Local & State News

Wednesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) voted to advance the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. The legislation, which contains six provisions that were introduced or co-led by Senator Young, passed the Senate on a 98-1 vote ... Read more...

The Plymouth Park Department’s plan to have a handicap accessible canoe and kayak launch on the Yellow River could be a reality next year. During Monday’s Park Board meeting, Recreation Director Allie Shook said the online crowdfunding ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board ratified the Master Contract with the corporation teachers during their October 2 meeting. The PEA (Plymouth Education Association) membership had ratified the contact by unanimous vote on the Wednesday prior to ... Read more...

Tuesday evening officers from the Plymouth Police Department were dispatched to Applebee’s for a female at the bar causing a disturbance. Arriving at the restaurant about 8 p.m. the suspect was pointed out and identified as 48 year old ... Read more...

On September 29th, Plymouth Police Officer Jerrid Arnold arrested two people from South Bend following a traffic stop in the area of North Michigan Street and US 30. About 6:30 in the evening the officer stopped the vehicle.  He found 37 ... Read more...

The Marshall County Prosecutor’s Office, Marshall County TRIAD and several volunteers are inviting the public to join them for “Dessert with Friends” on Tuesday, October 9th at the Life Enrichment Center, 1305 West Harrison Street in ... Read more...

The Marshall County Highway Department will be doing shoulder work on 3rd Road, Nutmeg Road and Oak Road on Thursday where they paved earlier this summer. Jason Peters, Highway Supervisor said, “After completing this work we will move to ... Read more...

Officer Paul Stamper with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on Wednesday, October 3rd that resulted in the arrest of a Plymouth man. Just before 3 o’clock in the morning 32 year old Robert Rauen II was stopped on ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Wednesday voted to advance several Indiana priorities, including his legislation to designate a national Airmail Museum in Fort Wayne, as part of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, which passed the ... Read more...

At a Senate Banking Committee hearing Wednesday, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly highlighted several new consumer protection provisions he authored, some of which recently went into effect.   The provisions allow all Americans to freeze and ... Read more...

Tuesday evening the Plymouth Board of Zoning Appeals approved two requests for variances of development standards. John and Connie Goze of 9769 Deer Trail needed a variance for a side yard setback from the standard of 10 feet to 7 feet for ... Read more...

FEMA and the FCC are testing wireless emergency alerts. Your phone will likely sound an alarm with a ‘Presidential Alert’ sometime around 2:18 p.m. ET. It isn’t coming from President Donald Trump, but in the future it ... Read more...

On Tuesday the Plymouth Airport honored one of the longest tenants at the airport by naming a hanger after him. Doctor Doug Badell had had a hanger at the airport since 1974. Airport Manager Bill Sheley said, “He comes out most every ... Read more...

Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman announced Tuesday the apparent conclusion of the cases for which his office was appointed Special Prosecutor for Kosciusko County.  The original appointment dates back to 2015. Chipman emphasized ... Read more...

  Lincoln Junior High English as a New Language (ENL) teacher, Ryan Ahlrich, and four of his students presented ways they are meeting goals in reading, writing and organizational skills to the Plymouth School Board on October 2. ... Read more...

During Monday’s Plymouth Park Board meeting, Superintendent Mike Hite told members he has meeting with Mike Boys and Mike Delp on the visiting Vietnam Memorial Wall. Last week, a representative from the company was in town and reviewed ... Read more...

Jason Peters, Marshall County Highway Supervisor presented the County Commissioners with the prioritized list of projects applied for through the Community Crossings Grant program. First on the list is Dogwood Road from US6 north to the ... Read more...

Last week the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar application was submitted in Indianapolis to the Office of Community and Rural Affairs. The 209 page application includes detailed information on the projects from the communities ... Read more...

October is National Bullying Prevention Month and the Webster Warriors are off and running with their weeklong campaign to promote bullies are not welcomed at their school. The staff and students are on a mission to educate and raise ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly welcomed new federal funding for the Indiana State Department of Health. The $1 million grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice, will support the improvement of school security through the development of ... Read more...