Local & State News

Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained at 4.4 percent in December, marking a 1.5 percent decrease over the past year. The Hoosier labor force also maintained a positive trend, gaining more than 10,000 individuals in ... Read more...

1st Source Bank has donated $65,000 to Ancilla College as an early-bird gift during the quiet phase of the college’s upcoming comprehensive campaign. The funds will benefit the new student life center and residence hall. Jim Seitz, 1st ... Read more...

Washington, D.C.—Wednesday, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released his annual report for 2015.  The report details Donnelly’s bipartisan legislative work, his travels around the state, and his efforts to help Hoosiers in his third year ... Read more...

The Plymouth Optimist Club will host their annual Tri-Star Basketball Contest this Sunday, January 31st in the multipurpose gym at Plymouth High School. Tri-Star is the competition that boys and girls age 8 to 13 compete while dribbling, ... Read more...

Marshall County Deputy Prosecutor Tami Napier spoke to the entire freshman class of Weidner School Of Inquiry Weidner School of Inquiry at Plymouth High School last week. The students are all in a class called Global Perspective and they ... Read more...

DONALDSON, IN – The Ancilla College cheerleading team took the stage on Sunday, January 24th in Ft. Wayne, IN for the CheerMAX competition where they scored 110 out of a possible 150 points to bring home 1st place in their division. ... Read more...

Mike Hite, Superintendent of the Plymouth Park Department appeared before members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission Tuesday night to discuss the proposed kayak/canoe launch in River Park Square. Hite said the launch is in the ... Read more...

With very little business during the Plymouth Common Council meeting Monday night, new member, Gary Cook made a recommendation to amend the recently passed ordinance that allows retiring city police officer the ability to purchase their ... Read more...

The calendar may still say January, but we are beginning our preparation for the upcoming severe weather season. The National Weather Service in cooperation with The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency and The Marshall County ... Read more...

Parents with student in Menominee Elementary School received an email Tuesday night from Principal Steven Boyer concerning an incident he learned about on Monday. The letter says: On Monday, January 25, I was informed that a staff member ... Read more...

Forklifts, the workhorses of the plant floor, are more valuable than ever at ITAMCO. The company has connected their forklifts to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)—the integration of machinery and equipment with networked sensors ... Read more...

Marshall County Schools latest A-F accountability grades all seem solid. On Tuesday, the State Board of Education approved the grades for the 2014-2015 school year. However, the latest grades reflect changes made by the Indiana General ... Read more...

Schools in Marshall County are joining communities across the state in helping Hoosiers of all ages— from kindergartners through adults —pay for college as part of Learn More Indiana’s Cash for College campaign. The annual statewide ... Read more...

The 2016 Plymouth High School Winter Homecoming Ceremony was last Friday night.  The Homecoming Queen is senior Meghan Egierski and the 2016 Winter Homecoming King is senior Justyn Wade-Manring! This year’s Winter 2016 Homecoming ... Read more...

Plymouth High School JAG students traveled to South Bend to attend the Regional JAG Career Development Conference that was held at the Kroc Center on Thursday, January 21st. WorkOne Northern Indiana invited close to 100 Students from more ... Read more...

The Indiana House of Representatives and Indiana Senate passed final versions of SB 200 and HB 1003 on January 22 and Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed the two bills into law last Thursday. These bills hold harmless schools, teachers and ... Read more...

On Saturday, January 16, the Culver-Union Township Public Library held their fourth annual Club Fair. Local clubs, organizations, or groups were invited to come to the library free of charge to set up an informational table and promote ... Read more...

Plymouth City Engineer Rick Gaul and Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt presented the preliminary list of proposed street projects for the upcoming year during Monday night’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.  Gaul noted, ... Read more...

Last weekend, Plymouth High School hosted the Northwest Indiana NSDA National Qualification tournament. Two PHS students qualified to compete at the national tournament in Salt Lake City in June. Senior Emily McKenzie and junior Garrett ... Read more...

Indiana State Representative, Tim Harman a Republican from Bremen announced that Hoosiers can now make a donation to Indiana’s public schools when filing this year’s taxes. “Hoosiers can conveniently donate to any public K-12 school ... Read more...