Local & State News

  07/31/13 The Plymouth campus of Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center hosted a ceremony honoring fallen fighters on Tuesday morning.   Loretta Schmidt, President and CNO of the hospital welcomed those gathered in the front lobby and ... Read more...

  07/31/13  The Plymouth School Corporation will soon be returning to school with the students first day being Wednesday, August 14th.  With children attending for their first time or transitioning into a new school the Plymouth Schools ... Read more...

  07/31/13 Melissa Newton, South Bend Medical Foundation Donor Recruitment Specialist sent a big thank you to Mayor Mark Senter and his administrative assistant, Laura Mann for hosting this past weekend’s blood drive. The blood drive at ... Read more...

  07/31/13 Miller’s Assisted Living Activity Director Cindy Flagg is always looking for a reason to celebrate.  This week she ran across an interesting tidbit stating that the ice cream cone was invented by Charles Menches of St. ... Read more...

  07/31/13  Monday afternoon at approximately 2:50 PM the Starke County Sheriff’s Department  9-1-1 call center received a report of a plane crash.  The caller advised the crash was near State Road 8 along the South end of the ... Read more...

  07/30/13 Last week members of the Plymouth Common Council voted unanimously to look at a more aggressive investment strategy after Jeff Messer from H. J. Umbaugh explained the services the company would provide to the city. In a ... Read more...

  07/30/13 The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released the findings on July 29 from an independent review on what possible effects computer interruptions had on students and schools during the annual ISTEP tests. ISTEP (Indiana ... Read more...

  07/30/13 As of the end of work on Monday every water main south of the railroad tracks that run east to west along Pennsylvania Avenue are flushed and done. Everything on the east side of Michigan Street has been flushed an is complete. ... Read more...

  07/30/13 As its first major fundraising event, the Freedom Park Committee will be hosting a 5K run, family fun run/walk, and concert event at the Amphitheater in Centennial Park on August 17, 2013. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. with ... Read more...

    07/30/13 Potato Creek State Park will offer visitors a look back to rural life in the not-to-distant past at “Tater Traditions” on Saturday, August 3rd.  Tater Traditions will focus on life in the mid 1900s with period ... Read more...

  07/30/13  On Saturday, July 27th at approximately 10:20 p.m. Plymouth Police Officer Joe Deisch responded to 830 Lincolnway East in reference to a warrant service.  Arriving at the location, Officer Deisch located and arrested 33 year ... Read more...

  07/30/13 Joined by House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (OK-3), Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (IN-02) Monday hosted a roundtable discussion with Hoosier farmers to address important issues facing the agriculture industry.  ... Read more...

  07/30/13 Plymouth and Marshall County’s Olympic Champion Morgan Uceny participated in the Sainsbury Anniversary Games in London this past Friday.  Morgan, a professional middle distance runner from Plymouth was back in the stadium ... Read more...

    07/30/13 New students are required to attend an Orientation Day. Two events are scheduled– August 1st and 15th, both starting at 12 noon (EDT) with lunch and presentations by college staffers. Students transferring to Ancilla, ... Read more...

  07/30/13 Time is almost up! If you’d like to see your favorite family recipe in print, you need to submit it to the Plymouth Public Library by next Thursday, August 1 to be included in our centennial commemorative cookbook, “Your ... Read more...

  07/30/13 The past week has been a beautiful weather week.  The humidity has disappeared for a while and the beautiful sunshine and cool breeze is drawing people outside.  These three friends from Miller’s Assisted Living found a ... Read more...

  07/29/13 On Saturday, July 27th Officer Mathew Haskins of the Bourbon Police Department received a complaint of reckless driving on Center Street near Rose Lane.  He observed the vehicle and clocked the black Ford Mustang going 106 ... Read more...

  07/29/13 On Thursday evening about 5:30 Plymouth Police Officer Derek Workman arrested 42 year old Jamie Howell of Plymouth.  Howell was stopped on Michigan Street, north of Skylane Drive for driving while suspended with a prior ... Read more...

07/29/13 Marshall County Plan Director Ralph Booker brought a resolution to the Marshall County Plan Commission on Thursday night to revise the current county zoning ordinance regarding fines for infractions. Currently the ordinance is ... Read more...

  07/29/12 Organizers of the annual motorcycle ride to raise money for Christmas For Kids (formerly known as Shop With a Cop) have stepped up this year’s preparations. The event, that has raised thousands of dollars over the last six ... Read more...