Local & State News

The Marshall County Commissioners and the County Drainage Board will meet Monday morning in the second floor meeting room of the County Building. At 8:30 the Drainage Board will continue the discussion of a private tile drainage issue on ... Read more...

A Leesburg, IN man was arrested Friday night by Bremen Police. About 10:30 Bremen Patrolman Troy Ulch conducted a traffic stop at US 6 and State Road 331. The driver of the vehicle, Timothy F. Howard was found to be in possession of ... Read more...

With National FFA Week, February 17-24, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Doug Jones (D-Ala.) introduced legislation to update and modernize the charter for the Future Farmers of ... Read more...

Centier Bank achieved another profitable year of growth in 2017 with reported earnings over $38 million and a return on average assets of 1.04% for the year, ending December 31, 2017. Total loans grew by over $420 million, or 14% from the ... Read more...

Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS)Community Health & Well-Being is hosting a free, seven-week Tobacco Cessation Class “Freedom From Smoking” at the Community Resource Center of Marshall County beginning Thursday, March 1. ... Read more...

Republican State Representative Jack Jordan filed with the Indiana Secretary of State and Marshall County Clerk’s Office to seek reelection to the District 17 seat in the Indiana House of Representatives. “It is an honor and a ... Read more...

State Representative Jack Jordan a Republican from Bremen recently welcomed student pages to the Statehouse. As a House page, these participants toured government offices, helped staff with daily duties and joined Jordan on the House floor ... Read more...

Jana’s Gymnastics braved the weather to compete in the largest gymnastics meet in the world in Chicago on February 10th.  The meet was held in the festival hall at Navy Pier and included more than 4,000 gymnasts. There were ... Read more...

Bipartisan legislation that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped introduce and pass in the Senate last fall to protect amateur athletes from sexual abuse was signed into law today by President Trump. The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday urged Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to examine ways to improve communication among state prescription drug monitoring databases (PDMPs) in order to better prevent opioid ... Read more...

Significant rainfall this weekend into early next week could cause some flooding issues, according to Marshall County Emergency Management.  If you live in an area that is prone to flooding, you should be taking protective action now. An ... Read more...

On the early morning hours of January 11th, the Culver Police department was contacted by a resident in the 300 block of South Slate Street who reported that two of their vehicles had been entered into during the nighttime hours. ... Read more...

This week representatives from Phi Delta Kappa on Harrison Street in Plymouth asked the Board of Public Works and Safety to review their water consumption and have the meter tested due to an extremely large water and sewer bill. Speaking ... Read more...

26 year old Aaron Sneed of Inwood/Plymouth was arrested on Wednesday late afternoon for Battery to a Law Enforcement Officer. His arrest comes from an incident on Tuesday evening.   At approximately 9:08 p.m., Plymouth Police Officer ... Read more...

On Tuesday, February 13th Indiana legislators pair sneakers with their suits at the Statehouse in Indianapolis to draw attention to National Cancer Prevention Month. Each year, the Indiana House of Representatives participates in the Suits ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council believes they could get as many as ten to twelve street paved and several feet of sidewalk repaired or built as a part of the Community Crossings Grant that was awarded to Bourbon. They received a $400,000 grant to ... Read more...

Purdue Glee Club to perform at ACS ARGOS — Argos Dollars for Scholars (ADFS) will host the Purdue Glee Club Performance and Dinner in 2018. With integrity, passion, unparalleled showmanship, and attention to every detail, the men of the ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly called for Congress to continue its work to help combat the opioid epidemic, following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) finding Indiana’s overdose rate rose significantly. According to the recently released ... Read more...

After a presentation by four members of the Community Destination Imagination Team, Bourbon Town Council members voted to donate $1,000 to a project spearheaded by the students to erect a headstone in the cemetery that will be engraved ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation Thursday announced the launch of INDOT4U, a new model for customer service that makes it easier than ever for customers to contact the agency and get questions answered and problems resolved. With ... Read more...