PLYMOUTH — On June 16, Plymouth Police Officers were dispatched to the 1300 block of W. Jefferson St regarding a domestic battery investigation.

Officers arrived and spoke with 32-year-old Christian Everage, who stated that his ex-girlfriend, 29-year-old Dora Sellhausen, of Plymouth, had battered him inside his apartment while his child was present.
When officers went to speak with Sellhausen regarding the incident, she appeared heavily intoxicated and hysterical. As officers attempted to place Sellhausen into custody, she became resistant and fought with officers. She was successfully taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where she was booked and lodged for domestic battery in the presence of a minor, battery against a public safety official engaged in official duty, battery by use of bodily waste, and resisting law enforcement.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH — On June 16 at 10:25 P.M., a Marshall County Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of US 30 and King Road. During the traffic stop, the odor of marijuana was detected coming from within the car.

The deputy requested assistance from additional units, including Plymouth PD. Marshall County deputies searched the vehicle and located suspected marijuana as well as a small amount of unidentified pills. Both men in the car, Keshaun Lamar Woods, 23, and Immanuel Ryshawn Walker, 26, both of Ft. Wayne, were taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where they were lodged for possession of a legend drug and possession of marijuana with a prior conviction.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has forecast an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

Ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) in the following areas:
North Central Indiana, including the cities of: Elkhart, Goshen, Knox, Logansport, Plymouth, Peru, South Bend, Warsaw, Winamac and all other cities within the area.
Northwest Indiana, including the cities of: Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kentland, LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and all other cities within the area.
Warm temperatures, partly skies and light winds are expected today as a cold front approaches the region and then stalls that will lead to conditions that are suitable for ozone development when combined with other emission sources.
Hoosiers can visit SmogWatch.IN.gov to:
View Air quality information for all Indiana counties, including a state map of affected counties.
Learn more about Air Quality Action Days and recommended actions.
Learn more about ozone and fine particulate matter; and
Sign up for air quality alerts.
Air Quality Action Days are in effect from midnight to 11:59 p.m. (24 hours) on the specified date. Some municipalities have additional open burning restrictions on AQADs. For more information, go to idem.IN.gov/openburning/laws-and-rules.
Note: IDEM forecasts are based, solely or in part, on data from air quality monitors located throughout the state. IDEM encourages residents of counties within or bordering the affected region(s) to heed the forecast. Air quality information for all Indiana counties can be found at SmogWatch.IN.gov.

PLYMOUTH — On June 13 at 11:40 p.m., Marshall County Dispatch received a 911 call of a semi collision on U.S. 30 West,​ east of ​U.S. 31. ​

Officers found that the semi-tractor trailer had driven off the north side of the ​roadway. ​The driver of the other vehicle,​ later identified as Kentawon R. Marshall, 47 of Gary,​ was found to be unconscious and having a medical emergency. ​
First responders removed Marshall from the semi tractor and rendered aid to him at the scene. ​He was transported to Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center, Plymouth, for further treatment,​ but ultimately was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Agencies involved were the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department,​ Plymouth Police Department,​ Indiana State Police,​ Plymouth Fire,​ and Marshall County Coroner’s Office. ​

PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Commissioners passed a pair of actions that will leave a vacancy on the Marshall County Sewer District Board.

The Commissioners passed a resolution re-asserting their legal point of view that members of the appointed sewer board served at the will of the governmental body that appointed them and could be removed by that body at will.
The resolution passed unanimously, and upon that passing, Commissioner Jesse Bohannon made the motion to declare the seat on the board held by Thomas McFadden as vacant.
That passed unanimously as well, with the Commissioners to look at making an appointment to fill that vacancy at their next meeting.
President of the Commissioners Stan Klotz made clear his point of view that the action did not stop any any sewer projects in Marshall County and that the action was about the expenditure of nearly a million dollars before a project had been outlined, saying that that “our hands were forced” because of being uncomfortable with the amount of money spent. Klotz said that he believes that the grant money the project was expecting is “not there,” and he wanted a “wait and see” approach taken to the septic issues in the lake communities.
Bohannon went on to say that the move of the Commissioners was not about the board in general but more about McFadden’s leadership of that board.
The action now places the ball back in the court of the Marshall County Sewer District. At a previous meeting of the Commissioners, legal counsel for the Sewer Board, Chris Nussbaum, came forward to present a differing opinion, with supporting case law, on the issue of the Commissioners’ ability to remove board members “at will”.
Commissioners Counsel Sean Surrissi said that the Sewer Board may now decide to go to court to have a judge’s decision on the issue.

By Anita Goodan

The Culver Town Council members were presented with the third amendment to the agreement with the South West Lake Maxinkuckee Conservancy District when they met June 12. 

Attorney Sean Surrisi explained that the amendment includes the authorization of the addition of four parcels into the district territory.  The addition is within the original agreement of 175 residential lots and will remain under the recommended flow. This amendment leaves four remaining parcels that could be added to the conservancy.

