Local & State News

New Weight Limit Signs on County Bridges

Jason Peters, Superintendent of the Marshall County Highway Department is educating citizens and emergency services of new signage they may notice on a few county bridges near them. INDOT has mandated that counties post new weight limit ... Read more...

Commissioners and Council to Conduct Joint Meeting on Possible Jail Addition

On Tuesday, November 26th the Marshall County Commissioners and County Council will meet for a joint meeting to be briefed on the proposed construction of an additional pod at the Marshall County Jail. During the special joint meeting the ... Read more...

Spaulding Arrested with BAC almost 3 times Legal Limit

County Police arrest a Rochester man after clocking him at 94 mph on US 31. Thursday morning, November 21st, at approximately 2:15, Marshall County Officer Wozniak located a speeding vehicle traveling on US 31 in the area of 11th Road. ... Read more...

1st Lincoln Commemorative Community Day

Wednesday’s first Commemorative Community Day at Lincoln Junior High was a success.   Close to 100 community members and former students attended the event. Deborah Stetter Mitchell left her three kids and husband in Williamstown, ... Read more...

DNR holiday gift packs are now available

Cross those hard-to-buy-for people off your shopping list by giving them a holiday gift pack from the DNR. The DNR gift pack saves you $31 over buying the items individually. A gift pack is a gift the recipient can use the whole year. ... Read more...

Young Calls for Greater Oversight of Bad Actors in the United Nations System

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Multilateral Institutions Subcommittee, Wednesday hosted a hearing titled, ‘Challenges and Opportunities For Advancing U.S. Interests in the ... Read more...

Record-breaking collection helps dozens of DCS foster youth

Dozens of Hoosier foster children will receive backpacks full of books thanks to a recent Colts gameday Books for Youth collection drive. The Indiana Department of Child Services this week announced the final totals: Fans donated $1,720 ... Read more...

Public Hearing on Hoham Drive Reconstruction Project

About a dozen citizens attended the public hearing Tuesday evening on the Hoham Drive reconstruction project in Plymouth. Representative from Lochmueller Group, the engineering firm for the project discussed in details the proposed project ... Read more...

Mishler: General Assembly kicks off 2020 session

State Senator Ryan Mishler (R-Bremen) gathered with fellow legislators Tuesday at the Statehouse for Organization Day – the ceremonial start of the Indiana General Assembly. Organization Day marks the annual first roll call of all state ... Read more...

FREE NARCAN Training Offered by County Health Department

The Marshall County Health Department will be conducting FREE, open to all NARCAN trainings at various sites on November 25, 26 and December 4.  This is open to anyone – not just first responders. As we prepare for the holidays, the ... Read more...

DeSalle Leaves Hoosier Racing Tire for iNDustry Labs

In a press release issued by the University of Notre Dame earlier this week, it was announced that John DeSalle, president of Hoosier Racing Tire Corp., and vice chairman of the South Bend – Elkhart Regional Development Authority ... Read more...

Young Calls for Greater Oversight of Bad Actors in the United Nations System

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s Multilateral Institutions Subcommittee, Wednesday hosted a hearing titled, ‘Challenges and Opportunities For Advancing U.S. Interests in the ... Read more...

October 2019 Indiana Employment Report

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for October and remains lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of ... Read more...

HEALTH OFFICIALS URGE HOOSIERS TO JOIN GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT

Each year, more than 11,000 people in Indiana die from tobacco use, a leading cause of preventable disease in Indiana.   In an effort to reduce the number of Hoosiers who smoke, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is asking ... Read more...

Letter from PHS Teacher on Red for Ed Rally

This is a letter that was sent to the Pilot News and shared with WTCA concerning the Red for Ed rally outside the Statehouse on Tuesday.  It was estimated 16,000 attended the rally.  Locally about 80 people from Plymouth attended the ... Read more...

Spay – Neuter License Plate

    If you choose to purchase the Spay-Neuter Pet Friendly License Plate through the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, you are not only showing your love of pets, but you’re also helping Indiana shelters become a zero-kill ... Read more...

UPDATED 1 P.M.: Two Children Killed in Farming Accident

At approximately 1:45 PM, emergency responders from multiple agencies were dispatched to the area of 5370 W 1350 N regarding two children possibly struck by a truck. The initial arriving units located the minors, ages three and five, ... Read more...

BASIN DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION TO HOST PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING IN PLYMOUTH

The Kankakee River Basin and Yellow River Basin Development Commission will host a public information meeting in Plymouth after its regularly scheduled meeting on November 21. The public information meeting will be at 1 p.m. in the ... Read more...

Warm Up Marshall County Extends Coat Collection Deadline till Friday, Nov. 22nd

The 21st annual Warm Up Marshall County coat drive is currently underway and there’s still time to donate. In a typical year the organization will collect 400 to 500 good used coats to distribute to those who are in need.  This year the ... Read more...

Miller & McMillen Arrested for Domestic Battery in Presence of a Child

Plymouth officers were dispatched to Ed Cook Blvd in reference to a domestic dispute on Friday, November 15th about 11:30 at night. Officers arrived and an investigation was completed.  Two individuals were arrested and lodged in the ... Read more...