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Friendships, laughter keeps them pedaling

MARSHALL — Jan Louwagie, one of the founding members of the Trail Travelers Bike Club, recalls going to a campground in Walker with everyone. They spent hours around a table playing cards and laughing. She remembers at one point the hostess came to see if they needed anything, but everyone ...

Sinking AI stocks pull Wall Street further from its record

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high on Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% for a third straight modest loss since setting its all-time high on Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 116 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 1.3%. Leading the way lower were stocks that have been big winners in the boom around artificial-intelligence technology. They've been veering up and down this summer on worries that their prices shot too high in the AI frenzy and that the strong demand for memory, processors and other ...

Crime

MARSHALL — Theft reported at 9:38 p.m. Monday on the 1200 block of East Main Street is under investigation, Marshall Police aid. MARSHALL — A 47-year-old man was arrested in a violation of an order for protection incident at 2:24 p.m. Monday on the 400 block of Airport Road, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — Theft of cinder blocks was reported at 10:22 a.m. Monday on the 1200 block of Patricia Court, Marshall Police said. Accidents COTTONWOOD — A two-vehicle crash was reported at 3:39 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Barstad Road and Lyon County Road 10, the Lyon ...

Demolition derby a family affair

MARSHALL — Like father like son, and sometimes like daughter. The demolition derby at the Lyon County Fair has been a generational activity for numerous families — even for the first responders. Banks West, 5, wore his fireman’s helmet and coat just like his dad, Matthew, on the edge ...