Local & State News

The Plymouth Park Board will conduct their regular monthly meeting on Monday, August 4th. Along with the financial report and committee reports is the request of Sarah Smith, member of the Tennis Committee to seek approval of the plans for ... Read more...

Need an intern but can’t afford one? EARN Indiana wants to pay half of your intern’s hourly rate. Ancilla College has teamed up with Indiana INTERN.net and EARN Indiana to increase internship opportunities in Marshall and Starke ... Read more...

Wednesday Senator Joe Donnelly and Representative Jackie Walorski, a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee greeted, visited and thanked Northern Indiana veterans for their service at the World War II Memorial in Washington, ... Read more...

Most go to the Indiana State Fair for the food, exhibits, shows or rides. But did you know you could go for the buildings? Not what’s in the buildings, but the structures themselves? Sounds weird at first, but some date to the turn of ... Read more...

The 5th Annual Rockie Football Radio Auction on WTCA will be held this Friday beginning at 9 a.m. A dozen volunteers have been out gathering hundreds of auction items from local businesses. They have things valued at just a few dollars up ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller presented his June departmental activity report to the Board of Public Works and Safety Monday evening. There were a total of 159 alarm situations last month with 127 of them being emergency medical service ... Read more...

The final day for registration for the Plymouth Community Schools for the 2014-2015 school year is today. One Stop registration for all schools will be held at the Plymouth High School. Registration times for Thursday, July 31 are 11 a.m. ... Read more...

Tuesday evening just before 8 Plymouth Police officers were dispatched to Centennial Park for a possible fight. Officer Shanna Gilmer responded and located 22 year old Richard R. Coleman who resides in the Economy Inn. Coleman was arrested ... Read more...

Monday evening members of the Plymouth Common Council heard first reading of an ordinance amendment pertaining to the keeping of cattle, goats, and the like in the city limits. The ordinance amendment of City Code prohibits the keeping of ... Read more...

She’s doing it again? Will you join her? Jan Houin will jump from an airplane with Plymouth Sky Sports as a fundraiser for Operation Quiet Comfort. Plymouth Sky Sports offers tandem skydiving experiences and Jan Houin is looking for a ... Read more...

Marshall County Museum welcomes Jack Garrison to the next Brown Bag Lunch Event on Friday, August 8 from 12-1, celebrating the grand reopening of the museum’s Entertainment Room, with his presentation entitled, “Phonographs and ... Read more...

Miller’s Merry Manor is hosting a Bruce’s “Big Grill” BBQ fundraiser for Freedom Park. The fundraiser is scheduled for this Friday, August 1st from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Miller’s Merry Manor located at 635 Oakhill Avenue in ... Read more...

Two drivers in a tight race in the National UMP Modified Division will go side-by-side in a battle for the points Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway. Jacob Poel currently sits just above Jamie Lomax on the national leaderboard and Poel ... Read more...

Residents in Plymouth will benefit from a national backpack giveaway campaign this weekend. The Cellular Connection, the largest Verizon Premium Wireless Retailer in the U.S., in a joint effort with its customers will be donating 100,000 ... Read more...

Washington, D.C. – Tuesday, Senator Joe Donnelly joined 78 of his Senate colleagues from both sides of the aisle to pass legislation that would extend federal highway and transit programs through December 19th, 2014. The Highway and ... Read more...

SUMMER IS WINDING DOWN BUT THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF SUMMER LEFT, SO STOP LOOKING AND HEAD TO THE 2ND ANNUAL BLAZIN’ BBQ AND BLUEGRASS COOK OFF CONTEST PRESENTED BY MARSHALL COUNTY TOURISM! FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19, FROM 5-9PM AND SATURDAY, ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety ratified the bid which was awarded to Haskins Underground of Plymouth for the Beerenbrook and West Jefferson Streets storm sewer project Monday night. Haskins was the lowest bidder ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller asked the Board of Public Works and Safety for approval of a travel and training request to allow John Grolich to attend the Indiana Emergency Services Conference in Indianapolis for four days in August. Cost ... Read more...

Although negotiations for space the 2015 Marshall County Blueberry Festival won’t even begin until after this year’s festival has come and gone, steps towards long-planning continue. The 2014 festival will mark 48 years of holding the ... Read more...

Monday night the Plymouth Common Council approved on second and third reading the 2015 ordinance fixing salaries of elected officials, appointed officers, employees and fire and police personnel. The ordinance represents a two-percent ... Read more...