One of Indiana high school basketball’s great traditions for more than half a century, the TCU Bi-County Basketball Tournament opens Monday, Jan. 18, featuring eight teams on both the boys and girls sides. The champions will be crowned Saturday, Jan. 23 at LaVille Junior-Senior High School. The 56th annual TCU Bi-County Tournament will conclude with...
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Plymouth girls continue bests DUNLAP – Plymouth’s girls swim team continued their recent bests adding more at the NLC meet at Concord over the weekend. Plymouth scored 141 points and earned a 6th place finish in the conference. Event by event results: 200 medley: 2:03.59, 6th place The team of Lucy Keirn, Rachel Jacobs,...
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In a letter to county residents and businesses, Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel says the department has been “blessed with years of support from people, businesses and communities that have made this country so special.” He goes on to talk about the importance of working together as a community to improve the lives of...
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Friday, the Indiana Department of Education released the 2020 state graduation rate, which increased from 87.29 percent in 2019 to 87.69 percent. “This modest improvement in Indiana’s 2020 graduation rate is encouraging, especially as Hoosier students and educators have tackled unprecedented challenges throughout the pandemic,” said Dr. Katie Jenner, Indiana Secretary of Education. “As...
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David Bacon, Plymouth Police Chief presented his annual department activity report to the Board of Public Works and Safety during their meeting last week. The report details the types and number of calls the police department handles in 2020. Officers responded to 8,978 calls for service, complaints and information last year. City police conducted...
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Last week the Marshall County Council approved the requests for additional appropriations for County Sheriff Matt Hassel in the Jail and Community Corrections. Sheriff Matt Hassel presented several requests for additional appropriations at the County Council meeting. Hassel told members that during the budget hearing process last year the council reduced the Jail Fund...
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The Plymouth Police Department handles Code Enforcement for the city and Assistant Police Chief Mark Owen is the one who handles code enforcement issues. Code Enforcement handles tall grass, abandoned or junk vehicles, debris and junk on property, fowl and livestock issues and signs in the right-of-way. In 2020 there were a total of...
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A former board member of the Marshall County Historical Society, Shelia Reed is a Bremen resident and retired schoolteacher who has written a book about Otis R. Bowen. Sheila is retired from Bremen Public Schools, where she taught 3rd, 4th and 5th grades for thirty-six years. Introducing students to history through the study of...
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The Indiana Department of Health Sunday announced that 3,228 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 590,211 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard. Marshall County had 18 new positive cases...
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The Indiana Senate Republican Caucus recently announced the legislative agenda for the 2021 session. Senator Stacey Donato said, “My colleagues and I will continue our commitment to maintaining our record of fiscal responsibility by passing the state’s ninth consecutive balanced budget. We are also committed to transparency and public access, including as it pertains...
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The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is highlighting the work of 12 state government agencies in its 2021 Indiana’s Tax Dollars at Work campaign. For January, the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC) is in the spotlight. The ICRC is a small agency with around 30 state employees that does a large volume of work...
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Three Indiana Conservation Officers were recently promoted to serve as district commanders for respective operational districts 5, 8 and 9 by Col. Steve Hunter, director of the DNR Division of Law Enforcement. The promoted conservation officers, each of whom now holds the rank of lieutenant, were Cpl. Dale Clark (District 5), Officer Matt Pearcy...
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The Indiana Department of Health today announced that 3,973 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 587,049 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard. A total of 8,913 Hoosiers are confirmed...
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In consultation with security officials and the leadership of the General Assembly, Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced out of an abundance of caution the state government complex will be closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday in light of recent national events, threats to other state capitols and COVID-19 restrictions. There have been...
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U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) today released the following statement ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: “This year, Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy are especially poignant and inspiring. Through trial and tribulation, his words and deeds remind us of our duty to more perfectly unify, to more perfectly realize his beautiful Dream. Over...
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