Less than a year after announcing plans to build a residence hall, Ancilla College is planning to add a second student housing facility. The school’s board of trustees voted unanimously to do so Monday. The first one opened in August and is booked beyond capacity. Continue reading
A Marshall County murder defendant is now lodged in the Kosciusko County Jail. Continue reading
A new solar farm’s just about ready to go online in Argos. The Indiana Municipal Power Agency has installed around 3,000 solar panels on town-owned land west of U.S. 31 near the intersection with State Road 10. Continue reading
The price of groceries is up from last year. That’s according to the Indiana Farm Bureau’s fall market basket survey, which measures the total cost of 16 food items. Continue reading
Saint Joseph Health System is hosting a reunion this weekend for families with children who spent time in the Mishawaka Medical Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Continue reading
A Bourbon man was sentenced Thursday on charges that he manufactured methamphetamine at a Plymouth address.
Plymouth Police attempted to serve a warrant on Wednesday, but found themselves filing additional charges.
Plans are now being laid for a new caucus in Marshall County following the resignation of Council President Matt Hassel.
The resignation follows Hassel’s election as Marshall County Sheriff on Tuesday night. His swearing-in took place on Wednesday. Prior to being able to officially serve as Sheriff, Hassel was required under state statute to first leave his post on the Council.
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Shane Weedling and Krysti Lavanway made an initial appearance in Marshall County Court on Tuesday.
The war on drugs begins at home. That’s the message a Valparaiso man whose 20-year-old daughter died of a heroin overdose in 2002 shared with a group of community members yesterday in Marshall County. Mann Spitler III became a certified prevention professional and discontinued his podiatry practice in 2006. Manna was his only child. He says she succumbed to peer pressure as a teenager and started using heroin. Spitler urges parents to take note of changes in their child’s appearance. He says bloodshot eyes, contracted or dilated pupils are signs of opiate use. Cocaine can also cause pupils to dilate. So can marijuana, but the whites of the eyes will be bloodshot as well. Continue reading
With flu season right around the corner, now’s the time to get a flu shot. Continue reading
Deer hunting season is officially underway in Indiana. Today marks the start of archery season, which runs through Jan. 3, 2016. All hunters must have a license and must use legal archery equipment as defined by the DNR. Continue reading
A not-for-profit is kicking-off a major fundraising effort starting on Thursday.
The United Way of Marshall County says Dine Out for United Way 2015 will start at Burger King on Michigan Street and Mooney’s Ice Cream in Plymouth. The idea is that the restaurants will donate a portion of their sales that day to the United Way.
The Marshall County Republican Party has appointed a new Sheriff.
A caucus was held Tuesday night at the party’s headquarters in Plymouth. Several candidates were vying for the position, receiving an opportunity to make their case before the Republican Party’s precinct committee.
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The Plymouth Park and Recreation Department is moving ahead with efforts to repair and extend the Greenway Trail. Continue reading
Gas prices appear to be heading back down after jumping up over the past two weeks. Continue reading
Harvest season is progressing in the immediate area following some relatively dry weather.
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Heroin is here. That’s the title of a free drug information seminar scheduled today in Plymouth. The Plymouth Fraternal Order of Police Lodge Number 195 and Committee for a Drug & Tobacco Free Indiana are hosting the free informational session to address the growing problem. Continue reading
A longtime Ancilla College Board of Trustees member and a Plymouth businessman who graduated from the school nearly 40 years ago will be honored during the school’s third annual Changing Lives Scholarship Dinner. It will take place Friday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. EST at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth. Continue reading
Single-family building permits are up from the previous month, but down compared to the same period last year in the Hoosier State.
