QUINCY – Former University of Oregon star volleyball player Alaina Bergsma once said, “No amount of talent trumps hard work.” While that may be true, what do you get when you have an extremely ...

Kirk Travis Mescher, 59, died on Aug. 19. Born to Wanda and Marvin Mescher on Feb. 8, 1956, Mescher was a founding partner of CM Engineering in 1993. He was widely recognized as a leader in geothermal ...

It is a truism, perhaps especially in left-leaning Catholic circles, that Catholic social teaching is the church's best-kept secret. Marcus Mescher's The Ethics of Encounter: Christian Neighbor Love ...

Marcus Mescher got an email a few years ago from a woman who thought he might listen to her when no one else would. She didn’t know Mescher, a theology professor at Xavier University, but she was a ...

Kaylee Mescher is bound and determined to have a good 2023 softball season. The Ames right fielder hit .250 with 15 RBIs last year as a sophomore. But she knew she could do a lot better. Mescher ...

The Daily Reporter will now embark on a series of college signing stories, celebrating those local athletes who have signed on to play their respective sports at the collegiate level. These stories ...