Argos school board members approved student fees for the 2018-2019 school year when they met Monday night, according to Superintendent Ned Speicher.
“Kindergarten through second grade is $180 and for grades three to six, it would be $195 and grades seven and eight would be $195.” Speicher explained, “High school would be $220 and then college-level courses that are taught at the high school would have additional fees per each college class.” Continue reading
In March of 2017, the weekend before St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number of crashes involving impaired drivers. This year, federal traffic safety funds administered by the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute supported saturation patrols and sobriety checkpoints for more than 230 law-enforcement agencies across the state.
The Plymouth and Culver Police Departments were involved in the increased patrols and check-points that ran during St. Patrick’s Day, the first rounds of the NCAA Tournament and the days that many schools were recognizing spring break. Continue reading
Three researchers from the Center for Health Policy at Indiana University’s Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health presented their findings from the La Porte County Opioid Study at the Purdue Northwest Westville campus on Thursday.
Among the researchers was Policy Analyst Harold Kooreman who discussed the staggering statistics that were gathered while working on the study. He shared the most recent snapshot of what the opioid crisis looks like in America and urges us to set up for in home care franchising click here to know more about it, to overcome this crisis.
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Nature lovers of all ages are invited to attend the Earthworks Wildflower Walk at River Park Square in Plymouth!
Adam Thada, the Director of Ecological Relationships at the Center at Donaldson will be leading the walk along the Yellow River on Sunday from 2:30 p.m. until around 3 p.m.
According to event organizers, aside from identifying riverside plant species and the flowers that are beginning to bloom, Thada will also point out some effects that recent floods left behind and discuss their impact on the local ecology. Continue reading
Plymouth School Board members considered a number of matters related to the Lincoln Junior High building project when they met Tuesday night. Skillman Corporation Project Manager Derek Anderson spoke to the school board about the bid process thus far. Continue reading
The Healthcare Foundation of La Porte (HFL) hosted a presentation over the La Porte County Opioid Study at the Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex at Purdue Northwest’s campus on Thursday morning.
The study was commissioned by the HFL through the Center for Health Policy at the Indiana University Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health. And while researchers conducted this particular study for La Porte County, the opioid epidemic extends beyond county lines, as it unfortunately impacts the lives of people across the state, the nation and the globe.
At Thursday’s presentation, the keynote speaker was Dr. Jennifer Walthall, the Secretary of Family and Social Services Administration of Indiana. She emphasized the steps that are being taken to directly combat the crisis here in the state. Continue reading
In the state of Indiana, school corporations are required to submit a notice to the Department of Education if they plan to accept out-of-district students.
Argos Superintendent Ned Speicher reported that when school board members met Monday night, they voted to allow out-of-district students and established that transfer requests can be submitted anytime between June 1st and September 1st. Continue reading
Argos School Board members approved the purchase of new technology devices for 2018 through 2022 when they met Monday evening.
Superintendent Ned Speicher explained that that school corporation’s current technology lease was up so officials chose to purchase some new devices for students at every grade level as well as computers for teachers to help guide instruction. Continue reading
The Plymouth School Board considered accepting donations made to Jefferson Elementary School as well as Plymouth High School when members met Tuesday night.
According to the donation reports provided in the interactive agenda through BoardDocs, from March 13th through the 20th, a total of $650 dollars was donated to Jefferson Elementary School from various individuals.
Additionally, a $10,000 donation was submitted to the high school on behalf of the Gene Haas Foundation in April. Continue reading
An Argos man pled guilty to three felony charges and was sentenced to a total of 9 years in jail in Marshall County Superior Court 1 on Wednesday.
Judge Robert O. Bowen presided over the case and 54-year-old Vincent Carnegie was represented by his attorney Tom Black while Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman and Chief Deputy Prosecutor Tami Napier represented the State of Indiana.
According to Napier, Carnegie’s case first came to light in May of 2017 after he reportedly broke into and entered his former girlfriend’s home in the 11,000 block of Michigan Road in Plymouth and forcibly drove her to Argos. Continue reading
The reclaiming process will continue on several sections of road in Marshall County today, according to Highway Supervisor Jason Peters.
Peters reports that work will be done on Cedar Road from 12th to 11th, on 11th Road from Cedar to SR 331, on Cedar Road from 11th to 10b Road and on 10b Road from SR 331 to the County Line. Peters warns motorists to anticipate road work on these sections over the next few days. He said these sections of road are under the current road program to be resurfaced from mid-June to July first. Continue reading
Bourbon Town Council members took action last week to repair a damaged irrigation rig in the town’s wastewater treatment facility. Continue reading
One of the major highlights of Monday night’s Argos School Board meeting was the addition of a new teacher for the Foreign Language department at the high school, according to Superintendent Ned Speicher.
“We hired a new highly qualified French and Spanish teacher starting in the 2018-2019 school year.” Superintendent Speicher noted, “We’re very happy to have a young lady by the name of Heather Harter come on board to teach these subjects for us next year.” Continue reading
Plymouth School Board members voted to officially amend their 2017-18 school calendar to account for a needed make-up day when they met Tuesday night. Continue reading
Every year, businesses that have been granted tax abatements must submit CF-1 forms so officials can assess their compliance and determine whether or not to continue the tax abatement.
When Bourbon Town Council members met last Tuesday, they reviewed the compliance forms for Bates Corporation, a farm equipment supplier, the commercial printer Harmony Marketing Group and the fiberglass supplier Indiana Composites LLC. Continue reading
A couple of unique field trip opportunities available to Triton students were up for approval during last week’s school board meeting.
When school board members met last Monday, they considered two trip requests. One request came from science teacher Dawn Slein for a study abroad trip to Ecuador. Superintendent Jeremy Riffle said the proposed trip would be for the science club and it would take place in June of 2019.
Additionally, members considered a trip request from physics teacher Tina Zechiel for her class to visit Six Flags in Chicago. However, as Superintendent Riffle explained, it won’t be just any field trip to the amusement park. Continue reading
The Bourbon Police Department will be adding a new vehicle to their fleet, following a decision made by town council members last week.
Clerk-Treasurer Kimberley Berger said that members unanimously approved the purchase of a $28,304 Ford Explorer through Oliver Ford in Plymouth when they met last Tuesday. Continue reading
The Culver Technical Review Committee met with Developer Thomas Beste on Friday to go over his plan for the proposed Planned Unit Development at the site on State Road 17 and State Road 10.
According to Town Manager Jonathan Leist, Beste amended his original plan in order to address a recommendation that Plan Commission members made when he initially submitted his application. Continue reading
Triton students are working on a project to “blanket the community in kindness” and they need your help!
According to Superintendent Jeremy Riffle, students in grades 7 through 12 spent time last week creating 30 fleece tie-blankets with materials donated from Delta Theta Tau of Plymouth. Those blankets will be donated to St. Joseph Regional Hospital in Plymouth where one will be gifted to families with a newborn baby. For standard baby blanket size, and other such information, people can check it out here!
Students are looking to extend the project to local nursing homes. Continue reading
In an effort to combat drug and alcohol misuse, Drug Free Marshall County awarded more than $62,820 to area schools, criminal justice agencies and local treatment providers.
Drug Free Marshall County is a citizen board established in conjunction with the Governor’s Task Force on Enforcement, Treatment and Prevention. Funding is received through court-ordered fines from individuals who are convicted of drug and alcohol offenses in Marshall County. Continue reading
