Local News in Marshall County, Indiana
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Students ‘DARE to have courage’
Sat, 19 May 2012 06:08:48 -0700
Miss Indiana Jackie Jerlecki 2012 Marshall County speaker PLYMOUTH — Police officers specially trained as DARE instructors choose to go to fifth and sixth classrooms around Marshall County schools each year and teach a course to a group of children about drug abuse, peer pressure and how to resist both.
Click It or Ticket Memorial Day Mobilization starts
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:15:22 -0700
MARSHALL COUNTY — Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts — beware. Marshall County police agencies announced this week that Indiana's 2012 Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement begins Friday, May 18.
Local, Indiana unemployment rates see substantial drop
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:06:06 -0700
Indiana's unemployment rate is now at its lowest level since late 2008, per April figures released Friday by Indiana Department of Workforce Development. And, St. Joseph County's unemployment rate is now lower than Elkhart County's.
Details of two-state high-speed chase emerge from police
Fri, 18 May 2012 21:13:10 -0700
The toll keeps rising in connection with a wild police pursuit Wednesday across several counties in Indiana and Illinois.
Man sentenced for last year's string of burglaries in Mashall County
Thu, 17 May 2012 09:47:18 -0700
A man responsible for a string of daytime home burglaries in Marshall County last year was sentenced to 10 years behind bars Thursday.
Ex-Detroit, Wayne Co. finance chief Marshall dies
Tue, 01 May 2012 11:47:56 -0700
DETROIT (AP) - Ex-Detroit and Wayne County financial chief Bella Marshall has died. She was 62. Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano says that Marshall died Tuesday morning at her home but didn't give the cause.
Police Search For Suspect After High-Speed Chase
Fri, 18 May 2012 08:19:03 -0700
A high-speed chase through two states has police now searching for a suspect in central Illinois. Police say Wednesday night a man stole a vehicle in Terre Haute, Indiana and drove toward Marshall, Illinois
Whitt sentenced to 10 years in prison
Thu, 17 May 2012 11:00:21 -0700
MARSHALL CO. — Last year's string of daytime home burglaries in northern Marshall County ended Wednesday with the sentencing of Justin Whitt, of North Liberty, to the maximum prison term allowed under his agreement with the Marshall County Prosecutor's Office.
Walleye stocking to be reduced at Sylvan Lake
Sun, 13 May 2012 00:11:56 -0700
Walleyes remain so abundant at Sylvan Lake in Noble County that the DNR is again scaling back walleye stocking there. The move will allow the DNR to devote more walleye fingerlings to Lake Maxinkuckee in Marshall County.
Police conduct mobilization to enforce seatbelt usage in Indiana
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:08:59 -0700
BREMEN — Beginning April 20 the Bremen Police Department will increase seatbelt patrols throughout Marshall County as part of the state’s Rural Demonstration Project (RDP) — in conjunction with the annual effort which aims to increase seatbelt usage by motorists in rural counties with the highest percentage of unrestrained fatalities.