The black widow resides in warmer areas of the world, as does the brown recluse, whose habitat ranges from western Georgia northward into Kentucky and westward to Kansas and Texas. Some folks react in horror and repulsion at the sight of one, while others are absolutely fascinated by these eight-legged wonders of nature. Spiders are beneficial because they feed on insects, so the next time you see a spider, smile, say hello and let it go on its way! They do not spin webs, but forage for...

For the last few years, cattle feedlots had been blessed with low corn prices and bought feeder cattle with abandon amid expectations those good times would continue. Currently, the industry is adjusting for the higher corn factor in the cattle price equation by placing fewer young cattle in front of feeding pens, thus lowering feeder cattle prices. We can't just sell the final product higher, so a higher cost of production means we must reduce input costs. But, amid the uncertainty, some...

With a vertically integrated manufacturing process, API supports the customer from the initial concept: designing the semiconductor; hybridization of support electronics; packaging and signal conditioning or processing from prototype through full-scale production; and validation/test. With a vertically integrated manufacturing process, API supports the customer from the initial concept: designing the semiconductor; hybridization of support electronics; packaging and signal conditioning or...

Sports 'Canes make good at home and on the road Colfax hands Hayward narrow 26-22 loss with late TD Hayward runners take second at Spooner Invite Girls golf places second at Superior HAYSO jamboree this weekend Curling Classes offered Maira's Mile Bike Ride Benefit scheduled for Saturday, September 8 8th annual RELM Fest All boaters to take steps to prevent spread of invasive species. Sports 'Canes make good at home and on the road Colfax hands Hayward narrow 26-22 loss with late TD...

The bears' search for food, intensifying as they bulk up for hibernation, has driven the animals into towns to forage in garbage bins, bird feeders and even inside homes like Grenda's, where they've hauled off peaches and a 10-pound bag of sugar. But wildlife officials say that makes him a good neighbor to the black bears that share the mountains -- especially this year, when a late freeze and drought across the West have drastically reduced their natural fare of berries and acorns. A few...

The simmering bear-tension that I usually experience when picking blackberries on a hot day on an out-of-the-way hill, especially without my dog, and particularly in the bee-kept spot where I used to pick before those berries, too, disappeared, did not replace the yellow-sky unease. There were still the swales in the long grass where some large, tough-skinned animal seemed to have roiled about flattening some bushes, but why roil when there were no berries? It could not have been an...