Volume 7, Number 200, September 11, 2026

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 200
Friday, September 11, 2026

Good morning, Philomath.

It’s been 25 years since the 9/11 attacks and we have a Love of Learning column by Eric Niemann. The 30th annual Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire is coming up this weekend in Kings Valley. The Stanley sisters have a connection on the court this season for PHS volleyball. Coverage of last night’s match also includes a photo gallery. If you see smoke coming from the Bald Hill Farm vicinity early next week, it’s a planned burn. Four Philomath students made the LBCC honor roll for the summer term. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor

Editor’s Choice

Love of Learning: Philomath reflects on 25 years since 9/11

I recently had a conversation with my teenage son about what happened on 9/11. He struggled to comprehend all the destruction. The 9/11 attacks happened […]

News

30th annual Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire set for this weekend

The Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire returns to Kings Valley for its 30th anniversary this weekend with gates open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. […]

ODF plans training burn at Bald Hill Farm property northeast of Philomath

The Oregon Department of Forestry is planning a training burn of up to 40 acres of restored grasslands at Greenbelt Land Trust’s Bald Hill Farm […]

Four Philomath students named to LBCC summer term honor roll

Linn-Benton Community College released this week the names of students who made the honor roll for the completed summer term. The list includes four students […]

Benton County emergency management coordinator to speak at Sept. 15 Rotary meeting

The Philomath Rotary Club will hear from Benton County Emergency Management Coordinator Chelsea Chytka at its Sept. 15 meeting at Peace Lutheran Church. The Tuesday […]

Oregon lawmakers approve more than $120 million to cover cost of 2026 wildfires

Oregon lawmakers approved nearly $123 million to help cover the costs of this year’s wildfire season, sending money to two state agencies responsible for fighting […]

Ex-labor secretary from Oregon drank on job, oversaw ‘humiliating’ workplace, report finds

Former U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the one-term Oregon congresswoman tasked by the Trump administration to head the nation’s leading worker protection agency, oversaw harassment […]

Survey: Are guests losing patience with restaurant price increases?

In April 2024, Data by Toast surveyed 850 U.S. diners about how they were feeling about rising menu prices, then conducted a similar survey in […]

Sports

Volleyball’s Stanley sisters share the moment, even when one is stuck on the sideline

Philomath High’s Nora Stanley spent Thursday night’s match against Santiam Christian right where she never wants to be — on the bench, watching. An inflamed […]