Average gasoline prices in Indiana have fallen 7.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.99/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 3,271 stations in Indiana. Prices in Indiana are 9.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 31.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has decreased 1.7 cents in the last week and stands at $3.448 per gallon.

According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Indiana was priced at $2.46/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.59/g, a difference of $1.13/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $2.46/g while the highest was $3.59/g, a difference of $1.13/g.
The national average price of gasoline has fallen 1.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07/g today.
“Average gas prices declined in nearly all states over the last week as refineries ramped up output and gasoline supplies surged,” said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy. “While a few states experienced price cycling—a pattern where prices drop sharply and then spike every couple of weeks—the overall gentle downward trend is typical as summer progresses. If oil prices continue to rise gradually, it could eventually impact gas prices, but for now, we likely won’t see any major shifts at the pump in most areas this week.”
GasBuddy’s averages, graphs, maps, and historical pricing data covering the U.S. and Canada are available 24/7 at http://prices.GasBuddy.com.

CULVER — The Max Yacht Club is sponsoring a no-pressure, instruction-based ladies sailing group that meets on Sundays throughout the summer. The group is for all experience levels — from ladies who’ve never been on a boat to those who have sailed with others and now want to do so themselves.

The group meets on Sunday mornings, gathering at 9:15 am at Benedict’s pier (for those driving, 708 Peru Court). The program runs through August 10th.
You should bring your life jacket. If you do not have a life jacket, contact them before you come, and they can arrange for one. If you feel ready to sail, there are club boats available for use, or join the camaraderie and instruction session, and ride in the Coach boat to listen and learn.
The group will meet regardless of wind conditions. If there is wind, they will sail after the instruction session. Otherwise, we have other learning exercises (e.g., learning hitch knots to tie up boats) and Q&A with our instructors.
This is a “come when you can” and “learn at your level” group, so if one weekend doesn’t work, join another Sunday.
For more information, contact us at maxyachtclub@gmail.com or call/text Terri at 574-721-2207.

PLYMOUTH — Saint Joseph Health System (SJHS) is hosting a mobile blood drive with the South Bend Medical Foundation. The public is invited to attend the blood drive on Friday, June 13, 2025, 10 am – 1 pm at the Plymouth Medical Center at 1915 Lake Avenue in Plymouth.

Blood donations play a vital role in saving lives and improving the health of our community. Whether it’s for surgeries, traumas, or cancer treatments, there is always a constant need for blood donations. By donating blood, you can make a difference in someone’s life and help ensure that our healthcare system has the resources it needs to provide the best possible care.
To schedule an appointment or visit, givebloodnow.com.

PLYMOUTH – The Marshall County Career Innovation Center (MCCIC) has been named the 2024 National Rural New Market Tax Credit Deal of the Year by the Novogradac Journal of Tax Credits, a leading national publication focused on community finance.

MCCIC is a new career center located on Plymouth Community School Corporation’s campus that serves 10 rural school districts. Through the North Central Career and Technical Education (CTE) Cooperative, MCCIC provides opportunities for students to explore career pathways by offering hands-on learning, post-secondary credits, industry certifications and work-based learning.
“We are excited to receive this award and the recognition that it brings,” stated Allison Shook, Executive Director of the Marshall County Lifelong Learning Network, the project sponsor. “It is a testament to the visionary leadership of our community and the unmatched dedication of our schools and educators.”
The $10.7 million renovation and construction project will result in new classrooms, a new automotive training center, a greenhouse, and a 28-seat childcare center. When fully operational, the two-year courses for grades 11-12 will train up to 424 students annually, of which 60% are expected to come from limited means. Those students will graduate from high school with academic, technical, and employability skills for future careers. The adult education program is expected to train at least 27 adults annually and provide the necessary training to break down traditional barriers to quality employment. The program is expected to result in job, education, or military placements in excess of 95%.
The project received new market tax credit financing from Fort Wayne New Markets Revitalization Fund, LLC, Cinnaire New Markets LLC, and US Bancorp Impact Finance. The project also received funding from the Northern Indiana Regional Development Authority, Indiana’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI), Marshall County government, the City of Plymouth, 1st Source Bank, the Neidig Family, and the Lilly Endowment Inc. GIFT VIII funding through the Marshall County Community Foundation Inc.’s match funding program.
“We are grateful to all of the catalytic funders who came together to make this project possible,” stated, Linda Yoder, Executive Director of the Marshall County Community Foundation, Inc. “This project will reach and empower thousands of students who previously did not have access to these opportunities.”
The project is currently under construction and is expected to be completed later this fall.
About Marshall County Career and Innovation Center (MCCIC)
MCCIC is a premier career and technical education facility that provides youth and adults lifelong learning opportunities for satisfaction and success in their careers and beyond. MCCIC partners with educators, industry leaders, and the community to empower all their citizens to thrive in Marshall County. To learn more about the center please visit http://www.mccic.org.

