They were there on a mission — but the trip that a group of Marshall area residents made to Guatemala this summer was something that also changed their perspectives. “I think we’re all feeling it right now,” Ron Stevens said. But the journey was worth it, added Lauren Mellenthin, ...

John “JP” Rabaey, Jr. can write quite an essay on “How I Spent My Summer” when he gets back to school in the fall at the University of Dallas. Rabaey, the son of John Sr. and Jennifer Rabaey of Marshall, is spending the summer doing research at the Fermi super-collider near Chicago. ...

MARSHALL When the best known events of World War II in Europe unfolded, LeRoy Bengtson was almost always one of the participants. After he sustained an injury as part of the June 6, 1944 D-Day invasion, Bengtson spent several months at a hospital in England before returning to the front ...

“X-Ray,” David Landby says in a clear voice into the hand speaker that is connected to a ham radio sitting on a card table. Landby picks up chatter from the radio and responds. “Whiskey zero, whiskey X-ray.” Then some more chatter from the radio. “Copy four. Foxtrot Minnesota. ...

GREEN VALLEY Anyone who’s ever attempted a jigsaw puzzle knows that it takes plenty of time and patience to achieve the main objective. Dan Labat of Green Valley knows that lengthy process from many hours of step by step assembly. Eventually those hours produce picture perfect results ...

CANBY Jacquie Warda just needed a little help turning her “one-of-a-kind” red Pitts Special biplane in the direction of the runway at Myers Field municipal airport in Canby. Fellow aerobatic pilot Bob Richards pushed on one of the wings as Warda guided the tail of the plane. Once the ...