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Chicken industry officials host tour of mega chicken facility as part of a lobbying effort
BROWNSVILLE — Donning plastic booties and coveralls, about 30 state lawmakers, agency officials and industry executives gathered in a control room on Randy Hiday’s chicken farm in Linn County. The room, equipped with temperature and other monitors, looked into a 600-foot-long steel barn housing about 48,000 fuzzy chicks. Hiday, who runs the largest broiler chicken operation in Oregon, raises more than 4 million chickens a year here for Foster Farms. A Capital Chronicle reporter later stepped inside a barn, where…
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Oregon’s governor talks CTE with Philomath students
Less than 11 weeks into her administration, Governor Tina Kotek paid a visit Thursday morning to Philomath High School to learn more about the small school’s exemplary career and technical education program. The governor recently published a list of education-related priorities, including to “accelerate career and technical education program growth…
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From the Past: Philomath store, post office lost to fire in March 1898
Fire destroys Philomath store and post office. That news along with items from around Oregon in 1873, Philomath College in 1898, high school officers in 1923, a late man’s estate in 1948 and teacher contract negotiations in 1973 in this week’s From the Past.
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Gallery: Philomath All-District Choir Concert (March 22, 2023)
A collection of photos from Philomath’s All-District Choir Concert in the high school auditorium on Wednesday.
School bus with children aboard involved in crash near Philomath
A Kings Valley Charter School bus transporting children was involved in a crash Tuesday afternoon at the Highway 20 and Highway 34 intersection west of…
Philomath dives into state’s Climate-Friendly Area requirements
A primary idea behind the state’s recent requirements to establish climate friendly and equitable communities comes down to cities creating areas where vehicle use becomes…
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By Kevin Ahern
Quiet Earp A silent cowboy movie’s out It’s all that I could want They titled it quite cleverly “All’s Quiet on the Western Front” Smiley The ASPCA knows well A story it retells It’s about a dentist who fights Cruelty to enamels
— Friday, March 24, 2023
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Philomath in Photos
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2023: Precipitation drips from a flower Friday morning after a mix of snow/rain fell on Philomath. (Photo by Canda Fuqua/Philomath News) 
THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023: A side view of the old Philomath College building. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2023: Turn signal installed at North 19th and Main Street. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023: The Seventh Street railroad crossing. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2023: Philomath High’s baseball team scrimmages on Friday afternoon. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023: A red barn located on the Skirvin Farms property on South 13th. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 2023: One of the new PYAC ballfields at the rodeo grounds. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023: A dog can be seen in the distance across Philomath City Park. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2023: A game of limbo during last week’s Moana Jr. Tea Party. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023: Monday afternoon’s rain lets up a bit as track and field athletes work out. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023: The PHS boys basketball team poses with its second-place trophy at state. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023: The PHS girls basketball team poses with its fourth-place trophy at state. (Photo by Brad Fuqua/Philomath News) 
FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2023: Trash collected by volunteers along the highway. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023: The bell at Philomath Fire & Rescue on Main Street. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023: Chickens on Applegate Street. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023: Marys Peak to Pacific scenic byway sign on the Alsea Highway. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 2023: Sunlight pierces through the trees at the Summit Cemetery, established in 1865. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 2023: Blodgett Country Store. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 2023: Crocuses along Applegate Street. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 2023: Footbridge at Marys River Park. (Photo by Eric Niemann) 
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 2023: Getting creative with snow on Benton View Drive. (Photo by David Low)