A new Culver Town Council member was chosen in a Marshall County Republican Party Caucus Tuesday evening.
Continue readingCaucus Held to Fill Culver Town Council Seat
Culver Town Council Appoints Culver Redevelopment Members, Town Attorney Presents Findings
The Culver Town Council members appointed five members to the Culver Redevelopment Commission this week.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Updated on Agreement with East Shore Corporation
Two representatives from the East Shore Corporation delivered an update on an agreement with the Town of Culver to haul wastewater to be treated in the town’s wastewater plant due to a system failure at the corporation’s wetland site.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Considers East Shore Corporation Request
The Culver Town Council members considered a request from the East Shore Corporation Tuesday night to pump wastewater from its wetland disbursement system to be treated in the town’s wastewater system.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Considers Resolution for Regional Stellar Project Fund
The Culver Town Council members considered a resolution last week that would outline the town’s funding commitments if Marshall County is designated a winner in the Regional Stellar Communities Designation initiative.
Continue readingCulver Town Council Addresses Concerns in Annexation Proposal
The Culver Town Council members opened up a public hearing Tuesday night to take comments on a proposed annexation ordinance that would include 1.26 acres of land north of State Road 10 just north of where the Family Dollar store is located.
Continue readingCulver Council Member Taking Aim at Deer Population
A special hunt to control Culver’s deer population was suggested by Town Council Member Bill Cleavenger during last week’s meeting. He said he thinks the deer population is getting out of hand. “There’s some movement within the various county areas to consider approaching the DNR for a special hunt,” he said. “I don’t think there’s anything, obviously, we can do now, but my suggestion is that we contact the DNR, find out what we might have to do for next year.”
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Continue readingCulver Town Council Approves 2017-2019 Visitor Center Contracts
The Culver Town Council approved a set of contracts with the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee Visitor Center by a vote of three-to-one Tuesday. The agreements cover 2019, but also go back to 2017 and 2018.
Continue readingPublic Hearing Scheduled Over Proposed Culver EMS Rate Increases
Culver-Union Township EMS will have to wait until February for a decision on its proposed rate increase. Back in October, EMS Director Kathy Hart presented proposals to raise rates by 20 or 25 percent. But up until now, no public hearing has been scheduled to move ahead with the process.
Continue readingNew Member Sought for Culver-Union Township Public Library Board
The Culver-Union Township Public Library Board is looking for a new member. The Marshall County Council accepted Bill Cleavenger’s resignation Monday. Bill Githens abstained from voting, since he’s also a member of the library board.
Public Hearing Scheduled Over Culver’s Proposed Switch to Primary Election System
Culver residents will soon have the chance to weigh in on how candidates are nominated for elected town offices. The town council Tuesday continued discussing the possibility of letting voters choose candidates for council seats and the clerk-treasurer’s position during the May primary, according to Clerk-Treasurer Karen Heim. Under the current system, parties choose their candidates during a town convention.
Two Republican Candidates Chosen in Culver Town Convention
The Culver Town Council will have two new faces in 2019. Two seats are open on the Culver Town Council in the General Election.
Investigation into Marshall County unattended death continues
Investigators in Marshall County do not believe foul play was a contributing factor in last week’s unattended death of a 28-year-old pregnant woman. Trisha Hemminger’s husband called 911 last Thursday after finding his wife unresponsive and not breathing at their home on Michigan Road. Initial autopsy results show no evidence of trauma. Coroner Bill Cleavenger stresses that results of toxicology and other tests are necessary to determine her cause of death. Those results are pending. Cleavenger’s continuing investigation will also include an extensive review of Hemminger’s medical history. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her death.
Marshall Co. Coroner Says Alcohol, Drugs a Factor in Fatal Moped Crash
The results of a toxicology test taken on an Argos man who was killed in a moped accident on Saturday, Aug. 25 have been released.
Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger indicated that Jack R. Moriarty tested positive for alcohol and drugs at the time of the accident.
Moriarty crashed his moped into a fence post on 19th Road in Marshall County on Saturday. He was ejected from the moped and was not wearing a helmet. He died instantly from blunt force trauma. Cleavenger said there was evidence at the scene that Moriarty was impaired at the time of the accident but testing had to be done to confirm that finding.
Argos Man Killed In Fatal Moped Accident
A 46-year-old Argos man was killed this weekend in a fatal moped accident.
Marshall County Coroner Bill Cleavenger says Jack R. Moriarty was fatally injured Saturday evening when his moped left the roadway and struck a farm fence post. Moriarty was not wearing a helmet and was killed instantly when his moped struck the post at 7:36 p.m., ejecting him from the bike.
Cleavenger attributed the cause of death to blunt force trauma. The family was notified shortly after the accident.
The accident remains under investigation by the Argos Police Department and Marshall County Sheriff’s Department, and toxicology reports are pending. Argos Fire and EMS Departments also assisted at the scene.
Alcohol, Drugs Not Factor In Fatal Marshall County Accident
The toxicology report has been received by the Marshall County coroner in the case of a double fatal accident that occurred June 28.
Coroner Bill Cleavenger said that 16-year-old Vincent Cody Poczik and 16-year-old Hunter Brandt of Plymouth were negative for both alcohol and drugs. Cleavenger said that this eliminates one element of the investigation. It was initially believed that speed was a factor in the accident, although that has not been confirmed.
On the evening of June 28, Poczik was driving his car on 12 B Road, east of Olive Trail, when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a guardrail and flipped end over end. Cleavenger said Poczik and Brandt were killed instantly.
The accident remains under investigation with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department.
