Stories from Saturday, April 6, 2024

A team from Virginia Tech demonstrated the intricacies of high-altitude ballooning Saturday at Clinton Park. Two balloons attached to flight lines will launch from either Salem, Arkansas, or Thayer, Missouri to live stream the eclipse. Ginny Smith, team mentor and 15-year ballooning veteran, oversaw the students inflating two practice balloons and preparing the payloads. The practice inflatables were just 300 gram capacity while the ones on game day will take 2,000 grams of helium...

This weekend’s news highlights range from mundane to triumphant to bizarre — city and school elections wrap up, the Mules track team laps their competition, and livestock are killed by swarming bugs. Saturday April 6, 1924 — No issues available. 75 years ago...