Local & State News

“The strategy to streamline onboarding for new businesses and create good jobs in Marshall County is working,” said Jerry Chavez, President and CEO of the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC). That’s ... Read more...

About 2:00 P.M. Sunday afternoon, Officers with the Plymouth Police Department were dispatched to two separate locations in reference to possibly an intoxicated male individual. The suspect, 42 year old Philip Snodderly of Warsaw had been ... Read more...

On Sunday, January 5th at 12:32 A.M. Officer Krynock with the Plymouth Police Department responded to Walmart in reference to a theft report.   Arriving to the store, 32 year old Nicole N. Messer of North Judson was taken into custody ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted to advance the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) Implementation Act during a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing Tuesday. The bill passed out of the committee on a 25-3 vote. It must ... Read more...

The Plymouth High School students with perfect attendance for the month of December were announced during the school-wide 1st semester academic awards assembly on Tuesday morning. Senior Xavier Ruiz, junior Ethan Hundt, sophomore Nicole ... Read more...

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians’ Four Winds® Casinos are pleased to announce that a guest from Orland Park, Ill. won a $519,914 progressive jackpot on Friday, December 27, at Four Winds New Buffalo. The winner, who chose to ... Read more...

As Marshall County officials continue to consider a major expansion of the jail facility, they conducted a special evening meeting on Monday that was information only.  Council president Judy Stone told those in attendance, “No official ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners took the next step to sell the county owned piece of property in front of the jail to Marshall County Economic Development Corporation for the next manufacturing Center. During the December 16th meeting ... Read more...

The United Way of Marshall County and the Marshall County Community Foundation are working with the local faith community, nonprofits, businesses and volunteers to conduct a survey to collect data on homelessness and housing insecurities ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners conducted their first meeting of 2020 on Monday morning, January 6th. The first order of business was the reorganization of the board.  Commissioners Stan Klotz motioned to keep the same officers with ... Read more...

On December 19, thirty-seven new troopers graduated from the 79th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy after completing a journey of 25 weeks of intense training. The recruits completed over 1,100 hours of academic and hands-on training in ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb Monday announced he has selected Indiana State Fire Marshal Stephen Cox to serve as the executive director of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security. “Steve understands the nuts and bolts mission of the ... Read more...

In an op-ed for the South Bend Tribune this weekend, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) outlined his priorities for 2020, including passing the USMCA trade agreement, confirming more constitutionalist judges, lowering health care costs, ... Read more...

Plymouth High School juniors Sebastian Jimenez and Ivy Marin, sophomore Gaby Padilla Rodriguez and freshman Noble Bockman have all been selected for showing the most growth among their PHS peers for November. The students were nominated by ... Read more...

The American Red Cross currently has a critical need for blood donors of all blood types – especially type O – and platelet donors to make an appointment now to give and help replenish the blood supply after the holidays. Right now, ... Read more...

The IDOE (Indiana Department of Education) released the 2019 graduation rates on Tuesday, December 31. The state has been tracking graduation rates in depth over the last several years. Among other criteria, graduation rates factor into a ... Read more...

Students looking to learn about our state government are invited to participate in the House Page Program during the 2020 legislative session, which kicks off January 6th and concludes in mid-March Hoosiers between the ages of 13 and 18 ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board will hold their first meeting of 2020 on Tuesday, January 7. The meeting will begin at 7:00 P.M. in the Administration Building on Berkley Street. The meeting is open to the public; however, comments from the ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners will convene for their first meeting of the new year Monday morning, January 6th beginning at 8:30. Agenda items include reorganization of the board, department head appointments and appointments to ... Read more...

John Thomas taught high school art in Walkerton for 43 years. His art department at John Glenn High School won 25 achievement awards from the Scholastic Art Awards in New York. Many of his students have gone on to become professional ... Read more...