A local pageant winner is competing in a statewide contest today in Indianapolis. Miss Yellowstone Trail 2016 Cassi Quissel will be among the young ladies vying for $3,000 in scholarships in the Indiana State Festival Association Pageant. Continue reading
The Plymouth School Board reorganized for 2017 Tuesday, with one member reappointed to a full four-year term. Robin Cupka was first appointed to the school board back in November, taking over from Jennifer Sickmiller as the City of Plymouth’s representative. Continue reading
The Hickory Road bridge replacement is moving closer to getting underway. Continue reading
A man has been arrested in connection with a robbery at the Economy Inn in Plymouth last month, and police are still searching for a woman who was reportedly involved as well. Continue reading
Starting next month, several Marshall County ordinances will be enforced through the county’s Ordinance Violations Bureau. Last month, the county commissioners passed an ordinance expanding the scope of the bureau and specifying which ordinances it will enforce. Continue reading
Some Plymouth school employees are set to get a raise. On Tuesday, the Plymouth School Board approved the 2017 conditions of employment for classified staff. That included a two-percent pay increase. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners reorganized for 2017 Tuesday, as new member Mike Delp took his seat for the first time. The former Plymouth councilman replaces Deb Griewank as District 2 commissioner. During Tuesday’s meeting, Commissioner Kevin Overmyer was reelected board president, while Kurt Garner replaces Griewank as vice president. Continue reading
Upgrades to Culver’s water treatment plant are costing the town a bit more than originally thought. The town council voted last week to pay the December claims requested by Michiana Contracting and Midwestern Engineers. Continue reading
A convicted sex offender faces new charges in Marshall County. Officials with the Sheriff’s Department and Bourbon Police learned 34-year-old Timothy Brooks had been living in Bourbon and had not updated his sex offender registry information. Continue reading
A Plymouth woman who was involved in a single-vehicle rollover crash early Monday morning near Walkerton was arrested for drunk driving. Continue reading
An early morning call to the Plymouth McDonald’s on New Year’s eve resulted in one person being tased and two people going to jail. Continue reading
A pair of teenage boys from LaGrange rang in the New Year in the Marshall County Jail following a traffic stop in Bourbon. Shortly after 10 p.m. an officer with the Marshall County Police Department spotted a vehicle traveling 104 miles per hour on U.S. 30 at Gumwood Road, according to the incident report. Continue reading
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is looking for information about a theft that occurred over the weekend in Bremen. Continue reading
The Marshall County Commissioners will continue making some preparations for 2017. First on the agenda for this morning’s meeting is the reorganization of the board, as Mike Delp takes his seat for the first time. Continue reading
The Culver-Union Township Fire Department is hoping to improve its emergency response with a few equipment upgrades. The Culver Town Council voted Tuesday to encumber the department’s remaining 2016 funds to purchase several items. Continue reading
The Rees Theater in Downtown Plymouth may soon be getting some upgrades. The nonprofit Wythougan Valley Preservation Council announced plans Thursday to take over the building in early 2017. The group will then work to collect private donations and secure grant funding for the building’s restoration. Continue reading
The Culver Town Council is looking to the Chamber of Commerce to help organize snow removal on downtown sidewalks. Continue reading
The City of Plymouth will be paying a bit more for fuel supplies in 2017. On Tuesday, the board of works voted to ratify the city’s contract with North Central Co-op for $2.221 per gallon for diesel and $2.182 per gallon for gasoline, including taxes and fees. Continue reading
Motorists heading to Kentucky or Ohio will now have to pay a toll. Starting today tolling will begin on the new SR 265 Lewis and Clark Bridge, the new 1-65 Abraham Lincoln Bridge and the improved I-65 Kennedy Bridge. Continue reading
The City of Plymouth may benefit from some big regional transportation upgrades planned for the future, and the city’s committing some funds to help with the process. The Plymouth Common Council voted Tuesday to contribute $10,000 to the U.S. 30 Coalition Project. Continue reading
