Local & State News

The Northern Indiana Dairy Trail continues this weekend with open houses this Saturday. The trail offers a look at modern milk production and features farm tours, historical displays, children’s activities and dairy product tastings. The ... Read more...

Jana’s Gymnastics sent 9 girls to Regionals in May.  Regionals is a a competition between 5 states that make up our region, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan.  Jana’s Gymnasts had to score a 35.5 or better at ... Read more...

With 46 teams, 2016 was another record year for the 21st annual Ancilla College Golf Classic. The tournament, which followed a four-person Florida scramble format, raised more than $30,000 to support student financial aid. A record number ... Read more...

  The Marshall County Commissioners suspended the rules on Monday and passed an ordinance to raise the Cumulative Capital Development rate back up to the maximum on second and third reading. The commissioners have jurisdiction over ... Read more...

Sue Irwin from the Marshall County Museum will offer her “Fact, Folktales and Facades” walking tours of historic downtown Plymouth next month. The tour, lead by Sue Irwin will feature one block each week on North Michigan Street. ... Read more...

In the quarterly report from the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation, The Economic Development Perspective  Executive Director Jerry Chavez updated a variety of projects going on across the county. Chavez wrote, “Long-term ... Read more...

City Attorney Sean Surrisi brought the Redevelopment Commission up to date on a proposed aquatic center for Plymouth.  The 10-12 million dollar project will be constructed immediately east of the LifePlex on property to be donated by the ... Read more...

A call from a concerned citizen to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department resulted in the arrest of a Tippecanoe man on a warrant through Kosciusko County. About 8 Tuesday evening a patron in attendance at a little league baseball ... Read more...

  Escape Room entertainment is coming to the Michiana area. In this mentally challenging adventure game, a team of players is locked in a room where they must solve a series of riddles and puzzles in an attempt to escape within a one ... Read more...

  Marshall County Community Corrections in partnership with WoodForest National Bank are hosting “Money Matters”, a basic financial management curriculum focusing on the importance of budgeting, savings, building and repairing ... Read more...

When people think of wildlife crime, piles of confiscated ivory, poaching and black market sales come to mind. What many people don’t realize, is that destruction of protected species goes far beyond international icons like elephants ... Read more...

  The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center is advising of the potential for severe weather in our area later this afternoon into this evening. All of Northern Indiana is currently under a “Moderate” risk of severe ... Read more...

  A new event is planned for the 50th annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival.   A local swim club is sponsoring a fund-raising open water swim event at Myers Lake called Blueberry Splash. Proceeds from the event will benefit the ... Read more...

  A drug investigation that began in 2015 by undercover police officers from the Warsaw Police Department has resulted in four arrests in Marshall County. Prosecuting Attorney Nelson Chipman stated, “We are more than willing to work ... Read more...

  The Operation Round Up board of directors will be accepting grant applications until July 1. Those eligible to apply for funds include groups, or organizations located within the Marshall County REMC service territory. Grants are ... Read more...

  Revenues from the purchase of county buggy plates totaled $43,325 this year according to Lauri Baker from the County Highway Department. Marshall County implemented a buggy plate ordinance late last year and it went into effect ... Read more...

Marshall County Deputy Wozniak stopped a vehicle on US 31 in the area of 9A Road Tuesday morning about 12:30.  The driver, 60 year old David Edward Burnett of South Bend was found to be operating a vehicle on a suspended driver`s license ... Read more...

  After much anticipation, Bremen’s newest amenity is set to open on June 23rd.  Located just off Woodies Lane, southeast of Jane’s Park, the new off-leash dog park is sure to draw crowds.  The park, which will be named ... Read more...

The Maintenance Department for Marshall County presented a request to the commissioner on Monday to make repairs and improvements to the two elevators in the Court House. Described as a “hodge-podge” both elevators are old and outdated ... Read more...

  Tuesday the Marshall County Sheriffs’ Department sent 12 area youth off to the Indiana Sheriffs’ Leadership Camp held in Pine Village, Indiana in Warren County. Marshall County Deputies Ryan Hollopeter and Travis Oneal along ... Read more...