Local & State News

IDOE Released 2013-2014 Graduation Rates

Focusing on helping Hoosier students graduate from high school has seemingly paid off. According to a release by the IDOE (Indiana Department of Education) on Wednesday, the graduation rate for the 2013-2014 school year jumped to 89.8 ... Read more...

City Board of Public Works Opens Quotes

Monday evening the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety spend the majority of their meeting open quotes for vehicles and equipment. The Wastewater Department is ready to purchase a new ½ ton pick-up truck.  Two quotes were opened. ... Read more...

John Chamberlin Sponsors Coffee with a Cop on February 27th

On Friday, February 27th, Plymouth Police Department’s Officer Derek Workman, and community members will come together at The Coffee Lodge to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink coffee. All community members are ... Read more...

February Scholar Athletes at PHS Announced

Tuesday evening the Plymouth Sports Boosters recognized the February Scholar Athletes of the Month during the Varsity Basketball game. The female scholar athlete is Hunter Stevens, daughter of Darren and Angie Stevens.  Hunter is ... Read more...

Kurt Garner to Kick off Brown Bag Lunch Series at M.C. Museum

Kurt Garner, founder and president of Wythougan Valley Preservation, a county-wide non-profit in Marshall County and co-founder and president of Indiana’s Historic Michigan Road Byway Association will kick-off the 2015 Brown Bag Lunch ... Read more...

Oliver Ford Thanked for “Drive for your School” by Triton

Triton High School wishes to publicly thank Oliver Ford for giving their school the opportunity to earn money with their “Drive For Your School” Fundraiser.  Many Triton School Organizations and programs and all of the ... Read more...

Girls Tennis Fundraiser on Monday

Plymouth Girls Tennis Team will hold a Pizza Hut fundraiser on Monday, March 2nd from 5 until 8 p.m. at the Plymouth Pizza Hut on North Michigan Street! This fundraiser is an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet and salad bar for just $7.99. ... Read more...

Triton Wrestlers Honored

Triton Varsity Wrestlers were honored by the Indiana High School Wrestling Association for their Academic successes for the 2014-2015 season.  Grant Stichter, Justin Hefner, and Nate Spangle were honored as Senior Academic All-State ... Read more...

Doc Bowen Day in Bremen Thursday

In 2014 the Bremen Town Council declared February 26th to be known as “Doc Bowen Day” in memory of the late Dr. Otis R. Bowen’s birthday. Residents of Bremen have been encouraged to purchase a pair of black-rimmed glasses for $2.00, ... Read more...

INDOT Offers Scholarships, Jobs to Engineers in Training

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is offering civil engineering students scholarships of up to $3,125 per semester, and paid employment during summer breaks and upon graduation. Students must be accepted or enrolled ... Read more...

Walorski Participates in CODEL to Guantanamo Bay

WASHINGTON, DC – Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-02) returned Tuesday night from a daylong, bipartisan Congressional Delegation (CODEL) to the U.S. Naval Station in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  Members of the CODEL observed detention ... Read more...

HIV OUTBREAK IN SOUTHEASTERN INDIANA

INDIANAPOLIS—State health officials announced today a quickly spreading outbreak of HIV in the southeastern portion of the state. There have been 26 confirmed and four preliminary HIV positive cases since mid-December. The large majority ... Read more...

Marshall County Community Foundation Awards $9,018 in Grants to Celebrate Indiana Bicentennial

Indiana’s official 200th birthday is December 11, 2016, but initiatives across the state will commemorate the bicentennial leading up to and during 2016 and into the future. Indiana’s past and present are worth celebrating and there ... Read more...

LUKE VERVYNCKT WINS SECTION 4 REGIONAL 2015 SPIRIT OF SPORT AWARD

Plymouth High School Junior, Luke Vervynckt has been named the Section 4 Spirit of Sport Award winner.  Section 4 includes Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin.  Luke was recently named the Indiana winner over 19 other ... Read more...

Driver Arrested for No License

Monday evening about 7:30 Plymouth Police Officer Joe Deisch conducted a traffic stop at US 30 and Oak Drive for a traffic violation.  The stop lead to the arrest of 42 year old Jose A Rodriguez of Plymouth.  He was arrested and ... Read more...

Mayor’s Youth Council State of the MYC Address

Monday evening during the Plymouth Common Council meeting, Karly Gruett, President of the Mayor’s Youth Council addressed the packed council chambers, giving the State of the Youth Council address. She took the opportunity to briefly ... Read more...

Groundbreaking March 10 for Ancilla College Residence Hall

DONALDSON – Join Ancilla College in its new adventure 4 p.m. March 10 on 9B Road to witness groundbreaking on two buildings. “It’s going to be beautiful,” said President Ken Zirkle. “We will house nearly 100 new students and have ... Read more...

Coffee With A Cop at Bremen

The Bremen Police Department will be hosting, Coffee with a Cop, on Thursday, February 26 at Community Hospital Bremen.  All community members are invited from 8:30 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. This program will give the community a chance to ... Read more...

Walkerton Native Serves Aboard USS George H.W. Bush

NORFOLK, Va. – A 2014 John Glenn High School graduate and Walkerton, Ind. native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush. Airman Hunter Sims is an aviation machinist mate ... Read more...

Prom Fundraiser Chicken Noodle Dinner at PHS

The junior class at Plymouth High School will host a carry-out only chicken and noodle dinner on Friday, March 13th.  This prom fundraiser will include chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes and a roll.  Tickets are $7 each and are ... Read more...