Local & State News

Accepting Applications for Operation Round Up® Grant

  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...

Marshall County Collects $43,325 in Revenu for Buggy Plates

  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...

David Burnett Arrested for DWS with a Prior

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...

Dog Park in Bremen to Open Thursday

  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...

County Maintenance Department Needs $165,000 for Court House Elevators

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 Described as a “hodge-podge” both elevators are old and outdated ...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...

Youth Attend IN Sheriff’s Leadership Camp

  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...

WIC PARTICIPANTS ENCOURAGED TO USE FARMERS MARKETS VOUCHERS

    It’s that time of year, again. The weather is warmer and farmers markets are open. State health officials are reminding Women, Infants and Children (WIC) participants that they can purchase food at the local farmers markets. ... Read more...

County Enters Agreement with SJRMC for Acute Care and Health and Wellness

    Loretta Schmidt, President of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth Campus appeared before the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday with a professional services agreement. The proposal will offer county employees ... Read more...

Commissioners and Highway Disappointed in New Highway Funding

  During Monday’s commissioners meeting, Laurie Baker from the Highway Department discussed the new funding from the state. 2017 budgets were due on Monday to the auditor and in the budget you must estimate the revenues as well ... Read more...

Plymouth Street Projects Get Underway this Week

Walsh and Kelly began work on the 2016 Street and Sidewalk program on Monday with concrete removal in Fairfield Court on the city’s west side and Memory Court near Plymouth High School. Replacement of the concrete is scheduled for ... Read more...

May 2016 Unemployment Stats

Nearly 13,000 more Hoosiers found employment in May 2016 than the previous month while the number of unemployed dropped by more than 5,000. This positive ratio enabled Indiana’s labor force, a measure of Hoosiers employed or seeking ... Read more...

Cogswell of Plymouth Arrested for Auto Theft

  A 22 year old Plymouth man is in the Marshall County Jail for Auto Theft and other charges after police say he stole a vehicle and then crashed it. Just after 5 a.m. Marshall County Police were dispatched to a one vehicle accident ... Read more...

Plymouth Woman Arrested for Domestic Battery to her Boyfriend

A 27 year old female was arrested Saturday morning for domestic battery by Plymouth Police Officer Ray West. City officers were dispatched to 722 West Garro Street about 11:30 Saturday morning for an argument taking place in front of the ... Read more...

Ohio Woman Arrested for Marijuana Possession

A traffic stop Saturday morning about 12:30 on US 30 at Pioneer Drive landed an Ohio woman in the Marshall County Jail. 20 year old Silenna Brooker of Mansfield was driving over the posted speed limit and was stopped by County Officer ... Read more...

Honeycutt Arrested for Driving While Suspended

On Saturday, June 18th, at approximately 5:15 in the morning a traffic stop was conducted by a county police officer on a blue 2001 Pontiac passenger vehicle in the area of State Road 17 and Queen Road.   The driver, 24 year old ... Read more...

South Bend Man Arrested for OWI

  Officer Les McFarland with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department made a traffic stop Saturday morning about 1:40 in the area of US 31 and US 30. During the traffic stop it was believed that John J. Matthew, 63 of South Bend ... Read more...

Plymouth Man Leads Police on 60 Pursuit through four Counties

  A high speed vehicle pursuit early Saturday morning lead police through four counties before the suspect was apprehended. Just after 2 a.m. Bourbon Police Officer Matt Geiger attempted to stop an older white Honda at State Road 331 ... Read more...

PHS FFA Students Attend the 87th Indiana FFA State Convention

Plymouth High School is excited to announce 10 of their FFA student along with two of their teachers/FFA sponsors attended the 87th Indiana FFA State Convention at Purdue University last week. PHS teachers and FFA sponsors Scott Michel and ... Read more...

Agenda for Commissioner’s Meeting Monday

  The Marshall County Commissioners will hold a regular meeting this morning beginning at 9:30 in their second floor meeting room of the County Building. Their agenda includes the Highway Report with Laurie Baker and Jason Peters. ... Read more...

Tour Union Township Cemeteries on Tuesday

  The Marshall County Genealogical Society has planned a tour of five Union Township cemeteries this Tuesday, June 21.   The event is open to the public and includes short history and interesting facts of each cemetery by Anita ... Read more...