Local & State News

Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters wants citizens to know what his department is working on around the county and the process for chip sealing a roadway.  This week he released detailed information. Area leaders are work ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer David Finn conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle being driven by 35 year old Kyle D. Stiles of Plymouth at Walmart. After a brief investigation, Mr. Stiles was arrested for driving after being adjudged a Habitual ... Read more...

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) held the first of a series of community road shows Wednesday at Ivy Tech Community College in Fort Wayne to discuss Indiana’s new OB Navigator Program, which is aimed at reducing the ... Read more...

Area middle school and high school students confronting math and science homework problems from a new school year can find help a phone call, email or chat session away through Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s AskRose tutoring ... Read more...

Sequel Wire and Cable, start-up manufacturer, announced plans to make a $53 million combined investment in a new manufacturing facility and production equipment that is expected to create up to 120 new jobs. Sequel will expand the existing ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Council will have to make some hard decisions in the next few weeks as they try to decide the most advantageous way to fund needed sewer equipment repairs. On August 13, the council heard presentations from Shannon McLeod, ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety affirmed the actions of Plymouth Building Commissioner Keith Hammonds to have a property demolished. Monday evening Hammonds told the city board the property owner of 400 East ... Read more...

Marshall County Sheriff Matt Hassel requested an additional appropriation that would allow him to hire additional staff to help with the overcrowding issue at the jail. The sheriff said they hit another all-time-high with 296 inmates in ... Read more...

During Monday evening’s Plymouth Common Council meeting, members considered an ordinance fixing salaries for employees, appointed officers and emergency personal for 2020. While the previous ordinance had a two percent increase last ... Read more...

Monday afternoon the Plymouth Community School Corporation conducted a public hearing on teacher compensation and collective bargaining. At the table was Superintendent Andy Hartley, School Board members Allie Shook and Melissa Christenson ... Read more...

The recent resignation of Argos Town Council member Dylan Colburn left an open seat for an At-Large representative. A caucus was held Tuesday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Marshall County Republican Headquarters in Plymouth. With only one ... Read more...

An addition to the Triton Jr/Sr High School restrictions on what clothing is considered appropriate prompted six parents to attend the Triton School Board meeting on Monday night. The parents, who did not identify themselves by name, ... Read more...

Monday at the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Bruce Kettler presented 96 farming families with the Hoosier Homestead Award, setting a new record in the program’s ... Read more...

With many regular donors delaying giving to take final summer vacations and prepare for school to start, the American Red Cross continues to have an emergency need for blood and platelet donations to help end a summer blood shortage. While ... Read more...

Tony Stewart’s Ollie’s Bargain Outlet All-Star Circuit of Champions makes their return to the Playground of Power in Plymouth, Ind. this Saturday, Aug 17. This series of 410 winged sprint cars features some of the top names in the ... Read more...

Access Program Providing Land Enhancements (APPLE) offers quail, pheasant, and woodcock hunting opportunities on private property. These hunts are allocated through the online reserved hunt system. The online application is the only way to ... Read more...

Monday Indiana State Troopers and officers with the Lakeville Police Department focused efforts near a residence on Mott Street in Lakeville after receiving citizen complaints of suspected drug activity. Troopers stopped a silver 2005 ... Read more...

The Marshall County Council had a lengthy agenda that ended up being a three hour meeting on Monday. Superior Court II, Judge Dean Colvin spent about 45 minutes presenting information on expanding the court system in the county by adding a ... Read more...

Indiana Republican Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer has officially called a caucus of eligible precinct committee members to fill the upcoming vacancy in the office of Senate District 18. The seat is currently held by Senator Randy Head, whose ... Read more...

Plymouth Police were dispatched to Walmart for a theft in progress on Sunday, August 11th just after 8 p.m. Officer David Finn located the suspect getting inside a vehicle in the parking lot and after a brief investigation; 32 year old ... Read more...