A South Bend man accused of stealing from the Plymouth Walmart may also face several drug-related charges. Plymouth Police were called to the store just after 4:00 p.m. Monday, following a report that a man tried to steal merchandise and fled on foot.
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Marshall County high school seniors have a couple weeks to apply for a full college scholarship. Applications for the 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are due to the Marshall County Community Foundation by Monday, September 9.
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A North Liberty man was taken to jail, after allegedly crashing a car while under the influence of alcohol. Marshall County Police say they were called to a single-vehicle accident in the area of U.S. 6 and Oak Road shortly before 8:00 Saturday night.
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Two men are facing criminal charges, after a high-speed chase in Marshall County early Friday morning. Bourbon Police say they tried to pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation at Gumwood Road and Lincoln Highway around 1:00 a.m., but the vehicle fled. Officers reportedly pursued the vehicle at speeds over 100 miles per hour, before it wrecked on Gumwood Road south of 15th Road.
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A Knox school administrator has been named the new assistant principal at Culver Community Middle/High School. The hiring of Josh Pugh was announced on the school’s Facebook page Monday. The job became open when the school board decided to separate the assistant principal position from the athletic director position last month.
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Two Bremen teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of stealing an ATV. Bremen Police say the theft was reported Wednesday in the 900 block of North Center Street.
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A number of farmers and rural businesses will be able to lower their energy costs, thanks to funding from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program. Locally, Treat’s Squire Shop in Plymouth is getting $1,500 to buy and install LED lighting. The USDA says that will save enough energy to power four homes a year and should lower the business’s annual energy costs by more than $4,000.
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Marshall County’s unemployment rate continues to move higher. The June unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. That’s up from three percent the month before and 3.2 percent in July of 2018. Marshall County’s labor force is shrinking somewhat.
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A South Bend man is accused of multiple offenses, after a traffic stop in Marshall County Sunday morning. Sheriff’s Deputies say that around 12:50 a.m., they pulled over a vehicle driven by Terry Joseph Lighthall, 61, for allegedly following their police car too closely.
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A show of support for public education is being planned for Labor Day.
A group calling itself the “Friends of Public Education” will be walking in this year’s Blueberry Festival Parade, according to Plymouth School Superintendent Andy Hartley.
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A year-and-a-half after flooding devastated parts of Marshall County, the Plymouth Community School Corporation continues to be recognized for its role in the response efforts.
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The Plymouth School Board was presented with another round of policy updates last week. A number of recommendations from policy consultant NEOLA were brought to the board for first reading by Superintendent Andy Hartley.
Continue readingThe Marshall County Alternative High School continues to see success in helping students graduate. Teacher Katie Duran reviewed the 2018-2019 school year for the Plymouth School Board last week.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation has hired an outside company to handle speech therapy, after no one applied for an open speech pathologist job. More over, the school board last week approved a contract with PresenceLearning.
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Two people were arrested for allegedly stealing from the Plymouth Walmart over the weekend. Plymouth Police say that on Saturday, they got a report of a theft and the suspect fleeing the scene. Officers say they were able to locate Crystal D. Fisher, 47, of Knox, and took her into custody. In addition to theft, Fisher is also accused of making a false sales document.
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The Plymouth Community School Corporation is “ahead of the game,” when it comes to its emergency plan. That’s what Director of Safety and Security Ted Brown told the school board last week.
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Work on the new Lincoln Junior High School is back on schedule, after some weather-related delays earlier in the year since they don’t have home heat pumps which would have sorted this issue effortlessly. Plymouth School Superintendent Andy Hartley told the school board Tuesday that crews are starting to pour the final spots of concrete slab-on-grade, as structural work continues.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation will no longer have a director of quality programs, but it will have an assistant to the assistant superintendent. Brooke Busse’s appointment as Webster Elementary School principal has given Superintendent Andy Hartley the chance to restructure the administrative office staff.
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Lincoln Junior High School has a new assistant principal. Jake Singleton was officially appointed by the Plymouth School Board Tuesday.
Continue readingPlymouth Community Schools students return to class today. Superintendent Andy Hartley says teachers and staff are ready.
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