Local & State News

REMINDER: BMV Announces Columbus Day Closure

Don Snemis, Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV), announced that all BMV license branches will be closed Saturday, October 11th through Monday, October 13th in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. All license ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Ratified Master Contract

The Plymouth School Board handled a number of agenda items during their regular meeting on October 7. The Board members present voted unanimously to ratify the Master Contract with the teaching staff. The contract includes raises for ... Read more...

Bids Opened for Nixon Field Baseball Lighting Project

Only one bid was receive for the lighting project at the Bill Nixon Baseball Field. Monday night bids were open for the project to replace the original lights at Nixon Field. Michiana Contracting of Plymouth was the lone bidder for the ... Read more...

Student Fan Bus to Goshen for Friday Night

Great news for parents of Plymouth High School students! There will be a PHS Student Fan Bus to Goshen this Friday, October 10th! Come on kids, let’s fill the Goshen stands with ROCKIE FANS!!! Not only will you get a FREE ride on the ... Read more...

White Snakeroot Claims Life of Union Township Cattle

A local farmer wants to warn other farmers of the deadly White Snakeroot which he found in this woodland. The reason for the warning, the Union Township farmer has lost two cows to the plant with a third one extremely sick from eating the ... Read more...

LILLY ENDOWMENT AWARDS $500,000 GRANT TO MARSHALL COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

The Marshall County Community Foundation has received a $500,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. in the sixth phase of the Endowment’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT) initiative for Indiana community foundations. “We are ... Read more...

Gross Arrested on Theft Warrant

Tuesday evening Plymouth Police Officer Matthew Emenhiser was at the Plymouth Police Department and 19 year old Billy Jack James Gross of Plymouth arrived at the PD. Gross was placed in custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail ... Read more...

4 Arrested for Meth Following Traffic Stop

On Wednesday October 8, at approximately 1:40 a.m. an officer with the Marshall County Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation at US 30 and US 31. It was determined that the driver, 30 year old ... Read more...

Do You Have a Photo ID for Voter Law

Julie Fox, Marshall County Clerk, wants to remind voters of the Voter ID law, which went into effect in 2006, requiring voters to present their photo ID before casting a ballot. If you are voting in person at the polls, or voting an ... Read more...

BMV Begins Sending Out Excise Tax Refund Notices

INDIANAPOLIS – Commissioner of the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Don Snemis announced Wednesday that the BMV has begun issuing claim forms to Hoosiers who are entitled to Excise Tax refunds dating back to 2004. The agency ... Read more...

Drivers Prepare for Two Big Nights of Racing at Plymouth Speedway

The two biggest nights of racing arrive this week at the Playground of Power. UMP Modified drivers from all over the nation are vying to be crowned the winner of the Lane Automotive 50 Race of Champions, presented by All Star Performance, ... Read more...

City Park Board Donates Space for Monthly Neuter Scooter Visit

Thanks to the generosity of the Plymouth Park Board the “Neuter Scooter” will be n the community monthly to provide low cost surgery to fix cats. During Monday’s park board meeting members were presented with a letter from Nancy Cox, ... Read more...

Commissioners Updated on Metronet Conduit Instillation Project

Bart Trester from USI told the Marshall County Commissioner that Metronet conduit instillation project is 95% complete. The project is divided up into the phases: phase 1 is from the Plymouth City limits north to LaVille School. Phase 2 is ... Read more...

South Bend Woman Arrested DWS with Prior and Marijuana

Saturday afternoon just before 3 Plymouth Police Officer Ray West responded to a 9-1-1 dispatch from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department in an attempt to locate a white, Chevy Malibu that was north bound on Michigan Street from ... Read more...

Tapias Arrested for Domestic Battery

A 9-1-1 call Saturday morning about 2:30 sent Plymouth Police to 906 West Adams Street for a domestic battery complaint. Officer Wally Derifield investigated the call and arrested both subjects, 28 year old Brian Tapia and 20 year old ... Read more...

Dine Out for United Way in Marshall County

You can dine out and help a good cause in Marshall County. Over the next several weeks, thirteen area restaurants are donating a percentage of their sales toward the 2014 United Way of Marshall County campaign. Volunteers across the county ... Read more...

ABSENTEE VOTING IS UNDERWAY

Donna Pontius, Voter Registration Deputy for the Marshall County Clerk’s Office announced absentee voting. You may vote by absentee ballot if you are a registered voter of the precinct where you reside. There are three methods of ... Read more...

CHARGERS FOR CHANGE FIGHT FOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS

The Ancilla volleyball team will once again take to the floor to battle breast cancer this Thursday night at 6:30PM at the LifePlex in Plymouth. The Chargers for Change effort is set to benefit Plymouth Ounce of Prevention, with a $5 ... Read more...

A Small Touch of Home for the Holidays for Our Troops

Touching hearts by providing comfort items for our wounded troops and the medical staff that care for them is what Operation: Quiet Comfort volunteers do all year long. Now it’s time for a little extra holiday cheer. It may seem early ... Read more...

AG Zoeller Offers Legislative Proposals to Combat Top Consumer Complaints

SOUTH BEND – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller visited South Bend Monday to announce a series of legislative proposals that would strengthen consumer protection laws in Indiana. The proposals aim to address some of the most common ... Read more...