Local & State News

No Injuries in Crash at US 31 & 13th Road

No injuries were reported in a three vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon at US 31 and 13th Road. About 3:30 in the afternoon County Police and Plymouth Fire responded to the scene. The crash report from Marshall County Police Officer Joe ... Read more...

City To Consider Lease of Parking Lot Space for Reese’s Family Ribs

The Plymouth Common Council discussed a possible lease with Emmanuel Reese from Reese’s Family Ribs on Water Street. A few months ago Mr. Reese approached the city about placing a shelter in the first parking space in the lot next to his ... Read more...

PHS’s Nick Felke will Play Basketball for the DePauw Tiger’s

Surrounded by friends, family, and the PHS athletic staff, Plymouth High School senior Nick Felke announced Wednesday in the PHS gymnasium that he will be continuing his education and basketball career this fall at DePauw University in ... Read more...

Donnelly: North Korea Must Be a Top National Security Priority

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly attended a briefing at the White House Wednesday afternoon on the recent aggressive actions by North Korea. Donnelly serves as the Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Strategic Forces ... Read more...

New Members for Argos Junior Honor Society

The Argos Junior Honor Society inducted nine new members on April 20, 2017.  This year’s inductees are as follows:  Front row from the left – Shella Ahlemeyer, Caleb Rakoczy, Devon Allen, Gabe Stone, Madisyn Barcus.  Back ... Read more...

Walorski Statement on Trump Tax Reform Plan

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Wednesday released the following statement on the Trump administration’s tax reform plan: “Tax reform is about jobs, economic growth, and prosperity. President Trump’s outline is a key step as we ... Read more...

Donnelly Recognized As Second-Most Bipartisan Member of Congress by Lugar Center

In its newest Bipartisan Index, the Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University rated U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly the 2nd-most bipartisan member of Congress in either the U.S. Senate or the U.S. House of ... Read more...

Plymouth Concert Bands Earn Record Achievements

On Friday, April 21st, the Plymouth Band program competed in the Indiana State School Music Association’s annual concert band competition. The event brings concert ensembles to host sites to perform for evaluation by a panel of ... Read more...

High School Building Trades Home Nearing Completion

The 2017 Construction Trades house build is coming along great this school year! The home is located at 10690 Oriole Lane in Plymouth. Next month the program will host a two-hour open house on May 21,  from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ... Read more...

Plymouth Man Arrested after Rolling Vehicle on Muckshaw Road

Emergency responders were dispatched to a single vehicle accident Saturday, April 22nd about 9:15 in the morning on Muckshaw Road. A 2002 Honda Civic was north bound on Muckshaw Road and left the roadway on the east side, rolling over and ... Read more...

7th ANNUAL BENACK’S CROSSING LIVING HISTORY FESTIVAL

Benack’s Crossing is April 29-30 at Potawatomi Wildlife Park on State Road 331 in Tippecanoe. Learn about 17th and 18th century life skills. Watch as opposing forces engage on a dynamic battlefield with calvary, infantry, and ... Read more...

Minor Injuries in Car Motorcycle Crash in LaPaz

Monday afternoon the Marshall County Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident on Michigan Road just north of US 6. About 4:45 in the afternoon emergency services were dispatched to the crash involving a car and motorcycle.  ... Read more...

Plymouth Tractor Supply Hosting Semi-Annual 4-H Fundraiser

Tractor Supply Company, the largest rural lifestyle retail store chain in the United States, will partner with National 4-H Council for a nationwide in-store fundraiser to send thousands of students to 4-H youth development programs, camps ... Read more...

Amacher Arrested by Bremen Police for OWI

A traffic stop early Tuesday morning in Bremen landed a Mishawaka man in the Marshall County Jail. Officer Trent Stouder with the Bremen Police Department stopped a vehicle at State Road 331 and US6 at 12:10 a.m.  The driver, 42 year old ... Read more...

Farm Bureau Grocery Store Survey Shows Big Drop in Food Prices

Grocery store prices have plummeted by more than 14 percent compared to a year ago, according to Indiana Farm Bureau’s spring market basket survey. The national survey, which is compiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation, also shows ... Read more...

Pate Signs Promise To Appear after Traffic Stop in Bremen

A Hammond man signed a Promise to Appear following a traffic stop Monday night about 11:45 at State Road 331 at US 6 in Bremen. Bremen Police Officer Trent Stouder stopped a vehicle and found the driver, 35 year old Jonathan D. Pate to be ... Read more...

Manufacturer Expands in Elkhart County, Plans to Add Jobs for Hoosiers

Bearcat Corporation, a manufacturer of aluminum products, announced plans Tuesday to expand its operations in Elkhart County, creating up to 40 new jobs by 2019. “Here in Indiana, one in five Hoosier jobs are in the manufacturing ... Read more...

LaPorte Man Arrested on Drug Charges

Marshall County Police arrested a LaPorte man Tuesday night after stopping the vehicle he was in on US 21 near 16th Road and finding narcotics in the vehicle. About 10:30 Tuesday night 45 year old John Michael Sims was stopped and found to ... Read more...

Bids Opened for Spring Street & Sidewalk Project and Microsurface Street Projects

Walsh and Kelly Inc. from South Bend had the low bid for the Spring Street and Sidewalk Projects while Pavement Solutions Inc. of Middletown was the only bidder for the microsurface projects. Monday evening the Plymouth Board of Public ... Read more...

Kokomo Man Arrested for Felony Battery to Police Officers

A Kokomo man was arrested Tuesday morning after struggling with Plymouth police officers. City officers were dispatched to the area of North Michigan Street and Plymouth Goshen Trail about 3 o’clock in the morning for a female screaming ... Read more...