Local & State News

Arctic Air Making a Return, Bitter Cold Safety Tips

A cold front will begin to usher in colder temperatures on Saturday and into early next week.  Temperatures will drop considerably as arctic air deepens. High temperatures on Sunday will likely stay in the teens, while lows are forecast ... Read more...

Young Joins Deputy Whip Team for 116th Congress

Senate Majority Whip Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) Tuesday announced that U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will continue to serve on the deputy whip team for the 116th Congress. “I look forward to serving on the Senate Republican whip team ... Read more...

Medaryville Couple Arrested with 4 Pounds of Meth

A traffic stop on Friday, January 11th for a speeding violation led to the arrest of two adults on felony drug charges. As approximately 5:30 p.m. a Bremen Officer stopped a Chevrolet passenger car traveling eastbound on US6 near State ... Read more...

County Council Approves Community Crossings Grant

Jason Peters, Superintendent of the County Highway Department presented members of the County Council with a letter to INDOT for the Community Crossing Matching Grant for 2019. The request is for $997,500 with the county’s match being ... Read more...

City Council Approves Mayoral Appointments

The Plymouth Common Council conducted their first meeting of the new year and reorganization was the first order of business. Don Ecker was elected Mayor Pro-Tem.  This allows Ecker to act in the mayor’s behalf if he is unable to attend ... Read more...

Plymouth Board of Public Works & Safety Meeting Update

It was a quick couple of meeting Monday evening for the City of Plymouth. The Board of Public Works and Safety opened five bids for the Spring Street and Sidewalk Projects and took them under advisement for review.  City Engineer Rick ... Read more...

County Highway Crews Prepared for Icy Road Conditions Wednesday Morning

Jason Peters, Superintended of the County Highway Department released plans for tomorrow morning’s commute. Due to the light drizzle and the wind speed picking up this evening, the unknown of the road conditions for Wednesday morning ... Read more...

PHS Volleyball Coach Derek Eveland Resigns

After four years of leading the Plymouth Pilgrim volleyball team, head coach Derek Eveland has decided to resign as the PHS volleyball coach. Eveland’s daughter Bailey, a PHS 2018 grad, is now playing collegiately at Hanover College. ... Read more...

Culver’s Gift of Warmth Provides Hoodie to Every Student and Teacher in Culver Community Schools

The Culver community’s Gift of Warmth announced Tuesday the presentation of winter-warm “hoodies”, free of charge, to each and every student and teacher, grades K-12, in the Culver Community Schools. The gift totals 900 Under Armour ... Read more...

Minor Injuries in Roll-Over Crash on Glenn Overmyer Drive Tuesday Morning.

Plymouth Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Glenn Overmyer Drive Tuesday morning, January 16th at 7:30. A red 1995 Ford Mustang driven by a 17 year old male was headed east on Glenn Overmyer and when he attempted to pass a ... Read more...

Gov. Holcomb’s 3rd State of the State highlights teacher pay, workforce progress in 2019

Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Tuesday delivered his 2019 State of the State address to a joint convention of the Indiana General Assembly. While maintaining his focus on five key pillars, the governor’s remarks highlighted his commitment ... Read more...

Portage Man Arrested at MBH for PI

Plymouth Police Officer David Finn was dispatched to 1800 North Oak Drive, Michiana Behavioral Health for a reported male that was causing a disturbance.  After an investigation, 27 year old Joshua Ryan Odell of Portage was arrested for ... Read more...

Walorski Applauds House Passage of TANF Extension

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Monday applauded House passage of bipartisan legislation to extend Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) through June while Congress works on reforms and a long-term renewal of the ... Read more...

Officer Arnold Conducts OWI Arrest on Saturday & Sunday

On Saturday, January 12th Officer Arnold with the Plymouth Police department conducted a traffic stop at approximately 7:3o in the evening near the intersection of West Jefferson Street and Oak Drive.  After an investigation, Mr. Spoor ... Read more...

PHS Freshmen Orientation

Parents and students who make up the class of 2023 are cordially invited to attend the annual Freshmen Orientation program on Wednesday, January 16 at Plymouth High School. The evening will begin with a PHS Information Fair starting at ... Read more...

Walorski, Kind React to USTR Commitment to Exclusion Process if China Tariffs Increase

U.S. Representatives Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) Tuesday reacted to the decision by U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to implement a product exclusion process for the third round of China tariffs if the rate ... Read more...

Red Cross Issues Emergency Call for Blood Donors

A donation shortfall over the winter holidays is prompting the American Red Cross to issue an emergency call for blood and platelet donors to give now to prevent a blood shortage from continuing throughout winter and affecting patient ... Read more...

County Council Approves Grants to Divert People form the County Jail

Members of the Marshall County Council were pleasantly surprised when a group of county professionals joined forces to collaborate on ways to reduce the population in the County Jail using grant funds. Monday morning, Ward Byers the head ... Read more...

Plymouth School Board Reorganizes, Updated on LJH Construction Project

The Plymouth School Board began their first meeting of 2019 with Robin Davidson administering the oath of office to newly re-elected members, Melissa Christiansen and Larry Pinkerton. Christiansen is beginning her 13th year as a board ... Read more...

Bollenbacher Arrested after Altercation with Brother

On Sunday, January 13th, Marshall County Police were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle at Fir and 8th Roads about 4:15 in the morning.  It had been reported to Central Dispatch that the vehicle had been driving all over the roadway and ... Read more...