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Food canning business gets variance

June 13, 2013

By
Rusty Nixon
rnixon@thepilotnews.com

PLYMOUTH - Marshall County will have a new canner of low acidic foods.
Homer Kuhn of 6A Road in Plymouth came before the Marshall County Board of Zoning Appeals to seek a variance of use for a business to produce and can low acidic foods for distribution.

Kuhn told the BZA that he had attended classes at Purdue to meet requirements for the business and meet Food and Drug Administration requirements for the business.

County approves continued tax abatement for Whitley Products

June 13, 2013

By
Rusty Nixon
rnixon@thepilotnews.com

PLYMOUTH - Progress continues to be made towards a revived Whitley Products in Plymouth and the Plymouth Common Council rewarded that effort by continuing a tax abatement for the emerging new company.

The abatement came before the Council two weeks ago and question’s arose over whether the equipment that the abatement had been awarded to was still even part of the company inventory. Talks with officials at Whitley and further investigation by the city has determined that the equipment is indeed still in the Plymouth plant.

Marshall County spared worst of the weather

June 13, 2013

By
Lois Tomaszewski
ltomaszewski@thepilotnews.com

MARSHALL COUNTY — Did you hear it? That collective sigh of relief when the massive storm front blew through Marshall County Wednesday night with little damage and few power outages.

While there were reports of funnel clouds, golf ball to tennis ball size hail, torrential winds and numerous lightning strikes, emergency management officials reported no major power disruptions or damage from the first wave of storms which came through between 7 - 8 p.m. or in the subsequent waves which followed into the early morning hours.

Siren at the park is now working

June 12, 2013

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PLYMOUTH — The tornado and hazardous warning siren located at the park has been repaired and is now operational, according to Emergency Management Director Clyde Avery.

The other siren located near the race track is out of service due to a manufacturer's issue.

Plymouth area weather warning sirens not working

June 12, 2013

By
Lois Tomaszewski
ltomaszewski@thepilotnews.com

MARSHALL COUNTY — Residents in the Plymouth area are being advised to find an alternate source for severe weather information instead of relying on the warning sirens.

Emergency Management Director Clyde Avery said two of the siren warning systems are not working and in light of the severe weather that is forecast for the region, people need to make other arrangements.

Severe weather headed this way

June 12, 2013

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MARSHALL COUNTY — The following information was posted by the Marshall County Sheriff's office regarding the potential for severe weather beginning this afternoon.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Northern Indiana under a moderate risk of severe weather for this afternoon and tonight.

The primary threat expected is damaging winds with gusts that could be in excess of 70mph. We could also see large hail, heavy rain (up to 2-3 inches) and have a medium potential for tornado activity.

Meetings, fundraisers and more on the calendar

June 12, 2013

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12
• City of Plymouth downtown revitalization meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Plymouth Community Schools administration building.
• There will be an American Red Cross blood drive from 1-5:30 p.m. at Bourbon Christian School in the gymnasium, located at 1325 N. Main St. in Bourbon. To schedule an appointment to donate please call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org for more information.

Local woman running for a cause

June 12, 2013

By
Goretti Gonzalez
ggonzalez@thepilotnews.com

PLYMOUTH — Local Crystal Hutchings had only aspired to be like her parents. Having admired her mother and father running before her, she was determined to do the same as early as age 6.

“It took me awhile to be as passionate about running as I am now,” admits Hutchings.

Hutchings will be making her way to the Mohican 100, a trail run referred to as the MO100 one of the nation’s premier ultra-marathons spanning through Mohican Memorial State Forest in Ohio.

She will be dedicating the run to the Be The Match Foundation.

More money needed to pay for lawyers, jail inmates

June 12, 2013

By
Rusty Nixon
rnixon@thepilotnews.com

PLYMOUTH - There is at least one business in Marshall County that is booming - law enforcement.

The Marshall County Council heard a group of additional appropriation requests from both the courts and the Sheriff’s Department at their regular meeting on Monday.

Superior Court I Judge Robert Bowen came before the Council with a request for more money for “Pauper Council”. Each defendant in a court case has a constitutional right to a lawyer, and if the accused cannot afford one he is given a public defender, paid for by the county.

K9 chase leads to arrest

June 11, 2013

By
Staff Reports
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PLYMOUTH — A morning battery led to an investigation and arrest by afternoon with a wanted man in jail.

Plymouth Police received a call on Friday morning June 7 from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center regarding a battery victim being treated for injuries to the head and neck.

The victim provided a statement stating that the victim had been battered at the victim’s residence by Otis Young, 32, of Plymouth.
Young was also wanted on an open felony warrant for failing to appear on a possession of methamphetamine charge stemming from a Marshall County Sheriff’s Department arrest.

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