PLYMOUTH — The Plymouth Community School Board heard a presentation from Aaron Esper of North Central CTE before voting unanimously to continue their agreement with the organization for the coming year.

Esper took an opportunity to highlight the organization’s successes in the past school year for its program that provides career courses for Marshall and Starke county students to take courses in career and technical areas for high school credit.
According to Esper, CTE saw a growth in enrollment and a 7.7 percent increase in funding in the past year, and also increased the number of certification options that were available for students.
The program also offered new partnerships and opportunities, teaming with the Knox program in criminal justice to offer certifications, adding a veterinary science student-run business that made over $3000, and partnering to offer several adult education classes in the same areas.
Esper told the board that the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant program had posted a 94 percent pass rate and the EMT program a 100 percent skills pass rate.
North Central CTE will offer a second building trades class in Culver for the coming year, add an applied engineering and entrepreneurship pathway, and partner with Vincennes University.

PLYMOUTH — It will be a night of sketch comedy for three weekends this summer as the Wild Rose Moon in downtown Plymouth hosts “Saturday Night Under the Moonlight,” presented by the Attic Theatre Company.

Performances will be on June 21, July 12, and August 9 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Directed by Zachary Gipson and written by Derek Jensen and the company, it will be an evening of original comedy, sketches, funny songs, dancing, and general mayhem.
The show features Andrea Canacci, Rocky Whitaker, Joel Samuelson, Phil McFarland, Zachary Gipson, Derek Jensen, Amy Beaucham, Mike Bachman, Mitch and Ruby Crum, and Finis Brown.
Tickets are $20 and seating is limited.
Tickets are available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-night-under-the-moonlight-tickets-1379882829689?aff=ebdsshios

PLYMOUTH — On May 30, officers with the Plymouth Police Department located year 21-year-old Brayan Molina-Vasquez of Plymouth at his residence.

Vasquez had an active failure to appear warrant through Marshall County. Vasquez was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he will be held without bond until his initial court appearance.

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

WALKERTON — On Sunday,​ June 1,​ at 10:29 am,​ Marshall County Deputies,​ Walkerton Police,​ Polk Fire, and Walkerton EMS responded to a report of a personal injury accident involving a single motorcycle on Plymouth Laporte Trl ​near 3B Rd.

Dwayne Perez, 39, of Walkerton, ​was transported to the hospital for injuries sustained in the accident. Alcohol/Drugs do not appear to be a factor.
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On Sunday,​ June 1,​ Marshall County Central Dispatch received a call of an automated crash detection in the area of Lincoln Highway and Hawthorn Road.
Emergency personnel arrived on the scene and located the vehicle on the south side of the roadway about a half mile west of Hawthorn Road. The driver,​ Juan Rivera,​ 34, of Goshen,​ had complaints of back pain, and Lutheran Air Ambulance was called to the scene.
Officers on scene determined the vehicle was traveling west on Lincoln Highway, and for an unknown reason, the driver left the north side of the roadway before crossing both lanes of traffic and crashing into a set of trees. ​
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted on the scene by Plymouth Fire & EMS,​ Lutheran Air Ambulance,​ and Reichert-Knepp ​Towing.

On May 30,​ at 5:30 pm,​ a Marshall County deputy stopped a black Jeep on US 30 at the east county line for speeding 93mph in a posted 60mph zone.

It was found that the driver,​ Shawn C. Allen Jr., 31 of Indianapolis, had been drinking. Allen agreed to field sobriety tests and a certified breath test. Allen was found to be intoxicated and tested at .10% and was arrested for operating while intoxicated. He was also charged with reckless driving and cited for speeding and an open container of alcohol.

