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Mom Gets Plea Deal in Infant Death
Pilot News Staff Report WARSAW � The Warsaw woman who gave birth to a baby at work and then left the child in a trash can is expected to plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter in the case. ...More
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Gunman robs Lakeville bank
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News LAKEVILLE � Investigators from the St. Joseph County Police Department are searching for the lone gunman who allegedly held up the Key Bank in Lakeville Monday.More
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Council hears reports
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News PLYMOUTH � Even though there are a growing number of people being placed on probation, the new system for handling the caseload is working. That is the message...More
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Jail needs services
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH � Two Marshall County Commissioners met with the Plymouth Water Works Board and sanitary board Monday to request city services to the site of the new count...More
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Plymouth Banss Tailgating At Nixon Field
By Stacey Creasy PLYMOUTH �At first, some students thought it was just a nasty rumor, but the Plymouth Park Board has banned tailgate parking near the outfield fence at Nixon Field. The park...More
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Family Has Two Sons In Combat
By Stacey Creasy PLYMOUTH � Baghdad may have fallen, but parents Chuck and Penny Arnold will not breathe easy until their sons are home from a war that has claimed dozens of Americans. The...More
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Ag Day An Annual Delight
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH�Third-gra-ders from across Marshall County were able to learn about all things agricultural on Thursday. �We want to try to get the point across, how food ...More
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Taxing Issues Help You Decided Where to Live
By Stacey Creasy PLYMOUTH � It is tax time, that final week before the April 15 deadline. There are millions of people who will rush to have their taxes done before the deadline. CNN and M...More
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By Stacey Creasy Pilot News LAKEVILLE � Marian Swan has confirmed her son dropped the bombs that may have eradicated Saddam Hus-sein. Marian is the mother of Lt. Colonel George �Fred� Swan....More
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April 21 Donation Day
Plymouth will have a countywide gathering to box items to be sent to soldiers serving overseas at 6:30 on April 21 at the American Legion 1040 East Jefferson. Folks need to bring the militar...More
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Show Your Support Colors
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH � While American soldiers are overseas, fighting to liberate Iraq, folks in the States have been trying to show their support, be it with flags presented b...More
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Argos Adresses School Issues
By Stacey Creasy and Mike Siroky Pilot News ARGOS � All is not well at the Argos School Corporation. A number of Argos residents have contacted The Pilot News, claiming they plan to rais...More
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Defibrillators Praised
By Stacey Creasy PLYMOUTH � The Automatic External Defibrillators in county squad cars have saved lives during the past two years. That is why the Marshall County Commissioners did not hes...More
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School Board Primaries Gone
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News LAKEVILLE � The decision by the Union-North United School Board not to have a primary election brings an end to an era, at least for now. �There will be no m...More
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Getting The word Out Keeps Soldier Connected
By Mike Siroky PLYMOUTH � In a war defined by information as never before, Plymouth�s Mike Scobey is doing his part. In Kuwait, he�s Master Sgt. Michael Scobey, U.S. Air Corps, telecommun...More
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Assessed Valuations Begin Arriving Friday
Pilot-News Staff Report PLYMOUTH � On Friday, Marshall County taxpayers will begin receiving notices that show the new assessed value of their property. A revised form, �Notice of Ass...More
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'TV War' Tough For Families To Take
Pilot News Staff Report PLYMOUTH � Technology is allowing the military and the media to bring the war in Iraq into our living rooms, putting all of us at the battlefront. Polls support...More
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Pine Road on Minds of Commission
By Anthony Gadson PLYMOUTH � A subcommittee of the Plymouth Re-development Commission met Monday to discuss developing an economic development area at Pine Road. Dave Miller presented his ...More
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Monaco Coach Confirms Layoffs
Piot Staff Report WAKARUSA � The jobless rate will increase in the Wakarusa area with the layoff of more than 850 employees at Monaco Coach Corp. The Monaco Coach Corp, headquartered in ...More
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New Jail Will Front on King Road
By Stacey Creasy PLYMOUTH � Marshall County Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to construct a new jail on county-owned property instead of purchasing property from Jack Oliver or accepting...More
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Van Service Ready To Roll
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH � Going to doctor�s appointments or just going shopping may be a daily chore to the majority of us. But not everyone has the luxury of motorized trans...More
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Commissioners Likely To Choose County Farm as Jail
By Stacey Creasy and Mike Siroky PLYMOUTH �The Pilot News has learned the county farm is easily the front runner as the site for the new Marshall County Jail. The Marshall County C...More
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Heim Says Tax Mistakes Will Hurt Communities
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News State Rep. Steve Heim said mistakes by the State Budget Agency have been costly to 36 counties across the state, including Marshall and Starke. Heim, R-Culver, ...More
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Red Cross Needs New Heroes
PLYMOUTH � The Marshall County Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for a few heroes to come to the rescue. In the �Heroes for the American Red Cross� campaign, a Hero is somebody w...More
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Hospital Collecting To Send to Local Troops
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News PLYMOUTH � The em-ployees at St. Joseph�s Regional Medical Center Plymouth Campus are jumping into the effort to send a little bit of Michiana to the troops in...More
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Ralph Booker Retiring From County Extension Servic
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News PLYMOUTH � Ralph Book-er�s stint as Marshall County�s Cooperative Extension educator for the past 15 years will end on June 30. Booker is taking early retirement.<...More
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Local Officials: Stay Alert For Terrorism
