Local & State News

09/03/14 On Thursday, August 28th at 9:20 P.M. Plymouth Police Officer Bridget Hite was dispatched to Kroger’s in reference to two females attempting to pass bad checks. By the time Officer Hite arrived at the Plymouth Kroger Store ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite said things went well over the holiday weekend with the Blueberry Festival in Centennial Park. He did say that the park experienced a little bit of damage from the rain, mainly in the parking areas. ... Read more...

On Saturday August 30, about 9:20 in the evening the Marshall County Dispatch Center received a complaint from a residence in the 100 block of Wood Street in LaPaz. The call was in reference to credit card fraud and theft. Patrolman ... Read more...

On Friday, August 29th at 9:28 P.M. Sergeant Joe Deisch with the Plymouth Police Department responded to Wal-Mart in reference to a female shoplifter. 35 year old Heather Manns of North Judson was taken into custody for theft and lodged in ... Read more...

Members of the Marshall County Alcoholic Beverage Commission met Tuesday morning in the County Building. The Board approved the automatic renewal for the Plymouth Aldi Store. The ABC board also heard the request of two local businesses for ... Read more...

On Wednesday, August 27th Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre conducted a traffic stop for a traffic violation at the intersection of US 31 and 2C Road. The driver, 37 year old Brian Braden of Plymouth was found to be driving after having ... Read more...

State Senator Randy Head represents the lower tier of Marshall County. He realizes the importance of young people in Indiana learning math and science and he also knows that sometimes a student struggles with homework and the parent ... Read more...

The 2014 Marshall County Blueberry Festival Parade went off without a hitch under some pretty cloudy skies Monday morning. Just prior to the parade was the annual Blueberry stomp where hundreds participated in the 1 mile fun run and walk, ... Read more...

Friday afternoon Bunches of Blueberries in Marshall County unveiled three more giant blueberries just in time for the 48th annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival. The first blueberry unveiled was donated by the local Tri Kappa Chapter ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners will meet Tuesday morning September 2nd at 8:30 in their second floor meeting room of the County Building. Agenda for the public meeting includes County Plan Director Ralph Booker presenting a grant ... Read more...

Bremen Police Chief Matt Hassel released this department’s activity report for the week of August 22nd through the 28th. Last week his officers issued a total of 15 traffic citations and 19 traffic warnings. Bremen Police Officers ... Read more...

State Senator Randy Head said in a recent news release, “The fiscal strength of Indiana as a whole starts with the financial literacy of individual Hoosiers.” Responsible money management can help you avoid debt, save for retirement ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board will meet on September 2 at 7:00 for both a regularly scheduled School Board meeting and a Budget Hearing. The first meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. and followed by the hearing. Among agenda items is the ... Read more...

Marshall County is not immune to emergencies and disasters. The Blizzard and snow events this past winter impacted schools, businesses and families. The tornadoes and severe weather events this past July, damaged trees, homes and left many ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) received the official notice on August 28 that the United States Department of Education has extended a waiver on certain aspects of the Federal No Child Left Behind law. If the waiver had been ... Read more...

Residential trees have been taking a beating during the recent outbreak of summer storms across Indiana. Homeowners will need to determine if they can take care of the damage themselves or if they will need the help of a professional tree ... Read more...

Thursday evening two organizations were benefactors of the generosity of Plymouth American Legion Post 27. Julian Keiser presented a check in the amount of $12,000 to representatives of the Heminger House; executive board member Laura ... Read more...

The 48th Annual Marshall County Blueberry Festival officially opens at 5 p.m. today with a ceremony on the Jefferson School Stage. All craft and food vendors will be open until 9 while the carnival is open until 10. There’s lots of free ... Read more...

On Monday the Plymouth Common Council approved a memorandum of agreement between the City of Plymouth, the Town of Bourbon and Marshall County for the Brownfield Assessment Coalition. Earlier this year the City of Plymouth received ... Read more...

Riverside Intermediate School 5th grade math and science teacher, Crystal Dennie, knows first hand how ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) affects a family. Her mother died only four years ago of the disease. On Thursday, Dennie thanked ... Read more...