Plymouth Fire Chief Rod Miller and council member Don Ecker, Jr. presented information to the Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety and the Plymouth City Council members Monday night about the need for more full-time firefighters and paramedics.
Chief Miller said he’s having trouble maintaining staff members. Pay for full-time firefighters is not competitive with surrounding communities to entice personnel to stay. Information given to the board showed Plymouth as one of the lowest paying fire departments in the area.
The city building in downtown Plymouth will undergo some necessary renovation work this fall.
Marshall County Highway Supervisor Jason Peters told the commissioners last week that he is researching sites to dispose of materials to be reused for road projects.
The Culver Town Council will conduct a public hearing tonight to discuss a tax abatement request made by Elkay Wood Products.
Hoosier Racing Tire is celebrating 60 years in business this year, and on Monday the company was honored by Governor Eric Holcomb. During a ceremony at the Statehouse, Holcomb recognized 34 Indiana businesses with the Governor’s Century or Half Century Business Award. According to information released by the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, Hoosier Racing Tire is recognized as the world’s largest race tire manufacturer. 
Vendors are getting ready for the Culver Farmer’s Market which is set to begin in May.
A Bremen man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in southeastern St. Joseph County early Saturday morning. Emergency responders were called to the intersection of Beech Road and Kern Road shortly after 2:00 a.m., according to WSBT-TV. 
Three people were arrested on drug charges after police executed a search warrant at a Plymouth apartment Saturday. Officers with the Marshall County and Plymouth police departments and Marshall County Drug Task Force executed the warrant at 700 West Garro Street at around 9:21 a.m. 
Some wild weather over the past few weeks is expected to have a minimal impact on local plants. 
The Culver Community School Corporation will offer breakfast and lunch for students ages 18 and younger during spring break.
The Plymouth Board of Public Works and Safety members will open bids for the signalization improvements at the Oakhill/Soice intersection when they meet tonight. Street Superintendent Jim Marquardt will present 2017 sidewalk projects for the ADA transition plan and discuss a sidewalk request at 801 S. Michigan Street. City Attorney Sean Surrisi will present a memo for the Schuh Ditch hydrologic and hydraulic study proposal for engineering services.
More Indiana high school graduates are prepared for college, but the Indiana Commission for Higher Education says there’s still more work to be done. State officials say in spite of recent improvements, nearly a fifth of recent high school graduates are still not ready to take college courses that count toward their degrees. That’s particularly true in the area of math. 
April is National Volunteer Month, and the American Red Cross says it’s a good time to donate blood. Red Cross officials note that volunteer blood donors are the only source of blood for many patients who need transfusions. 
The newly formed John Glenn Education Foundation is available for corporation teachers to apply for grants to enrich classes.
The Marshall County Museum is hosting activities at the facility during the week of spring break.
The Argos School Board members this week made the decision to raise cafeteria prices. Interim Superintendent Dr. Robert Boyd commented that the prices needed to be brought up to standards.
