Local & State News

Dr. Buchanan Talks Ancilla College at Friday’s Brown Bag Lunch

Join the Marshall County Museum for the next Brown Bag program titled, “The History of Ancilla:  Your Hometown College,” this Friday, September 14 from Noon – 1 PM. Dr. Tom Buchanan, historian, will trace the story of ... Read more...

Red Cross Blood Drive in Argos

The American Red Cross urges people of all races and ethnicities to give blood to help ensure a diverse blood supply for patients in need. The vast majority of blood types fall into one of the major ABO groups. However, some blood types ... Read more...

Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff

Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags at state facilities across Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday, September 11.   Governor Holcomb ... Read more...

THE PLYMOUTH LIONS CLUB HEARS FROM PROJECT HEARTS AND INSTALLS THREE NEW MEMBERS

Ruben Otterwalder, founder of Project Hearts presented an interesting overview of what Project Hearts is all about.  It is a non-profit organization in the Dominican Republic that has been working with education, health and economic ... Read more...

A PERFECT LIKENESS A THE CULVER TOWNSHIP PUBLIC LIBRARY

On Saturday, September 15, “A PERFECT LIKENESS” open house will be held from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. in the Carnegie Room of the Culver-Union Township Public Library, 107 North Main Street in Culver. The room will be set up to ... Read more...

City Meeting Monday Evening

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings beginning at 6 p.m. tonight in the conference room of the Fire Department. Members of the Board of Public Works and Safety will affirm the award of the 2018 Street and Sidewalk Fall ... Read more...

Senator Randy Head: Governor Announces Funding for New Interchanges

Last week, Governor Eric Holcomb announced his 2019 Next Level Connections plan, which includes funding for three new interchanges on U.S. 31. The interchanges, which run through Senate District 18, will be built at U.S. 31 and State ... Read more...

Come Learn About Marshall County Agriculture at Ag Day Sept.13th

The Marshall County Ag Day Committee is holding an event to promote the value of agriculture to the community.  The Ag Day program is held at Centennial Park by the old horse barn in Plymouth, on Thursday, September 13.  During the day ... Read more...

County Council to Cut 2019 Budget Request by over $800,000

Members of the Marshall County Council will have a busy day Monday as they begin to handle the 2019 budget request as well as their regular monthly meeting agenda items. The meeting, which begins at 9 a.m. include Kathy Clark , Executive ... Read more...

Park Board Approves 2019 Non-Reverting Budget

Last week members of the Plymouth Park Board reviewed and approved the 2019 Non Budget.  Estimated revenue will be $78,550 and comes from a number of revenue sources including $14,250 from the Marshall County Blueberry Festival, $4,000 ... Read more...

County Highway Preparing for Community Crossing Grant Submission

The deadline to submit applications for the Community Crossings grant process is Friday, September 28th and Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters told the County Commissioners he is nearly ready to submit. Last month Peters gave ... Read more...


AG Curtis Hill wins $955,000 judgment for City of Warsaw following fraudulent billing by employee and contractor

Following a years-long legal effort, Attorney General Curtis Hill prevailed in holding responsible for damages a public employee who bilked the City of Warsaw out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Former Street Superintendent Lacy ... Read more...

Bremen Library hosts Poe Murder Mystery Dinner

Friends of Bremen Public Library will host a Murder Mystery Dinner entitled “Murder at Poe’s Raven Party” at the library at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20. Once registered, participants will receive an invitation to ... Read more...

Young, Donnelly, Visclosky Urge Support for South Shore West Lake Expansion Project

Thursday, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), and Congressman Pete Visclosky (IN-D-01) announced they wrote a letter to the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) in support of Northern Indiana Commuter Transit ... Read more...

Young, Brown Lead Senators in Urging Administration to Invest in Efforts to Defeat Tuberculosis

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) this week led a group of Senators in urging President Trump to commit to meaningful US engagement during the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on ... Read more...

Gov. Holcomb to Attend Midwest U.S.–Japan Association Conference in Omaha Sept. 9 and 10

Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb will attend the annual Midwest U.S.–Japan Association Conference in Omaha, Nebraska Sept. 9 and 10. The conference brings together government and business leaders to foster economic relationships. ... Read more...

Treesh Arrested on Failure to Appear Warrant at Plymouth High School

Plymouth Police were dispatched to the area of Plymouth High School on Wednesday morning about 7 for a suspicious male who was wondering around and appeared to be intoxicated. Officer John Weir arrived on the scene and located the subject ... Read more...

Warsaw Man Arrested on Felony Warrant at Bayless & Charles Streets in Plymouth

Plymouth Police units were dispatched to the 400 block of Charles Street for a subject with a warrant in the area. Officers located 31 year old Ryan Eric Douglas of Warsaw at the intersection of Bayless and Charles Streets.  It was then ... Read more...

Young Joins Letter Asking HHS Secretary to Stop Obamacare’s Abortion Coverage Expansion

U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) Thursday joined a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar requesting the administration take additional steps to mitigate Obamacare’s unprecedented expansion of ... Read more...