Local & State News

PHS Girls Tennis Team Raises $1,700 for Fellow Classmate Battling Cancer

  Senior Leticia Torres representing the Plymouth High School Tennis Team held a special check presentation on Thursday and announced that the PHS Girls Tennis Team raised $1,700 at their third annual Smash Cancer tennis match earlier ... Read more...

South Bend Man Caught Driving as Habitual Traffic Violator

  A Wednesday morning traffic stop about 10:45 resulted in the arrest of a South Bend Man. Marshall County Sheriff’s Deputy Bragg stop a vehicle in the area of U.S. 6 and Sycamore Road. During the the investigation it was ... Read more...

Pavey Arrested for Driving While Suspended with a Prior

Officer John Weir with the Plymouth Police Department stopped a vehicle at Randolph and Plymouth/Goshen Trail for expired license plates Monday evening just before 10. The driver, 47 year old Wesley Dewayne Pavey II from South Bend was ... Read more...

ISP DRE Assist Leads to Arrest of North Judson Woman

Thursday evening, May 23, at 9:15 an officer with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrested a North Judson woman while working Operation Pull Over on US 30. Officer Rans conducted a traffic stop in the area of US 30 and Queen ... Read more...

Hoosiers Should be Aware of Weather While Enjoying Outdoor Activities and Events

Severe weather is possible in Indiana through Memorial Day. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security urges Hoosiers to be aware of weather conditions as they enjoy outdoor activities and events. Inclement weather forecasts vary across ... Read more...

County Police Investigate Theft of Lawn Equipment at Lake of the Woods

  Marshall County Police are investigating a theft in the 3800 block of West Shore Drive at Lake of the Woods. A resident called the Marshall County Police Department Monday, May 23rd and reported the theft of items from his shed. ... Read more...

Knights of Columbus Host Fundraiser

The Knights of Columbus Council 1975 recently hosted a fundraiser of a different kind. Everyone is used to the regular fish fries and pancake breakfasts that the Knights sponsor. The public even seems to look forward to the Tootsie Roll ... Read more...

Walorski, Daines Introduce Bill to Temporarily Stop Gitmo Transfers

  U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (IN-02) and U.S. Senator Steve Daines (MT) today (May 25th) introduced bicameral legislation to temporarily ban the transfer or release of detainees from Guantanamo Bay. The administration reportedly is set ... Read more...

State Board of Health Appears at City Meeting to Support Fluoridation

Monday evening, Jim Powers from the Indiana State Board of Health appeared before the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety to speak about fluoridation in the community’s water system. He said, “I came to show the Indiana State ... Read more...

SRKM Approved to Design Health Department

  Last week the Marshall County Commissioners approved a contact with SRKM Architecture of Warsaw to design the new office space for the Health Department which will be relocating in the Community Resource Center. The week prior the ... Read more...

BMV Announces Memorial Day Hours

The Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced today that all BMV license branches will be closed this Saturday, May 28 through Monday, May 30 in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. All branches will ... Read more...

Relay For Life Team Conducts Boot Drive this Saturday

The Marshall County Relay for Life Boot Drive for Team Emergency Services is being held this year on Saturday, May 28. Emergency Service personnel will be at the corner of Michigan and Jefferson Streets this Saturday from 9 a.m. Until 1 ... Read more...

April 2016 Unemployment Rates

  Indiana’s labor force continued growing in April with 20,743 more Hoosiers joining the labor force. Since the beginning of 2016, Indiana’s labor force has grown by more than 82,000 and by 178,000 since January 2013. ... Read more...

Argos High School 2016 Valdeictorian and Salutatorian 

  Jessica L. Detwiler, daughter of Brent and Rebecca Detwiler, has earned the distinction of being named the Valedictorian of Argos High School’s Class of 2016. Jessica has earned a 3.934 on a 4.0 scale. Jessica has been active in ... Read more...

Plymouth Music Department Recognized

The Plymouth High School Music Department was recently recognized as a top music program in Indiana. The Indiana State School Music Association recognized Plymouth as one of the recipients of the “All-Department Award” for schools in ... Read more...

“Rock Solid Teacher” Awards at PHS

  During Senior Awards last Friday at Plymouth High School, Principal Jim Condon had the honor of awarding the 2016 Rock Solid Teacher Awards. Condon said, “Each year the PHS administration team has the honor and difficult challenge ... Read more...

LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL’S BAND EARNS STATE RECOGNITION

The band at Lincoln Junior High has again earned the Indiana State School Music Association Junior/Middle/Elementary All-Music Award. This award is given to groups who have achieved excellence in solo, small ensemble, jazz, and concert ... Read more...

MAY IS SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

May is Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and state health officials are urging Hoosiers to take steps to prevent skin cancer. According to The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer, skin cancer is the most ... Read more...

City Council Approves 17% Rate Increase for Sewer Department

  The Plymouth Common Council held a public hearing on a sewer rate increase for users to fund a major improvement project for the Sewer Department. John Julien from Umbaugh and Associates, the city’s financial consultants said ... Read more...

Plymouth Man Arrested for Intimidation and False Reporting

  Making a false report landed a Plymouth man in the Marshall County Jail. Monday evening about 10:30 Plymouth Police were dispatched to 881 Broadway for the report of a man threatening his neighbor with a hammer and a false report of ... Read more...