Local & State News

State Fire Marshal Encourages Hoosiers to Prevent a Common Hazard: Kitchen Fires

  10/08/13 The State Fire Marshal is encouraging Hoosiers to participate in Fire Prevention Week from October 6-12. The theme of the week is ‘Prevent Kitchen Fires.’ The Fire Marshal’s Office is a division of the Indiana Department ... Read more...

LaPaz Man Killed in Moped Accident

  10/07/13 A moped accident Sunday afternoon killed a LaPaz man. Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger said 63 year old Terry L. Rush of the 3100 block of Olive Road was southbound on Olive Road just north of 4th Road and for an unknown ... Read more...

September Jail Activity Report

  10/07/13  The number one reason for people being lodged in the Marshall County Jail during September was Operating While Intoxicated.   Failure to Appear was the number two reason with Theft coming in third.   Probation Violations ... Read more...

Chainsaws Stolen from Residence on Lincoln Highway

  10/07/13  On Thursday, October 3rd at 1:28 p.m. Marshall County Police Officer Larry Snyder took a theft report from a property owner in the 15,000 block of Lincoln Highway.  The victim indicated that sometime between Wednesday, ... Read more...

Preservation Council Presents Awards at Annual Meeting

10/07/13 The annual meeting of Wythougan Valley Preservation Council was held on Friday, October 4th at the Izaak Walton League Clubhouse in Argos.  The evening included a benefit supper, presentations of the Daniel McDonald Award for ... Read more...

Gymnastics Season Opens at Warsaw, Jana’s Teams Bring Home 1st

10/07/13Jana’s Gymnastics competed in their first meet of the season on Saturday, October 5th, in Warsaw.  Jana’s Silver and Gold teams each secured 1st place wins.     1st Place Silver Team: Front Row – Emma Young, Savannah ... Read more...

Applebee’s Dining to Donate for Making Strides

  10/07/13 The local Applebee’s will be conducting a Dining to Donate event to benefit the South Bend Breast Cancer walk, Making Strides.    Present the special flyer to your server on Monday, October 7th, Tuesday, October 8th or ... Read more...

Administrators Predict Being Named “A” School by IDOE

  10/07/13  Administrators at Plymouth High School are predicting that the school will be named an “A” school by the Indiana Department of Education.   PHS Assistant Principal, Kyle Coffman, made a presentation on the A-F ... Read more...

Community Foundation Honors Retiring Members

  10/07/13 During the annual meeting of the Community Foundation retiring board members were recognized by Board Chairman Jerry Gates and Vice Chair Patti Kitch.   Kay Finley has served on the board for nine years and chaired the Lilly ... Read more...

Harvest Season is Time to” Watch Out” for Deer

  10/07/13 Each fall the annual crop harvest along with the hunting season, makes deer movement more prominent and the number of car/deer crashes increase. Motorists are reminded to use extra caution when driving in rural areas of ... Read more...

Coats being Collected for Warm Up Marshall County

  10/07/13  The cold winter weather will quickly be knocking on our door and Warm Up Marshall County is getting ready to kick off its15th year eagerly ready to start collecting coats. Warm Up Marshall County was started when Steve Keiser ... Read more...

Mindfulness Practiced at Ancilla College Coffee & a Book

  10/07/13 Rev. Dr. Sam Boys, Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Ancilla College, discussed Mindfulness for Beginners by Jon Kabat-Zinn Tuesday, October 1 at Earthworks Market. In his presentation, Boys discussed the many aspects of ... Read more...

WALORSKI, COOK INTRODUCE “SUPPORT OUR ARMED FORCES ACT”

  10/07/13  Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and Congressman Paul Cook introduced H.R. 3232, the “Support Our Armed Forces Act,” to ensure that all reservists, members of the National Guard, dual status technicians, civilian ... Read more...

World Series of Dirt Practice Cancelled Friday at Plymouth Speedway

     Heavy rain has forced the cancellation of practice for the World Series of Dirt at Plymouth Speedway Friday night. Teams are welcome to park rigs at the speedway until 10 p.m. ET. The gates will not open again until 2 p.m. ET ... Read more...

Coats, Hoosier Lawmakers Urge Congressional Leaders to Repeal Medical Device Tax

  10/05/13 On Thursday, Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and members of Indiana’s congressional delegation sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker John Boehner asking that full repeal of the medical device tax be ... Read more...

Plymouth Firemen Boot Drive at Michigan & Jefferson Saturday

  10/04/13  The Plymouth Fire Department will be hitting the intersection of Michigan and Jefferson Street this Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m. with their boots in hand to collect money for their “Cure the Cancer Drive”.   ... Read more...

New Director Search

  10/04/13 Mr. Jim Brown, President of the Marshall County Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that the Bureau is accepting applications for the position of Executive Director.   Mr. Mike Woolfington, the present Executive Director ... Read more...

Bike Rider Sustains Minor Injury in Crash with SUV

  10/04/13 Thursday afternoon at 1:17 Plymouth Police and Fire responded to a bike SUV accident at the intersection of Plum and Harrison Streets.  An adult female was riding a bike and turned in front of a silver SUV that was heading ... Read more...

Community Foundation Awards $86K in Fall Grant Round

  10/04/13 This week the Marshall County Community Foundation awarded $86,065 in grants to a dozen different organizations and half of them receiving their total request.  Wednesday afternoon members of the organizations and agencies ... Read more...

15th Annual Harvest Festival of Bands in Plymouth Saturday

  10/04/13  Saturday, September 28th, the “Pride of Plymouth” marching band competed in the annual Penn High School marching band invitational.  Plymouth was one of nine bands competing in Class B competition. “We knew going into ... Read more...