Local & State News

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) made the following statement about Monday’s announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it is proposing new rules on fossil fuel power plants: “Yet again, President Obama ... Read more...

Plymouth High School Principal Jim Condon presented awards to the Top 5% of the 2014 graduating class during senior awards.  Students receiving the framed awards were: Kyle Barry, Scott Carmichael, Riley Cartwright, Danielle Erickson, ... Read more...

Officer John Weir with the Plymouth Police Department responded to a two vehicle accident at the intersection of Oak and PIDCO Drives on Friday afternoon.  The crash occurred when a Buick Park Avenue driven by Dave Forsyth of Plymouth was ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners will meet Monday morning at 8:30 in their second floor meeting room of the County Building.  Agenda for the meeting includes a report from County Building Inspector Chuck DeWitt.  Laurie Johnson from DLZ ... Read more...

MARSHALL COUNTY CORONER BILL CLEAVENGER SAID FRIDAY THAT TOXICOLOGY TESTS CONFIRMED THAT 39 YEAR OLD STEPHEN RAY KESSINGER HAD A BLOOD ALCOHOL LEVEL ALMOST THREE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT IN INDIANA.  KESSINGER WAS KILLED SUNDAY MAY 18TH ... Read more...

06/02/14 Concerns from some parents and students at Lincoln Junior High in Plymouth led Principal Reid Gault to make a difficult decision. The annual school play was supposed to be presented over this past weekend; however, it was ... Read more...

The Plymouth Community School Corporation and the “Pride of Plymouth” band program at PHS have been notified that they have earned the prestigious “All-Music Award” from the Indiana State School Music Association ... Read more...

Leadership Marshall County (LMC), a joint program between the Marshall County Community Foundation and the United Way of Marshall County, held graduation for the seventeen participants of Class XIX on May 14, 2014 in the Legion Memorial ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board will convene on Tuesday, June 3 for both an executive session and a regular meeting. The executive session will begin at 6:00 p.m. and followed by the public meeting at 7:00 p.m. The only item listed on the ... Read more...

Sign up for the Summer Reading Program at the Plymouth Public Library begins on Monday, June 2.  Plan to “FIZZ, BOOM, READ!” this summer.  Sign up and record books on the library website at: www.plymouth.lib.in.us.   To sign up ... Read more...

Indiana Conservation Officers are providing two opportunities in Starke County for the public to attend an Indiana Boater Education Course. The first class will be held June 14, 2014 from 9am – 5pm CDT at the Bass Lake Property Owners ... Read more...

Indianapolis, Ind.—Today, Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement regarding Secretary Shinseki’s resignation and the ongoing VA scheduling scandal.   “Secretary Shinseki served our country honorably, and I thank him ... Read more...

WASHINGTON D.C. –  Representative Jackie Walorski (IN-02) made the following statement after the announcement President Obama has accepted the resignation of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: “Secretary Shinseki is a decorated ... Read more...

05/30/14 The Weidner School of Inquiry has been named a New Tech Network Demonstration Site for the 2014-2015 school year. The “school within a school” located in the Plymouth High School building is only in the second year of ... Read more...

John Stillson received a National Merit Award during the PHS Senior Awards Day.  Principal James Condon presented Stillson with the Presidential Merit Scholarship of $44,975 for 10 semesters, the Merit Achievement Scholarship of $1,750 ... Read more...

The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency in partnership with Walgreen’s, and the Marshall County Amateur Radio Club, will be hosting a second NOAA Weather/All Hazards Alert Radio Programming Day for this year. The event will ... Read more...

The Marshall County Museum will be hosting the Indiana Byways Conference on Thursday, June 5 and Friday, June 6.  A reception will be held on Thursday evening at Sycamore Hill Farm at 7 PM, with hors d’oeuvres and entertainment by Wild ... Read more...

The annual sixth grade “graduation” was held at Triton Elementary School the evening of May 28th. Several awards were given out to the sixth graders by the teachers. The Presidential Award is a national award presented to the ... Read more...

The Plymouth Chapter of Kiwanis was able to raise over $4,200 in donations earlier this month during their annual Peanut Days fundraiser. 42 members, including 5 from the PHS Key Club, of the local civic organization were out in force at ... Read more...

The Triton Community Schools will host a fundraising event this Saturday, May 31st with the help of Oliver Ford Lincoln.  A Lincoln Driven to Give event is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon with participants raising $20 for each test drive ... Read more...