Volume 3, Number 110
Good Morning. It’s Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Sports fans, take note of the football jamboree being moved to Corvallis High on Friday. The Warriors will play it safe and not risk tearing up the field with an underground sprinkler system installed only a few weeks ago.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Motorist walks away from Highway 34 crash with no injuries
Incident occurred late Friday night in a stretch about 2 miles southwest of Philomath
A motorist escaped injuries in an off-road crash late Friday night on Highway 34 about two miles southwest of Philomath, local fire department officials reported. Philomath Fire & Rescue’s Rich Saalsaa, public information officer, said personnel at the Main Street station responded to a report of the crash at 10:41 p.m. on Aug. 19. Benton […]
Soccer jamboree set for home fields on Thursday
Volleyball at Sweet Home jamboree on Thursday; football jamboree to be staged Friday has been moved to Corvallis
Philomath High School’s boys and girls soccer teams and the volleyball team will all participate Thursday in jamborees to get in some practice time against opponents. The soccer teams will be hosting games on the home fields while the volleyball squad heads over to Sweet Home. The football team will then host an eight-team jamboree […]
Brad’s Blog: Timing of water flows sealed fate of Alaska adventurer
OSU research reveals a situation that could’ve factored into the death of Christopher McCandless, the subject of the ‘Into the Wild’ book and movie
The Christopher McCandless story has always been interesting to me. I read John Krakauer’s book, “Into the Wild” years ago and a few years later caught Sean Penn’s film of the same name. For those of you not familiar with the story, McCandless graduated from college, abandoned his possessions, gave away $24,000 in savings to […]
Love of Learning: PYAC volunteers and local businesses help Warriors win
Fall sports will begin over the next few weeks. From what I have heard around town, both Philomath girls and boys cross-country are set to […]
Law Enforcement Report: Aug. 12-18, 2022
A rundown of calls from the Philomath Police Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office for the period of Aug. 12-18.
Fire & Rescue Calls: Aug. 12-18, 2022
A rundown of Philomath Fire & Rescue fire and medical calls for the period of Aug. 12-18.
In homeless death data, Patterson sees need for more resources
Recently released data on homeless Oregonians who died this year shows a need for more detailed reporting and more resources, the state senator who requested […]
Oregon receives $83.5 million for small businesses from US Treasury
Oregon will receive $83.5 million from the federal government to help small business owners, the U.S. Treasury and Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday. The influx […]
Counties with the highest COVID-19 death rate in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of the counties with highest COVID-19 death rates in Oregon using data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Amazing Grange Day set for Aug. 27 in Philomath
Marys River Grange No. 685’s annual fundraiser in the form of a rummage sale and other activities will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. […]
Brad’s Blog: Geographic features with offensive names being renamed
In the very little spare time that I have, one of my hobbies is to work on a family history book that I hope to […]
Community Calendar
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: PHS Junior Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Bias Response Focus Groups, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, Aug. 23: Philomath Inclusivity Committee Meeting, 5 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Philomath Middle School Registration, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: PHS Sophomore Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 24: Public Art Ad Hoc Committee Meeting, 5:15 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Freshman Registration, 8:30-11:30 a.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Girls Soccer Jamboree, 2:15 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS Boys Soccer Jamboree, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, Aug. 25: PHS volleyball at Sweet Home Jamboree, 4 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 26: PHS Football Jamboree at Corvallis, 5 p.m.
• Friday, Aug. 26: Cardwell Hill Cellars Summer Concert Series, 6 p.m.
• Saturday, Aug. 27: Amazing Grange Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.