Plymouth Street Department to Look into Replacing Stop Lights

Several traffic lights in Plymouth are causing concern to Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt.

The Plymouth Board of Works and Safety members learned that most of the lights in the city are antiquated and parts are becoming scarce to repair stop lights that malfunction. The controllers and systems need to be updated. About $75,000 has been budgeted for the project this year and a prioritized list will be created to complete that work.

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State Fire Marshal Shares Tips for Home Heating Safety

Indiana Department of Homeland SecurityThe most wonderful time of the year can also be one of the most dangerous if proper precautions are not taken to safely heat homes as temperatures drop.

Indiana State Fire Marshal Jim Greeson says home fires occur more often in winter than in any other season, and alternative heating sources, such as space heaters, are involved in roughly one out of every six of those fires. Continue reading

NIPSCO Offers Winter Heating Safety Tips

nipscoNIPSCO reminds customers of the importance of maintaining a safe home heating system as temperatures drop and winter sets in. You can have a peek at this web-site for more efficient heating system installation. For starters, conduct an annual furnace inspection to make sure it is working efficiently and to protect residents from safety concerns like carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Continue reading

Maximum Sentence Handed Down for Toddler’s 2015 Murder

Shane Weedling
Shane Weedling

The Marshall County man who admitted to beating his girlfriend’s toddler to death with a hairbrush last September because she wet the bed received a maximum sentence for murder this morning in Marshall Superior Court. Judge Robert O. Bowen told Shane Weedling the only factor in his favor was his guilty plea in connection with Serenity Wilson’s murder last year in a Plymouth motel room. Continue reading