The Yellow River Festival in Plymouth will feature art, music, food, crafts and history this Saturday and Sunday in River Park Square.
This year’s featured town is Argos and representatives will be offering history of the community throughout the event.
The Yellow River Festival officially opens Saturday, June 3 at 10 a.m. with the welcome given by the Plymouth speech team. Randy Danielson will have information about the Rees Theater at noon on Saturday and Greg Champion will speak at 12:30 p.m. Other guests on the educational, entertainment and history stage include Kalita who is the master of magic and escape, The Rose Hips, Dr. Quackenbush, Abe Lincoln, Lights Out radio mystery, Fascinating Rhythm and more.
The Culver-Union Township Public Library is celebrating the start of its summer reading programs with ice cream and a movie on Monday. 
Job-seekers have a chance to meet with representatives from 55 employers during a job fair tomorrow in Mishawaka. It will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Bethel College Wiekamp Athletic Center. The event will also give veterans the opportunity to learn more about what resources are available to them from 10 different veterans service organizations. 
If your summer plans include a trip to the Indiana State Fair, you may want to schedule it around the free nightly concerts. Fair officials have announced the first five of 17 shows that will be part of the Chevrolet Silverado Free Stage headline entertainment during the fair, which runs Aug. 4-20, 2017. Shows are free with paid admission to the Indiana State Fair. 
A hearing is scheduled for tomorrow to hear public comment on the next superintendent’s contract at the Plymouth Community School Corporation.
Officials from the Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a meeting at the La Porte District office to inform city, town and county officials about how to utilize the Community Crossings Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund. More specific information will be given about projects eligible for funding, how to submit projects for matching funds, deadlines for project submissions, timelines for distributing funds and development of an asset manager plan.
E&B Paving will be working on a portion of the proposed microsurfacing project beginning today.
A crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for a proposed amphitheater in the Culver Town Park is just two weeks into the effort.
The water main flushing program in the City of Plymouth will begin on Monday, June 5 at 6 a.m.
Organizations working to help train teachers in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields can apply for a share of nearly $10 million from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education. The goal of the state’s STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund is to prepare and retain educators in Indiana public schools where there are shortages of STEM teachers. 
Culver’s music and literary connections will be featured during this summer’s history cruises. Local historian Jeff Kenney will once again lead a series of 90-minute boat tours, highlighting areas of architectural and historical interest on Lake Maxinkuckee. 
The Culver Redevelopment Commission (CRC) met in special session Friday morning to discuss the Sand Hill Farms workforce housing resolution.
The Bremen Town Council will soon be taking bids for a new ambulance service.
The Plymouth City Council entertained a request from David Fortin from The Very Nice People business downtown for a revitalization project.
The members of the Culver Building Trades class invite the residents of Culver to an open house on Sunday, May 28 to see their finished assigned project.
The Marshall County Museum will feature another exhibit to keep motors running during the P-town Cruz’n event in downtown Plymouth.
Indiana State Police are investigating after a 90-minute standoff involving Marshall County and Plymouth police reportedly ended with a man shooting himself. State police say it happened Friday morning along a tree line on King Road north of 9A Road. 
The Culver Redevelopment Commission (CRC) will meet today to discuss the Sand Hill Farms workforce housing.
The Bremen Town Council agreed to move ahead on the project to upgrade the town’s lift stations in the spring 2018.
The Plymouth City Council was presented a resolution this week that updates a policy from 2004 when the EMS and fire services combined and those employees join the 1977 pension fund.
