Local & State News

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) Thursday reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give qualified members of the National Guard and Reserves a tiered preference in hiring for federal civil ... Read more...

This year’s Plymouth Baseball Paddle Auction has been rescheduled for tomorrow, Friday, December 15 at 6 p.m. in the PHS Cafeteria. This annual auction was originally scheduled to be held last Saturday, December 9, but had to be ... Read more...

The Plymouth Community School Corporation bus drivers are holding their first-ever nonperishable food drive this Saturday, December 16, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Plymouth Walmart. Dozens of PCSC bus drivers will be volunteering their ... Read more...

Plymouth High School will host the annual Christmas Spectacular show presented by the music department on Friday, December 15th and Saturday, December 16th at 7:00 p.m. in the high school’s auditorium. Tickets are $5 and are ... Read more...

Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller said Thursday afternoon an electrical malfunction was the cause of the December 7th fire on Pearl Street. Plymouth’s Fire Investigator, with the assistance of the State Fire Marshall, and in a joint ... Read more...

The self-imposed hiring freeze in the City of Plymouth Utilities Department was lifted Monday evening by the Board of Public Works and Safety. Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson to the Board of Works he needs to hire a wastewater ... Read more...

In a very short meeting last week the Plymouth Park Board was informed by City Attorney Sean Surrisi that the mayor has submitted an application to INDOT for a grant for the historic foot bridge on East LaPorte Street in River Park ... Read more...

The Marshall County Humane Society is hosting “FREE FELINE FRIDAY” on December 15th and Saturday, December 16th. The animal shelter is desperately over flowing with cats.  They don’t have a single open cage!   Most of the cats ... Read more...

By “dancing for those who can’t” for hours on end, college and high school students across Indiana raise millions of dollars each year for the children at Riley Hospital. The nation’s first Dance Marathon began in 1991 at ... Read more...

Although a discussion of a property located in the 800 block of North Main Street was not on the meeting agenda, Bourbon Town Board members expressed their willingness to respond to a letter received from the owner. Bill Keyser, Bourbon ... Read more...

With icy weather approaching, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) is reminding Hoosiers to be cautious when spending time near bodies of water and ice. It is impossible to judge the strength of ice over a body of water by ... Read more...

Kathy Smart of Plymouth has released her second children’s book, “Henry Goes Fishing”.    Henry Goes Fishing is a story for K – 4th grade readers about a boy who wants a pet and his mom says he is too young to take care of a ... Read more...

The Bourbon Town Board’s approval of Mike Chapman as Fire Chief for 2018 had been slated on the agenda however; no one from the Fire Department was in attendance at Tuesday night’s meeting so the board took no action. In other business ... Read more...

Wednesday, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), introduced bipartisan legislation to help students understand the financial implications of student loans and educational debt. The Empowering ... Read more...

Monday morning the Marshall County Council heard the request of Plan Commission President, Stan Klotz to create a temporary position of part-time code enforcement officer. Klotz told council members he’s been unsatisfied with code ... Read more...

Tuesday afternoon four K-9 units from area police agencies assisted in a search for narcotics on the Bremen High School campus. Officers from the Indiana State Police and Plymouth Police Department assisted the Bremen Police Department in ... Read more...

An Argos man was arrested Tuesday evening by the Argos Police Department for battery with a deadly weapon.  61 year old Daniel Pearcy II  of West Broadway Street in Argos was arrested on a preliminary charge of Battery with a Deadly ... Read more...

Two offers for a property owned by the Town of Bourbon at 308 Center Street were rejected during Tuesday night’s Town Council meeting. The commissioners held a tax sale certificate on the property since 2010 and deeded the property to ... Read more...

Plymouth Police were dispatched to 1917 North Michigan Street, Smith’s Farm Store, last Friday evening for the report of a shoplifter. When Officer Krynock arrived, employees pointed him towards 38 year old Shawn D. Allen of Knox who was ... Read more...

A traffic stop last Friday by Plymouth Police Officer Wally Derifield resulted in the arrest of 30 year old Maria Casbon of Plymouth. Casbon was booked into the Marshall County Jail for Operating with a BAC of .15% or more.  She was held ... Read more...