Local & State News

Triton is the 16 Spirit School of the Year

Triton School Corporation is the winner of the “Spirit of the Year” award from WNDU-TV. The Triton School Corporation is having a special convocation with all Kindergarten through twelfth grade students this ... Read more...

Walsh & Kelly Awarded 2017 Fall Street & Sidewalk Projects

Monday evening the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety ratified the bid award for the 2017 Fall Street and Sidewalk program. Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt told members after the October 9th meeting the four bids were reviewed ... Read more...

Culver Plans “Stellarbration” November 8th

Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch announced last Thursday that the Town of Culver was designated as the State of Indiana’s 2017 Stellar Community for Division II. As one of two designees, Culver’s Stellar Committee has been invited to ... Read more...

September 2017 Unemployment Rankings

          Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.8 percent for September and remains lower than the national rate of 4.2 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2015), ... Read more...

Shawn Brown Arrested on Warrant

        Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Hogarth Street for a reported fight between a man and women Friday afternoon about 3:15.   During the investigation Officer Matt Emenhiser located 31 ... Read more...

Culver Union Township EMS Open House Tuesday, Oct. 24th

      The Culver Union Township EMS will host an Open House on Tuesday, October 24th from 5 to 6 p.m. to introduce their new paramedic level responses and to offer citizens a first look at their new ambulance.   These ... Read more...

Lister Arrested for Shoplifting at Dollar General, Additional Charges Dealing Meth and Possession of Syringe

          Saturday night, Plymouth Police were called to Dollar General at 328 Kingston Drive for a shoplifter. Officer John Weir located the suspect, 52 year old Ronnie Lister of Plymouth.  He was found to have 6 ... Read more...

Vote for Your Favorite Scarecrows!

Halloween is right around the corner and WTCA and the Pilot News have joined together to bring a little fun into the fall season with the 5th annual Scarecrow Contest. Local businesses have created some very unique and unusual scarecrows ... Read more...

Rochester Woman Arrested for OWI Endangering

        Plymouth Police Officer John Weir arrested a Rochester woman for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Endangering a Person Friday just after noon.   Officer Weir was on patrol and observed a vehicle north ... Read more...

Senate Agrees with Donnelly that Companies Shipping American Jobs Abroad Should Lose Tax Breaks

Washington, D.C. – The Senate Thursday agreed with U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly in affirming that companies that ship American jobs to foreign countries shouldn’t get tax breaks. Following a Donnelly speech on the Senate floor calling ... Read more...

Marshall & Starke County Police Arrest 3

About 9:30 Saturday morning, October 21st officers from Starke and Marshall County Sheriff’s Offices went to the 11,000 block of 400 North in Starke County for a wanted person. Officers located 39 year old Sally Mills of Walkerton, ... Read more...

INDIANA WIC LAUNCHES MOBILE APP

      The Indiana Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program has a new mobile application to make it easier for clients to access the nutritious food and other benefits they need to be healthy.   The app is a convenient ... Read more...

Tidbits from Triton

  As part of the grade level college and workplace career study trips, the Triton Jr.-Sr. High School students visited Ancilla College before fall break. Each secondary grade at Triton visits an institution of higher learning and a ... Read more...

2 Arrested in Maax Burglary

The Plymouth Police Department has made two arrested in the August 28th burglary at Maax, located at 1001 North Oak Drive in Plymouth. The police report says 49 year old Gerald V. Boyd Sr. of North Judson had entered the building during ... Read more...

City Meetings Monday Evening

The City of Plymouth will conduct their regular meetings tonight beginning at 6 p.m. in the conference room at the Fire Department. During the Board of Public Works and Safety meeting, members are expected to ratify the award of the 2017 ... Read more...

State’s Business Tax Climate Ranks Among Nation’s Top 10

Indiana’s business tax climate ranks among the top 10 in the United States, according to the Tax Foundation’s 2018 State Business Tax Climate Index. The Index measures states’ tax codes, evaluating nearly 115 variables in five ... Read more...

Rokita Speaks at M.C. Republican Breakfast

State Senator, Randy Head, and sitting Congressman, Todd Rokita, spoke to a full breakfast meeting of the Marshall County Republicans Thursday morning. As Congressman Rokita represents the 4th Congressional District of Indiana, and has ... Read more...

HEALTH DEPARTMENT RAISING AWARENESS OF NEED FOR LEAD TESTING

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) is urging residents and healthcare providers to test young children for lead exposure as part of National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. 22-28. “Lead exposure can have a significant ... Read more...

Kunde named administrator for SJHS Plymouth Medical Center

Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) is pleased to announce that Dan Kunde has been named administrator for SJHS Plymouth Medical Center. Kunde will be responsible for clinical quality and service, as well as the financial performance of the ... Read more...

Indiana Cops Receive 1,758 Breathalyzers, Marshall County Awarded 10, Plymouth 5

State and federal officials announce the delivery of 1,758 portable breath tests to assist 150 local law-enforcement agencies across Indiana. The breathalyzers were purchased with just over $750,000 in National Highway Traffic Safety ... Read more...