On May 31, at 5:16 pm, Plymouth Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck at Michigan Road/7B Road for an equipment and moving violation.
During the traffic stop, twenty-seven-year-old John L. Coleman of Elkhart was checked through Standardized Field Sobriety testing. Plymouth K-9 Officer Vinson and his partner Castor were also called to the stop. K-9 Castor alerted to the presence of narcotics in the vehicle.
Coleman was later transported to Plymouth Hospital for a chemical test and was found to be almost three times the legal limit on a certified chemical test. Coleman was then transported to Marshall County Jail and booked in for Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, .15% or higher, and legend drug deception.

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

PLYMOUTH — On June 4 at 9:54 a.m., a vehicle driven by Javier Rosas, 46, of Syracuse was stopped for a traffic infraction. He was found to be operating a vehicle without having ever received a license. He was lodged at the Marshall County Jail.

On May 29 at 5:05 p.m., Officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle whose plate showed the registered owner was suspended.
The vehicle pulled over on US 30 east of Plymouth, Goshen Trl. The registered owner wasn’t driving, but the driver informed the officer that he didn’t have a driver’s license. The driver was identified as Gutierrez Hernandez-Policarpio, 30, of Fort Wayne.
He was taken into custody and transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked in for operating a vehicle without a license.

On May 31,​ at 12:46 am Marshall County Deputies conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for speeding and unsafe lane movement on US 30 and Cedar Rd.
The driver of the vehicle, E​lvin Gerardo Cruz Martinez, 22, of Warsaw, was found to have never received a license. Elvin was taken into custody and booked for ​operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license.

PLYMOUTH — The Marshall County Republican Party has filled two vacancies left vacant by resignation in a special caucus held on Tuesday of this week.

Sandra Dodson, the county Treasurer elected in November, resigned her seat on May 14. She was replaced by Wendy Tapia as the choice of four candidates for the spot that included Anna Buffy Daniels, Jill McKinney, and Molly Fuchs.
The second vacancy was left by the resignation of Steve Gorski, who was also elected in November to a seat as the District 4 representative on the County Council. Gorski resigned to take a position in the County Recorder’s office. Gorski had already announced that he intended to run for the position of Recorder in the 2026 election.
Center Township precinct committeemen voted in Greg Compton as Gorski’s replacement on the Council over the other candidate, Travis Schieber.
Compton has previously served as a Marshall County Commissioner as well as a member of the Plymouth City Council.

TERRE HAUTE — Special Olympics Indiana Marshall & Starke Counties is sending over 30 athletes to Terre Haute to compete in the annual Special Olympics Indiana Summer Games. Athletes will compete in track and field, swimming, team bowling, and powerlifting. Athletes have been practicing their sports for over eight weeks.

Track Athletes coached by Noel Soria, Sonja Soria, and Rhonda Owens will compete in running events ranging from the 50m dash to the 1500m run, as well as walking events up to 800m walk, and field events such as the softball throw, mini-javelin, shot put, standing long jump, and running long jump. We also have athletes competing in the 4X100m relay.
Swimmers, coached by Lori Simpson and Geoel Simpson, will compete in medley events from individual to relay. They will also compete in backstroke, butterfly, and freestyle races. In some of the relay events, there are Special Olympics athletes paired with unified partners for these races.
The bowling teams are coached by Elizabeth Polstra and Bobby Hodge. Bowlers paired up with a teammate and will bowl at Vigo Bowling Alley in doubles competition.
Powerlifters are coached by Eric Keen and Justin Parker. Athletes will compete in bench, deadlift, squat, and combination. Many powerlifters have been practicing since January.
Summer Games is an opportunity for those with intellectual disabilities to highlight their abilities to compete in a sport that they practiced for over 8 weeks. Athletes will stay on campus at Indiana State University and Rose Hulman for 3 days while they compete in their sports. Some of the non-competition highlights are the Opening Ceremonies, Healthy Athletes, and, of course, Olympic Town. Over 2,000 Special Olympics athletes from across the state will travel to Terre Haute this weekend to compete.

ARGOS — On May 30,​ at 2:45 p.m., a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Deputy conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle in the area of US 31 and 9A Road. The driver of the vehicle was identified as 42-year-old Aaron Brown. One of the passengers was identified as 46-year-old Melvin Soloman.

Brown was found to have a license status of Habitual Traffic Violator and was suspected of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Soloman was found to have an active warrant for his arrest through Hamilton County,​ Indiana.
Soloman was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for his active warrant and held without bond. Brown was transported to the Plymouth Hospital for a chemical test. Upon doing so,​ he was found to be over three times the legal limit of alcohol. Brown was transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated In the Presence of a Passenger Less Than 18 Years of Age – Level 6 Felony,​ Operating a Vehicle as a Habitual Traffic Violator – Level 6 Felony,​ and Reckless Driving – Class A Misdemeanor.

