Plymouth Students Recognize Manufacturing Day with Tours Around Town

Posted on Author Jacque Ryan

Today, various businesses around town will have a chance to meet the next generation of workers as more than 260 Plymouth High School students tour facilities as a part of Manufacturing Day.

In a media advisory, the Marshall County Economic Development Corporation said this national event gives manufacturers the opportunity to open their doors to showcase their businesses and foster an interest in manufacturing careers.

The number of local businesses involved increased from 2016 and the ones participating are considered to better reflect the variety of work opportunities in Plymouth. Continue reading →

Bremen High School Student Named Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

Posted on Author Michael Gallenberger
Scott Joyner, Beth Styers, Chair of Lilly Scholarship Committee, Debra Nick, mother of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Benjamin Nick, Lilly Community Endowment 2016 Scholarship Winner, Charles Nick, father of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Linda Yoder, MCCF Executive Director, Carolyn Kline and Carol Bowen
Scott Joyner, Beth Styers, Chair of Lilly Scholarship Committee, Debra Nick, mother of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Benjamin Nick, Lilly Community Endowment 2016 Scholarship Winner, Charles Nick, father of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Linda Yoder, MCCF Executive Director, Carolyn Kline and Carol Bowen

A Bremen High School student is a recipient of the 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Benjamin Nick will receive a four-year, full tuition scholarship to the Indiana College of his choice, as well as a $900 yearly stipend for books and equipment. Continue reading →

Recovering Addict Shares Story With Local Students

Posted on Author Lenny Dessauer
Todd Crandell
Todd Crandell

With sobriety, anything is possible. That’s the message addict turned triathlete Todd Crandell is sharing with students in Starke and Marshall Counties during Red Ribbon Week. He first tried alcohol when he was 13. Crandall says his life was” normal on the outside” but he was pretty emotionally distraught due to his Mom’s suicide 10 years earlier due to her struggles with addiction.

“I had a giant void that I was looking for something to fill it with, and unfortunately trying alcohol at age 13 was the catalyst for the next 13 years of destruction,” Crandall said.

He says he used “anything I could get my hands on” to try to numb the pain. Continue reading →