Local & State News

07/29/11 The first signs of the West Nile virus activity in Indiana have been reported said State health officials. Both Allen and Hamilton counties have now had mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus. West Nile virus is commonly ... Read more...

07/29/11 The Plymouth Public Library Summer Reading Program was completed on Wednesday, July 13.  The staff in the Children’s Room are very proud of the 493 Infant through Fifth Grade children enrolled in the program.  On Thursday, ... Read more...

07/28/11 In 1933 Indiana’s first troopers patrolled the roads on motorcycles.  They were issued either a Harley Davidson or Indian motorcycle.  A trooper in the early 1930’s might patrol upwards of 100,000 miles per year on a ... Read more...

07/28/11 On Monday, July 25th at approximately 5:30 p.m. Marshall County Police responded to a rental property in the 20,000 block of Nutmeg Road in Argos in reference to a theft.  Officer Robert Hafke states that sometime between Friday, ... Read more...

07/28/11 The Marshall County Coroner’s Office investigated an accident late Tuesday afternoon in Bourbon that claimed the life of six year old Kyle Pugh.  Kyle was riding a go-cart around a track in the field next to his home when he ... Read more...

07/28/11 Danny Lerman brings an international flavor not only with his smooth saxophone but his global experiences, as well. He will be appearing Friday at the Young Amphitheater in Centennial Park as part of the Music in the Park series. ... Read more...

07/28/11 People’s University will soon begin the 3rd Fall semester, boasting 70 classes that are held throughout the county.  There truly is something for everyone, from flyfishing to watercolors, planning for college to building ... Read more...

07/28/11 White pick-up trucks are ever present in highway work zones.  Construction inspectors and foremen use them as a mobile office, supervising road work while sheltered from the dust and blistering summer sun. The Indiana Department ... Read more...

07/28/11 Most everyone at some point in their lives will meet someone who has received blood products. “Blood is needed more than you think,” Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. ... Read more...

07/28/11 The Plymouth Farmers’ Market (PFM) is seeing more and more locally grown produce available. Bob Yoder of the Purdue Extension Office will accept challenges to ‘Stump the Gardener’, taking questions from people to see if they ... Read more...

07/28/11 In State Fiscal Year 2009 nearly one baby a week died needlessly in Indiana. Why? Because a parent, caregiver or sibling was sleeping on the same surface. Usually they were sharing a bed but sometimes it was a sofa or chair. ... Read more...

07/27/11 Monday afternoon members of the Marshall County MAD (Multi Agency Drug) Unit assisted the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) with serving an arrest warrant at 223 West Adams Street in Plymouth and five people were arrested. Entrance ... Read more...

07/27/11 Downtown Plymouth could get yet another shot in the arm if they are successful in receiving a Main Street grant. During the Common Council meeting on Monday night, City Attorney Nelson Chipman told the board members that OCRA ... Read more...

07/27/11 The United Way of Marshall County Kick-Off event for the 2011 Campaign will be held on Friday, August 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This year the event will be held at the Plymouth Knights of Columbus who has generously donated ... Read more...

07/27/11 Culver’s Academies and Summer Camps’ rich history will come alive in a unique way starting Monday, August 1 with the first installment of Culver Academies Museum & Gift Shop’s “Culver History Film Fest.” ... Read more...

07/27/11 On the weekend of July 16th, two local girls, Jillian Smith age 13 and Alli Dennie age 12 traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas to compete in the USTA National Baton Twirling Competition.  The girls competed in a variety of events at ... Read more...

07/27/11 Another Hoosier literary legend associated with Lake Maxinkuckee will be celebrated Saturday, July 30, starting at 11 a.m., when James Whitcomb Riley (or, to be exact, performer Henry Ryder paying tribute to Riley in dress, style, ... Read more...

07/27/11 A pre-ride ceremony was held at 8:30 this morning by the Law Enforcement/Firefighter Memorial, adjacent to the State Capitol, to send off 60 plus cyclists participating in the 7th Annual COPS bicycle ride.  Speaking at this ... Read more...

07/27/11  Lt. Governor Becky Skillman today joined Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) officials to announce that nearly 600 INDOT work trucks and cargo vans are being converted to run on cleaner-burning, domestic propane.  To ... Read more...

07/26/11 The Marshall County Drainage Board held a special meeting Monday to discuss the bank erosion issue of the Yellow River in downtown Plymouth. R.W. Armstrong was hired by the county to find ways to stabilize the ditch bank on the ... Read more...