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Group protests Michiana Behavioral Health

March 15, 2013

Lydia Beers

PLYMOUTH -- A small group of people gathered near the intersection of U.S. 30 and Oak Road around 5 p.m. Thursday to protest a local mental health facility.
Dominique Smith of South Bend, who identified herself as the group’s spokesperson, said that she and the others present are protesting “the fact that Michiana Behavioral Health remains understaffed and unsafe.”

Picket planned for Michiana Behavorial Health tonight

March 14, 2013

Daniel Riordan

Claims of a local facility housing sex offenders with other patients are being levied and a protest is planned for tonight.
Plymouth Police were informed that a group would be picketing Michiana Behavioral Health on Oak Road in Plymouth tonight from 5 to 7 p.m.
A former nurse at the facility, who asked to be unidentified as to avoid blow back from being a "whistleblower", said the facility went against its own stated policy when it housed known sex offenders with other patients.
The nurse claims the move was one to save money and that documentation is available to prove those claims.

Oliver Ford unveils the Interceptor

March 14, 2013

Rusty Nixon

PLYMOUTH - Oliver Ford in Plymouth invited local state, county and city law enforcement officers out to a special event Tuesday.
Oliver unveiled the new Ford Interceptor vehicles for area police. The vehicle is the very first all wheel drive utility vehicle by any auto manufacturer that meets all law enforcement specifications.
“Ford didn’t design this the way a car is normally designed,” said Steve Keiser of Oliver. “Law enforcement officers designed this vehicle. They spent a lot of time with people who drive them everyday and made it the way they wanted it.”

Major pay raise approved for county law clerks

March 12, 2013

Lydia Beers

MARSHALL CO. — Law clerks working for county departments could soon be making nearly $6 more per hour.
Judge Dean Colvin asked Marshall County Council members to raise the pay range available to pay law clerks Monday.
“I can’t compete anymore,” said Colvin, adding that he keeps losing his clerks to better-paying positions.
The current county pay range for law clerks is between $11.37 and $13.08 per hour. Colvin’s current clerk will be leaving at the end of the week for a job that pays $18 per hour.

OD Schools placed on lockdown

March 11, 2013

Cheryl Patrick

HAMLET - Oregon-Davis Community School Corporation (OD) went on lockdown this morning after threatening graffiti was found on the boy's bathroom wall at the high school.
The graffiti is believed to have been left during a basketball tournament that took place at the high school on Saturday.
"When the graffiti was discovered, we immediately contacted Sheriff Oscar Cowen at the Starke County Sheriff's Department. They sent over a detective to take some photos. We also contacted our Student Resource Officer Freddy Baker,"OD School's Superintendent Dr. Steve Disney said.

Texting while driving illegal, tough to enforce

March 11, 2013

Lydia Beers

MARSHALL CO. — Texting while driving has been illegal in Indiana since 2011. But will police actually pull you over if they see you looking at your phone behind the wheel?
Plymouth Police Chief Dave Bacon said it’s possible — but the law is a tough one for his officers to enforce.
“The way the current law is written, it’s for text messaging and emailing (on a mobile device),” said Bacon. “Well, people could be looking at a map online. Will we stop them? Yes, we will stop them. But I don’t think the law is highly enforced the way it’s written now.”

Community book talk coming up

March 8, 2013

Lydia Beers

PLYMOUTH — Every year, the Plymouth Public Library encourages patrons to read one book as a community.
The “One Book One Town” program is similar to a giant book club — one that everyone is welcome to.
“The idea is to promote lifelong literacy and to share ideas — so we read one book together,” said Anna Liechty, a Friends of the Library member and the leader of the upcoming community book talk.
This year’s book is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, a memoir by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.

Local Head Start could be losing 5 percent of federal funding

March 7, 2013

Lydia Beers

MARSHALL CO. — Spending cuts in Washington could be affecting some Marshall County children soon.
President and CEO of Marshall-Starke Development Center Mike Lintner visited the county commissioners’ meeting Monday to give an annual report. During the report, Lintner said that he was notified Friday that the federal funding for Head Start — a preschool program for children ages 3 to 5 from low-income families — could be cut by up to 5 percent as a result of the federal sequester.

Calm before the storm

March 6, 2013

Rusty Nixon

PLYMOUTH - Sometimes waiting is the hard part.
With winter storm warnings in the forecast Tuesday local road crews were on “high alert”.
“We were actually ready for it yesterday (Monday),” said Plymouth Street Department Superintendent Jim Marquardt on Tuesday morning waiting for the storm. “We had a crew come in at 4 a.m. because of what was predicted last night because we thought it would be good to get a jump on it.”

Hacienda applies for liquor license

March 5, 2013

Rusty Nixon

PLYMOUTH - It will be at the very least another month, but it appears that a Hacienda restaurant is on the way to Plymouth.
The Marshall County Alcoholic Beverage Commission will hear an application for the chain to obtain a liquor license at next month’s meeting. In February, a representative from the Mexican restaurant chain confirmed to the Pilot News that they were considering the city as a possible place for a new location.

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Latest News Headlines

Group protests Michiana Behavioral Health

March 15, 2013

Picket planned for Michiana Behavorial Health tonight

March 14, 2013

Oliver Ford unveils the Interceptor

March 14, 2013

Major pay raise approved for county law clerks

March 12, 2013

OD Schools placed on lockdown

March 11, 2013

Texting while driving illegal, tough to enforce

March 11, 2013

Community book talk coming up

March 8, 2013

Local Head Start could be losing 5 percent of federal funding

March 7, 2013

Calm before the storm

March 6, 2013

Hacienda applies for liquor license

March 5, 2013

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