Two important changes to the application process for the 2017 Marshall County Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship were announced by the Marshall County Community Foundation. In selecting recipients for this scholarship, consideration is given to student activities and achievements, community and civic service, academic performance and leadership potential. “Typically SAT and ACT scores are considered...
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The Bourbon Police Department will host a Basic Handgun Safety Class on Saturday, September 17th from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m.  Area residents that are interested in attending the handgun safety class can pick up an information packet at the Bourbon Town Hall Clerk’s Office. Participants must be at least 18 years old and have an Indiana...
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September is National Preparedness Month, and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is encouraging all Hoosiers to take some steps to being prepared for emergencies. “We’ve witnessed, time and time again, that being better prepared helps in all types of situations,” said John Erickson, state homeland security director of Public Affairs. “As Indiana...
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The American Red Cross invites the community to help save lives at blood drives planned during National Blood Donation Week declared by Indiana Governor Mike Pence from Sept. 4-10. The special week is in association with an initiative started by media personality, Dr. Daliah Wachs, to enlist all 50 states in promoting blood donation....
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The Marshall County Board of Finance will conduct a meeting on Tuesday, September 6, at 8:15 a.m. in Room 203 of the Marshall County Building. The purpose of the meeting is to review and approve the timetable to obtain proposals for the county’s cash management system for the period from January 1, 2017 to...
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Picked up a rock that looks suspiciously like a dinosaur fossil? Snapped a photo of a bright blue bird that you can’t identify? Your annual chance to get a world-renowned scientist’s take on it is coming up on September 17 at The Field Museum’s ID Day. You can bring in clean, dry bones, fossils,...
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The City of Plymouth and the Redevelopment Commission has been working for about 18 months trying to develop the property on the east side of Michigan Street along the Yellow River…..the former Cook Brother’s Furniture and Deon property.   Thursday evening City Attorney Sean Surrisi presented a resolution declaring this portion of the south...
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  The shell building, built as a public private project on Pioneer Drive almost 2 years ago has been waiting for a lease or sale since May 2015. Well, Thursday night during a special meeting of the Redevelopment Commission, Jerry Chavez, Executive Director of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation told members a deal...
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Bremen Police Chief Brad Kile investigated a complaint of a possible impaired driver Wednesday morning about 7.   Chief Kile located 27 year old Dennis McGrew of South Bend and determined he was intoxicated.  McGrew was arrested and lodged in the County jail for Operating While Intoxicated, Possession of a Scheduled II Controlled Substance and...
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A concerned citizen called 911 and reported to dispatch the sound of gunfire in the 700 block of North Center Street about 12:20 Thursday afternoon.  They told the dispatcher they saw a couple men running from the scene. Plymouth Police units immediately responded to the area and located a gold Ford Explorer with a...
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