Plymouth City Attorney Sean Surrisi presented a resolution to the city council Monday night asking to transfer money so the Plymouth Fire Department can pay for repairs on a tanker truck. Continue reading
Culver Town Council Discusses Request from Southwest Conservancy District
The Culver Town Council discussed a request from Southwest Conservancy District Representative Kathy Clark to expand the district in order to hook up two properties to that sewer system.
The agreement that the district has allows 175 hookups to the system and 168 are already connected. One family has petitioned to connect to the line as their septic system has failed. The property is contiguous to the district’s system that runs along West Shore Drive. The family plans to combine two lots with one house and request an easement on one parcel to allow a lateral line through the vacant lot on West Shore Circle. Continue reading
Old Clark Gas Station Demolished
The Bremen Town Council learned this week that the property that once included a Clark gas station at the corner of State Road 106 and State Road 331 is now cleared.
Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the project has been ongoing for a while.
City of Plymouth Makes Plans for Holiday Parade
The staff at the mayor’s office is looking toward the holiday season and preparing for the annual tree lighting and parade.
Mayor Mark Senter presented the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members this week with a request to close streets for the holiday events.
Argos High School Halloween Dance Tonight
The Argos Leo Club is hosting a Halloween dance tonight from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Jr./Sr. High School Cafeteria. The dance is open to students in grades 9 through 12. The cost to enter is $3 per individual or $5 per couple.
Students are encouraged to wear their costume to the dance for the chance to win a prize. Students can be awarded for their costumes in one of the following categories, best group, best couple, best individual or most creative. Continue reading
This Saturday, Plymouth Has Plenty of Ways to Get You into the Halloween Spirit
This Saturday, Plymouth Chamber of Commerce is hosting an event that will supply sugary sweets to costumed kiddos a few days before Halloween. Downtown Trick-or-Treat will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Michigan Street will be closed between Laporte Street and Washington Street from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Pilot News is hosting a costume contest starting at noon and MAX 98.3 will be on the site at 214 N Michigan Street doing a live remote describing the spooky scene.
Children will be divided into three different categories based on age. In order to be included in the costume contest, kids must be registered by 12 p.m. today Friday, October 27th. To make sure your child has a chance to compete, call 574-936-3101 to register. Continue reading
Bremen, John Glenn and Plymouth Marching Bands to Compete in ISSMA Semi-State Competition
Four local high school marching bands will be heading down to Indianapolis tomorrow for the Indiana State School Music Association Open Class Semi-State Marching Band Festival.
Students from Bremen, John Glenn, Knox and Plymouth will join 80 other bands from around the state competing to be chosen as one of the 10 bands who will represent their class at the 45th Annual Indiana State Marching Band Finals.
Each band is entered into a category based on school size and that influences where they perform. Pride of Plymouth Marching Band is led by their director Bryan Ames and they will be competing in Open Class B. Their performance will take place at Pike High School around 2:30 p.m. Continue reading
Missing Walkerton Man Found in His Home
A Walkerton man who was reported missing earlier this week was found safe in his home today according to the Walkerton Police Department dispatch center.
The Walkerton PD issued a press release on Tuesday, seeking public help finding a missing person. The individual, 25-year-old Robert Allan McEndarfer reportedly hadn’t been seen or heard from since he left work in Napanee on October 19th. The release also stated his phone was found smashed on the side of the road.
As of Thursday, October 26th the search has been called off and McEndarfer is reported to be alive and well.
Assisted Living Facility Coming to Plymouth
An assisted living facility is coming to Plymouth soon.
Plymouth City Attorney Sean Surrisi told the Plymouth City Council Monday night that officials from Autumn Trace Assisted Living in Greencastle plan to purchase land to build a new facility. Continue reading
Town of Bremen Working on Downtown Street Revitalization
The Town of Bremen is looking to improve the downtown area with a street revitalization project. That’s according to Director of Operations Trend Weldy.
“We’re applying for a planning grant to get that done through the State,” said Weldy. “We want to do downtown streets. There are three blocks downtown plus one going north and south of the downtown area where we want to do work. We want to rip out all of the sidewalks, replace the street lights, redo the street itself, put in new curbs and sidewalks, and all of that stuff.” Continue reading
Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center Relocation Discussed
The Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center may soon have a new place to call home.
