12/23/10 Wednesday afternoon was the culmination of the four weeks of begging for donations of food and toys for the WTCA Annual Christmas Family Drive. On Monday Teressa Welborn and Sherina Bottorff were joined by Babs Johnson, her two granddaughters Katie and Brittany Culp, Pat Hatter,  Judy Stone and Sarah Lindvall who spent hours...
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12/23/10 Officer Ray West with the Plymouth Police Department ended up in a vehicle pursuit Tuesday afternoon as he attempted to stop a vehicle for no license plate and an equipment violation at the intersection of Liberty Street and Pennsylvania Avenue about 2:30. The vehicle fled east bound on Pennsylvania Avenue and then on...
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12/23/10 With the hard economic times the Plymouth Police Department has been kept busy on theft reports. On Saturday, December 18th at 5:04 PM Plymouth Police Officer Jason Dobbins responded to the Plymouth Wal-Mart in reference to a detained shoplifter. Upon arriving Officer Dobbins arrested 22 year old Jessica M. Boyd of State Road...
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12/23/10 Indiana State Police Superintendent Paul Whitesell, Ph.D., recently announced the promotion of First Sergeant James Strong to the rank of lieutenant to serve as the commander of the Indiana State Police Post in Bremen.  The Bremen Post covers Marshall, St. Joseph, Kosciusko and Elkhart Counties.  Strong earned this promotion through written testing and...
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12/23/10 The Plymouth Area Chamber of Commerce announced the 4th Christmas Basket Winner Wednesday afternoon.    Michelle Harris of Bourbon was the lucky winner.  Michelle registered at Treat’s Squire Shop in downtown Plymouth. The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce would like to thank all participating businesses that contributed to the baskets and had their companies as registration sites...
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12/23/10 Planning ahead is one way to take the stress out of holiday gift giving. And when you plan to give the gift of life through the American Red Cross, you can make the most of your donation experience by following a few simple tips.  “A lot of people say preparing for a great...
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12/23/10 State Health Commissioner Gregory N. Larkin, M.D. reported today Indiana has had its first influenza (flu) death of the 2010-2011 flu season.   State health officials say they will not be releasing any additional information about the individual.  “This is a sad reminder influenza can be very serious and even deadly,” said Dr. Larkin. ...
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12/23/10 On Monday, December 27  Indiana Senator Ed Charbonneau (R) is scheduled to visit with Judge Dean A. Colvin and Court staff to see a demonstration of the Court’s video conferencing capabilities with the Marshall County Correctional Facility. The Courts of Marshall County in cooperation with the Marshall County Sheriff, County Council and Commissioners...
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12/23/10 State officials are warning that, as the cold weather continues, so do the increased dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.  These dangers are most commonly associated with alternative heating sources, such as small gasoline engines, stoves, generators, lanterns, gas ranges or by burning charcoal and wood. Carbon monoxide (referred to sometimes as CO) is...
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12/22/10 Marshall County Sheriff on VanVactor was honored by the Commissioners during their meeting Monday. The Commissioners passed a resolution in recognition of outstanding accomplishment and contributions.  The resolution continued by saying: Whereas, Jon VanVactor has been a Deputy Sheriff and Sheriff of Marshall County from November 1, 1978 until December 31, 2010 serving...
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