Many school corporations welcome students into the 2017-2018 school year this week which means students’ sleep schedules will be changing. Nearly 8 in 10 Indiana high school students sleep less than the recommended eight hours on school nights.
According to Pediatric Sleep Specialist Dr. Sarah Honaker, a change in internal body clocks makes it difficult for many teens to fall asleep before 11 p.m. or midnight. Decreased sleep associated with rising early and later bedtimes can lead to dangerous consequences.
The members of the Bremen Hometown Collaboration Initiative (HCI) held a community meeting Thursday night to gather opinions from residents about what improvements they’d like to see within the town.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety approved the contact of Haskins Underground to complete the water main extension project on Richter Road.
The Culver Town Council will be looking at an ordinance that reviews the enforcement of the brick-paved crosswalks in town.
The start of school is upon us as a few school corporations begin their new school year next week.
Culver Town Manager Jonathan Leist updated the Culver Town Council this week on work being done toward being designated a stellar community with the Stellar Communities Designation Program.
Plymouth City Engineer Rick Gaul will be working with Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) to conduct a traffic study Columbus Drive and Baker Street.
The Indiana State Department of Health is looking into an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough, cases.
The Plymouth Fire Department responded to a fire at AK Industries this morning.
The Culver Town Council will again discuss the proposal for the Culver Movie Theater to include as a town project in the Stellar Communities Designation Program.
Several ongoing projects with the Plymouth Utility Department are on schedule.
Plymouth Building Commissioner Keith Hammonds asked the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members to affirm a demolition order for 1101 W. LaPorte Street. 
A drug tip led to the arrest of three people in Plymouth for dealing in marijuana.
The Triton Community School Corporation and the Marshall County Community Foundation have come together to help Triton students further their education with scholarship opportunities in the trades industry.
Plymouth City Police Chief David Bacon presented the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members with a solution to a traffic flow issue on school days around the Lincoln Jr. High School.
