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…
Curriculum, policies and local option levy on School Board agenda
The Philomath School Board is expected to make decisions on Thursday night during its monthly meeting on elementary school curriculum, Philomath Academy-related topics, a handful of policy revisions and a local option levy renewal that…
Oregonians deprived of court-appointed lawyers sue state over their constitutional rights
Four Oregonians who face criminal charges are suing over their constitutional right to have legal representation in a criminal proceeding. Though they can’t pay for a lawyer and qualify for court-appointed counsel, they’ve not been…
See the child vaccination rates for COVID-19 in Oregon
As of the last week of April 2022, just over 1,100 children in the United States have died from COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For comparison, nearly 1 million…
PHS Hall of Fame inducts its inaugural class
With photographs of Gary Cox projected on the auditorium wall above and behind her, Kathi Sollars shared an emotion-filled speech that illustrated the importance that Philomath High athletics held in his 30-year run as a teacher, coach and athletic director.…
Law Enforcement Report: May 6-12, 2022
A rundown of calls from the Philomath Police Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office for the period of May 6-12.
Fire & Rescue Calls: May 6-12, 2022
Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the newspaper by Philomath Fire & Rescue. Locations are approximate. Following is a rundown of all calls for the period of May 6-12: FRIDAY, MAY 6 • Medical, 9:44 p.m.,…
Questions about Oregon-Idaho boundary, taxes, tobacco and guns on local ballots
Voters in three more Oregon counties will indicate whether they want to become Idaho residents without leaving their homes. Questions about the “Greater Idaho” movement are on ballots in Douglas, Josephine and Klamath counties, following approval in eight rural counties,…
States with the most untapped wind energy potential
Wind power is generated when kinetic energy from turbine propellers is converted to mechanical energy. Even though wind isn’t always present, turbines can still actively generate energy 90% of the time. Turbines typically need to be located at higher elevations,…
Special event remembers veterans, fallen military, peace officers
On a breezy, overcast Saturday morning at Mount Union Cemetery, remembrances of a life lost 54 years ago in the Vietnam War were laid out on a folding table. Nearby, a banner with his image stood with facts related to…
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 during the May 9 City…
Oregon Secretary of State: Election results can be trusted, might take longer
Oregonians might not know who won close races until several days after the Tuesday election, Secretary of State Shemia Fagan cautioned Wednesday. Voters have been slower returning their ballots this year than in past primaries, and a new law means…
Most common jobs 150 years ago in Oregon
With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact the global economy, the current job market is a hot topic in the news cycle. But while the pandemic itself is, historically, something of an economic aberration, the U.S. economy that we know…
Mount Union Stories: Isaac H. Newton (1832-1874)
In this week’s installment, read about 42-year-old Isaac H. Newton, who died in 1874. Physicians found a 9-pound tumor in the area of his left kidney and they believed that it was the result of an injury sustained 15 years…
Jockeys with the most Kentucky Derby wins
Audacious hats, mint juleps, and … thoroughbreds. The anticipation of the revelry that makes up the Kentucky Derby has been going strong since its 1875 inception. Each year, it is the first event of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing…
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