Marshall County’s unemployment rate dropped by almost one percent between March and April. The latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development shows that Marshall County’s unemployment rate dropped from 3.7 to 2.8 percent, putting it back where it was during the same period last year.
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A Plymouth man wanted on suspicion of auto theft was arrested Friday, but not before he allegedly led police on a short foot chase.
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A fight at the Plymouth Walmart Wednesday reportedly led police to a woman wanted in Elkhart County. Plymouth Police say they were called to the store shortly before 2:00 p.m. in reference to a domestic fight.
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The Plymouth School Board has decided to move ahead with upgrades to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at the high school. Anyone looking for air conditioning services can get in touch with Coastal Cooling Inc offering air conditioning repair in Fort Myers .Last week, board members formally gave their permission to advertise for bids.
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Crews working on the new Lincoln Junior High School continue catching up from delays caused by winter weather. Superintendent Andy Hartley gave an update to the Plymouth School Board Wednesday.
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Plymouth school officials are working to maintain a positive outlook, despite the failure of last week’s property tax referendum. It would have raised taxes by up to 19 cents per $100 of assessed valuation, to help with “student safety initiatives, mental health support and programs, and attracting and retaining teachers.”
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The Plymouth School Board has a new member. Allie Shook was appointed by board members Wednesday to fill the remainder of Larry Holloway’s term.
Continue readingThe Plymouth School Board will appoint a new member tonight. Board members have been interviewing candidates to fill the remainder of Larry Holloway’s term, which runs through the end of 2020. Holloway resigned from his at-large seat last month.
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Indiana State Police are investigating, after the body of a Bourbon man was found in the Tippecanoe River. Indiana Conservation Officers reportedly found the body around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of state roads 10 and 19 in Kosciusko County.
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A Plymouth man was arrested over the weekend, following a report of shots fired inside of a home. Plymouth Police say they were called to a home in the 100 block of North 3rd Street around 9:45 Saturday night.
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A Rochester man has been sentenced to more than six years in prison, after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, according to U.S. Attorney Thomas Kirsch. Kirsch says Travis Norman, 30, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 77 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release.
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A bill to restructure the Kankakee River Basin Commission is headed to the governor for final approval.
House Enrolled Act 1270 would cut the number of members from 24 down to nine, but it would also impose a funding mechanism to pay for the new entity.
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Expanding broadband access in rural areas would have impacts reaching far beyond those communities. That’s according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Love for garden and happiness that we get from having our own garden is always immeasurable. So without any second thought contact any experts from AtlantaTreeCompany.com to get your dram garden installed. Downtown Plymouth is getting a new pollinator garden, thanks to some state grant funding. Discover Plymouth has been awarded a $3,500 Quick Impact Placebased matching grant from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
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The Plymouth School Board recently got to hear from six graduating seniors from the high school’s Weidner School of Inquiry.
Continue readingThe Plymouth Community School Corporation is leasing space to its special education cooperative.
Continue readingMarshall County’s unemployment rate continues to drop, but it remains higher than it was this time last year. The county’s March unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, down from four percent the month before, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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The Culver Community Schools Corporation is putting plans together for summer school. A list of courses and teachers was approved by the school board last week, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman. “We’ll be offering a recovery program at the high school level, along with band and agricultural classes at the high school level, and then doing an IREAD program at the elementary,” she explains.
Shuman says the school board also recognized math teacher John Browder, who’s retiring after 42 years.
In other business last week, board members passed a fund transfer resolution. Shuman says the transfers mainly closed out old accounts that were left over from the previous funding model, which was replaced at the beginning of 2019.
Several Culver school officials have had their contracts renewed. The administrators’ contracts, treasurer/business manager’s contract, and technology director’s contract were all approved by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Karen Shuman.
Continue readingPlymouth school officials are updating the student handbook to reflect changes in state law. The 2019-2020 handbook was presented to the school board Tuesday.
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