Local & State News

08/11/11 Donna Burroughs, Principal for Riverside Intermediate School announced their annual Ice Cream Social and Open House.  Riverside Intermediate School at 905 East Baker Street in Plymouth will host their annual Ice Cream Social and ... Read more...

08/11/11 The Plymouth Redevelopment Commission and Plymouth Park & Recreation Board, in consultation with The Troyer Group, have organized a public meeting to discuss the master plan for River Park Square.  The meeting will be held at ... Read more...

ann08/11/11 Annie Keller, a 2 year member of the Green Acres 4-H club danced at the Indiana State Fair on August 5th.  Annie had won the local Share-The-Fun contest back in April with a tap dance number to Good Morning from “Singing ... Read more...

08/11/11 The August meeting of the Arts Council of Marshall County (ACMA) is this Saturday, August 13.  The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m. at Heartland Artists Gallery on Michigan Street in downtown Plymouth.  The organization will be ... Read more...

08/11/11 State Senator Ed Charbonneau is now co-vice chair of a regional panel of provincial and state legislators tasked with examining U.S.-Canadian trade and border security efforts. Charbonneau (R-Valparaiso) was recently appointed by ... Read more...

09/11/11 Chad Bailey of Vanadco Signs presented a revised design for signage at Tuesday night’s Board of Aviation meeting.  The board plans to erect a new sign some 75 feet off of Michigan Street to help identify the airport. Vanadco ... Read more...

08/11/11 The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will close State Road 331, just south of Illion Street for repairs to the Norfolk Southern Railroad crossing. The closure will begin Monday, August 15 and the work is expected to be ... Read more...

08/11/11 On Tuesday night, the Plymouth Board of Aviation Commissioners awarded a bid for the re-siding of the terminal building. The project is just one on a long list of improvements that are being made at the airport. The bid was ... Read more...

08/11/11 Less does mean more for Indiana in regards to smoking.  For the second consecutive year, the smoking rate for Hoosier adults is getting lower, which means more are getting healthier.  According to new data from the 2010 Behavior ... Read more...

8/10/11 The Plymouth Common Council approved ordinance 2011-2023 on second and third reading Monday night that will allow for the inclusion of the Gracelawn addition to the New Oak Hill Cemetery. There are 864 grave spaces in the addition ... Read more...

08/10/11 On Friday, August 5th at 5:18 p.m. Sergeant Bruce Carter of the Marshall County Police Department received a complaint from a homeowner in the 15,000 block of Menominee Trail.  The victim stated that their pontoon boat and garage ... Read more...

08/10/11 Just after 2 p.m. on Monday, August 8th Amanda Good came to the Bremen Police Department and swore-out a complaint against her husband, 25 year old Nathaniel A. Good. Mrs. Good told Bremen officers that on Sunday, August 7th and ... Read more...

08/10/11 County Police investigate a possible break-in.  On Monday, August 8th at 9:41 a.m. the Marshall County Police Department received a call from a resident in the 18,000 block of Peach Road reporting she found two strangers in her ... Read more...

08/10/11 A resolution providing the transfer of an appropriation in the General Fund of the City for the Police department was passed unanimously by Council members, the matter did not go without some discussion. Monday night a transfer of ... Read more...

08/10/11 Monday, Congressman Joe Donnelly announced he will host his Second Annual Job Fair in South Bend on Tuesday, August 16, 2011. This event is designed to provide those in north central Indiana looking for work with an opportunity to ... Read more...

08/10/11 The Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and the Survey Research Center at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis are gauging Indiana citizens’ readiness for emergencies and disasters with a brief online ... Read more...

08/10/11 The Plymouth Common Council held a public hearing on Monday night that marks one of the first formal actions to apply for a Main Street grant. At the July 25 meeting, City Attorney Nelson Chipman requested the public hearing, ... Read more...

08/10/11 The Marshall County Church Orchestra Ensemble Group performed at Wakarusa Miller’s Assisted Living on Saturday, August 6.  The group played a variety of gospel hymns and Broadway and movie standards.  Leader Don Harness gave ... Read more...

08/09/11 Concerned Property Owners of Southern Marshall County have called a “town Hall” style meeting for this Saturday, August 13th at 10 a.m.  The group will be discussing the possibility of a large wind farm locating in the ... Read more...

08/09/11 Phend and Brown will begin working on Hogarth Street on Tuesday. The road will not be closed but will be restricted.  Workers will begin working on earthwork, pipe placement and getting ready for sidewalks.  This works is ... Read more...