The Bremen School Board approved the Reduction in Force (TIF) Policy on Monday night.
Superintendent Dr. Jim White said the cuts are due to a reduction in funding.
“We’ll be losing two teachers – most likely in our elementary and middle school area. That’s where we’ve dropped a little bit in students. The high school is still holding steady at the number of students they have. We have to keep the school district financially healthy so we can continue to serve everyone in the future,” stated Dr. White.
The Triton School Board members on Monday night voted to continue with a building project that will begin in 2018.
The Bremen Town Council recently met with the Bremen Redevelopment Commission to discuss funding for the replacement or improvement of 16 lift stations in the wastewater system.
The Culver Town Council and the Culver Redevelopment Commission met in a long joint meeting on Tuesday night to discuss a housing development agreement between the entities and housing developer Kevin Berger and funding for the project.
The Marshall County 4-H Fair Board is looking to apply for a $500,000 Community Development Block Grant to help pay for a new community center and Fair Board President Rob Hurford asked the county council’s permission Monday night to move forward with that project.
Marshall County Prosecutor Nelson Chipman will be looking to hire a Pre-trial Diversion Officer.
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will be strictly enforcing Indiana’s seat belt laws in a Click it or Ticket campaign beginning Friday, May 12.
The Culver Town Council will meet in a specially-called meeting with the Culver Redevelopment Commission tonight at 5p.m. ET. The members of each government entity will discuss an agreement as part of a housing development project on Jefferson Street as outlined in the Stellar Communities application.
The Crossing School and Business Entrepreneurship is hosting a fundraising banquet on Thursday, May 11 to help provide education and job training skills to students in a non-traditional school setting.
An open house is set for Monday, May 15 at the Culver Beach Lodge as a prelude to the summer season at Lake Maxinkuckee.
City, town and county officials are invited to a meeting later this month at the INDOT LaPorte District office to learn more about available sources of road funding.
An open house to celebrate the relocation of the WYMR-FM MAX 98.3 studio is planned for Wednesday, May 10. The Plymouth Chamber of Commerce will help welcome guests with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. at the radio station’s new home at 215 N. Michigan St. in Plymouth.
The Marshall County Council will meet tonight with a full agenda.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members will award bids and ratify an executive order when they meet tonight.
The Triton School Board will hold a work session tonight to discuss a proposed building project, a sponsorship agreement and the administrative handbook.
The Plymouth Community School Board approved a contract for a nurse for the summer months.
It’s time to audition for the Maxinkuckee Players’ stage production of the Disney musical “Mary Poppins”.
The Culver Farmer’s Market will open for the summer season on Saturday, May 13 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The summer operation hours will include Tuesday evenings beginning May 30 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET.
