Local & State News

Marshall County Extension Office offers an excellent Master Gardener Intern Class to help gardeners expand their knowledge and skills. This class provides the educational class hours needed for an individual to become a certified Purdue ... Read more...

Officer Shanna Gilmer with the Plymouth Police Department was dispatched to an armed robbery at the Verizon Wireless store. Monday evening about 7:20 a husky black male, aged 40 to 50 about 5’5” to 5’7” entered the store wearing a ... Read more...

A Bremen man was arrested by county police Tuesday morning for Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury following an investigation in the 3000 block of Lake Shore Drive at Lake of the Woods.  At 11:08 in the morning the Marshall County ... Read more...

The Plymouth Parks Department and Miller’s Assisted Living Community recently treated the seniors of Marshall County to an Ice Cream Social at River Park Square.  It was a beautiful, sunny day and the slight breeze kept things ... Read more...

Bremen Police arrested a Nappanee man on Sunday evening after conducting a traffic stop. About 8:30 Patrolman Wes Atkins conducted a traffic stop on Tyler Road.  The driver, 44 year old John Slabaugh was arrested for Driving While ... Read more...

As a way to bring this year’s budget more into line with what the actual expenditures are, Monday evening the Plymouth Clerk Treasurer asked City Council members to pass a couple of resolutions decreasing appropriations for this year. ... Read more...

During Monday’s Budget Hearing, members of the Marshall County Council spent more than 5 hours reviewing the 2018 budget requests department by department. Requests for next year’s budget were $12,886,110 in the General Fund and ... Read more...

A traffic stop by Bremen Police Officer John Tice landed a Bremen woman in the Marshall County Jail. Just before midnight on Monday, August 21st 52 year old Belinda M. Slone was stopped at Hope Boulevard and Faith Avenue.  The officer ... Read more...

The Plymouth Common Council took no action during their meeting Monday evening on the second reading of a proposed wheel tax. While the city attorney presented the ordinance with the detailed rates, which were being seen by council members ... Read more...

Indiana State Senator Randy Head said Tuesday, “The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force, which I co-chair, works hard to improve treatment and provide resources for Hoosier children in need of mental health and substance abuse ... Read more...

Supervisor of County Highways, Jason Peters is warning drivers of a two temporary road closures on Wednesday, August 23rd. County employees will be placing a fog seal over the new chip and seal projects on Overmyer Drive and Pioneer Drive. ... Read more...

The public is encouraged to attend one of two community forums to provide feedback on the future of the Plymouth Public Library and its services as they craft a Long Range Plan.  The forums will be held on Tuesday, August 29th from 6 to ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Trump’s address to the nation about the U.S. presence in Afghanistan. Donnelly said, “Tonight the President ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Monday released the following statement after President Trump addressed the nation regarding Afghanistan: “Defeating ISIS and al-Qaeda is critical to our national security, but it is clear the current ... Read more...

Residents and staff of Miller’s Senior Living Community in Plymouth took time Tuesday afternoon to look at the total eclipse of the sun which was highly publicized in the news media.  Several residents and staff members shared their ... Read more...

Triton Jr.-Sr. High School science teacher, Dawn Slein, observes the solar eclipse with her students on Monday afternoon. Sixth grade students at Triton Elementary School enjoyed observing the solar eclipse on Monday afternoon after ... Read more...

Jason Peters from the Marshall County Highway Department told the Commissioners on Monday that he intends to ask the County Council for an additional appropriation and transfer to continue with this season’s paving projects. Peters, the ... Read more...

Monday night the Plymouth Common Council conducted a special meeting to discuss Mayor Senter’s 2018 budget. Department heads presented their budget requests to the council for questions.  Looking at each department category by category ... Read more...

On Monday, August 21, during the afternoon classes at Plymouth High School science teachers Lori McClellan, Jacqueline Gasca, Suzette Read, Jeff Kindelan and Kelsey Weaver and their students went outside to view the solar eclipse with ... Read more...

Friday afternoon officers from the Marshall County Police Department attempted to serve 2 felony search warrants on 34 year old Mark Bradley Howard at his residence at 11181 12th Road near Argos. Mark Howard resisted arrest and a short ... Read more...