Local & State News

Wednesday night the Senate passed a challenge to the new Biden rule that would negatively impact franchise businesses, an important part of the small business economy. Thirty-two percent of small business owners say that they would not own ... Read more...

As Indiana’s planting season quickly approaches, the Indiana State Police emphasizes the importance of cautious driving and heightened awareness when encountering farm equipment on the roads. With farmers preparing to work their fields, ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) presented to the State Board of Education a new system of measuring and supporting kindergarten readiness. These new tools will help provide educators with actionable data in order to ... Read more...

Attorney General Todd Rokita is co-leading 16 states in fighting federal interference with election laws after U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to deploy armies of lawyers into the states to combat “legislative measures that ... Read more...

This week the Plymouth City Council approved a revision to the plan for utilizing the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) 2021 Funds.  On Monday the council was presented with a resolution to revise the spending plan once ... Read more...

An Argos man is currently lodged in the Marshall County Jail on a $100,000 cash bond for child molesting and statutory rape. Argos Police Chief Rodney Rudd told GIANT fm WTCA that an investigation was conducted by his agency and a warrant ... Read more...

Linda Yoder from One Marshall County appeared before the Marshall County Commissioners last week.  Yoder is the Executive Director of the Marshall County Community Foundation and United Way of Marshall County. Her visit was seeking ... Read more...

The Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) awarded the South Bend – Elkhart region $45 million in Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative – or READI – 2.0 funds. The announcement was made this morning in ... Read more...

The Marshall County Community Foundation (MCCF) has received a matching fund grant totaling $750,000 as part of the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s initiative, Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII). MCCF will use sixty ... Read more...

This Saturday, April 13th the Trails at Mill Pond are hosting a spring cleanup day.  The event begins at 9 a.m. The Trails at Mill Pond are multi-use for walkers and bikers and were created by a volunteer group that continues to ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb will lead an international economic development trip to Brazil and Mexico next week to cultivate innovation and growth of the agbioscience and agricultural economy. This marks the Governor’s second international ... Read more...

Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced a lawsuit against 22 companies that, contrary to law, continued manufacturing substances known as “forever chemicals” despite these same companies possessing overwhelming evidence the ... Read more...

ARGOS – Brent Allen Creighbaum, a lifelong resident of Marshall County, passed away unexpectedly on April 9, 2024 at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Plymouth at the age of 66. Born on November 25, 1957 in Plymouth, Brent was the ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Wednesday the award of $207 million through the Community Crossings matching grant program, a component of Governor Holcomb’s Next Level Roads ... Read more...

Monday evening the Plymouth City Council took the first step in the two-step Tax Abatement process for a request from Viking Paper at 1001 PIDCO Drive.  The first step is declaring the property to be within an Economic Revitalization ... Read more...

Members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety considered two requests during their meeting this week. Sean Hatfield from Cars & Coffee asked to close off one block of Beerenbrook Street, north and south of Jefferson Street ... Read more...

Susan Kessler from the Blueberry Cottage at 109 North Michigan Street in downtown Plymouth appeared before the City Council this week seeking a Commercial Revitalization Rebate Program Grant.  The rebate grant encourages property owners ... Read more...

Spring has officially sprung, and once again the Marshall County Crossroads – Great Hometowns Initiative and the Marshall County Recycle Depot are inviting the community to clean up your favorite block, street, and park during the annual ... Read more...

  Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) issued the following statement after H.R. 6492, the EXPLORE Act, passed the U.S. House of Representatives by voice vote yesterday. The EXPLORE Act improves Americans’ access to outdoor recreation ... Read more...

Today, U.S. Senators Mike Braun and Sherrod Brown introduced bipartisan legislation that would help lower food costs by strengthening the infrastructure and supply chains that farmers and food businesses depend on to get their products to ... Read more...