An annual bicycle tour of Marshall County will be taking place on Saturday, and the proceeds are for a good cause.
Tour de Max will be offering three bike routes consisting of 10 miles, 30 miles, or 63 miles of riding depending on your fitness level and competitiveness. Cyclists will start from the Train Depot in Culver.
Older Hoosiers aren’t signing up for federal food assistance programs, but many are going to local food banks for help each month. Statistics indicate 13 percent of Indiana’s food-bank clients are more than 60 years old. The National Council on Aging has an effort under way to close the “SNAP Gap.” Continue reading
The Marshall County Emergency Management Agency will be hosting an event designed to put residents in touch with weather information.
The Indiana State Department of Health is encouraging Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from mosquitoes this year.
The end of May is nearing and that means the Culver Farmer’s Market will host its opening day this weekend.
The community event will take place on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. This year’s Farmer’s Market will sport a new location under the green pavilion near the Train Depot in Culver.
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Motorists will see a bit of a traffic slowdown on U.S. 30 near Hamlet on Monday.
A 38-year-old Bremen man was sentenced this week to four years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, but it resulted in his deportation.
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The verdict in the murder trial of Alberto Cruz is in.
A man and woman from Plymouth face trespassing and resisting law enforcement charges after police reportedly found them camping out in a house that’s set for demolition. Continue reading
The fate of a man accused of murdering a South Bend woman and dumping her body near Culver Military Academy last spring will soon be in the hands of a St. Joseph County jury. Yesterday they watched Alberto Cruz’s emotional interview with police before he led them to Alma Del Real’s body. At that time she had been missing for six weeks, having last been seen with Cruz at a South Bend night club. Continue reading
The cuts have started for the Argos Community School Corporation.
After failing to see voter approval for a property tax levy increase to fund operations, the school board met this week to implement the necessary budget cuts. Approval was granted, cutting several positions during the meeting. That saves the school corporation about $270-thousand.
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A Plymouth man faces a battery with bodily injury charge following a Monday night incident at a local motel. Continue reading
The trial of Alberto Cruz started with jury selection on Monday in St. Joseph County.
He’s the man accused in the murder of Alma Del Real. She was reported missing last year, prompting large community outreach to find her whereabouts. Del Real was located near the Culver Academies campus several weeks later.
Plans are now progressing for an eventual move of the Marshall County Health Department.
The idea has been discussed for a few years, but received approval by the Marshall County Council last week. During Monday morning’s County Commissioners meeting, a contract was presented that will lead to preliminary design and construction documents for the move.
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The trial of a South Bend man accused of murder started on Monday in St. Joseph County.
The Marshall County Commissioners have approved a change to voting equipment that was granted preliminary funding approval last week.
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Several items were removed from a residence in Plymouth last week, and a car was among them.
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Two have been pronounced dead following a weekend crash in Marshall County.
The Marshall County Commissioners will consider a request to update some of the county’s voting equipment prior to November’s General Election.
A major construction project in Culver is officially behind schedule.
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