports by various department heads, a sidewalk request at 814 N. ... Read more...

Two Weeks Remain to Register for FEMA Assistance and Apply for SBA Disaster Loans

Time is running short. Indiana residents and businesses recovering from losses and damage caused by the February flooding have just two weeks left to register with FEMA and apply for a U.S. Small Business Administration low-interest ... Read more...

Hydrant Flushing the Week in Culver

Beginning Monday, June 25, the Town of Culver will be flushing hydrants. They typically do this twice a year to remove rust from the town’s water distribution system. As the crew moves through the Town of Argos, residents might notice a ... Read more...

Marshall County Pediatrics Earns Honor

MDwise, an Indiana-based nonprofit health maintenance organization focused on serving uninsured and underinsured Hoosiers, recently honored Marshall County Pediatrics, 1919 Lave Ave. Suite 110, in Plymouth, with a Star Performer Award. The ... Read more...

The UNIT Arrests 3 in

On Friday June 22, at approximately 7:30 in the morning officers with the Unit (Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team), along with officers from the Plymouth Police Department executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Lewis Street in ... Read more...

National Desert Storm War Memorial to be Built on National Mall after Donnelly’s Urging

Thursday, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts announced the National Desert Storm War Memorial will be built on the National Mall at the corner of 23rd Street NW and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke at ... Read more...

Young Introduces Bill to Grow American Food Export Economy

Last week, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) introduced the Growing American Food Exports Act to strengthen our country’s agriculture industry by ensuring that ... Read more...

Hard Hat Tours Planned for River Gate South

This week Jerry Chavez, President and CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation updated members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission on the River Gate South residential construction project. Construction on the three ... Read more...

Commissioners Consider Ordinance Restricting Motorized Vehicles in Memorial Forest

Several meetings ago, Marshall County Commissioner Mike Delp brought forward a complaint of dirt bikes doing damage to some of the trails in the county’s Memorial Forest on State Road 17. He also noted their riding on the sand dunes ... Read more...


Rockie Football Radio Auction Friday

The 9th annual Rockie Football Radio Auction on WTCA begins at 9 Friday morning. Football moms have been out soliciting hundreds of items for the auction blocks.  As in years past there are lots of gift certificates for services, ... Read more...

Walorski Votes for 2018 Farm Bill

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday supported House passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act (H.R. 2), also known as the 2018 Farm Bill, which would provide long-term certainty for Hoosier farmers and strengthen the ... Read more...

Culver-Union Township Public Library Hosts IHS’s Traveling Exhibit Local Treasure

The Culver-Union Township Public Library is hosting Local Treasure, one of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) traveling exhibits, until July 2. The exhibit, which highlights elaborate and colorful murals installed in Hoosier ... Read more...

Miller’s Participates in Gold Outing

Culver Millers Merry Manor Admissions Director Nikki Markley and Anna Corbett Marketing Director of Miller’s Assisted Living in Plymouth did not let the rain dampen their spirits as they were “hole sitting” during the ... Read more...

County Police Investigating Crash on Plymouth Goshen Trl., Driver Flees

About 1:15 Thursday morning, June 21st officers with the Marshall County Sheriffs Department and Plymouth Police Department were advised of several power lines down in the area of Plymouth Goshen Trail and Randolph Drive at the north end ... Read more...

Senator Young Co-sponsoring Protect Kids and Parents Act

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday announced he is co-sponsoring the Protect Kids and Parents Act, Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) bill to ensure illegal immigrant families are kept together and hearings are expedited. “America ... Read more...

County Starts Chip and Sealing of County Roads

The County Highway Department will start their chip and sealing program Thursday.  It will continue over the next several weeks according to Jason Peters, Highway Supervisor. Chip and sealing will start on Underwood Road between 19B and ... Read more...

County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer Discuss Interim Highway Superintendent Position

Kevin Overmyer, President of the County Commissioners said Monday that each commissioner received a letter from Waggoner, Irwin and Scheele, the county’s human resources consultants in April with a recommendation on what to do at the ... Read more...

23rd Annual Ancilla College Golf Classic Teed Off for a Good Cause

Thirty-three teams gathered at Swan Lake Resort on June 11 for the 23rd annual Ancilla College Golf Classic. The tournament, which followed a four-person Florida scramble format, raised over $26,000 for the Annual Fund which supports ... Read more...