Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 11.2 percent for June, and the national rate is 11.1 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the labor force. Indiana’s labor force had a net...
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There’s something about free money that seems rather appealing. Free Prizes aren’t bad either. Residents at Miller’s Assisted Living Facility celebrated National Lottery Day by trying their luck at the scratch off tickets. There was a bit of a difference in the fact however, NO MONEY EXCHANGED HANDS! Activity Director Cindy Flagg designed scratch...
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The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced the launch of the Be Well Crisis Helpline, a confidential resource available through Indiana 211 that will allow Hoosiers to call and speak with a trained counselor 24/7. The free Be Well Crisis Helpline was established by FSSA’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction in...
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Five communities and one golf course are approved for funding from the Community Hunting Access Program (CHAP), which is designed to increase hunting access and reduce conflicts with white-tailed deer. CHAP provides partners with financial and technical assistance to administer hunting programs in their area. Communities, homeowners associations, parks and other organizations are eligible...
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Basketball all skills camp still open PLYMOUTH – Bill Murchie’s July All Skills Basketball Camp, will resume Monday through Wednesday, July 27-29 at The Zone. The camp will be open to boys and girls in grades 3-8. The boys camp will be from 10 a.m.-noon Monday thru Wednesday, while the girls camp will be...
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PLYMOUTH – The Zone will launch its Little Spikers Volleyball Academy next week and there is still time to register so if you have a volleyball player who will be in grades 1-6 this fall. The registration deadline has been extended through this week. The Academy will meet every Sunday from July 26-Aug. 30....
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PLYMOUTH – While there are still a lot of questions to be answered and concerns to be addressed, it remains full speed ahead for fall school supported athletics, and Plymouth’s Rockie football team has been hard at work preparing for the new year, in a socially responsible way. On Friday, July 24 beginning at...
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 658 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 57,206 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus. As of today, more than...
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Beginning today July 20th, face coverings will be required for all employees and patrons of Bremen Public Library in accordance with the latest mandate from the Marshall County Health Department. Our current library hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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PLYMOUTH – It is clearly stating the obvious to say that the Plymouth High School class of 2020 has lived through a lot. The year when many were born saw the tragedy of 9/11 and now in their senior year of high school the first pandemic in generations. They became the first students to...
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Plymouth High School’s top two students of the Class of 2020 are Fernanda Cortes and Hugh Smith. They end their outstanding high school careers earning a 4.13 GPA, therefore both Cortes and Smith have been named PHS 2020 co-valedictorians. Principal Jim Condon said, “I cannot be more proud of Fernanda and Hugh for all...
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The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) Sunday announced that 927 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 56,571 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus. As of Sunday, nearly 36...
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The Marshall County Commissioners will meet Monday morning at 9:30 in their second floor meeting room of the County Building. There are several items on their agenda including Chuck DeWitt from the Unsafe Building Board. There will be a public hearing on ordinance 2020-12 and reorganization of the board and a discussion on penalties...
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In a time when many businesses are being effected negatively by the Covid-19 pandemic, Ancilla College is actually keeping on track with enrollment numbers and are even doing better in some categories as compared with the numbers from the same time last year. Like other colleges and universities across the country, Ancilla has...
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The economic aftermath left in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak cannot be underestimated. The Department of Labor has reported that over 40 million* Americans have lost their jobs in the space of just nine weeks since the start of the pandemic. Having to remain at home means those who have lost their jobs...
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As we continue recovering from this public health emergency, many Hoosiers are reporting more scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic. NIPSCO customers in our area in particular are receiving a rising number of scam calls demanding they pay a certain amount of money or else their services will be disconnected. NIPSCO is not making...
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The Culver-Union Township Public Library’s July 2020 board meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, July 21 at 7:00 PM in the Carnegie Room. The board meeting is open to the public, and will be available via live stream (to be announced on the library website and social media). Social distancing will be maintained at the...
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Grand Knight Quentin Flagg of the Knights of Columbus has a way to perk you back up. After I got the call that Blueberry was cancelled this idea just came to me. I want to bring something to the whole community with a fundraiser for the Knights along with fundraisers for others. “The Idea”...
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Covid-19 is directly impacting the health and safety of Marshall County residents. We are experiencing record numbers of positive cases of COVID-19 and an alarming increase in related deaths. In order to protect public health, restrictions must be established to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Per Governor Holcomb’s Executive Order 20-36, county officials...
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