Local & State News

Habitat for Humanity Seeking Partner Family

  10/25/13 Habitat for Humanity of Marshall County is still accepting applications for the next partner family. Construction is expected to start sometime in late 2014. Applicants must be willing to live in Marshall County, have regular ... Read more...

MARSHALL COUNTY BEACON™ DAY

  10/25/13 Marshall County will be hosting Beacon Day on Wednesday, October 30, in the Marshall County Building room 203.    Beacon™ Day will present to users the new functionality and latest upgrades to the system.  Marshall ... Read more...

Property Owner Delays 7th Road Project

    10/25/13 Final payment for land in the 7th project has been held up for one parcel. After Marshall county actually cut a check to the landowner for the fourth parcel needed for the project, the landowner has refused payment ... Read more...

Ancilla Representatives Visit Sojourner Truth House

  10/25/13 In response to their mission’s call to serve, Ancilla College faculty, staff and students visited the Sojourner Truth House in Gary on Monday, October 21st volunteering their services for the day. 19 representatives of ... Read more...

Coats Accepting Applications for Nomination to U.S. Service Academies

10/25/13 Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) Wednesday announced that he is accepting applications for nomination to the U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and U.S. Military Academy. Interested applicants must ... Read more...

WALORSKI GREETS HONOR FLIGHT NORTHEAST INDIANA

  10/25/13 Congresswoman Jackie Walorski Wednesday greeted Second District Hoosier veterans arriving in our nation’s capital on Honor Flight Northeast Indiana, including veterans from Mishawaka, Goshen, and Plymouth.  The trip is ... Read more...

INFECTION PREVENTION WEEK FOCUSES ON HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

  10/25/13 October 20 to 26 is International Infection Prevention Week. This year’s theme, “Infection Prevention Is Everyone’s Business,” aims to bring awareness of the need to protect patients and the public from the risk of ... Read more...

Kreighbaum Lake Property Owner Paying for Water

  10/24/13 A local resident is paying a lot for water. Jean Klinedinst bought property on the Kreighbaum Lake three years ago and exploring the high rate of taxes discovered the land she owns also includes the lake bed. Of the 23 acres ... Read more...

‘Pride of Plymouth’ On to Semi-State

  10/24/13 The Plymouth High School Marching Band competed in the Indiana State School Music Association’s Regional competition this past Saturday at Lafayette Jefferson High School.  This year, the band is competing in Open Class ... Read more...

Traffic Stop Leads to the Arrest of Juvenile

10/24/13 On Tuesday, October 22nd at 2:07 p.m. Plymouth Police Officer John Weir conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Angel and Webster Street on a vehicle for an equipment violation.  During the traffic stop the driver exited ... Read more...

County to Require Demolition Permits

    10/24/13 Demolition permits will now be required in Marshall County. The county will join several towns in the area requiring a demolition permit to tear down structures. The ordinance approved by the Marshall County ... Read more...

County Commissioners Consider Another Attempt at Brownfield Grant

    10/24/13 Along with Plymouth and Bourbon Marshall County will look at applying for a federal grant for a second time. Last year the Marshall County along with the City of Plymouth and Town of Bourbon sought a federal ... Read more...

Meth Watch Candlelight Vigil

10/24/13 A small gathering of people came together for a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening in the Marshall County Court House lawn to pray for and remember those whose lives have been affected by meth. Marshall County rating one of the top ... Read more...

Ghost Walk

10/24/13 The Marshall County Church Orchestra will provide Halloween and Ghostly music before the Ghost Walk at the Historic Crossroads Center of the Marshall County Museum from 6:30 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Saturday night.   Doors for the Ghost ... Read more...

Earthworks Annual Christmas Sale

  10/24/13 Earthworks is planning its annual Christmas Sale for Friday and Saturday, November 15 and 16, and is inviting the community to participate by donating gently used goodies.  The sale features only donated goods –kitchenware, ... Read more...

Marshall County Church Orchestra

10/24/13 Members of the Marshall County Church Orchestra consider themselves more than just a group of musicians; they consider each other friends!  They get together once a week to rehears they also take time to share joys and ... Read more...

North Zone Water Flow Season Proves Sucessful

10/24/13 Indiana Conservation Officers across northern Indiana were kept busy this past weekend working with waterfowl hunters to manage migratory waterfowl populations which pass through Indiana during the next few months. The north zone ... Read more...

Recovering Meth Addict to Speak to Schools & Public

  10/23/13 The Marshall County Local Coordinating Committee will be hosting  David Parnell, recovering meth addict tonight. David spent twenty-three years abusing drugs, seven years of which he was addicted to methamphetamine. ... Read more...

Donaldson Church Facade Falls Off

  10/23/13 Marshall County Building Commissioner, Chuck DeWitt was called Monday morning by a concerned citizen to look at the old church in Donaldson on the northwest corner where the façade fell off the bell tower over the weekend.  ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Department Arrests

10/23/13 On Sunday, October 20th at 7:03 p.m. Plymouth Police Officer Benjamin C. McIntyre responded to Dollar General in Kroger’s Plaza in reference to a theft suspect located in Dollar General.  Officer McIntyre assisted by ... Read more...