Since retiring in 2017, after 34 years in the Illinois Air National Guard and the United States Air Force, Roger Masters has become a cheerleader of all things Henry.

As the head of a very young Mendota family, Jason Donahue turned to Uncle Sam to put food on the table. He never regretted it.

Tonya Willey of Ottawa comes from a long line of proud military service but her service was different: she was a musician in the U.S. Army.

When Bureau County native LeeAnn Joyce enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1983, she fulfilled two dreams at once, becoming a nurse and serving in the military.

Tonya Willey of Ottawa comes from a long line of proud military service but her service was different: she was a musician in the U.S. Army.

Kathy (Ott) Lawyer surprised her family by announcing she was signing up for the U.S. Navy. To no one's surprise, the Oglesby veteran became post commander at the Oglesby American Legion.

Brian Ksiazak was in middle school when his father, a Naperville firefighter, was honored for saving a patient’s life. Now living in Grand Ridge, Ksiazak said that moment helped shape his commitment to community.

After spending two years in Okinawa, Ramseyer was stationed in Quantico, Virginia, about 25 miles south of Washington. Through the church there, he and his wife Lydia went overseas as missionaries in Macedonia. They returned when Ramseyer accepted a position at a church in Dumfri

La Salle-Peru High School's Nancy Kochis class is the only of its kind offered at L-P, covering a wide range of topics including fingerprinting, fiber analysis, arson, trace evidence analysis and blood spatter patterns.