The Marshall County Relay for Life is Saturday, June 17 from noon to midnight at River Park Square in Plymouth.
Organizer Joan Hunt says a new event will kick off the relay on Saturday morning.
“This year we’re going to have a survivor brunch and that will be the day of the relay at 10 a.m. at Christos Banquet Center,” said Hunt. “We want to really remember that the relay is about remembering people that have passed, celebrating those who are survivors and that we’re getting educated to do our best to help fight the battle against cancer because we really need to take care of this disease.”
The Marshall County Council members gave their support to match funds toward a $1 million Community Crossings grant for work on the county’s roads and bridges. Even though the county is eligible for a 75/25 grant match split this year it was suggested to officials that the application include project plans in the $1.3 to $1.4 million range in order to capture that full $1 million match.
Officers with the Plymouth Police Department will be getting a raise.
A proposed building project could entice a manufacturing facility to set up operations in Plymouth.
The Culver Town Council will be discussing their next steps in the path to be awarded the Stellar Communities designee during their regular business meeting tonight. The town was named a finalist in Division 2 at the end of May. The name of the winning community will be announced at the end of this summer. Culver was placed in Division 2 that recognizes towns with a population less than 5,999. The Town of Culver will be competing with the Town of Churubusco in Whitley County and the City of Union City in Randolph County.
A public information meeting to gather comments on the proposed J-turn intersection on U.S. 31 at State Road 10 and State Road 110 in Marshall County has changed venues.
Officials with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Marshall and Allen County Coroner’s Offices are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy who reportedly fell off his bicycle and sustained a head injury.
The Triton School Board has scheduled a public hearing for tonight to hear comments on the proposed building project set to begin in 2018.
A proposed timeline for the construction of the Lincoln Junior High School project was released during the Plymouth Community School Board meeting last week.
An agreement with Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) was presented to the Marshall County Commissioners last week to perform the final pictometry flight in a six-year process.
The Marshall County Council will get an update on INDOT’s Community Crossings Grant when they meet this morning. Commissioner Kurt Garner attended the meeting along with other county representatives and he will provide a report.
Chip seal work will close a section of State Road 331 between Bourbon and State Road 25 in Marshall County beginning on Monday.
There are some body building products sold over the counter that could cause harm to athletes and cause a liability issue at the Plymouth Community School Corporation. That’s what Team Physician Dr. Tod Stillson explained to the Plymouth Community School Board on Monday night.
John Glenn elementary students who have not had the opportunity to attend preschool or day care are getting a jump start to kindergarten.
A new officer at the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be attending the Law Enforcement Academy but his attendance had to be approved by the Marshall County Commissioners.
The Indiana Historical Society’s Auto Indiana “History on Wheels” is open to visitors today at the Marshall County Museum in downtown Plymouth.
Twenty counties are now eligible to participate in On My Way, a pre-kindergarten program aimed to provide early education to eligible children from low-income families.
