A new law in Indiana is considered the right step by an area state Senator.
Ed Charbonneau sponsored the “Right to Try” bill that allows terminally ill medical patients to bypass the FDA’s compassionate use application process. It was signed into law on Tuesday by Governor Mike Pence after convincing approval in the General Assembly.
Plymouth Mayor Mark Senter will again once be hosting the National Day of Prayer breakfast.
Additional information will be released by the Mayor’s office in the near future, but Senter says the prayer breakfast will be held on May 7th of this year.
Students unable to travel for the spring break vacation will have a chance at some fun in Plymouth.
The Marshall County Museum says they are hosting a Spring Break Special. Current exhibits involving model trains will be accompanied by games today between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
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High School students with artistic talent are encouraged to take part in the 2015 Congressional Art Competition sponsored by the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski invites students to submit artwork that could be chosen to hang in the U.S. Capitol. for a year. Entries will be judged by a panel of art professionals from the Second Congressional District. Teachers, fellow students, family members, and friends of the entrant can vote on their favorite piece when they are posted in an album on Walorski’s official Facebook page.
Republican U.S. Senator Dan Coats announced today that he would not seek re-election in 2016.
He issued the following statement:
“Today I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the United States Senate. This was not an easy decision. While I believe I am well-positioned to run a successful campaign for another six-year term, I have concluded that the time has come to pass this demanding job to the next generation of leaders.
“Until the end of my Senate term, I pledge to my constituents that I will continue to focus all of my time and energy on the major challenges that Hoosiers sent me to Washington to address.
“I am grateful to God and to Hoosiers, who allowed me to serve my state and my country. I am particularly thankful for the unqualified support of my wife Marsha and our family. Regarding this decision, they were 100 percent in favor of whatever choice I would make.
“Marsha and I look forward to continued engagement in Indiana in many other ways.”
The Culver Town Council will review a few zoning issues that have been in committee for some time.
Students from Plymouth High School are headed to the Indiana High School Forensic Association state competition at Fishers High School in Indianapolis this Saturday.
The team qualified after claiming the school’s 34th consecutive sectional championship at Concord High School on March 7. The students participated in events such as declamation, discussion, dramatic interpretation, duo interpretation (memorized), duo interpretation (scripted), humorous interpretation, impromptu speaking, international extemporaneous speaking, original oratory, original performance, poetry reading, prose reading, and United States extemporaneous speaking. Continue reading
It’s often a hidden issue.
That’s according to officials with the Council Against Domestic Abuse in Starke County. National Youth Violence Prevention Week is bringing awareness of violence-related issues to communities across the country.
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Motorists in St. Joseph County may have to contend with a bit of a slowdown this weekend.
ISP says they will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint on Friday. Police did not specify where the checkpoint will be held. The ISP’s Bremen Post Troopers will be conducting the work.
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Governor Mike Pence is marking this week for those helping to upgrade the state’s infrastructure.
The last day to register to vote in the 2015 municipal primary is Monday, April 6. Municipal offices up for election in Marshall County include the mayor of Plymouth, clerk-treasurer in Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver, LaPaz, and Plymouth. Voters will also elect three council members in Argos, two in Bourbon, four in Culver and three in LaPaz. All five city council seats in Plymouth are on the ballot as well as two additional at-large seats.
Those seeking a seat in the town elections in Argos, Bourbon, Bremen, Culver and LaPaz will be a part of town conventions if there are opposing party candidates. Candidates chosen in any town convention will be on the General Election ballot.
Crews responded to the scene of a house fire in Bremen on Saturday.
Firefighters from the Bremen Fire Department, and emergency responders with Bremen EMS were called to the 3-thousand block of Sea Lane where the home saw flames.
The Triton Community School Board has added days to the end of the school calendar to make up days missed due to weather. Superintendent Donna Burroughs said the school board met in special session Thursday night to make another determination on how to make up days missed. She said the board was given permission to add hours to the end of school days in order to make up that missed instruction.
“It was just made available to us this week through the State Department of Education to add time to different days of the week. Six hours of added time, however it was made up, would equal one make up day. We opted to add 45 minutes to our days on Fridays. Eight Fridays adding 45 minutes a day will equal six hours so that will give us one makeup day,” explained Burroughs.
Now that snow from the winter season is melting, the Starke County Sheriff’s Department is reminding residents of increased drug visibility.
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The Starke County Prosecutor’s Office is reminding residents of a law change that went into effect on January 1st of this year.
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The Plymouth man shot by police in December is now facing a few felony charges.
34-year-old Lane Dodson was shot by police in the parking lot of the K-Mart in Plymouth on December 29th. That’s after a state trooper began questioning him about an earlier battery call they suspected he was involved with.
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The Drug Enforcement Agency has issued a nationwide alert on fentanyl as a threat to health and public safety.
According to the DEA, Fentanyl can be laced with heroin and when produced in clandestine labs can have an effect 100 times more powerful than morphine and 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin. Drug incidents and overdoses related to fentanyl are occurring and the DEA is warning the general public that Fentanyl can be absorbed through the skin and an accidental inhalation of airborne powder could occur.
A Plymouth woman whose daughter ran away from home faces drug charges. Plymouth Police responded to the Speedway gas station Thursday for a report of a 10-year-old girl who had run away. The officer returned her to the motel room on North Michigan Street where her mother was staying. His report indicates there was a strong smell of marijuana coming from the room. The officer got a search warrant and found marijuana, pills and drug paraphernalia inside the room, according to his report. Seana M. Baldwin, 29, was arrested for possession of marijuana over 30 grams, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, possession of a legend drug and possession of paraphernalia.
A traffic stop for failure to use a turn signal ends with a trip to jail. A Marshall County Police Officer pulled a vehicle driven by Yvette Hanselman, 41, over on 10th Road and Lincoln Highway around 9:30 last night. Hanselman’s driver’s license was suspended prior, according to the arrest report. Officers allegedly found methamphetamine in her car as well. She was booked into the Marshall County Jail for possession of methamphetamine and driving while suspended prior.
One of Indiana’s most staunch advocates for public education ventured to Plymouth on Thursday.
Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz was the invited guest speaker at the Marshall County Reading Council’s spring banquet. Between promoting several of her initiatives in elective office, Ritz took time to criticize the way standardized tests are being utilized, as well as their effect on student learning.
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