Free breakfast and lunch for children ages 18 and under will be served at Menominee Elementary School and Plymouth High School this summer.
The USDA Summer Food Program assists children in the fight against hunger by serving over 200 million free meals to children ages 18 and younger at Summer Food Service Program sites around the country.
Another attraction this year during the Yellow River Festival is a fan favorite: food.
Several new selections have been added to satisfy hunger during the two-day event. La D’zert Café will be a new vendor this year offering cupcakes and soft drinks. Another new food vendor this year is Poppin’ Off Popcorn from Knox. Thirty-three varieties of popcorn will be available for sampling and purchase.
A two-car accident in Marshall County Thursday morning helped reunite a missing elderly man with his family.
Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the scene on U.S. 6 and Michigan Street in Lapaz at about 5:31 a.m. Police say that 21-year-old Austin Mahoney was traveling west on U.S. 6 when he approached a stopped vehicle partially parked in the roadway. As Mahoney attempted to go by the vehicle, the driver, an elderly man from Michigan, opened his driver’s door quickly. According to the report, Mahoney could not stop in time and hit the door with his vehicle.
The Plymouth Community School Board held a public hearing on the proposed superintendent’s contract that will be effective July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020.
Board President Todd Samuelson noted the changes which include a little less than a $5,000 increase in the base salary to $120,000 and a $600 phone allowance. Superintendent Dan Tyree noted that the phone increase was not in the previous contract but thought that it should be added in the new superintendent’s contract. Life insurance will also increase to two times the base salary which in this case would be $240,000.
Gas prices have been at a decent level lately as opposed to recent months.
Gasbuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Dan McTeague said the local retailers are working the numbers very closely.
“Prices are reflecting the wholesale and tax of about $2.20 a gallon and that looks to be in some places the going price,” said McTeague. “A lot of gas stations are really operating with their proverbial noses very close to the grindstone. I’ve seen some places that are moving up to $2.45.”
Residents in Indiana have experienced severe weather already this spring season including tornadoes. Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery says the best way to be prepared is to be weather aware.
Avery encourages everyone to take shelter if severe weather is forecast. If you see lightning, take cover immediately.
History will come to life during this year’s Yellow River Festival in Plymouth this weekend. According to organizer Eric Anderson, reenactors will portray Abraham Lincoln and Johnny Appleseed and they will be available to answer questions about historic events pertaining to their era of life. Anderson said other reenactors will be among the crowd.
“We’ll have the earliest Indians. We have LaSalle coming in this year who is the first French explorer from Europe and we’ll have reenactors through World War II. We are all volunteers and they come in and they share their history of their times. Everybody that you see wants to talk to you about their era. They want to share with you,” explained Anderson.
Deputies from the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call about an alleged battery and possible robbery incident early Tuesday morning at the Jellystone Campground in Plymouth.
According to police, the victim, who sustained substantial facial injuries in the reported incident, identified the suspect as Nicholas Terrell Tharp, 29, of Georgetown, Indiana. Tharp was located within the campground. After an investigation, Tharp was booked into the Marshall County Jail on a preliminary charge of battery with moderate bodily injuries
A Knox man was taken into custody on Monday afternoon after a Plymouth police officer responded to a call about two intoxicated people inside a vehicle in the 1,000 block of W. Jefferson Street.
After further investigation, police say Edward Royce, 35, had an active arrest warrant out of the state of Michigan for dealing and manufacturing drugs.
Royce was booked into the Marshall County Jail and is awaiting extradition to Michigan to face charges there.
Crews working on the State Road 17 resurfacing project moved to downtown Plymouth Tuesday afternoon. Milling will continue in the area today with parking restrictions downtown.
The road will be open until it’s time for the paving portion of the project. One day will be set aside for paving in the downtown area. INDOT officials say that one lane will always be open to traffic when crews resurface the road in the downtown area.
The amount of rain we’ve seen over the last few days is not a cause for concern, according to Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Clyde Avery.
He said the areas that normally see high water or minor flooding issues did experience those issues over the weekend.
“We did have some roads that were closed due to high water again,” said Avery. “We were fortunate that we didn’t get the heavy rain that occurred Friday night and again Sunday afternoon so that spared us from additional flooding concerns.”
Exterior work to rehabilitate the Rees Theater in downtown Plymouth is underway. The masonry work is going as expected as part of Phase I of the restoration project.
Wythougan Valley Preservation Council member and Rees Project Committee member Randy Danielson said they are working to create a business plan with members in a sub-committee led by Jack Davis. Those volunteers will sift through suggestions made by members of the public for the use of the theater. Danielson said suggestions have submitted in writing, through social media, and interviews with performing arts groups in the county. Additional information will be gathered from the memory tour held in March and feedback from members of service clubs. Suggestions are always welcome.
The first session of summer school for students at the John Glenn School Corporation is set to begin Tuesday, June 6.
According to High School Associate Principal Christopher Winchell, high school students will be able to take online courses through the Indiana Online Academy. Other courses will be offered in a traditional classroom setting including Health, Physical Education, Algebra, Algebra II, US History, World History, Government, Economics, and English. Students will be in the first summer session from Tuesday, June 6 to Friday, June 30 from 8 a.m. to noon. Lunch will be available during the USDA Summer Food program.
The Yellow River Festival in Plymouth will feature art, music, food, crafts and history this Saturday and Sunday in River Park Square.
This year’s featured town is Argos and representatives will be offering history of the community throughout the event.
The Yellow River Festival officially opens Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. with the welcome given by the Plymouth speech team. Randy Danielson will have information about the Rees Theater at noon on Saturday and Greg Champion will speak at 12:30 p.m. Other guests on the educational, entertainment and history stage include Kalita who is the master of magic and escape, The Rose Hips, Dr. Quackenbush, Abe Lincoln, Lights Out radio mystery, Fascinating Rhythm and more.
A hearing is scheduled for tomorrow to hear public comment on the next superintendent’s contract at the Plymouth Community School Corporation.
The contract calls for an annual salary of $120,000 with an annual board contribution to group health/dental/vision insurance premium in the amount of $23,285. An annuity would come to $7,200 with life insurance of $374.40 a year. Gasoline allowance would be estimated at $3,500 with a $600 phone allowance.
Officials from the Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a meeting at the La Porte District office to inform city, town and county officials about how to utilize the Community Crossings Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund. More specific information will be given about projects eligible for funding, how to submit projects for matching funds, deadlines for project submissions, timelines for distributing funds and development of an asset manager plan.
E&B Paving will be working on a portion of the proposed microsurfacing project beginning today.
The company will be completing the concrete portion of the project which includes the removal and replacement of curbs, sidewalks and ramps.
Oakhill Avenue will have the most work done at the railroad crossing and at the intersections of Elm Street, Rose and Nursery Street, Lincoln Street, Pearl Street and Thayer Street. The intersection of Jefferson and Beerenbrook Street will also have work done.
A crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a proposed amphitheater in the Culver Town Park is just two weeks into the effort.
Just a few more weeks remain to raise the $30,000 needed to receive an Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority matching grant of $30,000 toward the project.
The water main flushing program in the City of Plymouth will begin on Monday, June 5 at 6 a.m.
Utility Superintendent Donnie Davidson said the process should take about 30 days.
The Culver Redevelopment Commission (CRC) met in special session Friday morning to discuss the Sand Hill Farms workforce housing resolution.
The proposed workforce housing development would feature 24 apartment units in a complex that will include one, two, or three bedroom floor plans to be built on Jefferson Street.
