Bob Newton Hoosier Tire Classic a Success at Plymouth Speedway
It was an exciting night of racing Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway for the inaugural Bob Newton Hoosier Tire Classic. Four divisions of racing provided entertainment on the dirt surface including the Sprints on Dirt (SODs)
Series and those cars flew around the track.
Gregg Dalmer won that division with Garrett Saunders winning the Traxxas USAC 600 Restricted Winged Sprints . Randy Shilling won in the Traxxas USAC 600 Winged Sprints race and Frank Marshall picked up the win in the UMP Modified race.
NASCAR driver and analyst Kenny Wallace fell short in the Modified feature as he got caught up in a wreck during a restart on lap four. He was running seventh at the time.
Kenny Wallace to Race at Plymouth Speedway Tonight!
It’s an open wheel extravaganza at Plymouth Speedway Saturday night!
Not only will the Sprints on Dirt series be a feature during the Bob Newton Hoosier Tire Classic, NASCAR analyst and driver, Kenny Wallace, will be racing his UMP Modified. This is the second time Wallace has been to Plymouth Speedway this season. He finished fifth in the June race – can he get by all of the track regulars to pick up the feature win?
Plymouth Dairy Queen Collects Record Amount for Children’s Hospital
One dollar of every blizzard sold last Thursday at 150 Dairy Queen locations in the state went to support Children’s Hospital for Children and according to WNDU, the Plymouth location gathered $2,760 for Riley Children’s Hospital.
Plymouth Man Arrested after Allegedly Battering a State Trooper
A trooper with the Indiana State Police Bremen Post conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on 6A Road near Michigan Road for several traffic violations. The trooper noticed the odor of alcohol and the passenger, 33-year-old Travis Lee Simpson, told the trooper that he had been drinking.
Plymouth Man Breaks New Meth Law
Jamie Howell, 42, was arrested on Thursday, July 25 after a traffic stop. A Plymouth Police Department officer pulled over a vehicle Howell was driving as the officer recognized him and knew his driver’s license was suspended. A search of the vehicle revealed that he was allegedly in the possession of methamphetamine, pseudoephedrine pills and marijuana.
Toxicology Results Released in Lake Max Drowning Death
Neither drugs nor alcohol were factors in the July 14 drowning death of a 22-year-old Plymouth man, according to toxicology results released by the Marshall County Coroner’s office. Valentin Sirghi, 22, was swimming with a friend near the public beach at Lake Maxinkuckee when he went under water. Rescue teams searched the area for about an hour before they found his body. Sirghi was pronounced dead at St. Joseph Memorial Hospital in Plymouth. Final autopsy results are pending, but preliminary indications are that Sirghi died as a result of asphyxiation due to drowning.
Sirghi
NIPSCO Reports Theft of Copper Wire
The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the theft of between 8,000 and 9,000 feet of copper wire from the NIPSCO Burr Oak Substation on 15th Road. NIPSCO officials discovered the thefts Friday morning and believe the copper wire was stolen sometime between Tuesday, July 16 and Friday morning. Anyone with information is asked to call the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office at 574- 936-3187.
Multiple Injuries Reported in Plymouth Crash
A wreck last night in front of the Tri-Way Drive-In Movie Theatre in the 4000 block of Michigan Rd. in Plymouth resulted in multiple injuries, according to police. The extend of the injuries is not known, according to our reporting partners at WNDU-TV. Dispatchers received the first 911 call just after 10 p.m.
Multiple Injuries Reported in Plymouth Crash
A wreck last night in front of the Tri-Way Drive-In Movie Theatre in the 4000 block of Michigan Rd. in Plymouth resulted in multiple injuries, according to police. The extend of the injuries is not know, according to our reporting partners at WNDU-TV. Dispatchers received the first 911 call just after 10 p.m.
Plymouth Horse Ranch for Special Needs Children at Risk of Closure
A horse therapy farm in Plymouth is at risk of closing because the owner is no longer able to afford the rent and liability insurance involved in her goal of helping children with special needs. Chris Engle told WKVI that she works with children who have been through traumatic experiences or suffer from disabilities, pairing them with horses and trying to get them to trust again.
Plymouth Public Library Celebrates Century Mark
Storm Packs a Punch in Downtown Plymouth
Plymouth residents are cleaning up after yesterday’s midday storm downed several trees in Centennial Park and elsewhere in the city. Dave Cooper with the Plymouth Park Department tells our reporting partner WNDU-TV that the nasty weather moved through in about 20 minutes, but that was enough time to rip a 12 foot metal pole from its cement footing at the park’s amphitheater and take down about half a dozen trees and branches. A tree also crashed through the roof of the Trinity United Methodist Church parsonage on South Michigan Street. Rev. Mark Need and members of his family were home at the time, but nobody was injured. Crews from the Marshall County Highway Department were called out to remove 16 trees and branches from the roadways.
Plymouth Woman Arrested After Incident with Division of Family Services
Representatives of the Division of Family Services called police to conduct a welfare check and when officers arrived at the home in the 900 block of West Jefferson Street a man come out of the home and reportedly would not allow the officers to check the children.
Waterloo Man Arrested for Burglary, Theft
A resident in the 200 block of Baker Street called Plymouth Police to report a burglary at his home. The victim told police that the suspect running north from the residence toward Centennial Park and he was chasing him. An officer located the suspect in Centennial Park who was identified as 57-year-old Jeffrey B. Lusch.
Plymouth Library to Celebrate 100th Birthday
The celebration begins at 1 p.m. ET with plenty of entertainment and library history. A silent movie will be shown that would have played at Plymouth’s first movie theatre at 1 p.m. and at 3:15 p.m. ET. Kurt Garner will be talking history at 2:30 p.m. ET in the Fireplace Room.
Food and other activities will be featured throughout the day. All activities are free.
Plymouth Man Arrested After Pursuit With Infant in the Car
Anthony Porter, Jr., 27 of Plymouth, was driving west on Hoham Drive in Plymouth when the officer attempted to stop him. A pursuit ensued after Porter refused to stop. The officer pursued the vehicle traveled west on 6B Road in Starke County.
None Injured in Residential Fire on Dixon Lake Trail
Police Arrest Man after Traffic Stop; More Charges Filed after Home Search
South Bend Woman Arrested in Plymouth Burglary
A woman was arrested on Friday, June 14 after police found she allegedly stole coins from a Plymouth residence.
A burglary was reported by the homeowner in the 300 block of North Plum Street on Monday, June 10 where a large amount of coins had been taken from the home.
