Local & State News

American Legion Receives Donations for Vietnam Veterans Traveling Memorial Wall

The American Legion Post 27 would like to thank Omni Source and Johnson-Danielson Funeral Home for their donations to the Veterans Traveling Memorial Tribute. The Veterans Traveling Memorial Tribute will be at River Park Square, Plymouth. ... Read more...

FCC AUTHORIZES $1.3 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR RURAL BROADBAND IN INDIANA

The Federal Communications Commission last week authorized over $1.3 million in funding over the next decade to expand broadband at Gigabit speeds to 1,203 unserved homes and businesses in Marshall County, part of the fourth wave of ... Read more...

Marshall County Soil & Water: From the Ground Up

Marshall County Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting two learning opportunities, a chance to stay young and free food! August 29th – Pasture Walk.  Susannah Hinds, NRCS grazing specialist, Bob Yoder, Marshall County Purdue ... Read more...

Reutzel Repeats at Plymouth Speedway

What a difference a year makes, for Clute, Texas’ Aaron Reutzel not much. Reutzel won the All Star Circuit of Champions 410 Winged Sprint feature Saturday from the pole in a 30 lap feature. He won the feature last year when the ASCoC ... Read more...

County Council Reviews 2020 Budget Requests, $962,000 Needs to be Cut

The Marshall County Council spent the better part of Tuesday reviewing the 2020 budget requests. Julie Fox, the Marshall County Auditor said the council needed to cut about $962,000 out of the requests for next year. Commissioner Kevin ... Read more...

Hopkins Arrested for Marijuana, Syringe and Paraphernalia

On Friday, August 16th at approximately 10:50 PM Officer Arnold with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a bicyclist on North Michigan Street near US 30 after it was impeding traffic. The bicyclist, 31 year old ... Read more...

K County Arrests 5, Stolen Items May Be Related to Storage Unit Thefts in Marshall County

An interdiction detail conducted by Kosciusko County’s NET 43 on August 15th led to multiple arrests in K County. Based upon intelligence gathered from several traffic stops, NET 43 officers obtained a search warrant for 4542 W 400 N. ... Read more...

Fort Wayne Man Arrested by County Police for Burglary Armed With Deadly Weapon in Bourbon

On Sunday August 18th, at 12:58 A.M. an officer from the Bourbon Police Department was dispatched to an alarm call at the liquor store in Bourbon. While responding, a dark colored pickup truck was reporting as leaving the liquor store ... Read more...

Judge Colvin Gets Support from Commissioners for Fourth Court

Superior Court Judge, Dean Colvin appeared before the Marshall County Commissioners on Monday, two weeks after presenting his request of support to add a fourth court to the judicial system in the county. During the August 5th meeting ... Read more...

Minor Injury in Crash at Muckshaw & 12th Road Monday Evening

On Monday August 19, about 8:30 in the evening, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department received a call of a personal injury accident at Muckshaw and 12th Roads. According to the accident report Tanner Miller was driving west bound in ... Read more...

North Michigan Road Community Crossings Mill & Fill Project Wednesday thru Saturday

Rieth Riley Construction will begin the Community Crossings project on North Michigan Street Wednesday morning.    The project will mill off the top surface of the roadway from the Plymouth City limits north to Veterans Parkway.   ... Read more...

Paving Operations to Close Ramps at U.S. 30 and SR 17

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces paving will close ramps at U.S. 30 and State Road 17 starting Wednesday, Aug. 21. Each set of ramps will be closed on two separate days: Eastbound ramps: Closing Wednesday for ... Read more...

Blueberry Sculpture Damaged in Flood Gets New Life

WTCA has just recently learned of one fatality from the February 2018 record-setting flood. One of the very first Blueberry sculptures placed in River Park Square floated off its pedestal and went into the flood waters. Apparently it was ... Read more...

Chicago Man Arrested for OWI Endangering

Officer Hollopeter with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and an officer with the Bourbon Police Department conducted a traffic stop Saturday that ended with the arrest of a Chicago Man.  About 2:15 Saturday morning, August 17th, ... Read more...

THE PLYMOUTH LIONS CLUB HEARS ABOUT THE TRAVELING VIETNAM WALL

Former owner and editor of the Pilot News, Mike Boys, informed the club about an upcoming visit of the Traveling Vietnam Wall to Plymouth.  Honor…Respect…Remember, three words that signify the wall.  This Traveling Memorial stands as ... Read more...

Miller’s Assisted Living Donates Supplies to Health Careers Class

Miller’s Assisted Living Facility recently hosted a Health Careers Class Supply Drive.  Health Career Class instructor Cindy Capron explained the need in this way, “It is no different than helping when we are asked to help ... Read more...

City Budget for 2020 is a Million Dollars over Estimated Revenues, Cuts Necessary

The City of Plymouth needs to cut over $1 million dollars from the 2020 budget request according the Clerk/Treasurer Jeanine Xaver. Monday evening council members had the opportunity to hear department heads explain their budget request ... Read more...

County Police Arrest South Bend Man on Multiple Charges Including Auto Theft

A South Bend man was arrest on Sunday, August 18th for OWI, Cocaine, Possession of a Firearm and Auto Theft by County Police. Just before 1 A.M. Officer Richard Ayala with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was on routine patrol ... Read more...

City to Investigate Community Development Block Grants for Entrepreneur Hub at Old Firehouse

City Attorney Sean Surrisi confirmed Monday afternoon that the City of Plymouth is investigating the possibility of submitting a proposal for the next Community Development Block Grant round for an E-Hub at the Old Firehouse. Last Thursday ... Read more...

MCEDC Newest Employee brings Experience and Accountability to Position

Marshall County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) is pleased to announce that Greg Hildebrand has been hired as an Economic Development Project Manager. His responsibilities will include managing economic development projects and ... Read more...