Local & State News

Indiana State Troopers Increase Holiday Patrols During Operation C.A. R. E.

Millions of Americans will be traveling over this Christmas and New Year’s Holiday period, with the majority of traveling by automobile. What this means for Hoosiers is more traffic on Indiana’s roadways. To help ensure the safety ... Read more...

Hunter Shepherd Arrested at Red Rock Inn for Marijuana and Resisting

Sergeant Joe Deisch with the Plymouth Police Department arrested 22 year old Hunter Shepherd of North Judson on Sunday evening, December 22nd at 2550 North Michigan Street, the Red Rock Inn about 6:15. Shepherd was lodged in the Marshall ... Read more...

American Legion Auxiliary Brings Gifts to Miller’s Assisted Living Veterans

The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit #27 recently brought happiness to the veterans living at Miller’s Assisted Living in Plymouth.  The group gave each veteran a Christmas gift and spent time visiting with them. Veteran’s ... Read more...

Kelly Sochacki of Crown Point Arrested by City Police of OWI Endangering

On Sunday, December 22nd, just after 6 PM Officer Arnold with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the parking lot of the Shell Station located at 2405 North Michigan Street. The driver of the vehicle, ... Read more...

Senators Request Comprehensive Study of National Organ Donor System

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wrote to Health and Human Services Acting Inspector General (HHS OIG) Joanne Chiedi requesting a comprehensive examination of the adequacy of ... Read more...

New Blueberry Sculpture Placed in River Park Square

Blueberries in Marshall County has placed the newest blueberry sculpture in River Park Square this past week. And it looks awesome! Sponsors of this blueberry are Heiden Creative and Stillson Studio. Well known and talented artist, Jon ... Read more...

Ervin Imhoff Granted Variance for Septic System in Ditch Set-Back

Ervin Imhoff of 18B Road in Argos appeared before the Marshall County Drainage Board on Monday to request permission to place a new septic system within the 75 foot setback for a new home. Mr. Imhoff said the soil scientist placed the ... Read more...

Argos Stellar Park Project

Last week Marshall County celebrated the designation as 2019 Regional Stellar Communities.  This distinction brings more than $14 million of grant fund to the county for the 35 projects already determined. Argos will have one of the first ... Read more...

Town of Bourbon Announces 2020 Christmas Decorating Winners

Bourbon’s annual Christmas decorating contest was judged on December 19 at 7:00 P.M. Winners were announced on the town’s Facebook page.  Third place went to Chris Berger on North Thompson Street.  They receive $25 from the town.  ... Read more...

Preview of Monday’s City Meetings

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular city meetings Monday evening beginning at 6 in the second floor Council Chambers of City Hall. Agenda for the meeting includes awarding bids for the 2020 Street Materials during the Board of ... Read more...

Senator Young Recaps 2019 Visits, Efforts in Hoosier Farm Country

Senator Todd Young Friday recapped the various farm and agribusiness stops he made in Indiana throughout 2019 as well as legislative action. His advocacy in Washington included promoting trade, supporting relief from severe weather, and ... Read more...

Plymouth Community School Corporation Winter Break Information and Hours of Operation

Plymouth Community School Corporation officially started winter break on Friday, Dec. 20, as the school day ended. Classes for students will resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2020. Teachers will return a day prior, on Monday, January 6 to ... Read more...

Mrs. Pask’s 2nd Grade Jefferson Jets Receive Letters from Santa

With just a few days left until Christmas, you would think Santa would be way too busy to accept mail and write back, but he was not too busy to respond to the two dozen Jefferson Elementary School Jets in Emmy Pask’s 2nd-grade ... Read more...

AG Curtis Hill files complaint regarding alleged pyramid scheme operated by DeKalb County man

Attorney General Curtis Hill this week filed a complaint alleging that a DeKalb County man and his company violated Indiana law by creating and operating a pyramid scheme. According to the complaint, Michael Wasnich and his company, United ... Read more...

Young Statement on Passage of Tobacco 21, Medical Device Tax Repeal, and Military Pay Raise

Thursday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) released the following statement on the passage of the year-end government funding bill, over half of which funds our military, homeland security, and veterans. The bill passed the Senate by a ... Read more...

Updated: 11 a.m. Friday: No Injuries in Plymouth School Bus Accident

Plymouth Police responded to an accident after school on Thursday, December 19th involving a Plymouth Community School Corporation bus.  The accident occurred on State Road 17. A Facebook post on the corporation’s website shared that ... Read more...

It was a Stellarbration in Argos on Thursday

Indiana’s Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch was in Marshall County on Thursday exactly two weeks after the county found out they were successful in their second attempt at being Stellar. She was on hand to present the official distinction to ... Read more...

South Bend Man Arrested by County Police for Auto Theft & Reckless Driving

Monday night, December 16th, Sergeant Nicholas Laffoon with the Marshall County Police Department observed a vehicle traveling at a very high rate of speed just before 10. The vehicle was clocked at 106 mph. After catching up to the ... Read more...

County Drainage Board Rejects Bid for Sherman Emmons Ditch

Monday the Marshall County Drainage Board rejected the only bid received to do maintenance work on the Sherman Emmons Ditch in North Township in the area of U.S. 6 and Oak Road. The project was to work from the northerly bank and clean to ... Read more...

Travis Whaley of Argos Arrested for Domestic Battery in Presence of a Child

On Wednesday, December 18th, just after 11 AM Marshall County Police Officers along with Argos Police Officers responded to 14725 Juniper Road for a domestic disturbance. After an investigation by Officer Smith it was determined that 26 ... Read more...