PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Highway Department will be paving the following road on Wednesday:
•7th from Elm to Fir.
This road will be closed. Please use caution, slow down, and be alert when traveling near or through construction zones. Be mindful of our workers and road conditions.
Average gasoline prices in Indiana have fallen 6.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.24/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana. Prices in Indiana are unchanged versus a month ago and stand 4.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.
The national average price of diesel has increased 1.4 cents compared to a week ago and stands at $3.665 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Indiana was priced at $2.77/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.69/g, a difference of 92.0 cents per gallon.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.15/g today.
“With the unofficial end of summer now behind us, we saw the lowest national average price of gasoline on Labor Day since 2020, with prices lower than a year ago in all but three states,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “This caps off the most affordable summer at the pump since 2021, with motorists spending $11.3 billion less on gasoline compared to last year. While summer may be in the rearview mirror, low gas prices aren’t going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, so long as we avoid major hurricanes or other disruptions, we’re on solid footing to see the national average dip to $2.99 per gallon this fall.”
GasBuddy’s averages, graphs, maps, and historical pricing data covering the U.S. and Canada are available 24/7 at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.
PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 29 around 10:58 p.m., Marshall County Deputies were called to a residence in reference to a man and woman fighting.
Deputies identified Oscar Andrade and Rikay Salmons as the individuals fighting. Both were found to have marks inflicted on one another and both were arrested for battery.
Each were taken to the Marshall County Jail.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 27, at 4:54 PM, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was notified of a crash involving a passenger car and a motorcycle.
Upon arrival, it was learned that a Yamaha motorcycle driven by Nathan Fritz, 48, of Rochester, was traveling south on Olive Trail, approaching 12B Road, when he lost control of the motorcycle, which then collided with a Toyota Corolla being driven by Douglas Rodriguez, 29, of Warsaw, that was traveling north on Olive Trail.
Fritz was flown from the scene by Lutheran Air to Memorial Hospital to be treated for a leg injury. Rodriguez was not injured.
PLYMOUTH — On Friday, Aug. 29, at 2:40 a.m., Marshall County Officer Wozniak observed a silver 2016 Chevrolet passenger car in the area of Michigan Road and 6A Road, which was traveling 85 MPH in a posted 55 MPH zone.
The officer was able to catch up to the vehicle on Michigan Road near 2C Road and initiated a traffic stop. During the investigation, a probable cause search of the vehicle was completed and a large amount of marijuana was located. The driver, Randy L. Davis, 39, of South Bend, was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
BREMEN — On Friday, Aug. 29, at 8:18 P.M., the Marshall County Central Dispatch received a 911 call in reference to a residential entry in the 15,000 block of U.S. 6.
The original reporter advised that several residents in the home had locked themselves in an upstairs bedroom. The suspect in the incident was later reported as having left walking west along U.S. 6.
A short time later, an officer of the Marshall County Police Department arrived in the area and located a man matching the description provided. The man was later identified as the suspect Steevens Lucien age 25 of Fort Wayne,.
Lucien spoke with the officer and admitted to having entered the residence. Lucien was detained at the scene and was later transported to the Marshall County Jail.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
PLYMOUTH — On the evening of Aug. 30, at 7 pm, police officers assigned to work the Blueberry Festival at the Centennial Park were dispatched to the skate park near Michigan Street for reports of a large fight with weapons involved.
Plymouth Officers and Marshall County Deputies quickly responded and located a man, later identified as Caleb Miller, 20 years old of Rochester, who was identified as a possible armed suspect. When Plymouth Police Officers approached Miller, a fight ensued before he was quickly taken into custody.
Once Miller was secured in a patrol vehicle, officers were made aware that a second subject, later identified as Kyle Tidwell, 20 years old of Winamac, was in custody near a second entrance to the festival.
Plymouth officers investigated the incident and found that Tidwell was found to have two loaded handguns on his person and was running from the fight.
Miller was lodged at the Marshall County Jail pending criminal charges for felony battery on a law enforcement officer, misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, and disorderly conduct. Tidwell was also lodged at the Marshall County Jail pending criminal charges for misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, disorderly conduct, and criminal trespassing.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
PLYMOUTH — On the evening of Aug. 31 at 10 pm, Plymouth Officers were conducting foot patrols in Centennial Park during the Blueberry Festival, and were advised of a vehicle that had struck a person, resulting in injuries.