Pilot News Staff Report PLYMOUTH � Kent Borggren, interim director of the Marshall County Emergency Management Agency, said local residents need to prepare for a terrorist attack the same way ...More
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Plymouth's Long Line of Service Continues
By Mike Siroky Pilot News PLYMOUTH � Leo Hostetler looks at the picture of all those young men at the Plymouth Armory in 1961 and thinks of all the young folks in service right now, who left fr...More
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A Very Special Facility
By Ken Peterson Pilot Sports LAKEVILLE -- On the north end of Lakeville at the intersection of U.S. 31 and Ind. 4, a very big and special facility is being built. When it's completed, it shou...More
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Local Author Always Had The Write Stuff
By Mike Siroky BOURBON � Gerald and Maxine Kuhn are donating the work of a local author, Loren Graham, to the Bourbon Public Library. Graham, now a professor at Massachusetts Institute of ...More
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Retiring Teacher Still Has Wonder Of Learning
By Holly Heller BREMEN � After 40 years of teaching elementary students, Linda Arch still marvels at the wonder of learning. �Seeing the children learn. �The progress they make through ...More
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A Determination To Raise Money In Cancer Fight
By Mike Siroky PLYMOUTH � Call it a labor of love, wrapped in a solid pink steel ribbon. John Snyder is a man who is used to solving problems. His work behind the scenes as a teacher when ...More
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Diabetes Alert Day
Pilot News Staff Report PLYMOUTH� Diabetes is an incurable disease that affects approximatley 17 million people in the United States. Even though the disease may not have a cure, early detec...More
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Commissioners Vote On Comprehensive Emergency Plan
By Stacey Creasy The Marshall County Commissioners are hoping to obtain a grant to update the local Comprehensive Emergency Plan. The commissioners voted Monday during a special session to...More
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Policeman's Family Lays Down The Law on Protests
By Christine Myers BOURBON � As Americans, we are privileged with many freedoms. One of the most often-used freedoms is the freedom of speech. Many Amer-icans practice their freedom of ...More
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Ancilla works With County for Safer Road
By Stacey Creasy Pilot News PLYMOUTH � As long as a problem does not pop up along the way, the Marshall County Commissioners will work with Ancilla College to reroute one of the county roads ne...More
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Talk To Children About War
This is an important message from Dr. Judith Myers-Walls, a leading resource for information on terrorism and children. She is Human Development Specialist. The United States is prepari...More
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Verizon Worker At The End of His Work Line
By Christine Myers BOURBON � �When I grow up, I want to retire.� Not the common response to the commonly asked question, �What do you want to be when you grow up?� However, inevitably,...More
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He Meets His Customers by Accident
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News GROVERTOWN � A good and dependable auto repairman can be hard to find. Fred Wilson, owner of Interstate Collision Center, hopes his first solo business venture...More
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Lots of Love for Locks of Love
By Anthony Gadson ARGOS � For most of us, a hircut is a routine event. Cutting off 12 inches of hair, even for a worthy cause, a little out of the oridinary. �I am kind of nervous abo...More
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"Love Thy Neighbor"in the REAL World
Phyllis and Larry Wright just happy they can help By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH � The family of the community is willing to help and serve each other. There are a lot of people ...More
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Red Cross Always Ready
sMarch helps honor agency By Stacey Creasy Pilot News PLYMOUTH � For the past 85 years, the American Red Cross has been there, fulfilling various needs for millions of people when disas...More
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Heim Votes His Conscience
By Mike Siroky Pilot News State Representative Steve Heim of Culver stood his ground and voted with his constituents Tuesday night. He was one of nine state representatives to vote against ...More
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Students Teach Their Parents Well
By Mike Siroky PLYMOUTH � It might be a sign that the way we all learn can change. It definitely is a sign that Principal Paula Neidlinger and the parents of the youngest Jefferson Elemen...More
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A Special Family Gets Some Special Help
By Christine Myers Children are gifts from God. Sometimes, they are unexpected gifts and sometimes they are gifts that are sought. The arrival of the first baby brings many blessings to a h...More
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Oregon-Davis Awash in Joy
HAMLET - The Streak is over! The 56-game losing streak of the Oregon-Davis boys basketball program was pronounced dead around 9:20 p.m. Thursday night in the Bobcat Den. The Bobcats 59-50 Northl...More
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WINNERS! Oregon-Davis Defeats Marquette
By Anthony Gadson Pilot Sports HAMLET - The Oregon-Davis Bobcats were finally able to shake off their 56 game losing streak in front of home fans on Thursday night, with a 59-50 victory over th...More
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The Spirit That Soars
As television stations last weekend showed videotape of the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrating upon reentry, I, like every American, was deeply saddened by the tragedy. My heart and prayers go out...More
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Preparing to Answer Rumors of War
By Mike Siroky�Pilot News CAMP ATTERBURY ��You drive down to Indianapolis, then drive some more. A little more. Even in the winter season on the Great Plains, it is an idyllic dr...More
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When Mommy Comes Marching Home Again
By Anthony Gadson Pilot News PLYMOUTH� America�s war against terrorism seems to in lands far away. For the Joni and Ted Hayden of Plymouth, it got a lot closer to home after a phone call on...More
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Some Area Elections Skip Primaries
ARGOS � Pam Bishop has not made up her mind whether she plans to seek another term as Argos Clerk-Treasurer. Bishop is a Republican, who is completing her first term in office. �Right no...More
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Second Graders Tell Us What's Great About Fall
New Voices/Young Readers Write We welcome the views of all of our readers, but especially those of the youngest readers. These views of Fall are offered by the second-graders of Argos Elementary. ...More
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Labor's Day Off
The Pilot News offices will be closed Monday so that our employees might enjoy the day with their loved ones. There is no newspaper on Monday. All of our regional offices, in Bremen, Culver, Knox, Bou...More
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