Local & State News

PLYMOUTH — With numbers and talent at an all-time high for Plymouth boys soccer, Rockies coach Josh Martin has a smile on his face thinking about the coming season. “We’ll have nine to 12 seniors we can call on at any time — and ... Read more...

TreeHouse Foods announced plans on Wednesday to close two of their facilities, bay Valley Foods in Plymouth and another plant in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. A company issued news release states, “The decisions are part of TreeHouse 2020, ... Read more...

In March of 2016, following a two-day jury trial former Marshall County Highway Superintendent Neal Haeck was found guilty of a single count of theft as a class D felony. During the trail Haeck never admitted to the thefts that were ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board handled a number of agenda items during their August 1 meeting. According to Superintendent Andy Hartley, the teacher evaluation plan will be the same as the last school year. He said the model is a modification ... Read more...

On Monday, July 31st, just before 11 in the morning, Plymouth Police Officer John Weir observed 46 year old Johnny Paul Whitt Jr. riding on his motorcycle in town.  Knowing there was an active warrant for Mr. Whitt, Officer Weir attempted ... Read more...

The Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals met Tuesday night and had 4 items on their agenda.  The first item was a request from Jim Sherwood to add an off-premised sign to his existing sign at 2155 North Oak Drive.  Mr. Sherwood was ... Read more...

Indiana Auditor of State, Tera Klutz recently closed the books on Fiscal Year 2017. Indiana ended the year with a $42 million surplus and $1.777 billion in reserves, which helps protect Hoosier taxpayers in the case of an economic ... Read more...

Mila’s Mini Market in Plymouth will be hosting a customer appreciation event for the road to Regionals for Best Taco in northern Indiana.  Mila’s was voted as having the best tacos in Marshall County. The regional round of the Best ... Read more...

Monday afternoon, July 31st at 4:15 in the afternoon Plymouth Police were dispatched to the Marshall County Probation Department for a client who failed a drug screen. Officer Krynock took 26 year old Cody Dillion Overmyer of Monterey into ... Read more...

Farm-based and local tastes. That’s the idea behind culinary tourism and agritourism. The Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) will be highlighting this initiative at the 2017 Indiana State Fair. “The vision is to make ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to the Red Rock Inn for a public disturbance Monday, July 31st about 6:15 in the evening. Officer Krynock located 27 year old Stephen M. Wood of Plymouth outside at the hotel.  He was believed to ... Read more...

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly introduced the Restoring Integrity to America’s Elections Act, which would reform the Federal Election Commission so it can carry out its intended mission to oversee campaign finance laws. Donnelly ... Read more...

Officer Krynock with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop Tuesday evening July 1st about 5:15 at Michigan and Jefferson Streets for a traffic infraction. The driver, 25 year old Xavier Eugene Witt of Plymouth was found ... Read more...

Triton FFA members Kacie Pugh, Helen Lemler, Jenna Swihart, and Dacey Baldwin assisted Ancilla College of Agriculture and Marshall County Farm Bureau with a Luncheon featuring Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch.  Members helped the Farm Bureau ... Read more...

If you have attended any of the summer festivals or parades, I’m sure you have enjoyed seeing the Marshall County Republican elephant float.  He’s been very busy this summer and in the near future will be making appearances in parades ... Read more...

Dennis James and Lauryn Shapter, from the Society of Broken Souls, will be on the Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour broadcast this weekend! They’ve come all the way from Iowa to share some original songs and to talk about the importance of ... Read more...

On Sunday July 30, at approximately 9:30 in the morning Marshall County Patrolman Jonathan Bryant was searching the LaPaz area for a vehicle involved in numerous thefts. He located the vehicle near King Road and U.S. 6 at a private ... Read more...

This Saturday, The Wild Rose Moon Radio Hour is hosting John Kennedy for four songs and interviews.  John is best know as the leader of Kennedy’s Kitchen, a well-known Celtic band gracing our region and supporting Irish traditions ... Read more...

Plymouth Community School Corporation is excited to announce  Jill VanDriessche has been chosen to fill the assistant superintendent vacancy. On Tuesday, August 1, 2017, the PCSC school board unanimously approved VanDriessche’s ... Read more...

At approximately 10:35 P.M. on Friday, July 28th the Marshall County Dispatch received a report of a male subject entering vehicles in the 13,000 block of 5th Road. Just prior to officers from the Marshall County Police Department ... Read more...