Yellow River Festival to Feature History

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.

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Georgetown Man Arrested after Alleged Battery Incident

Nicholas Tharp

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

Knox Man Arrested on Warrant for Dealing Drugs

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.

State Road 17 Resurfacing Project Moves Downtown

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.

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EMA Director: Flooding Not a Concern

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.”

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Rees Theater Project Committee to Create Business Plan

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.

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John Glenn Summer School Classes to Start Next Week

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.

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Yellow River Festival is This Weekend in Plymouth

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.

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Public Hearing Set for Plymouth Superintendent’s Contract

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.

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Marshall County Officials Set to Attend INDOT Meeting

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.

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Concrete Work to Begin in Plymouth Today

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.

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Plymouth City Council Considers Commercial Revitalization Rebate

The Plymouth City Council entertained a request from David Fortin from The Very Nice People business downtown for a revitalization project.

“We want to reroof the building that is at 101 N. Michigan Street,” said Fortin. “It’s on the northwest corner of the intersection of Michigan and La Porte Street immediately across from the Rees Theater. We have two quotes and the lower one was $63,480.”

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Marshall County Museum to Present Unique Exhibit in June

The Marshall County Museum will feature another exhibit to keep motors running during the P-town Cruz’n event in downtown Plymouth.

The Indiana Historical Society Auto Indiana “History on Wheels” exhibit is a state of the art traveling interactive exhibit. The 53-foot trailer houses Indiana’s automotive heritage through touch screen displays. The history of auto racing, the industry itself and modern manufacturing are just a few of the lessons provided in this unique educational presentation.

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Culver Redevelopment Commission to Meet in Special Session Today

The Culver Redevelopment Commission (CRC) will meet today to discuss the Sand Hill Farms workforce housing.

The Culver Town Council members made their decision on two resolutions this week and the CRC is expected to discuss the same resolutions during their meeting today. The town council members voted 4-1 to approve a resolution to authorize funding of the project. A separate resolution was approved 4-1 to enter into an agreement between the Town of Culver and Sand Hill Farms, Inc. for the development of the project.

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Bremen Lift Station Project to Move Forward

The Bremen Town Council agreed to move ahead on the project to upgrade the town’s lift stations in the spring 2018.

The plan and design phase is the next step. The council members took action to get that paperwork started this week with the hopes of bidding out the project in November or December. A bid could be awarded in January.

According to Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy, the Bremen Redevelopment Commission previously guaranteed the funds for the lift station project. The anticipated cost is around $1 million to $1.5 million.

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