Local & State News

M.C. Purdue Extension Presents “Agricultural Outlook 2014”

  09/05/13 The Purdue Extension Service of Marshall County will present a program titled “Agricultural Outlook 2014” at the Marshall County Building located at 112 West Jefferson Street in Plymouth in room 304 on Friday, September ... Read more...

WALORSKI APPLAUDS ANNOUNCEMENT OF HEALTHY INDIANA PLAN WAIVER

  09/05/13 Congresswoman Jackie Walorski released the following statement after Governor Mike Pence announced that his administration negotiated an agreement to continue the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) with the federal government through ... Read more...

20 Minute Closure of U.S. 31 Thursday for Overhead Sign Removal

  09/05/13 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces ramp and lane restrictions in addition to a single, 20 minute complete closure of U.S. 31 just south of the U.S. 20 Bypass on Thursday, September 5th. Crews will be ... Read more...

7th Grade Science at Triton Jr.-Sr. High

  09/05/13 Students in Mrs. Jackson’s 7th grade Science class at Triton Jr.-Sr. High School have been enjoying conducting experiments. Pictured here is Makaela Martin testing the air-resistance of a parachute that her group made.   ... Read more...

IURC Extends NIPSCO Natural Gas Rates through 2020

  09/04/13 Base rates for NIPSCO’s natural gas remain unchanged after the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) approved a settlement agreement to extend existing rates for all natural gas customers.   The IURC approved the ... Read more...

Knox Man Seriously Injured in Crash after High Speed Pursuit

  09/04/13  On Sunday, September 1st at approximately  7:15 p.m. the Marshall County Dispatch Center received a call from Starke County advising of a speeding motorcycle east bound from 1100 East.  A Starke County Officer was able to ... Read more...

City Police Officers Make Arrests

  09/04/13  On Monday, September 2nd at approximately 4:17 p.m. Plymouth Police Officer Jeremy Enyart located and identified 30 year old Brian A. Harding of Plymouth at the Blueberry Festival in Centennial Park.  Harding had an active ... Read more...

Cars and Races during 2nd Friday in Downtown Plymouth

  08/23/13  This month’s “Second Friday” event sponsored by the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce will be held on Friday, September 13th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Garro Street between Michigan and Center Street.    Come down and ... Read more...

County Expands Online Permiting

  09/04/13 Marshall County Building Director, Chuck DeWitt announced the expansion of the Online Services System during the commissioner’s meeting Monday.  Marshall County with cooperation of the towns of Argos, Bourbon, Bremen and ... Read more...

September is National Preparedness Month

  09/04/13 Marshall County’s Emergency Management Director, Clyde Avery is encouraging businesses and citizens to take action during September.  He said, “The goal for this year’s National Preparedness Campaign is to increase the ... Read more...

Bourbon Police Arrest Griffith Man for Marijuana

  09/04/13  On Sunday, August 25th at approximately 2:04 a.m. Bourbon Police Officer Mark A. Hoppus  conducted a traffic stop at US 30 and Plymouth-Goshen Trail.   32 year old Miguel Angel Torres of Griffith, Indiana was stopped for ... Read more...

Mil-tek Balers Reduce Tons of Waste at Indiana’s Largest Four-Day Festival

  09/04/13 Mil-tek Indiana is in the business of making waste management more efficient. Their work was on display over Labor Day Weekend at the Marshall County Blueberry Festival, Indiana’s largest four-day festival, which draws crowd ... Read more...

County Museum Asking for Donation of Beanie Babies

  09/04/13 The Marshall County Museum would like residents to consider recycling their Beanie Babies. Donate your Beanie Babies to the Marshall County Museum and put a smile on the face of a child!  Recycled Beanies are used as prizes ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Dept. Bus Trip to Washington Park Zoo

09/04/13 Scott Michel, Recreation Director for the Plymouth Park Department announced seats are still available for the September Park Bus Trip. The Plymouth Park Department will be taking a bus trip to the Washington Park Zoo in Michigan ... Read more...

Ceremony to Honor Sisters of the Holy Cross Civil War Nurses

  09/04/13  Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) will honor the contributions of The Sisters of the Holy Cross who served our country as the first Navy nurses with a special ceremony on Monday, September 9. These nurses ... Read more...

Bremen youth seriously injured in ATV crash Marshall County

  09/04/13 Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) accident which occurred at 5293 3rd Rd. in Bremen. The accident occurred at approximately 7:50pm and resulted in serious injuries to Sydney Moren, 10, ... Read more...

Commissioners to Meet Tuesday due to Labor Day Holiday

  09/03/13 The Marshall County Commissioners will convene Tuesday morning at 8:30 a.m. in their second floor meeting room in the County Building.  The short agenda for the meeting includes the quarterly report of County EMA Director ... Read more...

Arrests for Driving with out a License, Shoplifting, OWI and Possession

  09/03/13 Last Wednesday night about 11:30 Plymouth Police Officer Bridget Hite observed a vehicle pull out of the Wal-Mart parking lot with no headlight on.  She pulled the vehicle over at US 30 and Oak Road and discovered that the ... Read more...

Indiana GED Tests to Change to TASC with Lower Fees

  09/03/13 Administrators of the Indiana GED (General Educational Redevelopment) test have announced that they will be entering into a contract with CTB McGraw-Hill to provide a new high school equivalency assessment. Scott Sanders, ... Read more...

U.S. 31 Traffic Switch in Marshall County Next Week

    09/03/13 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces southbound U.S. 31 traffic will be switched to the northbound lanes of U.S. 31, with one lane maintained in each direction for about one mile, just north of U.S. ... Read more...