Local & State News

Fairgoers Invited to STEP RIGHT UP! to The Greatest 17 Days of Summer

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, circus lovers from around the world! The Indiana State Fair announces its 2018 theme STEP RIGHT UP! to The Greatest 17 Days of Summer, August 3-19. For the first time the Indiana State Fair, the ... Read more...

Historic Farms Sought for Rural Preservation Award

Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau welcome nominations for the 2018 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation. The award recognizes the preservation and continued agricultural use of historic farm buildings in Indiana. Anyone, ... Read more...

Plymouth Education Association (PEA) Chicken Dinner and Bake Sale Fundraiser Friday

  The Plymouth Education Association (PEA) will host a carry-out Chicken Dinner and Bake Sale Fundraiser in the lobby at Plymouth High School today (Friday, April 20) from 3:30-5:30 p.m.   A few tickets will be available at the door ... Read more...

City Street Projects Get Underway Next Week

The City of Plymouth will begin working on their Spring Street and Sidewalk Projects next week.  Walsh and Kelly Inc. from South Bend was the low bidder on the projects the will mill-off the top coat of asphalt and then put down a new ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Sets Extra Make-up Date for this Year

Plymouth Schools students will have to attend classes for one more day than originally planned. According to Superintendent Andy Hartley, the added student and teacher day is necessary to meet the 180 days of instruction required by the ... Read more...

City Hall Reno Project Continues

The Renovation project of Plymouth’s City Hall continues to move forward.  During Tuesday’s Redevelopment Commission meeting, City Attorney Sean Surrisi gave members a brief update on the $2 million project. Michiana Contracting has ... Read more...

Carnegie Pleads Guilty to 3 Charges, Sentenced to 9 Years

54 year old Vincent S. Carnegie of Argos appeared in Marshall Superior Court I Wednesday morning with his attorney Tom Black for a plea agreement. Carnegie’s case dates back to May 26, 2017.  The Probable Cause Affidavit accuses ... Read more...

WSOI Students Speak to Plymouth School Board

Three Weidner School of Inquiry seniors along with a 2017 graduate shared their experiences with the Plymouth School Board on April 17. WSOI Co-Directors, Michael Delp and Jennifer Felke, said the students are examples of those who are ... Read more...

PHS FTA Students Job Shadow Favorite Teachers

Plymouth High School students who are part of the Future Teachers of America (FTA) club got to spend Thursday, April 12 job shadowing one of their favorite Plymouth Community School Corporation teachers. Close to four dozen students spent ... Read more...

Plymouth High School Health Careers Students Attend 2018 HOSA State Leadership Conference

Plymouth High School Health Careers students competed at the HOSA Future Health Professionals State Leadership Conference competition in Indianapolis last week. There were 1,262 students in attendance from across Indiana.  There were five ... Read more...

Walorski Questions Labor Secretary on Solutions to the Jobs Gap

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Tuesday questioned Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta about efforts to measure outcomes in workforce development initiatives and ensure these programs are effective in helping people move up the ... Read more...

Donnelly, Young Introduce Two New Bills to Help Combat the Opioid Crisis

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) Tuesday announced that they have introduced two new bipartisan bills to help combat the opioid crisis in Indiana. The Advancing Innovation in Alternative Pain and Addiction ... Read more...

Soil & Water Conservation District Hosts DNR Biologist for “Shoreline Health” Thursday

Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District will host a public discussion with Nate Thomas, Indiana DNR Lakes Permitting Biologist.   The discussion on Shoreline Health will be held on Thursday.  Thomas will discuss the types ... Read more...

Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags To Be Flown at Half-Staff

Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor former First Lady Barbara Bush. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on the day of her burial, Saturday, April 21. ... Read more...

Bids Awarded for New Lincoln Junior High

Construction could begin on the new Lincoln Junior High School as soon this spring. The project has been in the planning stages for several years. The new facility will be built directly east of the current school building and scheduled to ... Read more...

Christopher Bunch Arrested at Pac-A-Sac on Warrant

Tuesday morning about 9:50 Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre received information that 27 year old Christopher Bunch of Walkerton was currently at the Pak A Sak gas station at 510 West Jefferson Street. Officer McIntyre arrived at the ... Read more...

County Begins Reclaiming Roads

The Marshall County Highway Department began the road reclaiming process Tuesday on Beech Road north of 12B.  The reclaiming process help build the sub base of the roads up to make a stronger road base for the re-surface treatment. During ... Read more...

Highway Department Continues with Reclaiming Roads

County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters says the road reclaiming process will continue on Wednesday. Cedar Road from 11th to 12th road will be ground along with 11th Road from Cedar to 331, Cedar Road from 11th to 10B roads, and 10B from ... Read more...

Tool Boxes Stolen from 300 Block of Brook Ave.

Plymouth Police are investigating the theft of a couple tool boxes from the 300 block of Brook Avenue. Sometime between April 13th and the 15th someone removed two tool boxes from the residence.  They were described as a large gray ... Read more...

Walorski Statement on First Lady Barbara Bush

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) today released the following statement on the passing of former First Lady Barbara Bush: “Dean and I join all Americans in celebrating the remarkable life of Barbara Bush. She served the American people ... Read more...