Local & State News

Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship Application Now Open

Aspiring Indiana teachers can apply for up to $30,000 in financial aid with the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship through the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The scholarship provides up to $7,500 per year of college ... Read more...

Jose Daniel Ortiz Sentenced to Maximum 30 Year Sentence for Dealing Methamphetamine and Heroin

Jose Daniel Ortiz, 39, of Elkhart and Plymouth, was sentenced on September 5, in Marshall Superior Court Number 1 to 30 years imprisonment at the Indiana Department of Correction for four counts of Dealing Methamphetamine as Level 2 ... Read more...

Rochester Man Arrested for Battery with Deadly Weapon

Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of East Adams Street Tuesday, August 3rd about 9:30 at night for a battery that had occurred. During the investigation, Officer Krynock found that the suspect 31 year old Ross ... Read more...

INDIANA HEALTH OFFICIALS REPORT FIRST VAPING-RELATED DEATH

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has confirmed the first death of an Indiana resident due to severe lung injury linked to a history of e-cigarette use or “vaping.” The death, which occurred in an individual older than age ... Read more...

Bremen Teacher Arrested for Attempted Child Seduction & Harassment

A Bremen High School teacher was lodged in the Marshall County Jail on a charge of Attempted Child Seduction as a level 5 Felony and Harassment as a class B Misdemeanor and held on a $10,000 cash bond. Twenty-eight year old Patrick Samuel ... Read more...

Quick Apprehension Lead to Rape and Burglary charges filed against Michael Middaugh

The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office filed criminal charges against Michael Middaugh, 39, of Elkhart based on allegations originally reported on August 28, 2019.   The charges filed in Marshall Superior Court No. 1, supported by a ... Read more...

Inmates File Lawsuits in Federal Court Against Overcrowding Conditions in Jail

Marshall County council members and commissioners have ironed out plans that they hope will help alleviate overcrowding at the Marshall County Jail. On Tuesday, the commissioners signed a contract with RQAW to begin the early phase process ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Superintendent Updates Board on Fall Projects

This week Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite told members of the Park Board this week that he is working on paving quotes for this fall.  He said there are some areas inside Centennial Park that need to be done.    Hite said one ... Read more...

Schools, Business Teaming Up For Great Hometowns

At Crossroads, Marshall County’s regional planning team, anticipating the future is a full-time focus.  Improving the quality of life to make our great hometowns even more attractive to residents and investment is why the group exists. ... Read more...

City Park Board Updated on Stellar Application and RPS Project to be Included

Plymouth Park Board members were updated on a park project that will be submitted with the Countywide Stellar application. During Tuesday’s meeting Park Superintendent Mike Hite said a conceptional project is phase II of River Park ... Read more...

Trick-or-Treat Hours in Plymouth Set

Last week members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved a resolution setting residential Trick-Or-Treat hours. Ghosts, goblins, witches, princesses and power rangers and many other costumed youngsters will venture out ... Read more...

STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AWARDED GRANT TO HELP LOWER MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has been awarded a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to expand and strengthen Indiana’s maternal mortality review process. The five-year grant will allow for the ... Read more...

Indiana to Receive More Than $18 Million to Combat Opioid Epidemic

 U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Thursday applauded the announcement by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Indiana will receive $18,147,223 in grant funding to help address the opioid ... Read more...

Bremen Library to Help Grace Food Pantry with PB&J and Eliminating Library Fines

Grace Food Pantry of Bremen is in need of peanut butter and jelly, and the Bremen Public Library is stepping up to help meet those needs. The library is conducting a “Better Together PB & J Food for Fines Drive” to help ... Read more...

Excellent Turnout for Home Owner Occupied Rehab Program

Fourth-two interested citizens attended a public meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Plymouth Public Library to get information on an owner-occupied rehab program that could be implemented in the county if the county is designated as ... Read more...

Ribbon Cutting for Kayak/Canoe Launch Sept. 24th

Monday evening members of the Plymouth Park Board were notified of the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Kayak/Canoe Launch in River Park Square. The ceremony will be on Tuesday, September 24th at noon with a representative of the Lt. ... Read more...

Indiana’s New ILEARN Test Results “Disappointing”

The Indiana Department of Education released the Spring 2019 ILEARN (Learning Evaluation and Readiness Network) testing result on Wednesday. The test was designed to assess the same Indiana Academic standards as ISTEP+, but with a focus of ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Approves Use of Additional Funds from Savings on Indiana PERF

The Plymouth School Board unanimously approved a resolution that clarifies what the school corporation will do with funds that are realized with the decrease in their contribution to the Indiana Public Retirement System.  When the state ... Read more...

“Patchwork of Youth”

Heartland Artists Gallery is proud to display a 4×4 barn quilt through September. The quilt was painted by kids during the ART in the Street event in June. Marshall County Tourism gave kids of all ages the opportunity to paint a ... Read more...

$21 MILLION GRANT BOOSTS INDIANA’S EFFORTS TO PREVENT OVERDOSES

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) has received a three-year, $21 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that will bolster the state’s efforts to prevent and detect drug overdoses. The grant ... Read more...