Local & State News

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Tuesday delivered his 2018 State of the State address to a joint convention of the Indiana General Assembly. While continuing his focus on five key pillars, the governor’s remarks ... Read more...

After a lengthy discussion the Plymouth Common Council approved paying the 2017 and 2018 invoices for Central Dispatching services for Center and West Township. During Monday evening’s meeting City Attorney Sean Surrisi said he received ... Read more...

Plymouth Police received a call from the Marshall County Drug Task Force Tuesday morning advising that wanted subjects were located at 2550 North Michigan Street, the Red Rock Inn. Officer Ben McIntyre located 20 year old Kenneth McIntire ... Read more...

Plymouth Police Officer John Weir stopped a green pick-up truck on North Michigan Street at Centennial Park about 1:45 Monday afternoon.  The truck was speeding.  After speaking with the driver, 29 year old Wayne Austin Hardesty of ... Read more...

The Plymouth Park Department has announced their 2018 bus trips. You must sign-up and pay for these trips in advance at the park office in Centennial Park. A new adventure is in-store for January.  Instead of traveling outside of Plymouth ... Read more...

Have you ever considered running for office but had no idea where to start?  Then an event the Marshall County Democratic Party is hosting this Wednesday and Thursday is the event for you! Come and learn about the open positions that will ... Read more...

The annual Daddy Daughter Dance hosted by the Plymouth Park Department will be on Saturday, February 10th.  Again this year the event will be held at Christo’s Banquet Center, 830 Lincolnway East in Plymouth from 6 to 8 p.m. The evening ... Read more...

Marshall County Fair Board Secretary Angel Balsley and President Robert Hurford appeared before the County Council Monday seeking funding for the OCRA grant to build a Multi-Purpose building on the fairgrounds in Argos. Hurford said the ... Read more...

Monday morning Plymouth Clerk Treasurer, Jeanine Xaver administered the Oath of Office to two new city police officers. David Finn of Mishawaka and Nicholas Kindig of Mentone will start to work this week.  Each one will be teamed up with ... Read more...

The Plymouth Plan Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals only had one item on their meeting agendas Tuesday evening, a request from the City of Plymouth. The Plan Commission unanimously approved the city’s request to create a two lot ... Read more...

      Laura Mann, Promotion of the City Coordinator updated the City Council on her achievements and activities during Monday’s meeting.  The following is her speech to council members: 2017 was spent trying to dispel the ... Read more...

In a split vote the Marshall County Council approved submission of a job description for a temporary, part-time Code Enforcement Officer. Last month, Stan Klotz, president of the County Plan Commission asked the County Council to consider ... Read more...

The Marshall County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the first of two 2018 Community Funds grant rounds. These grants support specific projects or programs throughout Marshall County typically focusing on the arts, ... Read more...

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is warning drivers that temperatures tonight will drop below freezing.  With today’s thawing roads will be slick and we could see areas of fog developing. Motorists should exercise caution when ... Read more...

The Plymouth School Board will meet on Tuesday, January 9 for a regularly scheduled meeting. Meetings are open to the public; however, comments from the audience are confined to agenda items only. During the organizational portion of the ... Read more...

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is urging residents to take precautions against influenza amid recent increases in flu-like illnesses and deaths. As of Dec. 30, 2017, 25 flu-related deaths have occurred in Indiana. ... Read more...

This January, National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross has an urgent need for blood donors of all blood types to make an appointment to give now and help address a winter blood donation shortage. Severe winter weather has had a ... Read more...

The Marshall County Museum will host a Therapy Thursday event this week on January 11th from noon till 1 p.m. Local Naturopathic Nutritionist, Joyce Maxwell-Downs will share her expertise in the field of natural healing with a presentation ... Read more...

The former owner of Stone Creek Homes, Inc. , David Ferguson, was back in Marshall Court Courts on Wednesday. Ferguson was sentenced in April, 2016 by Superior Court Judge Robert Bowen to a total of ten years of incarceration with four to ... Read more...

The Marshall County Commissioners’ Advisory Committee on the Shady Rest Home will hold a public meeting on January 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room on the second floor of the county building.  The main purpose of the meeting ... Read more...