Local & State News

In a recent press release, State Senator Randy Head said, “Combating the drug epidemic plaguing our state continues to be a top priority for legislators, as opioid pain reliever-related deaths have increased almost 2,000 percent since ... Read more...

Wound Healing Center at Saint Joseph Health System Plymouth Medical Center was awarded the President’s Circle Award and Center of Distinction. The award was presented by Healogics, Inc., the nation’s leading supplier of advanced wound ... Read more...

Join DAR member Anita Kopetski on Wednesday, April 25 at 10:00 a.m. at the Culver Union Township Public Library, as she presents information on the Daughters of the American Revolution and how genealogy plays a special role in this ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill participated in a school safety forum last week in Washington D.C. hosted by Florida’s two U.S. senators – Sen. Marco Rubio, a Republican, and Sen. Bill Nelson, a Democrat. Panelists spoke of ways to ... Read more...

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been ... Read more...

A Walkerton man was arrested Saturday afternoon April 21st for shoplifting from Karma Records. About 12:47 Plymouth Police Officer John Weir was dispatched to the store at 2856 Miller Drive. The owner was able to show the officer a video ... Read more...

Last Thursday afternoon, Plymouth Police Officer John Weir was on Michigan Street when he observed 39 year old Michael W. Arquette of Plymouth driving northbound and knew he had an active warrant for his arrest for Dealing ... Read more...

The Town of Culver is pleased to announce the five finalists for our street naming contest!  The five finalists are, in no particular order: Vonnegut Lane—In honor of one of Culver’s most famous summer residents and families, author ... Read more...

With nearly 20,000 active service men and women calling Indiana home, it is important to provide them resources for their service and sacrifice according to Representative Jack Jordan.   He said in his latest news release, “This ... Read more...

Sarrah Davis, the resource teacher at Triton Jr. Sr. High School is working with her students in grades 7 through 12 who want to do a service project.  The students have decided to make 50 lap blankets for the residents at Miller’s ... Read more...

Department Managers and volunteer honorees from Miller’s Senior Living Community Campus attended the 22nd Annual REAL Services Age Of Excellence Awards Luncheon at the Century Center of South Bend on Friday, April 20.  Nominees from ... Read more...

REAL Services, host agency to North Central Indiana Quality Improvement Collaborative, assists  participating facilities in seeking equipment to enhance  quality of life for residents experiences chronic pain. The Collaborative meets ... Read more...

Plymouth High School is proud to announce that Assistant Principal Ken Olson has been chosen as the IASP District 2 Assistant Principal of the Year! The acronym IASP stands for the Indiana Association of School Principals. Olson was ... Read more...

John J. Oliver, President of U.S. Granules Corporation in Plymouth has officially endorsed one of the candidates running on the Republican ballot in the May Primary. In his letter of support dated April19th, Oliver says: “I have known ... Read more...

Long Term Recovery Committee (LTRO) meetings continue to bring together businesses, government, nonprofit, faith-based and relief organizations to coordinate flood relief efforts. In Marshall County 250 homes were affected with 50 listed ... Read more...

Gov. Eric J. Holcomb Friday issued a proclamation calling a special session of the 120th Indiana General Assembly Monday, May 14. The Constitution of the State of Indiana provides that the governor may call a special session at his ... Read more...

Culver is taking important steps to support local businesses. The Town of Culver, the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC), and Culver Main Street Corporation, are launching the Culver Business Expansion and Retention ... Read more...

The U.S. 30 Coalition is an advocacy group charged with upgrading U.S. 30 to a freeway, from Valparaiso to the Ohio line. They want to ensure that U.S. 30 works for the citizens, businesses, farmers and all other community members, all ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly Friday welcomed a $10.9 million federal grant to Indiana aimed at combatting the opioid epidemic. The grant comes in the second round of funding from the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which Donnelly pushed ... Read more...

Jason Peters, Supervisor of the County’s Highways said his department will continue the reclaiming process the first of this week. The county will be working on 5th Road west of Fir to Filbert, and then they will continue south of 5th ... Read more...