Local & State News

Bremen Firemen’s Festival Opens Tonight

Come and celebrate the 4th of July at the Bremen Firemen’s Festival, featuring Luehrs’ Ideal Rides and Midway! The Bremen Firemen’s Festival is a family oriented event with fun for the whole family that opens Tuesday, June 30th ... Read more...

Quissell Crowned 2015 Miss Blueberry

Saturday, June 27th, the 49th Annual Blueberry Festival, kicked off the Labor Day weekend event, by crowning the 2015 Miss Blueberry, Cassandra Quissell.  Twenty-two lovely ladies representing Marshall County vied for the title.    ... Read more...

Wooden Peel in Bremen, Northern IN Pizza Winner

After more than six weeks and 100,000 votes, Northern Indiana has finally found its best Pizza! The voting finally came to an end last night at midnight. The Wooden Peel of Marshall County was voted the best pizza in Northern Indiana. The ... Read more...

County Officer Arrests 2 Females from South Ben

On Thursday, June 25, an Argos business contacted the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and reported a female acting suspicious, possibly intoxicated or under the influence of a controlled substance. The told dispatch the subjects ... Read more...

Starke County Inmates have Video Visitation & Access to Email

Starke County Sheriff, William A. Dulin announced Monday evening the availability of onsite video visits at the new jail. All visits must be scheduled 24 hours in advance with times available to be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8 ... Read more...

Bogard Arrested for BAC Over .15

A South Bend woman was arrested Friday afternoon after someone called in her erratic driving. 48 year old Susan J. Bogard was booked into the Marshall County Jail after Plymouth Police Officer Ray West observed the vehicle driving erratic ... Read more...

Donnelly Visits Iraq As Part of Congressional Delegation

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, departed Iraq Monday after traveling there with fellow Members of Congress.    Donnelly participated in a fact-finding trip to meet ... Read more...

Area 4th of July Fireworks Displays

On Friday, July 3rd kick off your Independence Day celebration at the Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth with their fireworks show at dusk.  Also on the 3rd the Starke County Airport will host a display at dusk. The Bremen Firemen’s Festival ... Read more...

Quilting Display at the Culver-Union Township Public Library

The Culver-Union Township Public Library has a large collection of old and antique quilts from the Wesley United Methodist Church Susanna Circle Quilters group on display. The quilts are many different sizes and on display throughout the ... Read more...

Virtual Tour of the Indiana Statehouse

IN State Senator Randy Head said in a recent weekly address, “The Indiana Statehouse is home to the executive, judicial and legislative branches of our state government.” The capitol is the people’s building, open to the public ... Read more...

Donnelly: ‘Combatting Stigma is Critical Step to Addressing Mental Health’

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly co-sponsored and the Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution Friday to designate June 2015 as National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month. The designation would increase ... Read more...

United Way Sponsors Countdown to Kindergarten

The Countdown to Kindergarten program initiated by United Way has given a number of children entering kindergarten in the fall a “jump start”. According to Linda Yoder, executive director of United Way Marshall County, there are some ... Read more...

Bremen Police Report for 6/19 to 6/25/2015

Officers with the Bremen Police Department issued 17 traffic warnings and 12 traffic citations during the reporting period of June 19th to the 25th. Bremen officers investigated 6 property damage accidents: on June 19 at State Road 331 and ... Read more...

City Officer Arrests Two St. Joe County Citizens

A traffic stop Thursday morning resulted in the arrest of two people from Saint Joseph County. Plymouth Police Officer John Weir initiated a traffic stop about 9:45 in the 1400 block of North Michigan Street on a vehicle that had expired ... Read more...

2 South Bend Men Arrested for P.I.

Two men from South Bend were arrested Thursday evening about 9 after the Plymouth Police Department received a couple of complaints. Patrolman Tim Taberski was dispatched to the intersection of Baker and Michigan Streets in reference to ... Read more...

BMV Announces Independence Day Closure

Kent Abernathy, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, July 4 through Monday, July 6 in observance of Independence Day. All branches resume regularly ... Read more...

The Wooden Peel in Bremen Makes it to the Final Round in Pizza Wars

Over 100,000 votes have been cast so far in this year’s Northern Indiana Pizza Wars and now they are down to only two! The Wooden Peel of Marshall County will face off against the Café at the Bowling Alley from Kosciusko County. The ... Read more...

Pence Statement on Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling

Indianapolis—Indiana Governor Mike Pence Friday issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling: “Like many Hoosiers, I believe marriage is the union between one man and one woman, and I am disappointed ... Read more...

Library to hold Super Hero Event at Plymouth Farmers’ Market

While shopping at the Plymouth Farmers’ Market this Saturday, enjoy the music of local entertainer Mike Lintner at 9:30. The Plymouth Public Library will celebrate Superhero Day from 9 to 11 with activities honoring firefighters, ... Read more...

Update, (new time) IN Senator Head to Visit Argos School, Public Welcome

Indiana Senator Randy Head is scheduled to make a visit to the Argos Schools on June 30 at 1:00 P.M.  Argos Superintendent Michele Riise said she hopes board members, staff , and the community will share their thoughts with Head during ... Read more...