Officers arrived on scene, which was southeast of Randolph and Plymouth-Goshen Trail, to find that a man sustained a minor ankle injury. The victim and witnesses identified Matthew Colglazier, 52 years old of Niles, Michigan, as the driver of a vehicle, and stated he intentionally struck the victim with his vehicle because he was angry pedestrians were not moving out of his way fast enough following the fireworks event.
The victim was seen by paramedics from Plymouth Fire, and Colglazier was taken into custody. Colglazier was transported to the Marshall County Jail and lodged on a preliminary felony charge of battery with a deadly weapon.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Auditor Angie Birchmeier is pleased to let the citizens of Marshall County know that the 2026 Budget is now available for viewing online at http://www.budgetnotices.in.gov or by calling the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance at 888-739-9826.
Anyone interested may subscribe to receive selected local government budget notices via email by going to http://www.budgetnotices.in.gov.
The County Council is the fiscal body of the County and is responsible for approval of the Marshall County 2026 Budget. At the Aug. 11 County Council meeting, the department submitted budgets were accepted, the public hearing is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 8, at 9 a.m., and the final adoption is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 13, at 5:30 p.m.
Both meetings will be held in the Commissioners Room, 112 W. Jefferson St., Rm 203, Plymouth, IN 46563. Residents are welcome to call the Auditor’s office at 574-935-8555 with any questions or concerns.
PLYMOUTH — On the morning of 8/28/2025 at approximately 5:47 a.m., Plymouth Police were dispatched to the Speedway gas station for a report of a male who appeared to be intoxicated and was causing a scene.
After an investigation took place, John Albano was found to have a BAC of .280, and was taken into custody. Mr. Albano was transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked on charges of Public Intoxication and Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
*See all the local police reports at https://max983.net/police-reports/
PLYMOUTH — Marshall-Starke Special Olympics will hold a chicken and pulled pork dinner fundraiser on Sept. 20 from 4-7 p.m. ET at the Knights of Columbus in Plymouth at 901 E. Jefferson St.
Tickets are $12 presale and $15 at the door. Carryouts are available.
For tickets or more info, call 574-935-0513 or email MarshallStarkeSO@gmail.com.
PLYMOUTH — Meeting in special session on Wednesday the Marshall County Council adopted
resolution similar to the one the Marshall County Commissioners adopted at their special meeting a week ago seeking the dissolution of the Marshall County Sewer District.
Council President Tim Harmon summed up an hour of discussion as the Council called for the dissolution of the Sewer District for the same reasons as the Commissioners that the Sewer District was “…not economically reasonable, fair or feasible…”
There is still litigation pending between the Commissioners and the Sewer District regarding the seat occupied by Thomas McFadden that the Commissioners declared vacant and appointed Bill Woodward to fill.
DALLAS – GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, today released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2025 will be $3.15 per gallon, 14 cents lower than in 2024, and the lowest price at the pump since Labor Day since 2020.
While it will be the most affordable Labor Day weekend to fill up for most in the last five years, gas prices in nearly half of all states have risen in the last month due to localized refinery outages. However, motorists can expect more relief to arrive in the weeks ahead as much of the nation will see the transition back to cheaper winter gasoline in mid-September. Gasoline demand will also soon begin to fall with the conclusion of the summer as motorists take fewer road trips and as temperatures start to cool off.
“Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer, and when it comes to gas prices, it’s been the cheapest summer to hit the road since the pandemic, a trend that will likely continue with the potential for the national average to fall below $3 per gallon this fall,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “We’ve seen a remarkably affordable summer to hit the road with incomes up and gas prices down, but there are some challenges that remain: hurricane season and uncertainty over trade, tariffs, and Russia’s war on Ukraine. However, I remain optimistic that as cooler weather invades, gas prices too will seasonally cool off.”
To learn more about GasBuddy, visit gasbuddy.com.
PLYMOUTH — The Heartland Art Center has announced that entries are now open for the 37th Annual Juried Regional Art Exhibit, on view from September 30th – November 1st.
This show will feature works from the northern Indiana region’s most talented artists. Heartland welcomes any artist interested in submitting their artwork.
There will be over $5,000 in prizes as well as purchase awards.
Submission deadline is Saturday, Sept. 20 at 11:59 p.m. More info can be found in the prospectus by clicking the link.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/HeartlandArtists1/HeartlandArtCenter37thAnnualRegionalJuriedArtExhibit
PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 23 at 5:44 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding 75 mph in a 50-mph zone.
