Local & State News

This past weekend, the Town of Culver celebrated the opening of one of their biggest infrastructure projects to date, the new Culver Municipal Water Plant. Culver Town Council members, staff, and partners joined with community members on ... Read more...

According to Marshall County Treasurer Angie Birchmeier, the 2016 payable 2017 tax bills are being mailed this week, with the first installment due Wednesday, May 10.  In addition to paying in person or by mail, there are several payment ... Read more...

The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety will open quotes to replace the roof at the Ledyard Water Plant filter building and award the bid for the traffic light at South Michigan Street and Oak Hill Avenue during their meeting Monday ... Read more...

Public Safety Telecommunications Week originated in California in 1981 and was nationally recognized by an act of the United States Congress in 1991.  In Indiana, Public Safety Telecommunications Week has been recognized state wide since ... Read more...

State Representative Jack Jordan (R-Bremen) and State Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) Friday honored a locally owned family farm for being in operation for more than 150 years. The Mishler farm, located in Marshall County, was recognized ... Read more...

Attempting to locate a female who was wanted on a warrant through Starke County, on Thursday morning the Drug Task Force ended up arresting 6 individuals. Marshall County Officer Jonathan Bryant and Detective Rob Olejniczak from the Starke ... Read more...

On Friday morning, April 7, just before 4 a.m. an officer with the Marshall County Police Department stopped a vehicle on 13th Road just east of Muckshaw Road. It was determined that the driver, 29 year old Israel Torres-Sanchez of South ... Read more...

The lawn of the Marshall County Courthouse has been adorned with blue pinwheels for Child Abuse Prevention Month.  National Child Abuse Prevention Month, also known as Child Abuse Prevention Month in America, is an annual observance in ... Read more...

Indiana Silver Alert #011-2017 issued April 5, 2017 on 22 year old Dehani Salazar has been cancelled as of 3:10p.m. Eastern Standard Time, April 7, 2017. This cancellation was requested by the Starke County Sheriff’s ... Read more...

Felony arrestees in Indiana will be required to submit a DNA sample to law enforcement thanks to the passage today of Senate Bill 322 by the Indiana House. Indiana prosecutors have a long list of sponsors to thank, including Sen. Erin ... Read more...

The National Weather Service in northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the Tippecanoe River near Ora affecting Fulton, Kosciusko, Marshall, Pulaski, and Starke counties. Remember it is not safe to drive vehicles through flooded ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after President Trump ordered a missile strike on a Syrian airfield late last evening. Donnelly serves on the Armed Services Committee which oversees the U.S. Military.   ... Read more...

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Thursday evening released the following statement on airstrikes carried out by the U.S. military on targets in Syria: “The Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons to attack innocent civilians ... Read more...

The design concept for the canoe and kayak launch in River Park Square was presented to members of the Plymouth Park Board during their meeting this week. Mike Reese from the Troyer Group showed the location which is east of the circle ... Read more...

First Responders with the Bourbon Volunteer Fire Department are now has some of the best-equipped in the nation to save a pet’s life. That’s because Invisible Fence of South Bend has donated a pet oxygen mask kit to the department. ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will see a new local fruit stand in town with the approval of a Variance of Use by the Board of Zoning Appeals this week. On Tuesday evening Curt Anders from 1908 Felix Place spoke to the board via cell phone with a ... Read more...

A call Wednesday evening about 6:35 of a possibly intoxicated person setting in a vehicle at Family Express on South Michigan Street sent Plymouth Officer Krynock to check on the situation. At 6:44 the officer located the suspect vehicle ... Read more...

The tree at the corner of Liberty and Gibson streets, at Lincoln Junior High was known for its low branches and ease of climbing. The tree had become diseased and large parts of the tree were dead and deemed a hazard. The tree, and another ... Read more...

A request to reduce the side yard setback for a new home at 7390 Savanna Lane in Plymouth was tabled after member of the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals determined the request should have been for the front yard. Ernst Petzke II was ... Read more...

More than $300 million in state financial aid for college is available this year for Indiana students who qualify for need- and performance-based scholarships. To receive financial aid, students must complete the Free Application for ... Read more...