Local & State News

Monday night members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety affirmed the bid awards for the 2018 Street and Sidewalk Projects and the surface treatment projects. Only one bid was received for the micro-seal surface project ... Read more...

Tuesday evening, members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission (Dan Tyree, Tom Pedavoli, Nancy Felde, Billy Ellinger and Melissa Christiansen) received an updates on the major renovation project in City Hall, the Aquatic Center project, ... Read more...

Mark Jackson, 54, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced on March 28, 2018 in Marshall Superior Court No. 1 to twelve years imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Correction for Possession of a Narcotic Drug, specifically Heroin as a Level ... Read more...

Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter will host a blood drive for The Medical Foundation this Saturday, March 31st.  The blood drive will be held in the parking lot adjacent to the Plymouth Fire Department at 111 North Center Street from 8 a.m. till ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) continues to partner with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to share the top tax filing season concerns referred to as the “IRS Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2018. The sixth scam in the 12-part ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday announced the 2018 Congressional Art Competition and invited high school students throughout Indiana’s 2nd District to submit their original artwork by Friday, April 13th. “Every ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Wednesday that $161.2 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 66 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge ... Read more...

As primary elections approach, the Indiana Department of Transportation reminds Hoosiers that campaign signs are prohibited from state right-of-way according to Indiana Code 9-21-4-6.  INDOT personnel are required by state law to remove ... Read more...

A new analysis from AARP provides further evidence that the Administration’s efforts to sabotage the health care markets by undermining and destabilizing the Affordable Care Act will lead to higher premiums for older Hoosiers. The ... Read more...

For the third consecutive year in a row, the South Bend Cubs and Saint Joseph Health System(SJHS) have joined forces by presenting the Silver Sluggers Program 2018, a triple play for seniors in our community. The program offers special ... Read more...

Recently there have been a lot of stories and opinion pieces written about the Indiana voucher program and school funding. There appears to be a misconception about how the voucher program works as well as its impact on public schools. ... Read more...

More than a dozen people stood up at Tuesday evenings Redevelopment Commission meeting to show their support for adding the Rees Theatre project to the list of projects for TIF District #1. The Rees Theatre project was awarded a Regional ... Read more...

Mark Naylor, President of Oasis Lifestyle LLC in Plymouth appeared before the City Council Monday evening seeking a tax abatement for a major expansion project. Naylor said they recently added 22,500 square feet of warehousing and four ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer Joe Deisch arrested a Merrillville man Monday evening following a traffic stop at 2535 North Michigan Street. The suspect, 39 year old Donald W. Mills II was arrested for Driving While Suspended, Possession of ... Read more...

Marshall County Police are investigating a stolen vehicle. On Tuesday, March 27, at approximately 5:30 in the morning, James T. Bradley called the Sheriff’s Department and reported that his 2001 gold Ford F 150 had been stolen from his ... Read more...

On Monday, March 26, at approximately 10:30 at night, the Marshall County Sheriff`s Department received a call of an auto accident involving a semi, in the area of US 6 and State Road 106 (west), near Bremen.  County Officer Kerry ... Read more...

Monday evening, Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter gave his State of the City Address.  His opening statement was, “Plymouth, Indiana is a community with a purpose, a community with a plan, a community with a positive attitude, a community with ... Read more...

During the Emergency meeting of the Marshall County Council on Monday morning, the county’s Emergency Management Agency Director, Clyde Avery was on hand to give an update on FEMA. Avery said, he worked with FEMA team last Thursday and ... Read more...

Baby-Friendly USA announced that Saint Joseph Health System  (SJHS) Plymouth Medical Center has received the prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility. Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. is the U.S. authority ... Read more...

The New Song Worship Dancers shared their gift of dance with the residents at Miller’s Assisted Living on Palm Sunday.  The group is under the direction of Ellie Longacre and is made up of female dancers ranging in ages from 12 to ... Read more...