The completion of a Culver workforce housing development was celebrated by state and local officials Saturday. Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch and developer Kevin Berger cut the ribbon on The Paddocks. The 48-unit income-based housing development was part of Culver’s Stellar Community plans.
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The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is adding a new 911 dispatcher. Sheriff Matt Hassel told the county council this month that the switch to a county-wide dispatch center a few years ago resulted in 30-to-40-percent increase in his department’s dispatch services. Now, he says the funding is in place to increase staffing to keep up with demand.
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The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members will meet tonight where they are anticipated to approve a contractor for upcoming street and sidewalk work. Bids for the projects were opened during the July 12 meeting.
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The Indiana Department of Health will soon release a more accurate picture of where COVID-19 vaccine recipients live, after about three percent of vaccination records were apparently assigned to the wrong county.
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The Marshall County Community Corrections Advisory Board members reviewed a request made by Brent Martin and Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter concerning the purchase of furniture for the Serenity House on Jefferson Street in Plymouth.
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The Bremen School Board members approved the reopening plan during their meeting Wednesday night.
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Indiana Conservation Officers have released the results of their crackdown on drunk boaters over the Fourth of July weekend. Operation Dry Water took place July 2 to 4.
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A Downtown Plymouth business will be upgrading its building, thanks to some funding help from the city. The city council last week approved Gary Treat’s application for a Commercial Revitalization Rebate Program Grant to repair a leaky roof.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases remains relatively low in the local area, but higher in the state as a whole. Marshall County had another three cases, according to Friday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health, while Starke County had one.
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The Starke County Emergency Management Agency is reminding residents to stay safe around trees and power lines.
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Members of the Plymouth Redevelopment Commission heard from Katie Lear and Greg Wendling from USI Consultants about the proposed second phase of Veterans Parkway from Michigan Road to Pioneer Road in Plymouth.
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The Town of Bremen is looking into financing options for a new wastewater plant. The town council last week agreed to let the town engineer work on a proposal for a State Revolving Fund loan, according to Director of Operations Trend Weldy.
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The Argos Town Council members heard a request from EMS Director Aaron Wagers Wednesday night to purchase 800 MHz radios as they are missing calls through the VHF system due to a bad antenna. They will receive the tone, but no instructions after that.
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Plymouth’s 2021 street and sidewalk projects have gotten interest from four companies. The bids opened during last week’s board of works meeting ranged from just under $447,000 to more than $599,000, with E & B Paving the apparent low bidder.
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John Glenn School Board members and Superintendent Christopher Winchell are moving forward with expanding Head Start at the school corporation.
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Indiana’s number of new COVID-19 cases keeps heading back up. Another 878 cases were reported in Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department of Health. That’s the biggest single-day increase in two months.
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Marshall County Highway Superintendent Jason Peters presented his recommendation to the commissioners Monday morning on a contractor to do Community Crossings Matching Grant work, along with additional paving projects.
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A ribbon cutting ceremony to welcome in The Paddocks workforce housing development will be held Saturday, July 24 at 4 p.m. ET at the site on Cavalier Drive off of West Jefferson Street in Culver.
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The recent sale of 415 Lakeshore Drive could help jumpstart an unsafe building fund for the Town of Culver. The town had to tear down what was left of the former City Tavern building after a fire in October of 2019. The proceeds from last month’s sheriff’s sale will reimburse the town’s demolition costs and other charges.
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The State of Indiana has more than tripled the amount of money allocated to food banks. The Indiana State Department of Agriculture says a total of a million dollars will be distributed to 11 food banks, under the General Assembly’s biennial budget.
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