Local & State News

Nadine Oliver of the Plymouth Beta Delta Chapter (XII) has been appointed to the Scholarship Committee for Tri Kappa on the State level.  The council of Tri Kappa recently made the appointment for a two-year term. Nadine Oliver as a State ... Read more...

The Jefferson Elementary School Robotics Club is teaching Jefferson Jets much more than robotics. Each season, VEX picks one STEM subject for each team to focus on. STEM stands for  science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This ... Read more...

Timothy Ousnamer of Plymouth was traveling south bound on Michigan Road Monday morning when he lost control of his vehicle.  The pickup truck he was driving went off the west side of the roadway in front of Dollar General and hit a large ... Read more...

The Heminger House, Plymouth’s domestic violence shelter, is currently looking for one to two part-time Crisis Workers. Hours vary from afternoons to overnights. Good people skills and flexibility are a must! Job duties entail: ... Read more...

Bourbon Police Officer Adam Kraning was dispatched to 14645 State Road 331 Friday evening, November 17th about 6 p.m. for an unknown injury accident involving a semi and a passenger truck. During an investigation it was determined that the ... Read more...

Approximately 650 coats were donated to the 19th annual Warm Up Marshall County coat drive. Founder Steve Keiser from Oliver Ford Lincoln was so pleased with this year’s donations of coats for all sizes.  He also wanted to that Plymouth ... Read more...

The Marshall County Drainage Board and the Commissioner meet Monday morning. The Drainage Board will open maintenance bids for the William Myers Ditch in Walnut Township and the R. Martin Ditch in North Township at their 8:30 a.m. meeting ... Read more...

Michiana Balloon Rides LLC, a Hot Air Balloon Ride provider based in Plymouth Indiana, is looking to expand for the summer of 2018. Starting in June, Michiana Balloon Rides will double the amount of passengers it is able to take up on a ... Read more...

More than 60 people braved the pouring rain and cold temperatures Saturday afternoon to attend the first every Unity Walk in Plymouth. Organizer Jim Smart was granted approval earlier in the week by the Plymouth Board of Public Works and ... Read more...

Looking for a fun way to get some exercise and help put an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) in all the patrol cars at the Bremen State Police Post?  It’s as easy as signing up to be part of a 5K Family Fun Run that will be held ... Read more...

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) branches will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Branches resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, November 25th. ... Read more...

Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and many home fires and related injuries are caused by unattended cooking. During the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the ... Read more...

Looking to volunteer to buy gifts for clients of a nonprofit this holiday season? Check out the Cardinal Elf, a project of Cardinal Services. Cardinal is seeking members of the community to buy holiday gifts for a person with a ... Read more...

Earlier this summer, the Marshall County Bar Association, in cooperation with the Heartland Artist Gallery and several other groups, participated in a Marshall County Courthouse Art Project. The project involved a contest to select an ... Read more...

The story of two Mishawaka, Indiana church organists who were murdered a few miles apart in 1981, will be the focus of Paula Zahn’s national television program devoted to ‘cold cases’ at 10 p.m. this Sunday evening on the ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and John Hoeven (R-ND), announced bipartisan legislation aimed at combating substance use disorders in rural communities. The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Health ... Read more...

This time of year, everyone seems to be dusting off old traditions as they begin to celebrate the holiday season. There is, of course, lots of family and friends, complete with turkey and all the fixings. Next comes ugly sweater parties, ... Read more...

Hoosiers will pay significantly more for their Thanksgiving meal this year, when comparing prices to 2016, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual Thanksgiving market basket survey. The average cost for a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 ... Read more...

  Nine Lincoln Jr. High School orchestra students along with Jodi Kallenberg, the Director of Orchestral Studies for Plymouth Community School Corporation, traveled to Goshen Middle School for the Indiana Chapter of the American ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday released the following statement after supporting H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which passed the House by a vote of 227 to 205: “Hardworking Hoosiers send too much of their hard-earned ... Read more...