Local & State News

Big news for Plymouth Athletics was announced at the Plymouth Community School Corporation School Board meeting Tuesday night. John Scott, the second in command in the Plymouth Athletics Department will officially retire on January 2, ... Read more...

Tuesday evening the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals approved the variance request of Tim Pletcher to allow a warehouse in the Traditional Residential Zone. Planning Director Ralph Booker told BZA members the property was the former ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Park Board approved a contract with the Troyer Group to assist with an application for the 2020 Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Land and Water Conservation Fund to provide funding for playground ... Read more...

This weekend you can experience what life was like when Jesus was born by taking a walking tour of Bethlehem!  Right here in Marshall County. Celebrating 30 plus years, the Bremen Holy Walk is this Friday and Saturday evening, December ... Read more...

Last week the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety opened bids for the second round of 2019 Community Crossing funding for street and sidewalk projects. In July the Board of Public Works and Safety approved submission of Ferndale ... Read more...

Marshall County Commissioner Stan Klotz recently solicited bids from three local new car dealers to replace two Family Support Therapist vehicles in the Marshall County Probation Department. Klotz said during the commissioners meeting on ... Read more...

It’s that time of the year…when the City of Plymouth can issue you a ticket for parking on the street. While parking on the street from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. every Friday of the year is prohibited to allow the Street Department to sweep the ... Read more...

A check presentation was held during the Commissioners meeting on Monday. Sheriff Matt Hassel and 911 Supervisor Matt Pitney along with dispatcher Alyssa Niles were on hand to present a check to Jenny Houin with Ounce of Prevention. For ... Read more...

Governor Eric Holcomb today joined Kevin Brinegar, president and chief executive officer of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, as the organization announced it is endorsing the Governor’s 2020 re-election bid. “Indiana has become one of ... Read more...

The Niles Scream Park, one of Michiana’s most popular autumn attractions, recently completed another successful season at its always changing 44 acre site on Mayflower Road between Niles and Buchanan. This year, the 46th consecutive year ... Read more...

The possibility of applying for federal funds to extend Veterans Parkway westerly to Pioneer Drive is off the table. On Monday the Marshall County Commissioner took the extension off the grant application and added a second bridge project ... Read more...

On Sunday, December 1 at approximately 4:40 in the morning Marshall County Sheriff`s Deputy Blake Bennett conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of US 31 and 11th Road. The driver was identified as 34 year old Sean Fleming of ... Read more...

Effective December 1st, Plymouth Public Library (PPL) is now a “fine free” library.  PPL has forgiven overdue fines on patron accounts and eliminated fines for most of the materials in the library’s collection. “We have talked ... Read more...

32 year old Saul Antonio Cerrato of Bourbon was arrested Saturday, November 30th by Officer Bennett with the Marshall County Sheriff`s Department. Deputy Blake Bennett located a vehicle slowly moving down the side of Michigan Road near 4A ... Read more...

Over 1,000 Plymouth Community School Corporation students in grades Pre-K through 4th went home after school on Monday with a new toy thanks to the Indiana Pacers! Plymouth Police Chief Dave bacon was a bit suspicious when he received an ... Read more...

Early Friday morning, November 29, county police arrested a Mishawaka man on multiple charges. About 3:30 Deputy Blake Bennett conducted a traffic stop in the area of US 30 and Michigan Road. The driver, 26 year old Travis McClurg was ... Read more...

In an op-ed for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) outlines the need to pass his bipartisan VETS Safe Travel Act, which is currently being held up in the House and by the Department of Veterans Affairs. ... Read more...

The deadline for submitting Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) applications has changed to Jan. 15, 2020, which differs from the date from previous years. The LARE program strives to protect and enhance aquatic habitat for fish and wildlife ... Read more...

The 2020 Department of Natural Resources special events calendar is now available. See individual events at stateparks.IN.gov/3282.htm or on the DNR calendar at calendar.dnr.IN.gov. You can request an electronic copy of the calendar by ... Read more...

The holiday shopping season is in full swing, and the Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to encourage online shoppers to be extra vigilant to protect their important financial data. ... Read more...