Local & State News

Indiana Conservation Officers have filed charges in Hamilton County against a man who shot a three-legged deer in January 2017.  Local residents of Deming had frequently spotted the doe for several years, as it raised several sets of ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Friday introduced bipartisan legislation to combat the opioid epidemic by improving access to non-opioid pain treatments. The Dr. Todd Graham Pain Management Improvement Act (H.R. 5722), named ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) Thursday praised the nomination of Todd L. Nukes to serve as United States Marshal for the Northern District of Indiana. President Donald Trump announced his nomination this ... Read more...

Webster Elementary School held its annual end of the school year Fun Fair last Friday. The exact amount of the funds raised is still being tallied and will be announced at the upcoming Webster PTO meeting on May 15. Principal Carrie ... Read more...

The Board of Directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Marshall County regretfully announce the resignation of Billie Treber as Executive Director of the Boys and Girls Club effective May 25th.  The press release says, “Billie has made ... Read more...

On April 19, 2018, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced the Marshall County Crossroad initiative as one of the six regions as a finalist for the 2018 Stellar Communities Program. Launched in 2011, Stellar Communities is a multi-year, ... Read more...

Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director said FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams will be in the Marshall County area beginning Friday, May 11. FEMA personnel will be going door-to-door in areas impacted by the flood ... Read more...

This week, the Plymouth Community Schools administration and music staff were notified that the Indiana State School Music Association has recognized the Plymouth High School Band program with the state’s prestigious “All-Music ... Read more...

Marshall County continues to negotiate with NIPSCO and PAR for road damage done when the Reynolds-Topeka Electric System Improvement Project was constructed in Marshall County. During the County Commissioner’s meeting on Monday, ... Read more...

The tenth annual NCAVC Health Fair was held on Thursday, May 3. This is the fifth year the health fair was held at Menominee Elementary School; previously it was hosted at Washington Discovery Academy which at the time was named Washington ... Read more...

Plymouth High School invites the community to the annual end of the year Senior Awards Assembly, which will take place this Friday, May 11, 2018 starting at 8:15 a.m. Millions of dollars in grants and scholarships will be awarded to the ... Read more...

Staci Hundt has been named the Enrollment Management Director at Culver Academies, effective May 1. Hundt is replacing Mike Turnbull, who retired this spring. Hundt joined the Culver Academies advancement team, which includes admissions, ... Read more...

Thanks to the hard fund-raising work of a church in rural Ligonier, and the generosity of those in the community, five (5) Indiana State Police K-9s will be able to perform their duties in a safer manner. According to Gary J. Ford, Pastor ... Read more...

A capacity crowd gathered in the lobby at Miller’s Assisted Living Wednesday afternoon to attend the monthly FOR YOUR HEALTH series led by Deborah Berger BSN, RN.  May is Stroke Awareness Month and Berger made the topic challenging by ... Read more...

Representatives from the Department of Local Government Finance conducted a public hearing Wednesday morning on the county’s proposal to increase the Cum Bridge rate from $.0262 up to $.0524. On March 19th the Marshall County ... Read more...

On Monday, Jason Peters, the Marshall County Highway Supervisor told the county commissioners his crew has completed the road reclaiming process.  Those roads that have been ground are having calcium applied to assist with dust control ... Read more...

Last Friday morning Jefferson Elementary School staff and students gathered in the school’s gymnasium to recognize students and staff who make up the Jet-iRobots team. The Jefferson Jet-iRobots team had an impressive season – ... Read more...

Residents and businesses who sustained losses in the February 2018 flood disaster in Marshall County can now begin applying for assistance through FEMA.  Citizens and business owners can apply by registering online at: ... Read more...

The President of the Marshall County Commissioners, Kevin Overmyer, presented a short overview of the Regional Economic Steller Grant to members of the Bourbon Town Council.  Overmyer said the grant could bring some $7-8 million dollars ... Read more...

A Lucerne, IN man was arrested Friday night, May 4th after county police conducted a traffic stop for an equipment violation in the 10,000 block of US 31. Just before midnight County Police Officer Nick Laffoon stopped a vehicle and found ... Read more...