Hankerin’ for a Fourth of July flyover? The Oregon Air National Guard may have you covered.

With military flyovers by the 173rd Fighter Wing out of Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls on pause, pilots out of the Portland Air National Guard Base will provide flyovers to several Jackson County cities on Independence Day.

The Medford Mustangs opened play at the annual Reno Fourth of July tournament with a bang, jumping out to an early nine-run lead and cruising to a 14-4 win via mercy rule in five innings over the Diablo Valley Oaks of California on Thursday evening at Reno High School.

Medford (10-7), playing as the home team, finished with 13 hits in its four trips to the plate in the victory. Nearly half of those went for extra bases, with five of those being doubles.

After an unusually dry winter followed by a parched and warmer than normal spring, Mother Nature took pity on Southwestern Oregon folks, bequeathing us with refreshingly cool temperatures this past week.

A new butterfly identification guide showcasing the 120 butterfly species found within the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument is now available to the public.

The guide was created by the Vesper Meadow Education Program in partnership with Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management.