Local & State News

Consider Donation to Marshall County Promise on Giving Tuesday, Nov. 28th It Will be Doubled!

On Tuesday, November 28, we have a special opportunity to bring national funds to Marshall County! Promise Indiana has secured a match from the 1:1 Fund.  This fund was conceived and capitalized by Prosperity Now, a national ... Read more...

Meegan Arrested for Theft from Loves

The Loves Truck Stop at US 30 and Pioneer Drive called 911 Sunday afternoon about 1:30 to report a male stealing items from the store.  The male suspect left prior to Plymouth Police arriving on the scene but the car he was in was stopped ... Read more...

Troopers team up with Starke County Sheriff for weekend Criminal Enforcement Blitz

 On Friday, November 17, the Indiana State Police District #13 All Crimes Policing Team (ACP) conducted a multi-agency enforcement effort in Starke County.  The ACP team joined forces with the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, ... Read more...

PHS Play School Advanced Child Development Donation Wish List

Starting in February, Advanced Child Development students at Plymouth High School will run a Play School twice a week. Children participating in Play School are preschool aged children from our community. Now is the time the PHS staff and ... Read more...

Oliver Appointed to State Tri Kappa Position

Nadine Oliver of the Plymouth Beta Delta Chapter (XII) has been appointed to the Scholarship Committee for Tri Kappa on the State level.  The council of Tri Kappa recently made the appointment for a two-year term. Nadine Oliver as a State ... Read more...

Jefferson Robotics is Teaching Students Much More Than Just Robotics

The Jefferson Elementary School Robotics Club is teaching Jefferson Jets much more than robotics. Each season, VEX picks one STEM subject for each team to focus on. STEM stands for  science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This ... Read more...

Driver Injured in Single Vehicle Crash in front of LaPaz Dollar General

Timothy Ousnamer of Plymouth was traveling south bound on Michigan Road Monday morning when he lost control of his vehicle.  The pickup truck he was driving went off the west side of the roadway in front of Dollar General and hit a large ... Read more...

Heminger House Seeks Crisis Workers

The Heminger House, Plymouth’s domestic violence shelter, is currently looking for one to two part-time Crisis Workers. Hours vary from afternoons to overnights. Good people skills and flexibility are a must! Job duties entail: ... Read more...

Knight Arrested, Driving on a Lifetime Suspension

Bourbon Police Officer Adam Kraning was dispatched to 14645 State Road 331 Friday evening, November 17th about 6 p.m. for an unknown injury accident involving a semi and a passenger truck. During an investigation it was determined that the ... Read more...

Warm Up Marshall County Successful

Approximately 650 coats were donated to the 19th annual Warm Up Marshall County coat drive. Founder Steve Keiser from Oliver Ford Lincoln was so pleased with this year’s donations of coats for all sizes.  He also wanted to that Plymouth ... Read more...

Drainage Board & Commissioners Meeting Monday

The Marshall County Drainage Board and the Commissioner meet Monday morning. The Drainage Board will open maintenance bids for the William Myers Ditch in Walnut Township and the R. Martin Ditch in North Township at their 8:30 a.m. meeting ... Read more...

Michiana Balloon Rides Set To Expand

Michiana Balloon Rides LLC, a Hot Air Balloon Ride provider based in Plymouth Indiana, is looking to expand for the summer of 2018. Starting in June, Michiana Balloon Rides will double the amount of passengers it is able to take up on a ... Read more...

Dozens attend Unity Walk in Support of DACA Dreamers

More than 60 people braved the pouring rain and cold temperatures Saturday afternoon to attend the first every Unity Walk in Plymouth. Organizer Jim Smart was granted approval earlier in the week by the Plymouth Board of Public Works and ... Read more...

Help Put an AED in Every Bremen Post State Police Patrol Car

Looking for a fun way to get some exercise and help put an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) in all the patrol cars at the Bremen State Police Post?  It’s as easy as signing up to be part of a 5K Family Fun Run that will be held ... Read more...

BMV Announces Thanksgiving Holiday Closure

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) branches will be closed Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Branches resume regularly scheduled business hours on Saturday, November 25th. ... Read more...

Hoosiers Encouraged to Be Alert When Cooking This Holiday Season

Thanksgiving is the leading day for home cooking fires, and many home fires and related injuries are caused by unattended cooking. During the hustle and bustle of this holiday season, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and the ... Read more...

TIME TO SIGN UP FOR CARDINAL ELF

Looking to volunteer to buy gifts for clients of a nonprofit this holiday season? Check out the Cardinal Elf, a project of Cardinal Services. Cardinal is seeking members of the community to buy holiday gifts for a person with a ... Read more...

Marshall County Bar Association Unveils Plaque for Courthouse Art Contest

Earlier this summer, the Marshall County Bar Association, in cooperation with the Heartland Artist Gallery and several other groups, participated in a Marshall County Courthouse Art Project. The project involved a contest to select an ... Read more...

1981 Mishawaka cold case is focus of Paula Zahn program this Sunday

The story of two Mishawaka, Indiana church organists who were murdered a few miles apart in 1981, will be the focus of Paula Zahn’s national television program devoted to ‘cold cases’ at 10 p.m. this Sunday evening on the ... Read more...

Donnelly, Hoeven Announce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Address Opioid Abuse in Rural Communities

U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and John Hoeven (R-ND), announced bipartisan legislation aimed at combating substance use disorders in rural communities. The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Health ... Read more...