Local & State News

Plymouth’s New Tech High School to be National Demonstration Site

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...

Stillson National Merit Award Winner

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...

County EMA & Amateur Radio Club to Program Weather Radios Saturday

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...

Indiana Byways Conference in Plymouth

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...

Triton 6th Grade Presidential Award Winners

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...

KIWANIS PEANUT DAYS A BIG SUCCESS

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...

Triton Fundraiser this Saturday Lincoln Driven to Give

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...

Miller’s Mini 500

Miller’s Assisted Living Community held their first annual Miller’s Mini 500 on Memorial Day May 26th.   Activity Director Cindy Flagg and the Wilson Family Volunteers worked together to turn the facility’s Main Lobby into a race ... Read more...

May camping discount extended through June 11

Indiana State Parks & Reservoirs are extending their May weeknight camping discount for two more weeks.  Campers who book a new campsite reservation for two or more consecutive weeknights (weeknights are considered Sundays through ... Read more...

Drug Charges for Father and Son following Traffic Stop

On Tuesday May 27 at approximately 11:35 P.M. an officer with the Marshall County Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle on US 31 near the intersection of US 6.  The officer believed the driver, 52 year old Marshall G. ... Read more...

USDA Rural Development Provides Energy Grant

USDA Rural Development has announced a Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) Grant for Bremen industry, Headsight, Inc.  The funds, will install photovoltaic solar panels to replace an estimated 26,883 KWH annually with a payback of 25 ... Read more...

6 Wawasee Students Received Minor Injuries in School Bus Accident

Indiana State Police Trooper Mike Gruett investigated a two vehicle accident at US 30 and King Road Wednesday morning.  This crash involved a school bus and a dump truck. The crash occurred when a 2012 Wawasee Freightliner school bus was ... Read more...

PHS Athletic Awards Presented at Senior Awards Day

Senior Awards were recently held at Plymouth High School and students getting ready to graduate were recognized for their academic, athletic, artistic and musical talents.  There were a number of athletic awards presented and Gwen Calvert ... Read more...

City Police Officers make Arrests on Tuesday

05/29/14  On Tuesday, May 27th at 12:40 A.M. Plymouth Officer Chris Miller responded to the Country Place Apartments in reference to a battery that had occurred. Officer Miller located 18 year old Dylan D Mata of Plymouth who was found to ... Read more...

Pregis Seeks Tax Abaement for $2.3 Million Expansion

Jerry Chavez the new Executive Director of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation introduced himself to the Plymouth Common Council Tuesday evening prior to introducing a tax abatement request of Pregis Innovative Packaging. ... Read more...

Weekend Arrests by City Officers

05/29/14  On Saturday, May 24th at 11:26 P.M. Plymouth Police Officer Ben McIntyre initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was operating with no headlights at Jefferson and Center Streets on 23 year old Bayron A. Lopez of Plymouth. ... Read more...

Community Foundation Seek Historic Photos

As our nation marks the 100th anniversary of the first Community Foundation, the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance has requested pictures to visually highlight how far Indiana has come since the advent of community philanthropy. With this ... Read more...

John Chamberlin’s Edward Jones Office Sponsors Coffee with a Cop

On Friday, May 30th, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department Jail Records Officer, Kellie Kanarr,  and community members will come together in an informal, neutral space to discuss community issues, build relationships and drink ... Read more...

Plymouth FFA Has Annual Banquet to Recognize the Accomplishments of the Chap-ter’s Members

The Plymouth FFA chapter held their annual potluck meal and awards banquet on Thursday, May 15th, 2044 in the Plymouth High School Cafeteria. Many awards were given out over the course of the evening to outstanding FFA members.  A few of ... Read more...

Bremen Post to Conduct Sobriety Checkpoint in Saint Joseph County Friday

Indiana State Police Sergeant Ryan Lebo has announced a sobriety checkpoint that will be held in St. Joseph County by Bremen Post Troopers. The checkpoint will start during the evening hours of Friday May 30, 2014. Motorists are asked to ... Read more...