Local & State News

Triton School Superintendent Jeremy Riffle sent congratulations to the following students who showed the most reading progress since the beginning of the year at Triton Elementary.  He said, “These students continue to work hard to meet ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Tuesday applauded the reversal of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) policy that could harm low-income military retirees after she raised concerns over its potential impact. “All Americans have an ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the floor of the Senate Tuesday evening highlighting the need to protect the pensions of tens of thousands of Hoosier retirees, including 22,000 Teamsters and 2,700 mine workers. These retirees earned ... Read more...

During Tuesday’s Marshall County Commissioner meeting, Commissioner Mike Delp suggested having Waggoner, Irwin, Scheele & Associates create a hiring policy for the County Highway Department. Delp said, “Jason made an offer for the ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners were again asked to consider implementation of a mailbox police by Supervisor of the County Highway Department Jason Peters. At their last meeting Peters recommended a policy regarding mailboxes being ... Read more...

Kings Jewelry at 202 North Michigan Street in Plymouth was robbed Tuesday morning. 18 year old Daniel Smith of South Bend went into Kings Jewelry about 9:50 and sole a diamond ring valued at $4,300.  He ran out of the store as Plymouth ... Read more...

The racing world lost a legendary figure on Tuesday morning as Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. co-founder Joyce Newton, the matriarch of the Company, passed away at the age of 85. Joyce, along with her husband Bob Newton, started Hoosier Racing ... Read more...

On Thursday, January 11th Plymouth Police Officer Shannna Gilmer located 35 year old Maribel Alvarado of Plymouth operating a vehicle on Oak Drive. Alvarado had an active warrant through Marshall County for failure to appear on an ... Read more...

On Tuesday, January 16th, incumbent Bill Githens filed for re-election as Marshall County Councilman for District 2.  Bill and the County Council have successfully provided Marshall County residents with a balanced budget the past three ... Read more...

On Wednesday, January 17, Plymouth High School will open its doors to host Freshmen Orientation. The event will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For decades, Plymouth High School has held a Freshmen Orientation program for eighth grade ... Read more...

On Saturday, January 13th,  at 10:09 PM, Officer Wozniak with the Marshall County Police department initiated a traffic stop on Dickson Street near Michigan Street in Plymouth for an equipment violation.  The driver, 33 year old ... Read more...

Last week members of the Marshall County Council discussed the purchase of an iTouch Biometric Fingerprint system for the Probation Department. Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel had received commissioner support for his request in their ... Read more...

County Police Officer Jonathan Bryant conducted a traffic stop near Leslie Avenue and Lincolnway in Plymouth on Sunday, January 14 at approximately 2:30 p.m.    During the stop the driver, 29 year old Richard Hopkins Jr. of 1605 LWE was ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller presented members of the Board of Public Works and Safety with his December Activity report last week. The Plymouth Fire Department responded to 193 alarm situations.  Those were divided between fire and ... Read more...

Marshall County Policeman Giordano conducted a traffic stop on Monday, January 15th in the area of Michigan Street and US 6 in LaPaz about 7:15 p.m. During the stop the driver, 44 year old Shawn T. Buck of LaPaz was found to have a ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the kick off of its 2018 Paint the Plow campaign, a community outreach program designed to promote safety and awareness of INDOT’s Winter Operations all year long. Each INDOT District ... Read more...

PLYMOUTH – Last Saturday Plymouth head coach Ryan Bales reached a coaching milestone for a second time. Plymouth’s 62-35 win over Tippecanoe Valley was Bales 100th win as head coach of the Pilgrims. Technically it’s the ... Read more...

Keith Hammonds, Plymouth Building Inspector presented the 2017 year-end report to members of the Board of Public Works and Safety during last week’s meeting. A total of 216 building permits were issued with 38 in the first quarter, 75 in ... Read more...

The police patrol on Lake Maxinkuckee may be getting a boost in 2018. Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel asked to increase the hourly pay for off-duty officer from $22 an hour up to $30 from the County Council last week. Hassel said, ... Read more...

Last week the Marshall County Council held their reorganization and members voted to keep the same officials: Judith Stone President and Don Morrison Vice President.  They also approved the 2018 Liaison assignments which remained the same ... Read more...