There’s still time to bring in some donations for the Warm Up Marshall County coat drive! The last day to bring coats into Oliver Lincoln Ford in Plymouth and other local drop-off locations is Wednesday, November 14th.
For the last two decades, Oliver Lincoln Ford has held this drive to help bring winter apparel to Marshall County residents who can’t afford it on their own. All the collected coats will be distributed to individuals and families in need this weekend. Continue reading
At last Wednesday’s Argos Town Council meeting, members acknowledged that two letters of interest for the Argos EMS Director position were submitted by the deadline. As a reminder, current EMS Director Richie Miller tendered his resignation in August and will be leaving the department on December 31st of this year. Continue reading
An updated employee handbook was up for approval at Wednesday night’s Argos Town Council meeting. Clerk-Treasurer Lisa Mullaney noted that much of the book remained the same but a firm was hired to ensure that new state and federal regulations would be accounted for. Continue reading
High school seniors interested in pursuing an education degree are running out of time to apply for the Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. Continue reading
The Marshall County 911 Dispatch center received a call Monday evening regarding an altercation at a residence in the 17,000 block of Vine Street.
According to the official incident summary, shortly after 8:35 p.m. on November 5th, dispatchers were informed that 28-year-old Brandon Lyn Masterson was apparently in an altercation with family members. Continue reading
Two Marshall County municipalities will be able to complete some major roadwork thanks to the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program. Continue reading
Community events with food trucks, vendors and other activities are held in Plymouth and Bourbon on certain Fridays during the summer months. Argos officials are currently working out the specifics for “TGIF Argos” so they’ll be able to launch their own series this coming summer. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members ratified the teachers’ contract for next year when they met Monday night. Superintendent Dr. Jim White shared that there were some significant changes to compensation approved in the new contract.
Dr. White explained, “This year we decided to utilize a new method of compensation that was put out by the state called closing the gap and the idea is to help close the difference between the highest paid teacher and the lowest paid teacher and in doing so we were able to move our starting salary from $34,000 to $36,000.” Continue reading
A few different project updates were delivered at this week’s Bremen School Board meeting.
Back in July, school officials approved a $132,000 quote from McGuff Roofers for repairs to the roof at the elementary/middle school.
At Monday night’s meeting, Superintendent Dr. Jim White shared that contractors will do their best to complete certain sections before it gets too cold but the project will have to be finished up in the spring time. Continue reading
A little more than 15,080 Marshall County residents cast a ballot in the 2018 Midterm Elections. A total of 10,336 ballots were recorded from Tuesday’s election at the polls and another 4,745 votes came from residents who cast absentee ballots. Continue reading
A Mishawaka is facing multiple charges, following a Saturday evening traffic stop.
Around 10 p.m. on Saturday, November 3rd, Marshall County Patrolman Andrew Wozniak initiated a traffic stop on a black 2013 Jeep Patriot in the area of US 6 and Pine Road. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Jesse Alan Howard committed multiple infractions, according to police. Continue reading
In order to bring food to Marshall County families in need, the Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is partnering with the Bread of Life Community Food Pantry for a fall food drive throughout the month of November.
The food pantry is currently in need of soup, cereal, peanut butter, mac-n-cheese and other pasta, rice, mashed potatoes and dried beans. Continue reading
Individuals who wish to apply for the Argos EMS Director position have until Wednesday, November 7th to get a letter of interest turned into the Argos Clerk’s Office.
As a reminder, the current EMS Director Richie Miller tendered his resignation in August and plans to officially resign on December 31st. Miller has noted that applicants are required to have EMT experience. Continue reading
The National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) recognizes November as a time to raise awareness of scholarship opportunities for current and future college students. That is why November is recognized as National Scholarship Month.
According to information provided on Scholarships.com, National Scholarship Month used to be acknowledged in May until 2008. However, since many scholarship providers begin posting new scholarship information and competitions for the next academic year around November, it was moved. Continue reading
Argos Town Council members approved a declaratory resolution to establish a TIF area when they met last month.
Argos Redevelopment Commission Vice President Mark VanDerWeele informed council members that while the resolution can be amended at any time, they would have to restart the lengthy approval process over from the beginning if any changes are made. Continue reading
In an effort to provide some assistance to the families impacted by Tuesday’s bus stop accident in Rochester, all Good to Go Convenience Stores will be accepting donations now until Sunday, November 11th.
Some nearby locations include Culver, Medaryville, North Judson and Winamac. Continue reading
With the assistance of other law enforcement agencies, the Under Cover Narcotics Investigation Team (UNIT) has made multiple arrests over the last few weeks. Continue reading
An intergovernmental agreement related to the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Initiative came before Argos Town Council members a few times when they met last month.
Members first saw the agreement during their first meeting in October. However, they voted to table it at that time since councilwoman Suzanne Umbaugh was absent from the meeting and she has played an important role in the town’s Stellar efforts.
When members met for their second meeting of the month, they unanimously approved the agreement. Continue reading
A court date has been set for the Rochester woman who faces multiple charges related to Tuesday morning’s bus stop accident in Fulton County.
According to a staff member at the Fulton County Jail, Alyssa Shepherd’s initial hearing date is set for Tuesday, November 13th at 8:30 a.m.
She faces three felony charges of reckless homicide and one misdemeanor charge of passing a school bus, when the arm signal device is extended, causing an injury that resembles similar to the one that looks like if a person was injured in a truck accident. Accidents are inevitable in such cases you can seek the help of lawyers. Aronfeld attorneys can help you out in case of accidents by claiming compensation for the injuries sustained.
A Rochester woman was arrested shortly after 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday for her alleged involvement with a fatal accident at a Fulton County bus stop.
An investigation by Indiana State Police officers resulted in the arrest of 24-year-old Alyssa L. Shepherd. According to an ISP news release, Shepherd was taken into custody while at her place of employment when officers served her with a Fulton Superior Court arrest warrant.
The accident was called lethal by the experts at helpincolorado.com. The warrant alleged three felony charges for reckless homicide and a misdemeanor count for passing a school bus, with the stop arm extended, causing an injury. Continue reading