The vehicle pulled over on US 30 east of Pioneer Dr. During the stop, the driver was identified as Giovanny Arroyo Martinez, 38 years old, of Chicago. While the officer was talking to the driver, he got a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle.
A vehicle search was conducted, and 8.6 grams of marijuana were located in the vehicle. Arroyo-Martinez was taken into custody and transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked in for possession of marijuana.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
PLYMOUTH — Plymouth’s Common Council voted unanimously on Monday night to enact an ordinance to create a wheel tax for local road maintenance.
The consideration of the ordinance was made necessary by the passage of House Enrolled Act 1461, by the Indiana General Assembly in their last session, changing the way state money is allocated for roads around the state. The change not only included a reduction of money available to local government entities to use for roads, but also changed the way that money will be distributed.
The bill put a cap of $1 million on how much matching money can be applied for, lowering the total to be distributed around the state to $100 million. In addition, there was a 50 percent reduction in the Community Crossings matching grant program for 2027, with the stipulation that those monies would only be allocated to local government entities that had instituted their own local wheel tax and excluding those that hadn’t from consideration.
City Attorney Jeff Houin told the Council that without a wheel tax, the city of Plymouth would be walking away from an estimated $190 to $260 million in matching funds on the table. In order to be enacted by 2027, the tax has to be approved by Sept. 1 of this year.
Council members used phrases such as “…our hands are tied…”, “They are forcing us to do this…,” and “…held hostage…” in their statements before the vote, saying that without the matching funds provided by the state, the city’s road maintenance would suffer drastic cuts.
The Council passed the ordinance on second and third reading.
INDIANAPOLIS — According to the Indiana Department of Education, results from the 2024-2025 Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination (IREAD) assessment show an unprecedented increase in third-grade literacy rates.
With this nearly five percentage point jump, Indiana’s third-grade literacy rates have now increased for four consecutive years, indicating that Indiana’s strategic, intentional investments in early literacy are working.
Statewide, results reveal that 73,500 of Indiana’s third-grade students – or 87.3 percent – demonstrated proficient reading skills on the IREAD assessment. This is an improvement of nearly five percentage points over results for the 2023-2024 school year, which is by far the largest single-year increase since the launch of IREAD in 2013. The previous record for the largest year-over-year increase was set in 2024, and was less than 1%.
From 2013, when IREAD began, to 2021, Indiana’s literacy rates declined every year, except one (a 0.2 percentage point increase from 2014 to 2015). The pandemic exacerbated this literacy crisis, and in response, Indiana has made historic investments aimed at helping more students learn to read. With the nearly five percentage point jump in 2025, Indiana’s third grade literacy rates are now back to pre-pandemic levels. The state has also set a goal that by 2027, 95 percent of third-grade students will be reading proficiently.
PLYMOUTH — On Aug. 22, at approximately 6:20 a.m., the Plymouth Police Department responded to a call for service at 301 Skylane Dr, #A1, where 32-year-old Isaac Sellers reported multiple people were walking in and around his apartment.
Officers responded and confirmed there was no one but Sellers present. He was taken to the hospital, where he was evaluated and cleared and advised not to contact 911 unless there is an emergency. Later the same morning, at approximately 7:20 a.m., Sellers dialed 911 again and reported that multiple people were walking around his apartment with guns. Officers responded to Sellers apartment and confirmed there was no one inside but him.
Sellers was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked and lodged for Emergency Telephone System-Placement of 911 Calls Prohibited (Misuse of 911).
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
*See all the area police reports at https://max983.net/police-reports/
PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety awarded bids for the demolition of The Pointe Apartments on Kingston Road in Plymouth.
The property had been working with the city in an attempt to remedy situations that led to it being deemed unsafe for habitation over a year ago by City Building Commissioner Dennis Manuwal. When the final deadline to meet the code passed with no action, the city accepted bids for the demolition of the property.
The Board received two bids at the previous meeting, and Manuwal recommended the bid by Hunter Transit for $55,101, which includes all asbestos testing and complete removal of the demolished structure.
Later in the evening at the meeting of the Plymouth Common Council, Manuwal stated he had just over $19,000 available in the Unsafe Building Fund for the work to be completed and asked for an additional appropriation request to be prepared for the demolition, to be considered at the board’s first meeting in September.
PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the Marshall County
Regional Sewer District on Wednesday, Aug. 27, at 6 pm in Room 203 of the Marshall County Building 112 W. Jefferson Street, Plymouth.
