Local & State News

The Bourbon Town Council approved incentive payments for projects during the council’s regular meeting on August 8. Thanks to an incentive program, two downtown buildings will get a facelift. Jeff and Jane Fuller requested $2,500 for ... Read more...

Improvements at the Plymouth Municipal Airport over the last several years have led to interest in new customers but the hanger shortage is causing problems.  There were eleven people requesting hangers to base their airplanes at the ... Read more...

Marshall County Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Tami Napier, and Deputy Prosecutor, Matthew Sarber, spent six days in Kosciusko County Circuit Court this week as special prosecutors on a case originally handed down by a grand jury in February, ... Read more...

On Saturday, August 5, the Starke County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call of a male subject choking and unable to breath at the corner of Cherokee and Frost Street in Walkerton (Koontz Lake). When first responders arrived, ... Read more...

The Marshall County Solid Waste Board of Directors approved the 2018 budget during their meeting this week. Executive Director, Marianne Peters said priorities for next year’s budget include repairs to the loading dock, asphalt ... Read more...

A Plymouth man was arrested Sunday afternoon for Battery. Plymouth Police Officer John Weir was dispatched to a fight in the 300 block of Water Street about 1:30 in the afternoon.  Arriving on the scene he found a victim with a bloody ... Read more...

Construction on the new Boys and Girls Club on East Jefferson Street is in progress and the Club is currently operating in Jefferson Elementary School. Monday evening Billie Treber, Executive Director appeared before the Plymouth Park ... Read more...

Monday morning about 10:15 Plymouth Police Officer John Weir checked on a vehicle that had a flat tire at 100 Water Street.  While running a check on the license plate, the officer found that the owner had never had a driver’s license. ... Read more...

   Marshall County Commissioner Kevin Overmyer said an emergency situation arose at the County Sheriff’s Department a couple of weeks ago with the 911 Center.  The battery backup cabinet isn’t providing enough power when there is an ... Read more...

On Saturday, August 5th, about 8:15 in the evening Plymouth Police Officer Paul Stamper found 33 year old Miguel Sanchez of Plymouth to be driving on a suspended license. He was arrested at Berkley and Randolph Streets and lodged in the ... Read more...

The Indiana Sheriffs’ Association and Marshall County Sheriff Matthew Hassel would like to announce the 4th Annual Indiana Sheriffs’ Association Sheriff Robert “BucK” Stogsdill Open Bass Tournament to be held September 23.  The ... Read more...

During Monday’s Marshall County Commissioner’s meeting Doug and Gary Masterson from the Maintenance Department presented a quote from M & J Electric Plus of Plymouth for a generator at the County Highway Department.  Previously ... Read more...

The American Red Cross urges blood donors to give in the final weeks of summer to help overcome a chronic summer blood shortage. In August, regular donors may delay giving as final summer vacations are planned and back-to-school activities ... Read more...

U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly and Ports of Indiana CEO Rich Cooper Monday announced a $9.85 million federal grant for the Burns Harbor facility. The Department of Transportation grant will allow the port to increase its cargo operations ... Read more...

The bridge over the Yellow River on Michigan Street in downtown Plymouth will become the Thomas Chamberlin Memorial Bridge later this month thanks to Mayor Mark Senter and the Marshall County Commissioners. On Monday, Plymouth Mayor Mark ... Read more...

Plymouth Park Superintendent Mike Hite told members of the Park Board that a sink hole has developed on the southwest side of the bridge over the Yellow River in Centennial Park. While the bridge is the responsibility of the county, the ... Read more...

Saturday afternoon a 911 call at 12:45 sent Plymouth Police to the 1700 block of West Jefferson Street for a reported battery. A witness told the 911 dispatch center that a younger female, 23 year old Jasmine Perry was battering an older ... Read more...

The Marshall County DUI Task Force conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on Friday, July 28th. The sobriety checkpoint was conducted in the 1500 block of North Oak Drive in Plymouth between 9 a.m. and midnight.  153 vehicles were stopped during ... Read more...

Plymouth Police arrested two local residents Sunday evening after being alerted by Kosciusko County Dispatch of a theft in Warsaw and the suspect’s vehicle headed west. About 7:00PM Marshall County dispatched an attempt to locate a white ... Read more...

Since 1999, key conservation and agricultural organizations have sponsored the River Friendly Farmer (RFF) Program. The statewide initiative recognizes farmers, who through good production management practices helps keep Indiana’s ... Read more...