Local & State News

WEAR ORANGE WEEKEND REACHES INDIANA: GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION COALITION TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENT IN INDIANAPOLIS ON JUNE 2ND

On June 2nd, as part of Wear Orange Weekend and following National Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 1st, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, along with several community partners, will host a Wear Orange Block Party in ... Read more...

Marshall County Flood Survivors Urged to Submit All Documentation to FEMA

Marshall County Emergency Management Director Clyde Avery is reminding flood survivors who have applied for FEMA Individual Assistance to be sure that they submit all the required documentation. Avery said he was notified that there are a ... Read more...

Volunteers Sought for Yard Work at David’s Courage this Saturday

This Saturday, the directors of David’s Courage are holding a “Spruce Up the Yard” event. No experience is necessary and no hands are too small to help out.   The yard at David’s Courage east of Plymouth on Lincoln Highway needs ... Read more...

County Highway Crews Spraying Prime Coat on Reclaimed Roads

Today weather permitting Marshall County Highway Department crews will be prime coating 14B from Olive Trail to Nutmeg Road and Sage Road from 2B north.   Roads will be closed for 2 to 3 hours for dry time. Once this section is completed ... Read more...

Geisleman & Yost Arrested Thursday Morning at Lake Ave. Home by UNIT

Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman announced Thursday, May 31, 2018 at approximately 8:30 a.m. a search warrant was executed on a residence in the 2400 block of W. Lake Avenue in Plymouth.  Officers from the Undercover Narcotics ... Read more...

Two Injured in Crash at Lincoln Highway and King Road

First responders were dispatched to King Road and Lincoln Highway Wednesday afternoon at 3:40 for a two vehicle crash.  A red Jeep Cherokee driving by 59 year old Darlene Riewoldt of Bourbon was stopped at intersection of King Road and ... Read more...

Marshall County leaders optimistic after meeting with the Indiana Communities Institute of Ball State University

Nearly a hundred private, non-profit and government leaders from Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver, LaPaz and Plymouth, met with Ball State University’s Indiana Communities Institute and state representatives of Indiana’s Stellar Region ... Read more...

2 Arrested for Smoking Marijuana on Walking Trail in Plymouth

Two males were taken into custody by a Plymouth Police Officer Shanna Gilmer Tuesday evening. Officer Gilmer was dispatched to Centennial Park to investigate two male subjects smoking marijuana on the walking trails.  She located the tow ... Read more...

PHS Honored for FAFSA Applications

Thursday the Indiana Department of Education, the Higher Commission for Higher Education, and INvested hosted the FAFSA and Scholar Success Program Completion Awards. Plymouth High School was recognized as one of the top high schools in ... Read more...

South Bend Man Arrested for DWS

On Tuesday evening, May 29th, Plymouth Police Officer Chad Beatty conducted a traffic stop at the corner of Harrison and Michigan Streets for expired plates. The driver, 27 year old James Flory of South Bend was taken into custody for ... Read more...

MARSHALL COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES FREE TOBACCO REPLACEMENT FROM INDIANA QUITLINE

“We want Hoosiers who are addicted to nicotine to know that although quitting is hard, they can do it,” said Miranda Spitznagle, director of the Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Commission at the Indiana State Department of Health ... Read more...

Texas Semi Driver Arrested for Leaving Scene of Property Damage Accident

33 year old Adam Lee Walls of Texas was arrested Wednesday morning at the Love’s Truck Stop. Plymouth Police Officer John Weir was dispatched to Love’s to investigate a semi that hit another semi and left the scene. While Officer Weir ... Read more...

Walorski Statement on Administration Decision on Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday released the following statement on the administration’s decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada, Mexico, and the European Union: “Steel and aluminum tariffs are ... Read more...

“Step Up” at Triton Elementary

Students at Triton Elementary School in grades kindergarten through fifth grade got to “step up” to the next grade Thursday. Triton School Corporation Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said, “They were able to meet the teachers ... Read more...

Donnelly Joins President Trump at White House for Signing of His ‘Right to Try’ Bill

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly Wednesday joined President Trump at the White House for the signing of his bipartisan ‘Right to Try’ legislation. The bill passed the Senate unanimously in August 2017 and the House of Representatives with ... Read more...

Habitat for Humanity of Marshall County to Construct 21st Home in Plymouth

Dean Byers is excited to announce the Second Habitat Home project to be constructed this year. Habitat for Humanity of Marshall County will have a groundbreaking ceremony for the 21st family home to be built in Marshall County.  This next ... Read more...

Rockie Football Radio Auction June 22nd

The 9th Annual Plymouth Rockie Football Radio Auction on WTCA is scheduled for Friday, June 22nd starting at 9 a.m. Plymouth High School football moms are busy collecting auction items in an effort to raise funds to support all three ... Read more...

Friday Special Joint Meeting to Announce New County Plan Director

The Marshall County Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals will convene for a Special public meeting on Friday, June 1st a noon.  The special meeting will be held in room 203 of the Marshall County Building.  The special meeting has ... Read more...

MELISSA WIDHALM TO SPEAK ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN INDIANA

Climate change is in the news. But what does “climate change” mean? How is it affecting Indiana residents now? The Marshall County Recycle Depot is sponsoring a presentation by Melissa Widhalm of the Purdue University Climate Change ... Read more...

County Health Dept. Offers FREE Narcan Rescue Kits & Training Thursday

The Marshall County Health Department will be providing FREE Narcan Rescue Kits and Training to the general public on Thursday, May 31st. Do you have a loved one struggling with an opioid addiction?  Having the training to administer a ... Read more...