Local & State News

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday released the following statement on proclamations President Trump signed to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports: “While the exemption of some U.S. trading partners is a step in the ... Read more...

Allie Shook, Recreation Director for the Plymouth Park Department has announced details for the annual Easter in the Park event. This year, Easter in the Park will be held in Centennial Park on Thursday, March 29th at 5:30 p.m.  The event ... Read more...

The Flood Recovery Center is located at 121 West Garro Street in Plymouth, across from the post office. The Recovery Center is open and staffed from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday until further notice. Clean-up kits, hygiene ... Read more...

Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2018 Golden Hoosier Awards. “Visiting towns and ... Read more...

Leadercast is the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world on May 4, 2018. This year marks the eighteenth year of the annual leadership conference ... Read more...

During the Marshall County Commissioners Meeting on March 5, Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel received approval to apply for a grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety that could mean an extra layer of protection for officers who are ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is partnering 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 first scam in the 12-part series is ... Read more...

  U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Wednesday released the following statement after meeting with Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary David Shulkin to discuss issues regarding the care Hoosier veterans receive: “I met with ... Read more...

Last week Randy Longanecker was sworn in as newest member of the Plymouth City Council. Lonanecker will represent the District 4 City Council seat left vacant by Shawn Grobe’s resignation.  Grobe had to resign his position on the ... Read more...

The American Cancer Society estimates that nearly 3,200 Hoosiers will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and an estimated 1,100 will die as a result of the disease this year. Screening and early detection can save lives, and screening ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill and 54 other state and territorial attorneys general Tuesday sent a letter calling upon congressional leaders to pass legislation supporting victims of child pornography. The bipartisan bill — the Amy, ... Read more...

Plymouth High School Principal Jim Condon sent an email to parents Wednesday evening to inform them of  two events that recently occurred at PHS. On Monday, two teenagers, from LaPorte, entered PHS prior to the beginning of first ... Read more...

It remains unclear whether Plymouth Schools will have to add a day of instruction on to the school year. The Plymouth School Board was scheduled to consider how to handle a make-up day, but it was pulled from the agenda at the beginning of ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School, Speech and Debate Team is hoping to find a few more sponsorships for competitors who qualified for the state tournament in Fishers on March 10. To qualify, students had to be in the top six in their event at the ... Read more...

Jim Irwin, 69 of Plymouth plead guilty to two counts in Marshall Superior Court I Wednesday morning and after nearly 30 minutes of discussion Judge Robert Bowen accepted the plea and sentencing. According to Marshall County Prosecutor ... Read more...

An apparent sleepy driver caused a two vehicle crash on US 6, west of Douglas Road Tuesday morning about 5:30.  According to Officer Travis O’Neal from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, Maribel Sosa of Bremen was traveling ... Read more...

Six students from the Innovation Academy gave an overview to the Plymouth School Board on Tuesday night of a project they helped to formulate to bring a more positive atmosphere to the students attending the Academy and students attending ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the Senate floor Tuesday about the bipartisan regulatory relief package that is being debated in the Senate this week. The bipartisan Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, ... Read more...

On Sunday, March 4th Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre was dispatched to Walmart for a very intoxicated female at the Customer Service desk. Arriving on scene the officer found 46 year old Jacquelyn Gilley of Plymouth to be in an ... Read more...

Triton DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) had one individual compete in the State Career Development Conference in Indianapolis this past weekend and two students served as voting delegates.  Tiffaney Hughes earned a ... Read more...