Local & State News

 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act, bipartisan legislation that would utilize data mapping to show where high ... Read more...

During his report Tuesday evening, Bourbon Water Superintendent Steve Stacy requested approval for the Clerk Treasurer to begin obtaining financing for new water meters. The need for replacement of the current meters had been discussed in ... Read more...

Indiana’s infant mortality rate fell at the highest rate in six years, with the black infant mortality rate declining nearly 16 percent and the rate for Hispanic infants declining nearly 20 percent in 2018. Data from the Indiana State ... Read more...

Bourbon’s new Town Attorney Alex Hoover said he will be looking at an inter-local agreement between the Town of Bourbon and the Triton community schools. The school officials had requested that the Bourbon Police Department be allowed to ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday issued the following statement regarding articles of impeachment being transmitted to the Senate: “The far-left has been desperate to get rid of President Trump since day one, and that has been ... Read more...

Marshall County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Tami Napier indicated that charges have been filed against Ashlee Reacker-Rans alleging Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death for an incident that occurred on December 19, 2019. Rans’ arrest ... Read more...

The next storm system will be arriving late Friday afternoon brining snow (1-3 inches) before it transitions to a  mix of sleet and freezing rain (less than.10 inches) late Friday night into Saturday morning.  The mix should become all ... Read more...

 The Bourbon Town Council voted 3-0 Tuesday evening to change the ordinance for rental fees for the Matchette Center and the Park. It was noted that they would now be under one ordinance. Rental fees for the Matchette Center were ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council made a number of changes during their first meeting of 2020. New board member, Ward Byers, was elected president. Byers officially took office on January 1. The board voted unanimously to approve Alex Hoover as the ... Read more...

“During the 2019 legislative session, I worked with my colleagues to pass our state’s next two-year budget, which featured an increase of $763 million toward K-12 education, including $150 million to pay down schools’ pension ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) this week sent a letter to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb providing an update on the Family First Transition Act, which was recently signed into law. The bipartisan law co-authored by Walorski ... Read more...

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) highlighted the latest jobs report during the Senate Republican leadership press conference. “Friday’s Jobs Report provided some more good news for the people of Indiana and all across ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Tuesday delivered his 2020 State of the State address to a joint convention of the Indiana General Assembly. The governor focused on his commitment to bold ideas that will improve the health, safety and ... Read more...

Miller’s Assisted Living recently hosted a Senior Self Defense Class for their residents and guests from the community. Chip Dean Owner of Integrity Academy of Martial Arts; Instructor, Angela Drake; and Student, Joe Choquette conducted ... Read more...

Parents and students who make up the class of 2024 are invited to attend the annual PHS Freshmen Orientation program, Wednesday, January 15, at Plymouth High School. The evening will begin with a PHS Information Fair from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. ... Read more...

During their regular meeting on Monday, January 13, the Plymouth Common Council heard a presentation on the possibility of issuing city IDs (Identity Document).  Presenting the purpose and management of the new type of identification was ... Read more...

On Monday, January 13, 2020, an Indiana State Police trooper responded to a single-vehicle crash on US 31 involving a pickup truck and trailer rolling over in a watery ditch. A preliminary investigation conducted by Trooper Rodd Schuh ... Read more...

State Senator Stacey Donato (R-Logansport) made the following statement Monday regarding the Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2, which would hold K-12 schools harmless for the 2019 and 2020 test scores: “In the months leading up to the ... Read more...

On Monday, January 13th ,The Triton School Board held their first meeting of 2020. The first agenda item was to elect officers for the year. By unanimous vote, the board chose to retain the same officers that served in 2019. Officers ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller presented members of the Board of Public Works and Safety with the 2019 Departmental Activity Report Monday evening during the city meeting. Firefighters responded to 7 chemical release calls last year, 12 ... Read more...