Local & State News

05/02/14 May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Indiana State Police remind all motorists and motorcyclists to share the road and practice safe driving habits. Many serious and fatal crashes occur when motorists turn in front of ... Read more...

Kosciusko County – Indiana State Police Lieutenant Chad Larsh was driving to a meeting last week in rural Kosciusko County when an erratic driver caught his attention. Minutes later Larsh was chasing the man down with the assistance of ... Read more...

05/01/14 Plymouth Schools Superintendent Daniel Tyree readily admits he hasn’t taken very good care of himself over the years; however health concerns now are forcing him to be diligent to details. Tyree said he has been very open about ... Read more...

05/01/14  The Marshall County Blueberry Festival presents Kentucky natives and Vocal Duo of the Year, Montgomery Gentry to Centennial Park on Friday, August 29th at 8:00 P.M.  Montgomery Gentry composed of vocalists Eddie Montgomery and ... Read more...

The Youth Leadership Marshall County (YLMC) members participated in an all-day community service event on Saturday, April 26th. Eleven of the members were present. Leading up to the all-day event, the YLMC youth had taken a tour of ... Read more...

This past Saturday the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department participated in the annual Drug Take Back Day.  Officers from the sheriff’s department stood by the drop off locations to collect and package unwanted, expired, and leftover ... Read more...

The 63rd annual National Day of Prayer is Thursday, May 1st this year and has the theme: One Voice United in Prayer.  Last year approximately 4300 gatherings were held across the nation.  Senior Associate Pastor Collin Seitz from ... Read more...

Plymouth High School and the Junior Class Parents hosted the 2014 Prom on Saturday April 26.  Over 400 students attended an evening of music and dancing at the South Bend Century Center and Ponderosa in Plymouth hosted the after prom ... Read more...

Master Trooper Dan Ringer is set to retire from the Indiana State Police after 34 years of dedicated service with the department and more than one million miles behind the wheel. Ringer will make his final drive to Indianapolis as a ... Read more...

The 4-H/ FFA Area X Livestock Evaluation Career Development Event (CDE) took place at the Starke County fairgrounds on Thursday, April 17, 2014.  The following Plymouth FFA members participated: Lauren Goddard, Kaitlyn Hollar, Makayla ... Read more...

Sheriff Tom Chamberlin Wednesday announced the 35th Annual Indiana Sheriff’s Association Youth Leadership Camp will be held in June again this year. The camp session this year will be held June 10 – 13 at Pine Creek Camp in Pine ... Read more...

Starke County – A traffic stop last Thursday morning by a LaPorte County Deputy and an Indiana State Trooper was anything but routine after officers discovered 172 baggies of heroin on the woman. The investigation began after the deputy ... Read more...

Ivy Tech Corporate College has selected Polygon Company in Walkerton to receive one of the college’s annual Corporate College Partner Awards. Ivy Tech Community College president, Thomas Snyder will attend the award presentation at ... Read more...

  Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an incident within Indiana Dunes State Park Tuesday of a woman who was attempting to drop off synthetic marijuana and tobacco to a work release inmate. Christy Chavez, 38, of Knox, was ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board voted unanimously on April 29 to fill a Board vacancy with Plymouth native Jennifer (Anspach) Sickmiller. Sickmiller replaces former Board member Gary Cook. Cook resigned to take a position with security for the ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Community School Corporation are invited to a free showing of the documentary, “Rise Above the Mark,” at the Plymouth High School Auditorium on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be moderated by ... Read more...

Jeff Blair, president of the Indiana Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association, is walking the historic Lincoln Highway raising awareness and funds for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Lincoln Highway Association.  Tuesday afternoon ... Read more...

04/30/14 The Plymouth Fire Department responded to the corner of 13th and Queen Road Tuesday afternoon just after 4 for a shed fire. The homeowner has an outdoor wood burning heating unit with a shed next to it to store his wood in.  ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Education released local passage data for the Spring 2014 administration of the IREAD 3 assessment Tuesday.  Earlier this month, the Department released statewide results that showed a passage rate of 85.58%, up ... Read more...

LAKEVILLE — Regional civic and business leaders will gather Friday to launch construction of much needed high speed, high capacity broadband communications infrastructure linking Plymouth and South Bend. Groundbreaking for the ... Read more...