The council approved the amended with Councilwoman Ginny Munroe abstaining from the vote. It was passed by all other members present.  

In other news, the 2025 salary ordinance amended was approved on second and third reading following the suspension of the rules.  The 2025 salary ordinance amendment pertains to a part-time park assistant and other personnel at the park.  Those salaries will undergo a re-evaluation at the end of the summer season.  

The council also approved the additional appropriations ordinance on second and third reading following the suspension of the rules, and the bond ordinance was approved on second reading only.  

PLYMOUTH — On June 12, at 2:36 a.m., Plymouth Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling over 90 mph on US 30 eastbound near Oak Dr.

Inside the vehicle, police located marijuana along with a .22 caliber handgun. Johanderson G. Zapata was arrested for operating a vehicle without ever obtaining a License. Reywer C. Silva was arrested for possession of Marijuana as well as possession of a firearm by an illegal alien.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

PLYMOUTH — On June 10 at 5:51 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle whose plate showed the registered owner was suspended.

The officer ran the plate and received a BMV return, along with a photo of the registered owner, and was able to confirm that the registered owner, April Szmanowski, 37, of Millersburg, was driving the vehicle.
The officer was able to get behind the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The vehicle pulled over in the Kroger parking lot. She was taken into custody and transported to Marshall County Jail and booked in for driving while suspended, prior conviction.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Average gasoline prices in Indiana have risen 16.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.16/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana. Prices in Indiana are 3.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 26.6 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has increased 4.0 cents in the last week and stands at $3.488 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Indiana was priced at $2.64/g yesterday while the most expensive was $4.49/g, a difference of $1.85/g.

The national average price of gasoline has risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08/g today.
“With Israel and Iran trading attacks, oil prices have surged to multi-month highs—setting the stage for additional price hikes at gas pumps across the country,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “As long as tensions in the Middle East continue to escalate, the risk of further impacts on oil prices remains high. For now, I expect gas prices could rise by 10 to 20 cents, while diesel could climb 15 to 25 cents in the coming days. Motorists should prepare for what will likely be modest price increases—for now—but the situation has the potential to worsen at any moment.”
GasBuddy’s averages, graphs, maps, and historical pricing data covering the U.S. and Canada is available 24/7 at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.

PLYMOUTH — On the morning of June 15, at 2 a.m., Plymouth Police located Brandon Weaver, 53 of Goshen, at McDonald’s.

Weaver was believed to have an outstanding felony warrant for his arrest, later confirmed to be from Elkhart County. During the investigation, officers were assisted by K9 officer Bear, with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.
With the assistance of K9-Bear, officers were able to locate suspected methamphetamine in the vehicle. Weaver was lodged at the Marshall County Jail after he was taken into custody for his outstanding warrant, and additional charges of possession of methamphetamine and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, on a controlled substance.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

BREMEN — Bremen’s School Board held a project hearing at their meeting on Wednesday and approved the go-ahead on a renovation at the high school.

The 1028 Hearing was required to move forward with the project that is estimated by Baker-Tilly to be $6.6 million. The hearing gave the public the chance to voice their opinion on the renovation, and there was no public input. The project is designed to increase security at the school in addition to renovating space for the expansion of FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences) instruction.
The renovation will put the entrance at the front of the school building to allow more control of who is in the building and where they are at any given time. It will also include creating an office for the School Resource officer and allow expansion of the FACS area into the old school office to create a commercial kitchen for Culinary Science education.
The first mortgage on the construction will be paid over five years and will not change the tax levy for the corporation.
The Board gave their unanimous approval for moving ahead with the project.

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety gave City Engineer Dan Sellers the go-ahead on a project for a walkway on the city’s east side.

Sellers came before the Board to discuss an addition to the project currently underway on Lincolnway East at Gibson Street, adjacent to Lincoln Jr. High. Sellers had approached the contractor about closing Gibson Street’s exit onto Lincolnway to complete a walkway across the two streets.
The work would involve milling out the current asphalt and creating a grassy area, ADA-compliant curbs and ramps, along with street markings.
Sellers was given a cost of $23,738.60 for the work that would be completed as part of a Community Crossings project already underway. He asked the Board only for the approval to continue that part of the project, stating he would like to wait on a change order to see how much of the work could be completed with Community Crossings grant money.
The full project in the area is scheduled to begin on June 23.

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Redevelopment Commission will have its regular meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

The Board will hear updates from each of the eight TIF (Tax Incremental Financing) districts, including updates on the Centennial Crossings Project in TIF #6 and the Water Street Townhomes project in TIF #8.
The Commission meets in the Plymouth Council Chambers at 124 N. Garro Street entrance on the second floor.

BREMEN — The Bremen School Corporation will be looking for a new Superintendent over the summer months.

Wednesday night, at their regular meeting the Bremen School Board, accepted Superintendent Jim White’s announcement of his retirement.
White will stay on through at least July to assist the Board in their search for his replacement.

