The Lady Eagles basketball team is playoff bound! The team had the goal to win the last two games of the season after their crucial victory over North Eugene, and they did just that.

This week’s crawly is a petite but potent pest controller. Meet Brachymeria ovata an adorable little chalcid wasp with a tongue twister of a genus name (pronounced Bruh-chi-mer-E-ah) – yup. We’ll call them “ovata” for brevity and to avoid spraining our tongues. There are 26 species of Brachymeria in North America but ovata is one…

When I was working on last week’s Rogue I had to dig through some boxes to find my Half Dome tee. As it happens 99.9% of the time, I found lots of other non-tee things during my search.

The Preventor: America’s Life Safety Superhero! Not exactly widely known, but he did exist. And now it can be revealed. I was the Superhero known as The Preventor.

Okay, look, there never were any snakes in Ireland, but work with us here because we have lots of snakes in Oregon and they deserve to be celebrated! In lieu of a St. Snakes Day, we’ll have to piggy-back on St. Pat’s.

by Dr. F. Alice LeDuc Bleeding Hearts – Dicentra formosa, Pacific Bleeding Heart; Dicentra uniflora, Steers Head Bleeding Heart or Longhorn Bleeding Heart The Bleeding Heart, is one of my childhood favorite flowers. It is so in part because of a favorite book I read as a child, Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates, the…

A long time ago I discovered that a good laugh acts as a sort of tonic, both physiological and mental.  I mean the kind of laughter that bubbles up spontaneously from the very depths of one’s being.

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March 6 is National Frozen Food Day, so stay cool and clean out your freezer for this trio of delicious recipes.

Lost Creek Reservoir: rainbow trout, landlocked spring chinook, bass The lake level is 1,824ft and the water surface temperature at Lost Creek is 47F. Early morning ice may be an issue at the Takelma ramp depending on the day, but boats are getting out and enjoying the trolling. Lost Creek also offers good bank fishing…

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Shady Cove City Council held an open hearing Feb. 19. Per the announcement, “In accordance with ORS 192.660(2)(b), the council will hold an “open hearing” to consider the dismissal or disciplining of, or to hear complaints or charges brought against, a public officer (councilor).” Initially the meeting had been scheduled as an executive session, however…

Shady Cove City Council held their regularly scheduled meeting Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. The meeting was well attended both in person at City Hall and via Zoom. Arguably most in attendance were less interested in agenda items such as “Franchise Agreements versus Rights of Way Agreements” and were more interested in the added agenda…

During the Shady Cove Council open hearing Feb. 17, two separate comments were made about the Upper Rogue Independent which we need to address.

The Eagle Point Planning Commission held a public hearing Feb.17 regarding a request to rezone a 6.06-acre parcel of land located at 1015 Palima Dr. from Residential Farm (RF) to R-1-12 which would allow 12 single-family homes per acre. However, it must be noted that what was before the commission was a simple rezoning request,…

The Lady Eagles had a tough stretch of games, beginning with a 66-32 loss to visiting Springfield on Feb. 12, The Millers came into the game ranked second in the state with an undefeated league record and an overall mark of 21-2.

If early blooming flowers are any indication, spring truly is right around the corner, but before we leave winter behind altogether, let’s look at some sturdy stoneflies who are out and about even on our coldest, darkest days.

By far the most memorable – and BY FAR the hardest (that deserves all caps) – was the Half Dome hike in Yosemite.