Becca Pazin asked the Culver Town Council if she could move the visitor center office from the bank to the top floor of the Culver Beach Lodge. She noted that she only has a few items to move. The display of activities on a computer screen will be moved to the Culver Beach Lodge as well. A large, more permanent display will stay at the bank.
Plymouth Business Granted Two Parking Passes for Patients
Those visiting a dentist’s office in downtown Plymouth may not incur a parking violation if procedures take longer than what the parking ordinance allows.
Two hour parking is allotted for patrons who visit downtown area businesses, but a letter signed by Dr. Louis Plumlee asked the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety if passes could be issued to his patients who may need to stay at his office for an extended period of time. The request mentioned that some root canals and other dental operations may take two or three hours, depending on the nature of the visit. Continue reading
New Partnership Aims to Bring High-Speed Internet to All Hoosier Students
Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick have announced a partnership that aims to give all Hoosier students access to the tools and resources needed for digital learning with high-speed internet in every classroom.
The state is teaming up with Education Super Highway (ESH), the nation’s leading non-profit focused on upgrading internet access in every public school classroom in America, at no cost to tax payers. ESH will work with the Indiana Department of Education and local school districts to determine need, whether that’s fiber infrastructure, greater and more affordable bandwidth or Wi-Fi upgrades. Continue reading
Arrest Made at Indiana State Police Bremen Post
On Tuesday, October 24th Indiana State Trooper Patrick O’Keefe arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated after he drove to the Indiana State Police Bremen Post to speak to the trooper.
According to the Indiana State Police press release, O’Keefe made arrangements to meet 57-year-old Scott Schroeder at the Indiana State Police Bremen Post in order for Schroeder to retrieve some of his belongings from a separate incident. The release states that Schroeder arrived at the post around 5:30 p.m., parked out front and went to the door to meet O’Keefe. Continue reading
New Housing Project Construction Continues
Construction on the River Gate South housing project continues at the corner of Michigan Street and Lake Avenue in Plymouth.
City Attorney Sean Surrisi told the Plymouth City Council members Monday night that crews are working on the foundations.
Bremen Town Council to Consider Property Annexation
The Bremen Town Council is considering annexing property into the city limits for an upcoming industrial expansion project.
Bremen Director of Operations Trend Weldy said the property is north of town between the U.S. 6 bypass and the town.
“There are about five parcels of property we’re talking about annexing and that’s coming up in the very near future,” said Weldy. “One of our big industrial companies has purchased some land there and we just want to incorporate all of that into the Town of Bremen.”
The town council is likely to have a proposed annexation agreement at a meeting in November.
Culver Stellarbration Set for Nov. 8
The state recognition of the Stellar Communities Designation Program designees is set for today from 10 a.m. to noon ET in Indianapolis. Officials from the Town of Culver and the City of Madison will attend today’s festivities as a Stellarbration of becoming stellar communities.
Culver’s local Stellarbration will be held Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Culver Beach Lodge. Town Manager Jonathan Leist told the Culver Town Council Tuesday night that Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch will attend the local event that begins at 3 p.m. with an open house from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The public is invited to attend.
Plymouth BOW Ratifies Bid
Plymouth Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt asked the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members Monday night to ratify a bid presented to them at the prior meeting for street and sidewalk work.
Plymouth City Attorney Sean Surrisi opened bids for the projects during the Oct. 11 meeting. Following the meeting Chris Marshall with the city engineer’s office reviewed them and the lowest bid provided by Walsh and Kelly was found to be within the specifications requested. Continue reading
Bowen Family Medical Scholarship Wants to Help Fix Physician Shortage in Rural Indiana
There are almost 7,000 communities around the country with an inadequate number of primary-care providers, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. A 2016 study by the Association of American Medical Colleges found that in the next decade, the country could be short 95,000 doctors.
The lack of primary-care providers can affect urban and suburban areas to a degree but it is the rural communities, like those in Marshall County, that tend to be hit the hardest. The Bowen Family Medical Scholarship was established to combat the issue and focuses on meeting the health needs of rural communities by supporting primary-care medical students as they work their way through medical school and residency programs. Continue reading
Indiana WIC Program Launches Mobile App
Those who receive WIC benefits have a new way to get program information, thanks to a new mobile app.
