Law Enforcement Organization Is Down To One Officer, Sheriff Says PLYMOUTH -- The Marshall County Drug Task Force could be on its last legs if member organizations cannot find a way to staff it. Marshall County Sheriff Bob Ruff told the Marshall County commissioners earlier this week that the Marshall County sheriff's deputy who has been with the task force for seven years "needs a break" as the sole officer currently on the drug task force. Bremen Police Department and the Plymouth Police Department, along with the Marshall County prosecutor's office are the member agencies on the task force, Ruff said. The task force's board of directors will be meeting in November to discuss how the force might remain intact next year. [continues 314 words]
PLYMOUTH -- Eleven out of 137 Plymouth High School students randomly tested last year came up with "positives" for nicotine and other drugs. The results showing 5.1 percent, or seven students, tested positive for nicotine, and another four, or 2.9 percent, for other drugs were presented by Dick Tobias, principal, to the board of trustees Thursday night. Tobias said it is the eighth year for the random testing program, which was halted from March 2000 to May 2002, pending the outcome of an out-of-state court case. [continues 72 words]
