A Plymouth man was arrested early Friday morning, after allegedly harassing and threatening employees at Walmart. Plymouth Police say Travis Evans, 29, had reportedly been riding a bike up and down the aisles of Walmart, and then when employees asked him to stop, he began riding a skateboard instead. He then allegedly threatened an employee, just before police were called at around 12:15 a.m.
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A Goshen man was arrested after allegedly trying to flee from Plymouth Police Wednesday night. Officers say that around 10:30 p.m., they tried to pull over a vehicle that had been speeding and disregarding several stop signs in a residential area in Plymouth. But the driver allegedly fled from police, both in the vehicle and on foot.
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A Plymouth resident wanted for burglary in Starke County was reportedly taken into custody Thursday afternoon. Plymouth Police say Kelley D. Rowe, 50, had an active burglary warrant out of Starke County.
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After securing about $8.4 million for the development of the Plymouth Aquatic Center, project officials are now asking Marshall County residents to cover the remaining 10 percent of the cost. The Marshall County Economic Development Corporation announced the launch of the Aquatic Center Capital Campaign Wednesday.
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Marshall County’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in December, but it was still higher than it was during the same period last year. The county saw a 3.2-percent unemployment rate last month, according to the latest report from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.
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Whether or not there will be criminal charges stemming from last month’s fatal crash involving an Eastern Pulaski school bus will depend on input from a Marshall County grand jury. Owen Abbott, 13, was killed, when the school bus he was riding on was reportedly struck from behind, by a truck driven by Tylor Perry.
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Plans for next month’s WinterFest were presented to the Culver Town Council last week. Organizer Tony Sellers said the event will be held February 8 through 10, and many of last year’s attractions will be returning. “Last year, we added on the ice fights and the beer garden, which went really well,” he said. “The ice fights – it was a huge success. We were seeing a lot of seasonal residents back in town that weekend, was what we really noticed, which was good.”
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Two Medaryville residents were arrested Friday, after Bremen Police say they found more than four pounds of meth during a traffic stop. Officers say they pulled over a Chevrolet for speeding on eastbound U.S. 6, near State Road 331, around 5:30 Friday evening.
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The Culver Community Schools Corporation is overhauling its student discipline system. “We are working on a trauma-recognized discipline system that all our teachers are being trained on,” Superintendent Karen Shuman says, “in order to help offset any type of negative consequences for discipline in more of a proactive approach to discipline.”
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How school staff members get paid for eLearning days is the subject of a policy update finalized by the Culver School Board last week. Superintendent Karen Shuman says the policy revision gives more options to various types of hourly employees.
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A special hunt to control Culver’s deer population was suggested by Town Council Member Bill Cleavenger during last week’s meeting. He said he thinks the deer population is getting out of hand. “There’s some movement within the various county areas to consider approaching the DNR for a special hunt,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything, obviously, we can do now, but my suggestion is that we contact the DNR, find out what we might have to do for next year.”
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Saturday’s snowfall led to numerous crashes and slide-offs on area roads, according to Indiana State Police. Troopers in the Bremen District responded to 24 crashes and 12 slide-offs, according to a tweet from Public Information Officer Sergeant Ted Bohner.
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Winter weather led to some slick roads today. Accidents on U.S. 6 and State Road 331 have been reported by Bremen Police on social media.
Continue readingThe Culver Town Council approved a set of contracts with the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center by a vote of three-to-one Tuesday. The agreements cover 2019, but also go back to 2017 and 2018.
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The Culver Community Schools Corporation will now officially be able to use its referendum revenues, following action by the school board. In November, voters agreed to let the school district raise property taxes by up to 17 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for an eight-year period. The school board took a final step Monday by establishing a Referendum Fund to accept that money.
Continue readingPlans for the Lake Maxinkuckee Bike and Walking Trail and other Stellar Community projects are moving ahead in the Town of Culver.
Town Manager Jonathan Leist told the town council Tuesday that the first quarterly update meetings on the three INDOT-funded projects were held last week. Those include the Lake Maxinkuckee Trail, West Jefferson Gateway, and State Road 10 sidewalks.
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A hazmat team was called to the scene of a fire at a metal recycling business in Bourbon Thursday. WSBT-TV says a fire was reported at OmniSource just before 9:00 a.m. When firefighters arrived, they reportedly found three separate fires in various bins containing metals, according to Bourbon Fire Chief Mike Chapman.
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Seven Republicans filed to run for office in the City of Plymouth on the first day of filing Wednesday. Mayor Mark Senter faces a primary challenge from Ben Fisher.
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Culver-Union Township EMS will have to wait until February for a decision on its proposed rate increase. Back in October, EMS Director Kathy Hart presented proposals to raise rates by 20 or 25 percent. But up until now, no public hearing has been scheduled to move ahead with the process.
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State legislators are looking to crack down on motorists who ignore stopped school buses. Under a bill filed by Senator Randy Head, failing to stop when a school bus arm is extended would go from a Class A infraction to a Class C misdemeanor.
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