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by the Indiana State Police and Argos Police Department.

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

PLYMOUTH — On June 1, at 3:21 a.m., Plymouth Police units were dispatched to Jackson Heights Road for a physical altercation.

The parties involved had separated when officers arrived. While attempting to investigate the incident, Kayla L. Hurford, 32, of Plymouth, would not comply with the officer’s commands.
The list began to physically resist and was taken into custody. The listed suspect was transported to the Marshall County jail and lodged on the charge of resisting law enforcement.

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

PLYMOUTH — On May 31 at 1:15 am, Plymouth Officers were dispatched the 300 block of 700 Berkely St regarding an unwanted man inside the residence.

Officers identified the man as 27-year-old Blake Brown, who did not live at the residence. Upon further investigation, it was discovered that Brown violated a protective order, with the protected party being a resident at the home.
Brown was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where he was booked and lodged.

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

On Monday, June 2,​ at 12:50 pm, a Marshall County Deputy was working highway detail in a fully marked police vehicle and observed a silver Jeep Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) traveling at least 50 miles per hour in a posted 45 miles per hour construction zone with workers present.

The Deputy caught up with the vehicle and ran the plate. It showed the registered owner having a suspended license. A traffic stop was made on that vehicle in the area of US 31 and 9A road. The driver was identified as 66-year-old Edward Strack of Rochester. It was found that Strack was operating a vehicle on a license that had a status of suspended with a prior. He was transported to the Marshall County Jail.

On June 2 at 8:59 a.m., a vehicle driven by Danielle Wright, 30, of Merrillville was stopped for a traffic infraction at US 31 and 9A Road. She was found to have a license status of suspended-prior. Wright was lodged at the Marshall County Jail.

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

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, the Indiana State Fair unveiled the first full wave of its 2025 list of scheduled concerts as a part of the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage schedule, August 1-17.

The Hoosier Lottery Free Stage has become a summertime staple for concert goers and music lovers. The lineup each year consists of some of music’s most legendary and diverse acts and this year is no exception. All shows at the Hoosier Lottery Free Stage are free with paid fair admission, and seating is first-come, first-served. All shows start at 7:30 p.m., unless noted otherwise. Discount tickets can be purchased for the 2025 Indiana State Fair today at indianastatefair.com/.
The first wave of concerts includes:
● Three Dog Night – Friday, August 1 – opening day
● Disney Throwback DJ Night – Saturday, August 2
● Babyface – Wednesday, August 6
● Bill Murray and His Blood Brothers – Friday, August 8
● Melissa Etheridge – Friday, August 15
There is a limited number of reserved viewing area tickets available now for the concerts. The 2025 Indiana State Fair is scheduled to open on Friday, August 1, and runs through August 17, when you can enjoy The Greatest 15 Days of Summer at this iconic Hoosier tradition. For more information, please visit IndianaStatefair.com or follow the Indiana State Fair on Facebook, Instagram, and X. The Indiana State Fair will be highlighted by its 2025 theme, “Soundtrack of Summer,” presented by Get Prepared Indiana.

PLYMOUTH — On June 3, at 9:02 pm, officers with the Plymouth Police Department conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a headlight out on US 30 east of Michigan St.

The occupants of the vehicle, 22-year-old Iyonna Dupree-Smith and 34-year-old Ronald Shorter Jr, initially provided officers with false names and dates of birth. Officers were eventually able to correctly identify both subjects, and they were both found to have warrants out of Allen County. Also found on the suspects was a Glock handgun fully loaded with 15 15-round magazines, as well as a separate fully loaded 50-round drum magazine.
Shorter Jr and Dupree-Smith were both taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail, where they were booked for their warrants and obstruction of justice.

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

PLYMOUTH — On May 31 at 12:39 a.m., Plymouth Police were dispatched to the Speedway on N Michigan St. for a man who was being aggressive towards a woman.

Arriving on the scene, Police identified Brandyn S. Ross, 32, of Lakeville, who was in a verbal altercation with a woman.
There was a protective order in place between the two parties. Ross was also found to be under the influence of alcohol and had ridden to the convenience store on a motorcycle.
Ross was arrested for invasion of privacy and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. He was transported to the Marshall County Jail.

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