Local & State News

Rep. Jordan Invites College Students, Recent Grads to Apply for Paid Statehouse Internship

Applications are now open for the Indiana House Republican Internship Program during the 2020 legislative session, according to State Representative Jack Jordan (R-Bremen). Jordan said the internship program is a unique opportunity for ... Read more...

Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission Launches Input Sessions

Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced the specific times and locations of the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission input sessions. The governor announced the dates of the input sessions last month as part of his effort to make ... Read more...

SUSTAINABILITY EXPERT CHRIS KLINE RETURNS TO CARDNO AND JOINS FIRM’S WALKERTON OFFICE

Cardno is pleased to announce Chris Kline has returned to the firm as Senior Business Leadership & Development Manager in the company’s Walkerton office. Chris brings more than 30 years of experience in supporting and leading ... Read more...

CONSUMER ALERT: Hoosiers should follow precautions when embarking on home-improvement projects

The Office of the Attorney General has received multiple complaints this summer about home-improvement contractors. As Hoosiers consider tackling home-improvement projects during the remainder of the warm-weather months, they should follow ... Read more...

SENTIMENTAL JOURNEYS BAND TO PLAY AT POTAWATOMI WILDLIFE PARK

Potawatomi Wildlife Park at their last “Music in the Park” event of the 2019 summer season on August 11th. Back by popular demand is the Sentimental Journeys Band, whose performance is always a hit! They will be playing some of ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Discusses School Safety

With the start of the school year on Wednesday, August 7, the number of students walking and riding buses to Plymouth schools each day makes it vital that motorists stay alert. During the September meeting of the school board, ... Read more...

Solid Waste Board Offers Salary Increases for 2020 Budget

Members of the Marshall County Solid Waste Management District met Monday morning for their monthly meeting. Executive Director Marianne Peters presented members with two options for the 2020 budget.  The both options were exactly the ... Read more...

Locals Believe AP Story on Naloxone Distribution in County a Positive

While a recent news article published by the AP says Marshall County has the highest rate of Naloxone distribution in the nation, locals are saying this is a positive and not a negative. The article says retail pharmacies across the ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Approves Contract for Live, Online Speech Therapy

Plymouth Schools will now have another way to meet the needs of students who need speech therapy. The school board approved entering into a contract with a California firm, PresenceLearning, to provide speech therapy via the internet. ... Read more...

Train Rides to Benefit FOP Youth Programs

The Hoosier Valley Railroad Museum is partnering with the Kankakee Valley Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 129 by offering two special train rides this month. The trains will operate on Saturday, August 17, 2019, to benefit the FOP’s ... Read more...

Senator Young to Host Academy Day Event in South Bend for Students Interested in Attending U.S. Military Academies

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, will host a series of Academy Day events to serve as informational sessions for current high school students interested in attending one of the U.S. Military ... Read more...

Indiana Gov. Holcomb Ceremonially Signed HEA 1010 at Indiana State Fair on Monday.

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb ceremonially signed HEA 1010 outside the Indiana Farmers Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair on Monday. HEA 1010 exempts military retirement income or survivor’s benefits from income tax. House Enrolled ... Read more...

Two first time winners at Plymouth Speedway

Only four classes of cars were on the schedule for Saturday but they provided plenty of action for those in attendance. First feature up were the CSR Winged Sprints. It would take three attempts to get a green flag start as Eli Lakin would ... Read more...

Rockie Soap Game set for Friday

 The Plymouth Rockies will play their annual Soap Game on Friday,  starting at 7 p.m. at The Rockpile. Admission for fans will be a bottle of dandruff shampoo, body wash, or shower gel.  Rockie Football Season Tickets will also be on ... Read more...

Indiana State Police Bremen Post Troopers to Patrol for Drugged and Alcohol-Impaired Drivers

The Indiana State Police Bremen Post is joining about 230 law-enforcement agencies across Indiana and thousands nationwide in the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over mobilization. From mid-August through Labor Day, police will be working ... Read more...

Argos Elementary Hosting the Pro Kids Show on August 9th

Argos Elementary School will present Tim Hannig’s Pro-Kids Show for students on Friday, August 9, at 1:45pm.  A totally different show for families will then be presented at 6:30pm. Hannig’s Show is a fast-paced, entertaining ... Read more...

President Trump is right to embrace ‘red flag laws’ in the wake of mass shootings, AG Curtis Hill says

Attorney General Curtis Hill Tuesday expressed support for President Trump’s embrace of “red flag laws” in the wake of recent mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas. Red flag laws are statutes allowing law enforcement ... Read more...

New School Year at Triton School Corp.

Triton School Corporation is off to a “Transformational Start”, according to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle. Triton opened it year on Tuesday with a Professional Development Day for teachers with Mrs. Lisa King, Author and Expert in the ... Read more...

Archaeological Findings Slows King Road Bridge Replacement Project and Costs $37,000

Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters presented a supplemental agreement for the King Road Bridge (73) Replacement Project during the Commissioner’s meeting on Monday. While conducting the preliminary ecological study ... Read more...

UNIT Arrests 7 Serving Two Search Warrants on Plymouth

The Marshall County Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team or UNIT served two search warrants Tuesday morning within minutes of each other. At 7:35 the UNIT with the assistance of the Indiana State Police Emergency Response Team, Plymouth ... Read more...