Local & State News

Since 1995, a nest box on top of Market Tower in downtown Indianapolis has helped peregrine falcon parents raise 88 chicks. As one of the oldest nest boxes in the state, it was falling apart. The DNR ornithology team recently ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Secretary of Commerce David Rosenberg and Purdue University President Mung Chiang joined federal partners and executives of South Korea-based SK hynix Inc., the world’s leading producer of High-Bandwidth Memory ... Read more...

Connie A. Lawton, age 56, of Rochester, IN, passed away on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 in her home. She was born to John and Patricia (Harfield) Hardesty on September 21, 1967 in Plymouth, IN. Connie graduated from Plymouth High School in 1986. ... Read more...

Marshall County Coroner John Grolich made a request during the public comment portion of the Commissioner’s meeting on Monday.  His request, to implement a Public Safety Local Income Tax. Grolich who serves as the Indiana Volunteer ... Read more...

Tuesday evening the Plymouth Plan Commission held their monthly meeting in the council chambers of City Hall.  City councilman Randy Longanecker was sworn into his position for another 4-year term on the commission.  Plan ... Read more...

The report of a domestic battery in the 700 block of Berkley Street Tuesday ended with two Plymouth men being arrested. At about 10 p.m. on March 2nd city officers responded to the trailer park at 700 Berkley Street for a scuffle between ... Read more...

The Marshall County Park and Recreation Board will meet tonight at 6 in the second-floor meeting room of the County Building.  The agenda for the meeting includes an update on the multi-use trails at Mill Pond, the trustee cabin in ... Read more...

On Tuesday, April 2nd, at approximately 11:40 at night, Officer Wozniak with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department initiated a traffic stop on a white 2008 Ford pickup truck in the parking lot of BP Gas Station in Argos. During the ... Read more...

A 911 call of an erratic driver sends a Rochester man to the Marshall County Jail.  On Saturday, March 30th just before 3 p.m., Deputy Truty initiated a traffic stop on the suspect vehicle. During his investigation the driver ... Read more...

America faces a growing threat from adversarial nations that are attempting to buy up American farmland and land near our critical infrastructure. This is why State Senator Mike Bohacek supported a new law that better protects ... Read more...

Much of Indiana will be in the zone of totality for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, including 54 properties managed by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that will provide an excellent vantage point for viewing ... Read more...

Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, announced today that nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 Golden Hoosier Award. This is the 17th ... Read more...

Marshall County is looking at the possibility of purchasing the Bowen Center building on Dora Lane. During the County Commissioner’s meeting on Monday, Commissioner Stan Klotz said he, Health Department Administrator Sandy Dunfee, ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Park Board met Monday afternoon in the Conservation Clubhouse.  Park Superintendent Mike Hite thanked members who participated in the pickleball courts groundbreaking during spring break.  He said the ... Read more...

Plymouth Police arrested a local man on Tuesday after they were called to a fight at one of the motels on the north end of the city. Just before 1 a.m. city officers were dispatched to 2535 North Michigan Street, the Economy Inn for a ... Read more...

Purdue Extension Marshall County announces a new Community Wellness Coordinator, Beckie Lies.  Beckie thrives on connections. It was a tip from a friend that led to her becoming a Community Wellness Coordinator and community ... Read more...

Girls, put on your favorite pink outfit. Guy, are you “Kenough” to come with her? “Barbie,” 2023’s top-grossing movie ($1,445,638,421 worldwide), is coming to The REES in Plymouth. Follow Barbie and Ken as they have the time of ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) and its community partners are working together to raise awareness and educate the public in honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month. DCS encourages individuals and organizations to play a role ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and commissioner on the National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology (NSCEB), visited Singapore and Vietnam last week. In Singapore, ... Read more...

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Marshall, Starke, Pulaski, Fulton, and Kosciusko Counties.  For the Tippecanoe River…including Ora, Winamac, ... Read more...