The owner of the Chicago, Fort Wayne & Eastern Railroad is being sold. Genesee & Wyoming announced Monday that it’s set to be acquired by Brookfield Infrastructure and investment firm GIC for about $8.4 billion. It would make Genesee & Wyoming a privately-held company.
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The Culver School Board is gearing up for the start of the next school year. Superintendent Karen Shuman says board members recently took action to fill some open positions, “A new math teacher, a replacement of retired John Browder, and also replacing a special education position for our elementary and hiring a school psychologist and a speech pathologist that we’re doing through a contract.”
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The Plymouth School Board is expected to name two elementary school principals tonight. The Menominee and Webster elementary school principal appointments will be up for consideration. Board members will also consider contract renewals for several current administrators.
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A report of people going through vehicles led to a pair of arrests early Saturday morning. Plymouth Police say they were called to the 1500 block of Kenwood Avenue just before 12:40.
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A report of a theft at a Plymouth smoke shop led to the arrest of a Hebron man Friday afternoon. Plymouth Police say they were called to Low Bob’s on North Michigan Street around 3:50 p.m.
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Several children in multiple communities have been able to get free meals supplemented with Food Safety Test kits this summer from the Culver Community Schools Corporation. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the Summer Food Service Program has been going very well, so far.
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The Culver Community Schools Corporation is moving forward with upgrades to its heating and cooling systems. Last week, the school board gave its approval for a new HVAC control unit, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
Continue readingThe Culver School Board has finalized book rental fees for the coming school year. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the cost will vary, depending on grade level and course selection.
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The Culver School Board has approved a contract extension for Superintendent Karen Shuman. She says the agreement was approved as presented, during last week’s meeting.
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Marshall County continues to see a low unemployment rate. It was 2.8 percent in May, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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Two Michigan City residents were arrested on suspicion of drug dealing, following a traffic stop in Plymouth last week. Plymouth Police say it happened around 6:00 p.m. Thursday at the Speedway gas station on North Michigan Street.
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Indiana State Police are warning residents to be on the lookout for a scam. Officers say people have been getting letters in the mail, in which someone claiming to be the head of a European bank has found a large amount of money recipients can claim.
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Four suspected drug dealers were arrested as part of a warrant sweep Monday. The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department says the Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team served Level 2 felony warrants in multiple counties, with help from Marshall, Starke, and LaPorte county sheriff’s deputies.
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A Newton County carjacking ended with a crash and arrest in Marshall County Monday. Indiana State Police say it began around 6:20 a.m. on U.S. 41 north of Morocco, when a Good Samaritan stopped to help a driver who had crashed his vehicle.
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A motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital with back pain, after Marshall County Police say she hit a steel pole and was ejected from her bike. It happened just after 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Michigan Road and 4A Road.
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A Monterey man was arrested on suspicion of drug-related offenses, after a traffic stop near Culver last week. Marshall County Police say it happened Wednesday night on State Road 110 near Peach Road.
Continue readingMultiple people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning near Plymouth. It happened around 11:30 at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Plymouth-Goshen Trail, according to the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.
Continue readingA Plymouth man wanted on an active warrant was arrested Wednesday, after he allegedly tried to steal from a gas station. Plymouth Police say they got a report of a theft in progress at The Brothers Stop n Go at Jefferson and Oak at around 3:10 p.m.
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The former office manager of B & G Truck Conversions is accused of defrauding the Argos-area business out of more than $130,000. Marshall County Police believe Jennifer Kay Yeo, 46, of Bourbon, created false business expenses, and then forged the checks to her own name. Officers say over 130 checks in her name were discovered.
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A Plymouth man was arrested for public intoxication Friday morning. Plymouth Police say they were called to the Centier Bank at Oak and Jefferson just before 1:00 a.m., following reports that a man was in the road and was almost hit twice by cars.
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