Local & State News

Gov. Holcomb Nominates 156 Opportunity Zones, Marshall County has 1 Zone

Governor Eric J. Holcomb has submitted Indiana’s 156 Opportunity Zone nominations to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. The federal Opportunity Zone program was created in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and provides federal capital ... Read more...

Commissioners Approve Revised 2018 Road Plan

Jason Peters, Supervisor of County Highways presented a revised 2018 Road Program to the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday. The estimated total cost of the road plan is $1.7 million and includes 12.75 miles of paving with overlay, ... Read more...

Platz Arrested by City Police for Possession of Meth, Unlawful Possession of Syringe and Operating on a Forfeited License

On Tuesday afternoon, April 17th Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntryre pulled a vehicle over for a traffic violation at Hoham and Western. His investigation showed that 32 year old Mitchell Platz of Plymouth was driving after being ... Read more...

House Passes IRS Reforms, Including Walorski Measure to Strengthen IT Accountability

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Wednesday released the following statement after the House passed bipartisan legislation to overhaul the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including a measure Walorski introduced to strengthen ... Read more...

HOOSIERS TRAVELING TO STATES WITH HEPATITIS A OUTBREAKS URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST DISEASE

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is urging Hoosiers to get vaccinated and take other steps to protect themselves from hepatitis A if they plan to travel to states that are experiencing outbreaks of the disease. Kentucky and ... Read more...

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...