A familiar face is returning to the Marshall County Council Monday. Steve Harper was chosen to fill the remainder of Judy Stone’s term, during a Republican Party caucus Friday.
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The building known as the Doug Hite Law Office on Jefferson Street in Plymouth will soon be sold to the Marshall County Commissioners.
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The Marshall County Council has reversed its decision to eliminate the County Building’s security officer. Council members agreed Friday to put funding for the position back into the 2021 budget, after a number of department heads who work there expressed concern.
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Members of a Marshall County Task Force are doing what they can to inform county employees and residents concerning COVID-19.
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More discussion was held by the Marshall County Council Monday morning concerning two ordinances that coincide with the jail expansion project.
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Marshall County Council members took an additional step to help the county move forward with a fourth General Jurisdictional Court Monday morning.
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Marshall County Crossroads was not chosen as a designee in the Regional Stellar Communities process this year, but officials from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs encouraged the group to keep moving forward with the projects proposed in the Stellar application. OCRA Executive Director Jodi Golden said a group from the state will meet with those involved in the Stellar process in a feedback session after the first of the year.
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Marshall County was recently awarded a Broadband Readiness Planning Grant through OCRA’s Community Development Block Grant Program.
Officials from Marshall County, as well as the towns of Bremen, Bourbon, Culver and La Paz collaborated to apply for the grant.
Marshall County was selected as one of five recipients to be a part of the pilot program that will educate and help shape how broadband can be established throughout the entire state, according to OCRA Executive Director Jodi Golden.
The Marshall County Council has put the finishing touches on a pay raise for Highway Supervisor Jason Peters. Last month, council members voted to raise his salary to just over $57,000, retroactive to January 1.
The deadline is approaching for candidates to file to run in the May primary. Candidates have until Friday at noon to file their paperwork with the county clerk’s office. The list of candidates continues to grow in Marshall County. Democrat Angie Rupchoch-Schafer has filed to run for the District 4 County Council seat, challenging incumbent Republican Judy Stone.
The number of contested races is starting to add up, heading into the May primary. District 1 Marshall County Commissioner Kurt Garner has two challengers so far: David W. Hostetler and Stan Klotz. Three candidates are also looking to become the next Marshall County Recorder: Anna “Buffy” Breeding, William Cleavenger, and Janet Howard.
The first day of candidate filing ended with a few contested races in Marshall County. The county recorder’s race already has two candidates: Republicans Janet Howard and Anna “Buffy” Breeding. Meanwhile, current recorder Marlene Mahler is running against Bruce Snyder for Union Township trustee.
Two requests to waive probationary pay for employees were discussed by the Marshall County Council this week.
Community Corrections Director Ward Byers requested waiver for a new case manager who comes to the department with a wealth of experience from Ohio. In addition, the case manager’s pay is based on a federal grant.
