Local & State News

The Indiana Senate unanimously approved House Bill 1186 on Tuesday, 48-0, giving the state code a much needed update to deal effectively with synthetic drugs. HB 1186, authored by Rep. Sharon Negele, R-Attica, and sponsored by Sen. Mike ... Read more...

Tuesday evening Plymouth City Engineer, Rick Gaul told members of the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety that work will commence soon on this year’s Community Crossing street projects. A pre-construction meeting was held with ... Read more...

Five fire departments responded to a barn fire on Plymouth LaPorte Trail Tuesday afternoon. The initial call of a large barn on fire came into the Marshall County 911 Dispatch Center at 1:10.  As the Plymouth Fire Department was ... Read more...

Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced Tuesday the 189 Indiana cities, towns and counties that received a combined $115 million in state-matching funds for local road projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative. ... Read more...

Contractors who work in the Plymouth City Limits will be required to register beginning April 1st. Monday night the Plymouth City Council passes on three reading an ordinance creating a registration policy for contractors. Contractors will ... Read more...

Monday evening members of the Plymouth City Council took steps to amend the city’s policy on vacations. An issue arose during the Christmas holiday season when an employee took time off right before the city’s vacation and had expected ... Read more...

Triton School Corporation Superintendent, Jeremy Riffle announced sign up for 2019-2020 Triton Elementary Preschool Program.   Kickoff will be held on Monday, April 29th at 6pm. Riffle said, “The kickoff will be held at Triton ... Read more...

Attorney General Curtis Hill joined a group of 24 other attorneys general in expressing concern over a sweeping legal opinion that may negatively impact state-run and multi-state lotteries, including Mega Millions and Powerball. The ... Read more...

Tractor Supply Company, in partnership with National 4-H Council, is gearing up for its Spring Paper Clover event, a semi-annual fundraising campaign that provides millions of dollars in scholarships for 4-H youth. Donations from the ... Read more...

The LifePlex Dance Academy is offering scholarships to their Dance Camp. The scholarships have been made available through a $4,900 grant from the Indiana Arts Commission and will allow adults and children the opportunity to experience the ... Read more...

U.S. Reps. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.) Tuesday introduced the Restoring Investment in Improvements Act, bipartisan legislation that ensures restaurants and retailers are able to properly benefit from a tax ... Read more...

The Activity Assistant at Miller’s Merry Manor in Plymouth, Hollie Anderson, has started a Senior of the Month program for the residents. Each month residents, co-workers, family members and visiting community members can vote for a ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire responded to a fully engulfed, large barn fire at 1:10 Tuesday afternoon. Assistance was provided by Polk Township Fire, LaPaz Fire, and Walkerton Fire. Crews are still on the scene and Plymouth LaPorte Trail is closed at ... Read more...

Staff of the Oak Hill Cemetery will begin the annual spring clean-up on Monday, April 1st through Friday, April 5th. Anyone who has decorations on the grave sites they wish to keep, those items should be removed no later than Sunday, March ... Read more...

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.5 percent for February and remains lower than the national rate of 3.8 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been ... Read more...

The Plymouth Common Council took the next step in creating a TIF district on the north side of Plymouth Goshen Trail for the Centennial Crossing residential development. The Centennial Crossing housing development will provide a diverse ... Read more...

The National Weather Service has issued a Hydrologic Outlook due to the potential for heavy rainfall expected later this week.  A series of weather systems will move into our area that will contain a very high water content and could ... Read more...

Plymouth Lions Club member Ken Lukenbill was honored at the last meeting of the Plymouth Lions club.  A letter was presented from Lions International President Gudrum Yngvadottir stating that it was with great pleasure that she present ... Read more...

Approximately 10.5 percent of adults in Indiana are living with diabetes, a 37 percent increase since 2005. Diabetes Alert Day is March 26, and the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is encouraging all Hoosiers to take steps to ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Commissioner Adam Krupp to serve as Secretary on the Board of Trustees for the Federation of Tax Administrators (FTA). Indiana has not had an individual ... Read more...