Local & State News

INDIANA HOMELAND SEUCRITY FOUNDATION PROVIDES MORE THAN $370,000 IN GRANT FUNDING TO COUNTIES

  10/08/13 The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation has approved $373,804.72 in grant funding to local fire departments, law enforcement agencies and emergency medical services (EMS).   The focus of the foundation is to support the ... Read more...

City Police Make Arrests

  10/07/13  On Friday, October 4th at approximately 8:45 a.m. Plymouth Police Officer Derek Workman conducted a traffic stop at Michigan and Adams Streets on 55 year old David Ruff Jr. of Plymouth.  During a short investigation it was ... Read more...

Purdue Extension Offers Farmland Leasing Program

  10/08/13 Farmers, landowners, bankers, and farm managers can benefit from attending the upcoming program Finding Balance in Farmland Lease Contracts.  Many times there is confusion in determining a fair value for land rents and which ... Read more...

PHS to Host Regional College Fair

  10/08/13    Parents and students at Plymouth High School and surrounding high schools are invited to the Annual Plymouth Regional College Fair on Thursday, October 10th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Plymouth High School ... Read more...

Frightfully fun time at Culver Halloween Camp

  10/08/13 Come to Culver Woodcraft Camp for a frightfully fun time Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 19-20. Culver Summer Schools & Camps will be hosting its annual overnight Halloween Camp for children ages 7-12. There will be pumpkin ... Read more...

Triton High School Fall Homecoming Court

  10/08/13 Triton High School celebrated Fall Homecoming at the football game against LaVille on Friday, October 4th.  The royal court is (from left to right) Cole Creighbaum who was crowned King and Kayleigh Craig Queen.   Grant ... Read more...

Fitness Forum Offers Heel Scan for Osteoporosis Month

  10/08/13 October is National Osteoporosis month and Fitness Forum is offering Heel Scan – Health Screens on Tuesday and Thursday 10/15 and 10/17 by appointment.  The scan can be completed in as little as 10 minutes and you will ... Read more...

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...