Randy Mitchell

A large female monarch butterfly drinks nectar from late purple aster flowers. This female was part of the “super generation” which migrates south to Mexico in the fall. They are larger and live much longer than generations produced during the summer. Summer individuals only live long enough to mate and lay eggs – maybe a month – whereas super generation individuals can live about nine months to complete both the fall and spring migrations, then lay eggs before dying.

The magnificent monarch butterflies are migrating again

Family members of Faith Lindsey are hosting a donation drive in her honor and remembrance to benefit victims of domestic violence and raise awareness.

A female green lynx spider clings to a leaf. Note the pedipalps (the two forward facing appendages below the face and to the sides of the chelicerae) are rather slender all the way through, typical of females.

An Ada man who reportedly shot his father before being shot and subdued by police pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court to two felonies.

An auction and dinner to benefit an Amish family involved in a catastrophic wreck will take place tonight.

Three people, two men and a woman, were arrested Oct. 8 during a drug bust at a Fourth Street residence.

A viceroy butterfly perches on a leaf. Although they resemble larger monarch butterflies, viceroys have black lines (red arrow) crossing the postmedian hindwings, whereas monarchs do not. These black lines are visible whether the wings are open or closed.

A 64-year-old Stonewall man was arrested Monday after he allegedly sent sexually explicit photographs to a fictitious underage person.

A man convicted in October 2025 of possessing child pornography received an amended sentence Monday.