Local & State News

Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters and County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer approached the County Council on Wednesday with a proposal that could see the extension of Veterans Parkway to the west. Peters told the council ... Read more...

The annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Bourbon has been scheduled for December 7 at 6:00 P.M. Town Clerk Kim Berger asked if the town would continue to hold a Christmas Decorating contest since there were only six homes registered ... Read more...

The votes are in and the 2019 Scarecrow Winners in the WTCA and Pilot News contest are: Miller’s Assisted Living  1st Place TCU  2nd Place and Fitness Forum  3rd Pace. Receiving honorable mention were Bright Eyes, The Rees, Ace ... Read more...

Dean Byers, speaking for Habitat for Humanity of Marshall County updated the Bourbon Town Council Tuesday evening on the progress of receiving a grant that would allow homes to be built on a vacant lot owned by the town on Center Street. ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday announced that the U.S. Navy has agreed to name a warship in honor of Senator Richard G. Lugar. Senator Young will host a naming ceremony for the USS RICHARD G. LUGAR (DDG 136) in Indianapolis ... Read more...

Residents of the Plymouth Miller’s Assisted Living Facility were special guests at the Friends and Neighbors monthly meal at the Pine Creek Church of the Brethren.  This was their annual Thanksgiving Meal and the last meal of the year. ... Read more...

Monday evening, members of the Plymouth City Council renewed an agreement for planning services with Ralph Booker. The 2020 agreement included the 2.8% increase city employees will receive next year and brings Booker’s salary up to ... Read more...

More than 30 Marshall County leaders, including a contingent of Bremen High School students, braved the wintery weather Tuesday for the Stellar Regions presentation in Indianapolis. The one hour presentation covered a wide range of quality ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council handled a number of items during their November 12th meeting. The first item was to conduct a public hearing concerning the proposed increase for a fire protection surcharge or fee associated with hydrants. Fees ... Read more...

“Caring Coalition” is a new organization recently started in Marshall County. “Caring Coalition” is a group of concerned citizens that have gathered together to help our community and discussed the many avenues that they ... Read more...

Make your plans now to attend the annual Lighted Christmas Parade and Downtown Plymouth Tree Lighting on Saturday, November 30!  This is also Shop Small Saturday. Festivities begin at 9 a.m. with many of the stores offering savings on ... Read more...

The 2019-2020 school year marks the last year the current Lincoln Junior High building will be used as a school.  The brand new Lincoln building will open its doors for the 2020-2021 school year, and begin a new chapter of memories. ... Read more...

PHS FFA chapter officers and advisers recently attended the 92nd annual FFA National Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. Every year, FFA members nationwide converge on the National FFA Convention & Expo to celebrate their ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council voted 3-0 Tuesday night to forgive a lien for weeds ($167) and sewer fees ($243) on a property that had been filed in the amount of $410.80. Brandon Fisher who is the new owner of the property said he and his wife ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) last week sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee members, including Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), ... Read more...

Triton Elementary School Scholars giving it their all at the 1st and 2nd grade music concert. 1st graders performed a medley of songs with the theme: Home on the Range. 2nd graders sang songs about: Deep in the Heart of Texas.   The ... Read more...

The Plymouth Schools Administration made a decision early this week to cancel classes on November 19 to support teachers planning to attend the Red for Ed Rally at the Statehouse on November 19. According to Superintendent Andy Hartley, ... Read more...

Sunday night, November 10th Stg. Nick Laffoon with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was working interdiction on U.S. 31 near Plymouth and stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. During the traffic stop officers located over ... Read more...

Change order number one for the 2019 Street and Sidewalk program using Community Crossings funds was approved Monday evening by the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety. City Engineer Rick Gaul said one of the projects had an overrun ... Read more...

It was a quick meeting for the Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals Tuesday evening. There were three cases on the agenda for consideration but the board only took action on one of the requests. Tamra Fritz was granted a variance of ... Read more...