BREMEN — A death on Jute Road has been ruled a homicide by Marshall County Coroner Dean Byers.
On September 3, at 8:00 am, the Marshall County Coroner’s Office was contacted regarding a death in the 1400 block of Jute Rd.

The deceased was identified as Elizabeth Hite age 56 of Goshen. An autopsy performed on Thursday confirmed the cause of death was multiple stab wounds.

PLYMOUTH — On the evening of Aug. 30, at 8 pm, Plymouth Police Officers were conducting foot patrols in Centennial Park during the Blueberry Festival. They observed a man and woman who were identified in a separate, unrelated incident, and knew there was a protection order in place preventing the two of them from being around one another.

The woman was identified as Jayne Yakim, 28 years old of Plymouth, and the man was identified as Ridge Zimmerman, 27 years old of Plymouth.
After confirming that the protection orders were still active, both Yakim and Zimmerman were taken into custody and lodged at the Marshall County Jail on the criminal charge of Invasion of Privacy.

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

PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Commissioners took the next step to making CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates, volunteers who advocate for the best interests of children who have experienced abuse or neglect — a county department with county funding.

The Marshall County CASA program began in 2001 and has been operated as a not-for-profit organization that is governed by a board of directors. The program has broad-based community financial support, which comes from: State CASA, matching grants from Marshall County, grants, local service organizations, and individual donors. The donation of office space was the original contribution of the Marshall County government to the program.
Monday, the Commissioners voted unanimously to begin the process of making the program an official part of county government with commensurate financial support and benefits for the Executive Director, Chastity Keller, who is the only paid position of the program.

The request to create the new county department will go on to the Marshall County Council for their input.

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is seeking applicants for its Engineering Scholarship Program, available for eligible undergraduate and graduate students in Indiana. Recipients receive financial assistance, as well as paid employment opportunities.

Students must be accepted or enrolled full-time in one of Indiana’s accredited Civil Engineering schools. The program must also be certified by Indiana’s Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). Eligible universities with ABET-certified Civil Engineering programs include Purdue University, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Purdue University Northwest, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Trine University, University of Evansville, University of Notre Dame, University of Southern Indiana, Indiana State University, and Valparaiso University.
INDOT’s scholarship program offers $3,125 per semester or $2,083 per trimester for up to five years of post-secondary Civil Engineering education. Scholarship funds may be applied to educational expenses, fees, and books. Recipients will also have the opportunity to work at INDOT in full-time, paid positions during summer breaks and upon graduation.
Learn more about the INDOT Engineering Scholarship Program and the application process at indotscholarship.in.gov. Applications for the 2026-2027 school year must be emailed or postmarked by December 31, 2025.
Questions regarding the scholarship can be directed to the contact information listed on the website or submitted via INDOT4U.com.

CULVER — The Annual John R. Nelson Golf Outing is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at Pretty Lake Golf Club in Plymouth. This golf outing fundraiser helps benefit the Culver Community Athletic Department and the Culver Community Scholarship Fund.

Organizers are seeking hole sponsors, door prizes, and teams to participate.
OPTION #1: A hole sponsor for $200: You will receive your business name on the hole and in the flier that day, as well as an advertisement in the 2025-26 Winter sports program for the upcoming season.
OPTION #2: Hole sponsor and a golf team for $400. This will get you option #1 and a four-person team in the tournament.
Donate a Door Prize(s) that are awarded at the Golf Tournament. Gift certificates, items, or any donations are welcome.
To register online, please follow this link: https://forms.gle/x2XhNsY1C1uTDhfu7

PLYMOUTH — Commissioner Jesse Bohannon updated the Marshall County Commissioners on his efforts in the dissolution of the Marshall County Sewer District.

Bohannon told the Commissioners that he had delivered a letter to Indiana Governor Mike Braun to personally look into the issue, and that he and Marshall County Council Persons Tim Harmon and Nicole Cox had then gone on to a meeting with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management on the issue.
IDEM will make the final decision on whether or not the Sewer District will be dissolved in Marshall County, and Bohannon felt confident that the request to dissolve the board would be approved, but said it wasn’t a certainty.

In a related vote, the Commissioners suspended the rules to pass on all three readings a resolution to repeal current sewer standards in Marshall County, saying the new resolution takes them to “default standards” of the state.

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 — 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 — 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.