Though the official Average Daily Membership (ADM) numbers have yet to be released from the State, school officials at Argos are reporting a noticeable increase.
Superintendent Ned Speicher reports that state officials came to take the ADM count on Friday, September 14th. Continue reading
Bremen School Board members reviewed teacher evaluations when they met Monday night.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White shared that the majority of teachers were ranked as highly-effective, with 87 percent of them receiving that distinction. Continue reading
Efforts to bring a School Resource Officer into the Argos Community School Corporation continue to move forward.
Town Council members provided their support for the idea when they met earlier this month. School Superintendent Ned Speicher said that School Board members considered the matter at their meeting on Monday.
Speicher explained, “The school board did the same thing, they had a motion and approved stating that they’d work on the concept of having a School Resource Officer.” Continue reading
The late Mark Wagner has been commemorated in the Town of Bourbon with a street named “Wagner Way.”
This matter was first considered during a meeting back in February shortly after Wagner passed away. It was then that town council members voted to move forward with the idea of dedicating a street in memory of the town’s attorney of many years. With the “Wagner Way” street sign ready to replace the “Third Street” sign, council members passed a resolution last Tuesday, making the name change official. Continue reading
Members of the Plymouth Board of Works considered a request pertaining to the new drainage plan review fees when they met last Monday.
City attorney Sean Surrisi provided some background about the request, explaining that Carl Stockberger apparently submitted his drainage plan after the new fees went into effect. However, since planning and coordination were occurring for many months before the new fees went into effect, Stockberger asked the board to consider waiving them. Continue reading
The annual Falloween Fest held at John Glenn High School is right around the corner.
From Friday, September 21st through Sunday, September 23rd, a number of area organizations, churches and John Glen school groups will sponsor this weekend-long event in Walkerton. Many organizations raise funds for student scholarships and over the last few years, about $250,000 has been raised to assist more than 200 students.
Event organizers describe Falloween as a family-oriented festival with a variety of activities including two parades, a midway of amusement park rides, tasty food, special music events, fireworks, craft vendors and tractor pulls as well as a petting zoo, a giant garage sale and a 5K run. Continue reading
Plymouth City Council members held a pre-adoption public hearing over their 2019 budget when they met last Monday.
Clerk-Treasurer Jeanine Xaver shared that the published budget is based on 85 percent of the current year’s assessed valuation (AV). She explained that the current AV is $391 million and 85 percent of that is $333 million.
Xaver said based on that reduced AV, the anticipated tax rate for 2019 would be $2.12 per $100 of net assessed valuation and added that excludes the cumulative capital development fund’s rate. She also noted last year’s rate was advertised at $1.95 and it ended up being a $1.65. Continue reading
Bourbon Town Council members recently took action to document their Stellar support with a resolution they passed last week.
Town Council President Les McFarland shared that the resolution also indicates if the designation is received, Bourbon would commit up to $125,000 as a local match to offset the cost of the projects they’re hoping to tackle. Continue reading
The residential recovery program David’s Courage was recently selected as a Lowe’s Heroes project!
Through this program, Lowe’s employees team up and adopt a volunteer project with local nonprofit organizations and schools. They donate materials and their time to assist with restoration efforts.
As David’s Courage continues to work on their “Open the Doors” campaign, these volunteers will contribute valuable construction assistance to help complete repairs and renovations at the transitional residency facility that will be for individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Continue reading
Despite receiving a recommendation from their fiscal officer to hold off, the Plymouth City Council passed a resolution Monday night that confirms the City’s support for the Marshall County Crossroads Regional Stellar Initiative as well as a permanent supportive housing development.
City Attorney Sean Surrisi shared a few details about the Stellar Initiative and noted a permanent supportive housing development is one of the city’s projects they plan to include in the County’s application seeking a Regional Stellar Designation. Continue reading
Habitat for Humanity was given the “go-ahead” from Bourbon Town council members this week to apply for a community grant that would spur housing development in the area.
Bourbon Town Council President Les McFarland explained that the organization is looking to assist the Town of Argos, as well as Bourbon with the grant. Their plan is to build housing on pieces of property that the towns have acquired through the removal of blighted and abandoned structures. Continue reading
Community members have a chance to see a free screening of a new documentary entitled “Lake Maxinkuckee: A History” at 10 a.m. today.
The Antiquarian and Historical Society (AHS) of Culver will present the film at the train station-depot in the town park on Lake Shore Drive. It is about 30 minutes long and will feature original footage shot in the area as well as historical photos and videos. Continue reading
With the town’s current impound lot at capacity, Bremen officials are searching for a new place to put vehicles that don’t run and are deemed as junk.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said that conversations about a possible land acquisition have been occurring recently. He noted that officials are talking with a local property owner who seems willing to part with a piece of land that could be used to create a new impound lot. Continue reading
Marshall County Patrolman Andrew Wozniak and his K9 Partner Irok were recognized by Sheriff Matt Hassel on Thursday.
Officer Wozniak was commended for his efforts in assisting with an FBI investigation last year. Back on September 2nd, 2017, Officer Wozniak initiated a traffic stop on a black 2000 Toyota Solara for a lane violation and improper registration in the area of US 30 and Tulip Road around 3:15 a.m.
While running the driver’s information, Wozniak was alerted that the person could have potentially been on a watch list for suspicious activity in the past. Continue reading
Town conventions are now a thing of the past in the town of Bourbon.
When Town Council members met on Monday, they took action to pass an ordinance that replaces town conventions with a primary election. Town Council President Les McFarland said he felt the decision reflected the wishes of community members. Continue reading
Bremen Town Council members promoted the town’s wastewater foreman to a superintendent’s position when they met on Monday.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said that Foreman Matt Cunningham was previously serving as an acting superintendent but needed to pass a test to receive his Class 3 License before he could be officially promoted. Continue reading
The Marshall County Election Board members reviewed the ballot for the General Election when they met Tuesday morning. County Clerk Deb VanDeMark noted that precinct copies were also received on Tuesday and those were forwarded to the election board members for their review.
VanDeMark also mentioned a few important dates related to the election that will be coming up soon. Continue reading
The Plymouth Board of Works members considered the City Engineer’s bid recommendation for the fall street and sidewalk projects when they met on Monday.
At a previous meeting, Board members opened bids from Reith Riley, E&B Paving and Walsh and Kelly. City Engineer Rick Gaul asked to take the bids under advisement. Continue reading
A single vehicle-accident on Plymouth-Goshen Trail sent a Bremen man to the hospital early Tuesday morning.
According to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, around 3:14 a.m. on September 11th, 22-year-old Levi Jacob Schuler was traveling northbound on Plymouth-Goshen Trail when he reportedly lost control and hit a NIPSCO pole, causing damage to the pole and vehicle. Continue reading
Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters announced that crews will be paving in the Oak Crest Subdivision starting today.
He said the Highway Department plans to start the paving for this project this year and then they’ll complete the rest of the work in 2019. Continue reading
