Local & State News

Plymouth Park Board Approves Police for NO OVERNIGHT STAYS IN CITY PARKS

Last week members of the Plymouth Park Board passed a new park policy that prohibits camping or overnight stays in all city parks. City attorney Sean Surrisi said park employees are seeing more people pitching a tent or sleeping in their ... Read more...

Jordan Miller Arrested on 2 Failure to Appear Warrants

Jordan Miller, 25 of Upas Road in Culver was arrested at the Marshall County Probation Department on Monday, August 13th at 1:30 p.m. for two Failure to Appear warrants for fines and costs. Miller was taken into custody and transported to ... Read more...

Title I Riverside Intermediate School Parent-Student Information Night Thursday, August 16

Riverside Intermediate School will hold a Title I Parent-Student Information Night on Thursday, August 16 starting at 6 p.m. Registration sign-in will occur beginning at 5:45 p.m. Parents who sign the registration sheet will be eligible ... Read more...

County Police Officer Hollopeter Investigated 2 Thefts of Tools

Marshall County Police Officer Ryan Hollopeter investigated two complaints of theft over the weekend.  On Saturday August 11th, at approximately 4:08 pm, he responded to the 100 block of Courtland Street in LaPaz, to investigate a theft ... Read more...

Donnelly-Supported National Defense Bill Signed into Law

President Trump Monday signed the bipartisan national defense bill into law, including a number of provisions benefitting Indiana. U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped negotiate and advance this legislation in the Senate Armed Services ... Read more...

County Council Approves Pay Raise for Highway Supervisor

Jason Peters, Supervisor of the County Highway Department will receive a pay raise that is retroactive to the first of the year thanks to the County Council. On Monday Council President Judy Stone told members that after hearing from Kent ... Read more...

Golf Cart Driver at Jellystone Campground Arrested for OWI following Crash

  Working security at Jellystone Campground in Plymouth Saturday night, August 11th, Marshall County Police Sergeant Les McFarland received information on a crash involving a golf cart.    About 11 p.m.  he went to the area of the ... Read more...

Gidley Files for County Council District 3 on Democratic Ticket

Mark Gidley is not new to politics, in fact, his family has been involved in the Democratic Party for many years, but Mark has decided to take the next step and filed on the Democratic ticket for County Council District 3 and will face ... Read more...

Bridge Project to Close SR 106 in Bremen Until Early October

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that a bridge project will begin Wednesday on State Road 106 in Marshall County (Bremen) that will close the road until early October. The bridge is located less than a ... Read more...

Culver Academies Museum and Archives Manager Jeff Kenney: Culver at the Fore!

The rich history of golf in Culver will be explored at “Culver at the Fore!”, a presentation by Culver Academies Museum and Archives Manager Jeff Kenney on Saturday, Aug. 18, starting at 10 a.m.   The event, which will take ... Read more...

Culver & Bourbon to conduct Republican Town Conventions

Republicans in both Culver and Bourbon will conduct Town Conventions this month as they select the Town Council candidates that will be on the ballot for the November General Election. In Culver, Republicans will gather at the Culver Train ... Read more...

Danielson Arrested on Diamond Drive for OWI

Early Monday morning, August 13th, Marshall County Police Officers responded to a subject slumped over at the wheel of a vehicle, at the intersection of Diamond Drive and Hillside Drive. At 4:35 a.m.  Officer Smith made contact with 19 ... Read more...

Poor Handmaids’ 150 years in America Celebration

The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ continue honoring their rich and lengthy history on August 17-19, in a weekend event called, “Coming Home to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Poor Handmaid Presence in America.” Since June 2014, ... Read more...

Ancilla Domini Children’s Choir Meet and Greet

  A Meet and Greet to learn more about the Ancilla Domini Children’s Choir will be held on Tuesday, August 28 from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Education Building, 400 N. Michigan Street, Plymouth. No music ... Read more...

Senator Head: Indiana Ranks No. 2 in Best States for Affordability List

U.S. News and World Report recently ranked Indiana number two  in its Best States for Affordability list. State Senator Randy Head said, “In second place, we outranked most of our neighboring states, with Michigan at number 4, ... Read more...

TUESDAY: Young to Visit South Bend, Argos, and Rochester

On Tuesday, August 14, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) will attend events in South Bend, Argos, and Rochester. At 2:00 p.m., Senator Young will hold a press conference at the Center for the Homeless in South Bend to discuss his new ... Read more...

Residents of Maxinkuckee Village File Petition with Commissioners for Speed Limit

Last week nine resident of Maxinkuckee Village presented a petition to the Marshall County Commissioners seeking a reduction in the speed limit. The petition asks the commissioner to reduce the speed limit from 40 mph down to 20 mph ... Read more...

New Nursing Equipment Introduced at Ancilla College

The Nursing Program at Ancilla just got even better with the addition of a Juno training manikin. According to the company website, “Juno is a modern manikin that was designed to meet educational requirements for clinical nursing skills, ... Read more...

Commissioners Consider Contract with Mike Miley as Insurance Risk Manager

Mike Miley presented the Marshall County Commissioners with a proposal to hire him as a risk manager for the county’s property casualty insurance.   In the proposal Miley said he’s handled the county’s insurance for 30 years and ... Read more...

NEW EAGLE PROJECT ADDS RENTAL FACILITY TO POTAWATOMI PARK LINEUP

Completed in May, Wyatt Stephan, the son of Potawatomi Park Director Michael Stephan and member of Boy Scout Troop 251 of Marshall County, planned and supervised the building of “The Eagle’s Nest”, a new rental facility ... Read more...