Local & State News

04/25/11  The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Friday expressed support for a bill passed by the Indiana House of Representatives containing the state’s first voluntary Clean Energy Portfolio Standard (CPS). The CPS would set a ... Read more...

04/25/11 After much debate among Indiana legislators, school administrators, teachers, school board members and the public concerning allowing parents to use state vouchers to enroll their children in private schools, the matter finally ... Read more...

04/25/11 As a part of the One Book, One Town experience, art teacher, writer, and performer Debra Conner will involve interested participants of all ages in an exploration of Cubism, the form Pablo Picasso helped pioneer.  This workshop ... Read more...

04/22/11  Plymouth High School’s Agriculture teacher and FFA (Future Farmers of America) Advisor, Kelli Hoffman, is seeking help from the community. She said, “On behalf of Plymouth High School FFA (Agriculture Department), we have ... Read more...

04/22/11 Wednesday evening a special joint meeting of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission and Park Board was held to interview prospective Design Companies for the downtown park. Each of the companies were allowed 20 minutes to tell ... Read more...

04/22/11 Wednesday night about 10:30 Plymouth Police Officer John Weir initiated a traffic stop at Jefferson and Center Street for a vehicle violation.  The City’s K-9 Rex walked around the vehicle and indicated the presence of ... Read more...

04/22/11 The Next meeting of the “We the People of Marshall and Fulton Counties” will be Tuesday April 26th, 7PM at the Plymouth Library. This month’s guest speaker will be 2nd District Congressional Candidate Jackie ... Read more...

04/22/11 On Sunday, May 1st at 2 p.m., a local family will join Rev. Larry Marhanka of The First United Methodist Church of Plymouth, Leroy Weigand of Lowe’s of Plymouth, and a crew of volunteers to dedicate a new Habitat for Humanity of ... Read more...

04/22/11 Indiana’s House of Representatives  Thursday approved an amended proposal originating from the Senate designed to help distressed local governmental units better manage their finances. Senate Bill 105 passed in the House 60-34. ... Read more...

04/22/11 On Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, Plymouth High School will be presenting their annual spring production.  This year a variety show entitled “Circus Bezerkus” will be presented.  The show involves over 120 students who ... Read more...

04/22/11 The Plymouth High School Academic Super Bowl students competed Tuesday night in the Indiana Academic Super Bowl Senior Division at Northridge. The Fine Arts and Social Studies team each earned third place finishes in their ... Read more...

04/21/11 Nearly 100 citizens attended a “Sneak Peak” luncheon to introduce the concept of the New Tech High School inside Plymouth High School sponsored by the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation.   In the crowd were ... Read more...

04/21/11  The Plymouth School administrators and board members announced that the pool at Plymouth High School will stay operational for one last year. During a board meeting on April 19, Leanne Senter shared her feelings that the ... Read more...

04/21/11  During a meeting of the Plymouth School Board on Tuesday night, Angela (Angie) Mills was officially named principal for Jefferson Elementary for the 2011-2012 school year. Mills will replace Robert Remenith who submitted his ... Read more...

04/21/11  The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region V congratulates the state of Indiana for outstanding participation in the first-ever Great Central U.S. ShakeOut today, April 19. ... Read more...

  04/21/11 Gina Young, Recreation Director for the Plymouth Park Department announced Easter activities in the park.  The Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Dr. Christy of Plymouth Family Dentistry is this Saturday at noon. Children ages ... Read more...

04/21/11  A Zumba dance party is planned for later this month to benefit a young Plymouth girl suffering from congestive heart  failure. The dance will be held on Saturday April 30th from noon-3 PM EDT at the LifePlex in Plymouth at 2855 ... Read more...

04/21/11  The Easter Bunny made an appearance at Miller’s Senior Living Community just a week before Easter.  He took orders from visitors and asked what they would like to find in their Easter baskets.  As a prelude to all the ... Read more...

04/21/11  The Plymouth Community Youth Orchestra Chamber Ensemble gave three different performances last week. On Sunday, April 10, they joined PHS orchestra members and performed the Brandenburg Concerto No.3 on stage as part of the high ... Read more...

04/20/11 Marshall County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Jennifer Laurent updated the commissioners on what her organization has been doing. “We have been building communication at every step,” Jennifer explained.  ... Read more...