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An ‘active shooter’ in Marshall County...what would you do?

March 1, 2013

STATE POLICE, LOCAL AGENCIES GATHER TO DISCUSS, PLAN

According to presenters at an event last Thursday, chances are a mass shooter at a local school, business, or public place will already have departed, committed suicide, or been disarmed by a bystander before law enforcement agencies arrive at the scene -- in which case, civilians need to think ahead and plan, should the worst take place.

Howard indicted in May 2012 murder

February 27, 2013

Staff Report

PLYMOUTH — Marshall County Prosecuting Attorney David R. Holmes announced late Tuesday that a Grand Jury empaneled by Judge Robert O. Bowen of Marshall Superior Court 1 issued an indictment against Olan Q. Howard charging Murder and Dealing in a Schedule I Controlled Substance.
It is alleged that Howard killed Stephen O. Vires of Argos, IN, on or about May 19, 2012 while committing or attempting to commit dealing in a scheduled I controlled substance.
It is alleged the controlled substance was heroin and/or morphine.

15 children hurt in bus collision

February 25, 2013

KNOX — Fifteen children and two adults, including the driver were taken to IU Health Starke Hospital Monday morning after the Marshall - Starke Head Start Bus they were traveling in was hit by a commercial flatbed vehicle.
Knox City Police are investigating the accident, which happened at the intersection of U.S. 35 and Lake Street, in Knox, at 7:57 a.m.
According to the police report, witnesses at the scene said the Marshall-Starke Head Start bus was crossing U.S. 35 and had the right away. The driver of the commercial flatbed allegedly blew the red light and crashed into the bus.

‘It’s not just about books anymore’

February 25, 2013

PLYMOUTH — What’s changed in the last 100 years at the library? The resounding answer is “technology.”
Plymouth Public Library is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and director Susie Reinholt along with long-time librarians Debbie Beck and Linda Hindman recently gathered to share some thoughts about the future of the library.
Though all agreed that they can’t see a time when books are obsolete, the three women said that people’s needs for the library have changed significantly as technology advances.