Local & State News

Jan’s Jump for Operation Quite Comfort

 09/26/12 Operation Quiet Comfort is fundraising with a rather unusual event this Sunday.  Jan Houin will be tandem skydiving with Plymouth Sky Sports on Sunday at 1 p.m. The long range weather forecast looks great for Jan’s Jump ... Read more...

Register Now to Vote in November Presidential Election

09/26/12 The last day to register to vote in the November 6 election is October 9. According to laws governing voting, registration must be completed 29 days before Election Day. To register, citizens must have photo identification such as ... Read more...

Miller’s Family Talent Show

 09/26/12 The eighth annual Family Talent Showcase was held during National Assisted Living Week at Miller’s Senior Living Community.  The talent showcase is a relaxed, fun time for staff, residents and family members to come together ... Read more...

Bids Open for City Street Projects

  09/25/12 City attorney Sean Surissi and City Engineer Rick Gaul opened bids for the 2012 City Street and Fill projects during the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety meeting Monday evening. Three companies submitted sealed bids ... Read more...

Biomet’s Dane Miller to Speak Wednesday at United Way Kick Off

  09/25/12 Warsaw’s Maverick CEO, Dr. Dane H. Miller, is the featured speaker for the United Way of Marshall County Kick Off event in Plymouth, this Wednesday, September 26. Dr. Dane H. Miller, co-founder and former CEO, President and ... Read more...

WDA Kindergarten Students Learn About Community Helpers

  09/25/12 Washington Discovery Academy’s Kindergarten students are learning about Plymouth’s community helpers.  Students want to know who they are, what they do, and how they help us.  Fire Chief Miller and fireman Cook ... Read more...

Bremen Schools Make the Grade, Again

 09/25/12 For the second year in a row, both Bremen High School and Bremen Elementary-Middle School have earned a grade of “A” from the Indiana Department of Education. Beginning with the 2010-11 academic year, the State Board of ... Read more...

Jeff Yeazel Receives Award for 30 Years of Service

  09/25/12 On Friday September 21st at the fall Northwest Indiana District of American Water Works Association (AWWA)  meeting in Schererville,  City of Plymouth Water Department employee Jeff Yeazel received the John N. Hurty Award ... Read more...

Arrests by City Officer Cleveland

09/25/12 On Thursday, September 20th at 9:07 PM Officer Gary Cleveland with the Plymouth Police Department observed a truck traveling on Jefferson Street near 8th Street with no head lamps or tail lamps.  Officer Cleveland initiated a ... Read more...

Bishop Rhoades to Speak at Ancilla College

  09/25/12 Immigration in the US is a topic that creates debate as well as confusion. The effects of immigration, changing immigration policy and the politics of immigration deserve more than a few minutes of shouting in a television ... Read more...

Sea Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Riddles Lake

  09/25/12 Inclement weather on Saturday forced an emergency sea plane landing on Riddles Lake in southern St. Joseph County.   The pilot, Michael Monreal of Barrington (IL), and his passengers were unharmed. Monreal was en route from ... Read more...

Train in Knox Hits Railroad Repair Truck on Tracks

09/25/12  On Saturday, September 22nd at 8:15 PM ,the Stark County Dispatch Center received a call from Norfolk Southern advising of an accident on the railroad tracks on Division Road in Starke County.  Upon arrival of a Knox City ... Read more...

Fiber Arts Show Month at CUTPL

  09/25/12 September is Fiber Arts Show Month at CUTPL. Multiple fiber art crafters are on display around the library – check out the crewel shadow box hanging over the fireplace by B.J. Lawrance. Audrey Downey is displaying her ... Read more...

Center Township in Quarantine Due to Emerald Ash Borer

  09/24/12 The City’s Urban Forestry and Flower Committee met for their second meeting on Wednesday, September 19th in the council chambers of City Hall. The first order of business was to review their suggestions of the current tree ... Read more...

Commissioners Offer Free Top Soil

   09/24/12 Citizens who were able to take advantage of the County Commissioner’s generosity by getting free top soil from the jail property this spring will have another opportunity. The Commissioners will offer free top soil on ... Read more...

Offers on River Park Square Properties Accepted

  09/24/12 Members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission were updated on the property acquisition for River Park Square during their meeting last week. City attorney Sean Surissi said he made offers to the three property owners and ... Read more...

CDC Now Recommends All Baby Boomers Receive One-Time Hepatitis C Test

  09/24/12 All U.S. baby boomers should get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus, according to final recommendations published this month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. One in 30 baby boomers – the generation ... Read more...

Oliver Ford Hosts Drive for Lincoln Literacy at LJH

  09/24/12 The literacy initiative at Lincoln Junior High could get a much needed boost from the Ford Motor Company and Oliver Ford Lincoln in Plymouth.   On Saturday, September 29, LJH will be hosting a “Drive for Lincoln Literacy” ... Read more...

WALORSKI KICKS-OFF VETERANS COALITION

  09/24/12 Republican Congressional Candidate Jackie Walorski (IN-02) announced her Veterans Coalition during an event held Friday morning at the Elkhart Victory Center. “I would like to thank each of you, and all servicemen and women ... Read more...

Residents of Miller’s Honor Patriot’s Day

  09/24/12 Residents and staff of Miller’s Senior Living Community met in the Main Lobby at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 11 for a Time of Remembrance in honor of Patriot Day.  Volunteers Annette Ray and Don Harness prepared a power ... Read more...