Volume 3, Number 142
Good Morning. It’s Saturday, October 1, 2022
Ah yes, the twists and turns of the daily news cycle. Unexpected news and advertising work hit my shift yesterday, so that CTE story I keep mentioning will be published next week. Please take note of the Lilly’s Lope for Hope story — great event to support an important cause. And positive thoughts to David Griffith, who was knocked out of last night’s football game.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Lilly’s Lope for Hope: A 5K run to bring awareness to suicide
Now in its 9th year, the Philomath event is scheduled for Oct. 8 at Philomath City Park
Nine years ago, 14-year-old Lilly Stagner took her own life. A freshman at Philomath High School, the Blodgett teen had a passion for horses and a special talent as a young artist. The family called her smile contagious and described her as possessing a warm, caring nature that touched the lives of those around her. […]
Motorist crashes on Highway 34 late Thursday night
Philomath Fire & Rescue extricates the driver, who sustained non-life-threatening injuries
A motorist traveling on Highway 34 left the roadway late Thursday night in a single-vehicle crash with injuries, Philomath Fire & Rescue reported. Capt. Rich Saalsaa said the local fire department was dispatched to the scene at 10:06 p.m. to find a vehicle with heavy damage on its side off the roadway. The crash occurred […]
Scoring outburst in 2nd quarter helps Stayton to football win over the Warriors
Philomath’s 14 points in 89 seconds to close the first half made things interesting, however, as the home team tried to battle back
Over a span of just 7 minutes in the second quarter on Friday night, the Stayton High School football team put up 27 points on the Clemens Field scoreboard. The visiting team’s scoring explosion seemed as though it would be too much for the Warriors to overcome. It would take a monumental effort to climb […]
Gallery: PHS football vs. Stayton (Sept. 30, 2022)
A collection of 25 photos from Philomath High’s 33-14 football loss on Friday against Stayton.
Mount Union Stories: William H. Morgan (1851-1922)
This week’s installment shares some information on the life of William Henry Morgan, who came to Oregon in the early 1880s and died at age […]
Federal prisons ‘riddled with mismanagement’ probed by U.S. Senate panel
WASHINGTON — Members of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a Thursday hearing grilled the top leader of federal prisons on how the agency would […]
Oregon schools getting $3 million in federal dollars for school safety and prevention
Each of Oregon’s 19 regional education service districts will be able to hire a full-time specialist to oversee school safety and prevention programs with new […]
Cities with the fastest growing home prices in Corvallis metro area
It goes without saying that the coronavirus pandemic has sparked a wave of uncertainty across myriad industries, and not other market has quite felt its […]
In Case You Missed It …
Love of Learning: Remembering Fireman 1st Class Henry Quetschke
When you stop by the Philomath Post Office, you may look up at the flagpole and notice the black and white POW/MIA flag flying underneath […]
PHS girls soccer team drops another close one against a top team
It’s been a tough week for the Philomath High girls soccer team with back-to-back 1-0 losses — Tuesday on the road at Newport and Thursday […]
PHS boys end in 2-2 soccer tie at North Marion
The Philomath High School boys soccer team remained unbeaten on Thursday but the Warriors had to settle for a 2-2 tie at North Marion. Senior […]
Oregon West volleyball showdown goes to Sweet Home
In a key early-season volleyball battle with impacts on the top third of the Oregon West Conference standings, Sweet Home overcame an early deficit to […]
Community Calendar
• Saturday, Oct. 1: PHS volleyball at Mount Hood Invitational, 8 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 1: Cider Day Saturday at Willamette Community and Grange Hall, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 1: PHS cross-country at Woahink Lake Invitational, 11:45 a.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 2: Philomath Farmers’ Market, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 3: Virtual Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: Downtown Safety & Streetscape Improvements Project Groundbreaking Ceremony, 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: PHS girls soccer vs. Sweet Home, 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: PHS boys soccer at Sweet Home, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Oct. 4: PHS volleyball vs. Stayton, 6 p.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5: Philomath Area Chamber of Commerce Greeters, 9:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5: Citizens Bank 65th Anniversary Celebration, 10 a.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, Oct. 5: Marys River Grange Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS boys soccer vs. Stayton, 3:30 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: Philomath Public Works Committee Meeting, 4 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS girls soccer at Stayton, 6 p.m.
• Thursday, Oct. 6: PHS volleyball vs. Cascade, 6 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 7: Omelet Dinner at College United Methodist Church, 5-7 p.m.
• Friday, Oct. 7: PHS football at Cascade, 7 p.m.