Local & State News

 On Saturday, September 20th at 9:20 A.M. Plymouth Police Officer Bridget Hite responded to 1687 North Michigan Street Lot 168 after receiving information of an illegal drug lab. Arriving on scene the officer’s observed 26 year old Adam ... Read more...

Marshall County Police made several arrests over the weekend. Early Saturday morning about one they arrested 21 year old Jordan Patterson and 21 year old Devonta Barnes both of Fort Wayne for possession of marijuana. Patterson was held on ... Read more...

Plymouth High School Rockie Football mom, Laura Mann has exciting news for PHS students and fans. Advance Auto Parts and The Auto Park are sponsoring two fan buses to the Rockies vs Concord football game on Friday, October 3rd!!! There is ... Read more...

The 2012 drought and other circumstances have knocked some of Indiana’s state champion trees out of contention for the 2015 Big Tree Register. Published every five years, the register is a list of the largest known native trees in the ... Read more...

Prior to the close of the Plymouth Common Council meeting Monday evening Mayor Mark Senter commented on the recent announcement that Clerk Treasurer Toni Hutchings will be retiring at the end of the month. He said, “On January 1, 1996 ... Read more...

After a lengthy investigation by the Bremen Police Department, on Saturday September 20 at about 2:00pm 56 year old Beverly Little and 55 year old Shelly Harner both of Bremen were incarcerated at the Marshall County Jail on a complaint of ... Read more...

The first of two official school count days for the 2014-2015 school year was held on Friday, September 12. The official count day is on the 2nd Friday after Labor Day each year. On that designated day each year, schools must submit their ... Read more...

Four members of the Lincoln Junior High Speech Team had a great showing at the Middle School National Speech and DebateTournament held June 18-20 in Overland Park, Kansas. Maggie Nate took fourth place in Declamation competing in a field ... Read more...

An Hicksville, Ohio couple is desperately searching in the Bourbon area for their service dog. On Friday Dave Cole was making a delivery to Chagall Holding at 202 South Ecker Street. Apparently the service dog, a German Sheppard/hound mix ... Read more...

Get lost in the beauty of a tallgrass prairie at Potato Creek State Park’s prairie maze, open now. Visitors can wander through 1.75 miles of trails cut in the 7-foot-tall restored prairie grasses. There are eight stations in the maze ... Read more...

On Sunday, September 21 at 11:19 pm the Bremen Police Department was dispatched to 1749 West Plymouth Street for a fight in progress. After a brief investigation Richard Rice, 29 of Benton Harbor, Michigan was incarcerated in the Marshall ... Read more...

This upcoming weekend, the Indiana State Police and Drug Enforcement Administration will offer residents a chance to get rid of pills, cough syrup, and other unwanted medications that have been accumulating around their homes. The ninth ... Read more...

The last weekend in September is a great time to visit an Indiana state park or reservoir, with National Public Lands Day activities on Saturday, Sept. 27, and free admission on Sunday, Sept. 28. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s ... Read more...

The Oliver family hosted a celebration Saturday showcasing 50 years of the Ford Mustang. From 1964 to 2014, Ford has continued to make the Mustang, and only a couple of hard-to-find years were not able to be represented at Oliver’s ... Read more...

Plymouth Clerk Treasurer Toni Hutchings presented members of the Redevelopment Commission with the Report of Redevelopment Commission during their meeting last week. The report will be provided to Common Council members prior to October ... Read more...

    Local barbequers Jeff and Shelly Sharp earned first place at the second Blazin’ BBQ & Bluegrass, hosted by Marshall County Tourism. “We are proud to announce that two Marshall County teams placed in top 10 ... Read more...

Bremen Police Chief Matt Hassel released the September 12 to 18th activity report for his department. There were a total of 3 traffic citations issued and 4 traffic warnings. Bremen Police also issued a total of 5 ordinance violations. ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings (Monday – tonight) beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting. Their agenda includes reports from the Mayor and Board members as well as the various city ... Read more...

Detective Jeff Snyder with the Marshall County Police Department has released the name of the suspect in the recent home improvement fraud warning. The suspect has been identified as Jack Young of Mobile, Alabama. There is currently an ... Read more...

Indiana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percent in August to 5.8 percent. Over the past year, unemployment in the Hoosier State has decreased by 1.7%, which is one of the largest rates of decline in the United ... Read more...