Local & State News

Sen. Young Helps Lead Letter Raising Concerns About Imminent Military Operations at Hudaydah, Yemen

 Tuesday, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) helped lead a bipartisan letter raising concerns over a reported imminent military operation to seize the port of Hudaydah. Senators Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), and Chris Murphy ... Read more...

City Council Approves Community Improvement Grant

Monday evening the Plymouth City Council approved an application for the Commercial Revitalization Rebate Program. David Fortin from The Very Nice People LLC told the council he needs to put a new roof on the building at 119 West Garro ... Read more...

Rep. Jordan: Local schools recognized for AP success

The Indiana Department of Education on Tuesday awarded Argos Community Junior Senior High School and Plymouth High School for student AP exam success during the 2016-2017 school year, according to State Representative Jack Jordan ... Read more...

County Council Approves Pay Raise for Lake Patrol

Marshall County residents have many lakes to enjoy all summer long; however, patrolling Lake Maxinkuckee to help ensure safety for all requires a lot of manpower. On June 12, Sheriff Matt Hassel appeared before the Marshall County Council ... Read more...

Neely Arrested for DWS & Possession of Marijuana

On Sunday, June 10th  at approximately 6:25 in the evening Jodi Neeley age 34 of South Bend was stopped on a traffic stop in the area of Michigan Street and Airport Road by Plymouth Police Officer Jerrid Arnold. After an investigation Ms. ... Read more...

Niles Woman Arrested for Theft at Plymouth Walmart

On Friday, June 8th Plymouth Police units were called to Wal-Mart about 7:15 in the evening in reference to a theft. 26 year old Kayla Godfrey of Niles, MI was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail. She was given a ... Read more...

Mustard’s Retreat Relishes at the Moon. No bun – we mean pun intended!

Mustard’s Retreat, a folk trio band from Ann Arbor, Michigan, fresh from their appearance with friend, Peter Yarrow, of Peter, Paul, and Mary,  will be performing in concert at the Wild Rose Moon on Friday, June 15. Doors open ... Read more...

Donnelly: Progress Toward North Korean Denuclearization is Laudable but must be Independently Verifiable

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement after President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signed an agreement in Singapore regarding North Korean ... Read more...

Young Joins Group of Senators Calling on Administration to Restore More Choice In Health Insurance Markets

U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), and 33 other senators today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Labor Secretary R. Alexander Acosta, and HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar urging the administration to ... Read more...

INDIANA STATE FAIR ANNOUNCES FIVE ADDITIONAL SHOWS AS PART OF THE 2018 INDIANA STATE FAIR

Tuesday a second wave of five of 17 concerts were announced that will be part of the Chevrolet Free Stage headline  entertainment at the 2018 Indiana State Fair, which returns August 3-19. Each night of the fair features a concert that is ... Read more...

Gressman wins GLSS feature, Losh tops tough modified field at Plymouth Speedway

Mother Nature threaten to spoil the show but provided blue skies and mild temperatures for an exciting night of racing at the Plymouth Speedway. The Great Lakes Super Sprints brought a full field of 360 winged sprints and Kenny Wallace’s ... Read more...

County Council Approves Repair of Jail A/C Unit over Replacement

The Marshall County Common Council wrestled with the pros and cons of repairing or replacing a failing AC unit at the county jail. Sheriff Matt Hassel along with Gary Masterson, maintenance director said there are ten units that are placed ... Read more...

Plymouth Redevelopment Commission Passes Thru $20 million in Assessed Value

Members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission held a special meeting Thursday to consider passing through some assessed value in the (TIF) Tax Incremental Financing Districts. The purpose of the meeting was to determine the amount of ... Read more...

City Council Approves Ordinances for Pool & Early Childhood Learning Center

Monday evening members of the Plymouth Common Council approved on second and third reading the ordinances to create a fund entitled “Aquatics Center Project Fund.”   This fund will assist City Clerk Treasurer Jeannie Xaver in the job ... Read more...

Bremen Police Arrest 2

Bremen Police made two arrests over the weekend. On Friday, June 8th Officer Troy Ulch conducted a traffic stop at US 6 and SR331. 19 year old Isaiah H. Fields of Romney, IN was arrested for Possession of Marijuana and Possession of and ... Read more...

Eagle Scout Project Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

Seventeen year old Christopher Fishburn of Argos accomplished something this past week that statistics show only one out of every 100 Boy Scouts ever achieve.  He received the coveted Eagle Scout Award last Wednesday evening, June 6th. ... Read more...

Potawatomi Wildlife Park BENEFITS FROM EAGLE PROJECT #2 FOR 2018

Potawatomi Wildlife Park was recently the beneficiary of their 2nd Eagle Scout Project for 2018. Kieran Fangman from Troop 572 of Granger built and installed two outdoor educational displays. One outdoor display was installed on the ... Read more...

Public Invited to Shape Future Programming at Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center

Members of the public are invited to share ideas for spiritual programming that will help deepen each person’s relationship with God. Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center has created an online survey http://bit.ly/LWSurvey2018  for ... Read more...

Walorski Supports Record Funding for Veterans

U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) Friday voted for legislation that provides a record level of funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and strengthens accountability measures. “As Americans, we have a responsibility the ... Read more...

Donnelly Statement on Administration’s Effort to Raise Health Care Costs and Take Away Protections for Hoosiers and Americans with Pre-Existing Conditions

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly Friday released the following statement after the Trump Administration argued in a court brief that protections for pre-existing conditions should be ruled unconstitutional, the latest in its efforts to sabotage ... Read more...