Local & State News

I recently read an article byMargaret Renkl titled “The Last Butterfly.”  In it she says that as a species, the Eastern monarch is in serious trouble. A changing climate is part of the problem, endangering the monarch’s Mexican ... Read more...

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meeting Monday beginning at 6 p.m. with the Board of Public Works and Safety.  Agenda for the meeting includes sidewalk requests of John Popi for 601 West Washington Street and Jodi Snedaker ... Read more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that State Road 10 will be closed starting Monday in Marshall County, just west of Argos, for chip seal operations. The road will be closed between State Road 117 and U.S. 31. ... Read more...

The Marshall County Health Nurse, Lisa Lestinger has been working very hard on getting a new Hepatitis A clinic in the county. The new clinic was conducted at the Marshall County Jail.  Last week the Health Department administered 280 ... Read more...

  A 58 year old Rochester man was arrested Friday, September 21st after failing a drug screen at the Marshall County Probation. Officer Steve DeLee arrived and placed Jeffery Moriarty in custody and transported him to Marshall County ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer Paul Stamper arrested 21 year old Joseph Martinez of Plymouth on Thursday night, September 20th at 10:30 at the Skylane Apartments. Martinez was taken into custody on an outstanding warrant through Marshall County ... Read more...

    Plymouth Police Officer John Weir arrested a Plymouth man following a traffic stop. About 8:40 the officer stopped a suspicious vehicle at Western Avenue and Council Drive.  While speaking with the driver it was determined ... Read more...

Bremen Police Officer Troy Ulch arrested a Bremen man following a single vehicle crash Thursday evening September 20th. About 7:15 Officer Ulch was dispatched to the 400 block of East Plymouth Street for a vehicle into a tree.  48 year ... Read more...

The Marshall County Farm Bureau Board is throwing member, Laurie Hayn a card shower. Laurie suffered a horrific accident on the farm last week and will be in the hospital for an extended period of time for operations and then rehab. The ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) last week announced that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted unanimously to advance the nomination of Mr. Kip Tom of Leesburg, Indiana. Mr. Tom is nominated to be ... Read more...

U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) last week visited Saint Joseph PACE, a comprehensive care center that allows seniors with complex care needs to continue living at home. The House recently passed bipartisan ... Read more...

The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut will be held in October, and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) encourages Hoosiers to participate in this drill promoting earthquake safety preparation and awareness. The ShakeOut, 10:18 ... Read more...

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tom Carper (D-Del.), and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), members of the bipartisan Senate health care price transparency working ... Read more...

The latest Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS) child fatality data shows the need for more caregiver education on water safety and safe sleep practices. The 2018 child fatality report reviewed 227 child deaths from state-fiscal ... Read more...

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to Indiana governor Eric Holcomb, strongly objecting to his 35 percent truck-only toll increase on the Indiana Toll Road, as well as comments he recently made to justify ... Read more...

Thursday afternoon Bowen Printing at 200 South Michigan Street held a Ribbon Cutting ceremony and an Open House celebrating their new look following the February flood. Bowen Printing is a local, hometown business established in 1943 and ... Read more...

Monday afternoon about 1, Plymouth Police Officer John Weir with the assistance of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department served a warrant at 516 Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers located three subjects at the residence and all there were ... Read more...

High school seniors and current college students pursuing a career in education can apply for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship through Nov. 30. Up to 200 students can receive renewable scholarships of $7,500 a year for ... Read more...

Marshall County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is excited to announce the installation of a raingarden at the Recycle Depot.  Michael Stauffer, local boy scout, approached Debbie Palmer, SWCD District Coordinator, about a ... Read more...

On Sunday, September 16 Plymouth Police were called to a residence on North Michigan Street reference a stolen motorcycle. In the early morning hours of the 16th a Motorcycle was taken from the residence and vandalized. Plymouth Police ... Read more...