
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…