Primary election: Early results show Malone leading for commissioner nomination
Kings Valley tree farmer Pat Malone appears to be on his way to victory in Tuesday’s primary election with 61.91% of the vote in his race against Helen Higgins for the Democratic nomination for the Benton County Board of Commissioners. Early returns released just after 8 p.m. Tuesday showed Malone…
Streetscape project sees significant cost increase
Construction-related cost increases are hitting the Philomath Downtown Safety and Streetscape Improvements project hard to the tune of $1.7 million over the budget that had been established a year ago, City Manager Chris Workman said…
Fire & Rescue board to meet on May 9
The Philomath Fire & Rescue Board of Directors plans to meet at 3 p.m. Monday, May 9, at Station 201, with an agenda that includes discussion on a local option levy request. Other items on…
Grant application to pay for action skate park planning on council agenda
The Philomath City Council will consider approval of a resolution authorizing the city to apply for an Oregon Parks and Recreation grant that will go toward the cost of planning for a rebuild of Philomath City Park’s skate park. The…
Q-and-A: Democratic candidates square off in pursuit of commissioner’s seat
Ballots for the May 17 primary election started to appear in local mailboxes this week and for registered Democrats, they have a choice between incumbent Pat Malone and challenger Helen Higgins for who they want to move forward in the…
Paid lunches returning to Philomath schools this fall
Beginning this fall with the 2022-23 academic year, free meals for all students regardless of family income levels will no longer be available with the Philomath School District reverting back to pre-pandemic conditions, Superintendent of Schools Susan Halliday reported during…
Philomath School Board plans meeting for Thursday night
Plans for graduation and updates on the end of the school year are among the agenda items for the Philomath School Board during its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Philomath School District office. Also on the agenda…
City Council OKs easement requests for streetscapes project
The Philomath City Council approved an ordinance to grant easements to the Oregon Department of Transportation during its Monday night meeting at City Hall but only after “emergency” status was removed and following a renewed, contentious discussion on the bioswale…
Fire & Rescue board to meet on Monday
The Philomath Fire & Rescue Board of Directors plans to meet at 4 p.m. Monday, April 11, for a public meeting at Station 201. The meeting agenda includes the review of applications for an open board position. Robyn Jones, who…
City Council to meet in person on Monday at City Hall
The Philomath City Council plans to meet at 7 p.m. Monday, April 11, at City Hall for its first in-person gathering since self-imposed public meeting restrictions were lifted last month. The agenda includes discussion and possible decision on an ordinance…
Landmark Drive, Mount Union Avenue project bids up for approval
The Philomath City Council plans to convene for a second time this month with a meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, March 28. The council’s business for the evening all relate to improvement projects on the horizon. Councilors will discuss…
City’s downtown redesign to finally see movement in coming months
Philomath’s downtown redesign project received news of a delay that will impact the release of bid requests but City Manager Chris Workman anticipates no change with the project’s expected completion in 2023. The holdup relates to the Oregon Department of…
School Board OKs language arts curriculum, new roof, new boilers
The Philomath School Board adopted new language arts curriculum for Philomath Middle School and moved forward two facilities projects through the approval of bids for a new roofing system at Clemens Primary School and new boilers at Philomath High School.…
City Council accepting applications to fill Park Advisory Board seat
The Philomath City Council is accepting applications to fill a vacant position on the Park Advisory Board, the city manager’s office announced. At its March 14 meeting, the council accepted the resignation of Izzie Elliott from the board. The council…
Philomath School Board sets meeting for Monday
The Philomath School Board will meet Monday, March 14 for an agenda that includes discussion of the Kings Valley Charter School agreement and a further look at how to proceed with placing a local option levy renewal on the ballot.…
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