Local & State News

The extreme fluctuation of temperatures dipping above and below freezing the past few weeks has created prime conditions for potholes on Indiana interstates, U.S. routes and state highways. To deal with potholes in the most aggressive and ... Read more...

The Stellar Communities Designation provides a four year time frame for completing Stellar Projects as presented in the Strategic Investment Plan. OCRA funded Stellar projects, including the Beach Lodge Renovations, creation of Cavalier ... Read more...

Three groups of Lincoln Junior High School seventh grade students who placed top of the class at the sixth annual LJHS Science Fair on Wednesday, January 17th will soon be heading to the University of Notre Dame to compete for the ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly Tuesday released the following statement after the Trump Administration moved late last week to extend the opioid public health emergency declaration, which was set to expire today.  Donnelly and a group of ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved several requests during Monday evening’s meeting. Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller was granted permission to send two full-time firefighters to the Indiana State Fire ... Read more...

On January 10th the Shady Rest Advisory Committee held a public outreach session to hear from neighbors who live close to the facility and to hear from county residents interested in seeing a residential drug rehab facility locate in Shady ... Read more...

Pam Schweizer-Betz the Marshall County Veteran Service Officer said she’s already received calls from some veterans with concerns of the government shutdown. The information she received Monday morning from Indianapolis is that retiree ... Read more...

Officers from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Bourbon Police Department responded to semi rollover on Fir Road between Lincoln Highway and US 30 Monday afternoon. The semi, carrying 25,000 pounds of bagged sand was south ... Read more...

Last week the Marshall County Commissioners had a busy meeting but many of the items they attended to were minor, including approval of the annual Microvote maintenance agreement.  County Clerk, Deb VanDeMark said the agreement is the ... Read more...

On January 16th the Marshall County Drainage Board met for their first meeting of the new year.  The board voted to retain the same officers as last year; Kurt Garner President and Kevin Overmyer Vice President.  They also affirmed the ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Monday voted to send the president legislation that ends the government shutdown, suspends the job-killing medical device tax for two years, and reauthorizes the Children’s Health Insurance Program ... Read more...

Last week Tyler Kelsey from RQAW gave members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission and update on the City Hall Renovation Project. Demolition work was 95% complete with just a couple of areas of masonry work that needed to be cut out ... Read more...

Republican candidates continue to fill for county offices, township trustee seats, township board seats and as delegates to the state convention. Newest filings include E. Nelson Chipman for Prosecuting Attorney, Heath Thornton for County ... Read more...

A couple of students from Triton School Corporation had their work selected to be included in the Scholastic Art Award show at the South Bend Museum of Art February 2-March 10th: ​Jingle Grigsby – Cat View, Digital Art Honorable ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Friday voted for H.R. 4712, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, which would require health care practitioners to provide the same level of medical care to a child born alive after a failed ... Read more...

According to the NIPSCO website, 859 customers were affected by a quick power outage Monday morning.  Some of those affected included the Lincoln Junior High, Martin’s Supermarket, Pro Resources, Morrow Insurance, Plymouth Veterinary, ... Read more...

Friday evening just after 8 Bremen Police Officer Troy Ulch stopped a vehicle at US 6 and Miami Road.  That traffic stop lead to the arrest of 25 year old William A. Waddington of Nappanee for being a Habitual Traffic Violator.   The ... Read more...

      On March 19, the Bremen High School will host the 22ndAnnual Bremen Police Department Benefit Basketball Game. For the past 22 years the basketball game has given the community an opportunity to come together to raise funds for ... Read more...

The 2018 PHS Basketball Homecoming King and Queen were announced and crowned Friday, January 19 at the Plymouth vs. Wawasee game during halftime of the varsity game. Senior Summer M. Smith was chosen as this year’s Queen and senior ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings on Monday, January 22nd in the conference room at the Plymouth Fire Department. The Board of Public Works and Safety will meet at 6 p.m. Their agenda includes reports from the ... Read more...