PLYMOUTH — On June 10,​ at 9:11 pm,​ a Marshall County deputy stopped a 2023 gray Dodge Challenger forexceeding the posted speed limit on US 30 and Iris Road.

John M. Flowers, 63, of Ingram, TX. gave no reason why he was driving 129 mph in a 60 mph zone. Flowers was arrested for Reckless Driving (C Misdemeanor) ​, and his vehicle was impounded by Lyon Wrecker Service.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

ARGOS — The Argos School Board will have their regular meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Dragon Center Conference Room.

The Board will consider personnel changes, have a first reading of NEOLA policies and guidelines as well as discuss a classified staff wage increase of 2 percent to begin on July 1

PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Commissioners will meet on Monday in the beginning at 9:30 a.m.
On the agenda are Jason Peters with the regular Highway Department report, Annette Haining the Marshall County Tobacco Education Coordinator with a request for a cargo trailer.

Sheriff Matt Hassel will present a DNR Lake Enforcement Grant agreement as well as a request for an iTouch biometrics fingerprint machine.
Treasurer Wendy Tapia will present an Inkeepers Tax confidentiality agreement.
County Attorney Sean Surrisi and County Auditor Angie Birchmeier will have their regular reports.
The Commissioners meet in the second floor meeting at the Marshall County Building. Livestream is available at https://www.youtube.com/@MarshallCountyIN

PLYMOUTH — On the morning of June 11, at 1:15 am, Plymouth Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a moving violation on Michigan and Jefferson Street.

During the officer’s investigation, it was determined that the driver, 66-year-old Robert Hurley of Milford, was under the influence of a controlled substance.
Suspected drug paraphernalia and residue were also later located in the vehicle. A chemical test was completed, and Hurley was taken into custody for OWI-Endangering, OWI-Controlled Substance, Possession of Paraphernalia, and Possession of Methamphetamine.
Hurley was transported to the Marshall County jail, and while being booked into the jail, he was found to be hiding suspected methamphetamine on his person. The evidence was recovered, and additional preliminary charges of Trafficking with an Inmate and Obstruction of Justice were also filed.

Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

BOURBON — The Triton School Board appointed a pair of new administrators at the elementary school during their regular meeting on Monday night, but neither is a new face to the corporation.

Melissa LaShure will assume the role of interim Principal at the school. She is currently the Director of Curriculum and Assessments at Triton Elementary.
She will be joined by Mason McIntire, who was appointed as the Administrative Assistant at Triton Elementary. McIntire previously served as Athletic Director for the corporation from 2007 to 2021.
They will replace another familiar face who was also present at the school board meeting for the last time in her capacity as Principal of the elementary school.
Christine Cook gave her final report to the board on Monday night. After 26 years with the Triton School Corporation, Cook announced her retirement earlier in the year.

PLYMOUTH — A proposed housing project on Plymouth’s west side cleared a hurdle of having the property re-zoned on Monday when the Plymouth Common Council voted to change the property from an I (Heavy Industrial) zone to an R4 (Multi-Family residential).

Sarah Ford, representing Wallick Communities, an Ohio-based company, appeared before the Council to ask for them to rezone the property in order for the company to build a 50-unit housing development. The proposal was sent to the Council with no recommendation from the Plymouth Plan Commission, who had two separate motions fail with only five votes of the needed six votes to pass the 11-person board, one to table, one to deny. Two members were absent during the hearing in the Plan Commission.
Ford outlined the proposed project for the Council, which would be a 50-unit apartment complex for which the company is seeking a grant from the state of Indiana to help with construction. That grant would allow the company to have equity in the project and allow them to offer rents at a lower rate; however, the rents would be at the market rate. Residents would be responsible for their rent, and approval for residency would be income-based without a government subsidy.
Ford said that Wallick had chosen Plymouth for the building since it was “highly incentivized” by the state agency, since studies had shown that 20 percent of the population is “rent burdened”, meaning they spend more than 30 percent of their income toward housing. The tenants considered would have 80 percent of the median income for the area, or around $75,000. Rents for the properties would range from $620 to $1400, depending on a market study.
She said that if the project continued, the site would be subject to ongoing inspections from state agencies and their lenders to ensure the property was properly maintained.
Wallick would maintain and manage the property for a minimum of 15-30 years with full-time staff on site for maintenance and management.
Several residents of the area came forward to speak against the project, citing studies that showed an increased crime rate in areas of population density, along with increased traffic and decreased property values. Several brought up a large number of complaints against Wallick at their other projects.
Plan Director Ty Adley and Plymouth City Attorney Jeff Houin advised the board that the only decision before them was whether they felt that a multi-family residential zoning was more compatible with the neighborhood than its current zoning, which could allow any sort of heavy industrial development without having to come before city government for approval.
The Council voted 6-1 to approve the rezoning, with Kayla Krathwohl voting no.