Volume 3, Number 166
Good Morning. It’s Saturday, October 29, 2022
Nice job by the PHS football team last night in Sweet Home to finish its season on a high note with a victory. Today, the cross-country teams will attempt to sweep the Oregon West Conference titles on the home course while qualifying for state.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
The Latest …
Second-half assault leads Warriors over Sweet Home, 33-20
Offense piles up yards while the defense tightens up over the final two quarters as Philomath ends its season with a third victory
Down 12-7 at halftime, the Philomath High School football team needed some sort of spark to overcome Sweet Home. “We were flat, you could see it in pregame,” Warriors head coach Alex Firth said. “We didn’t really have a lot of energy and it basically came down to explaining it to them — this is […]
Pioneer Connect on receiving end of $24.9 million grant
The funding to help the Philomath-based company provide high-speed internet access to rural areas in Benton, Lane and Polk counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that it will award approximately $35 million to Oregon to provide high-speed internet access to rural communities along Oregon’s coast. The funding will benefit nearly 5,000 people, 100 businesses, 579 farms and two educational facilities in Benton, Lane, Lincoln and Polk counties. Philomath-based Pioneer Connect will receive […]
Gallery: PHS football at Sweet Home (Oct. 28, 2022)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s 33-20 football victory at Sweet Home on Friday night.
Obituary: James McCall (1948-2022)
James McCall, 74, of Hammond, passed away in Hammond on Oct. 8, 2022. He was born in Richmond, California, to Wallace and Vera (Roseberry) McCall. […]
Mount Union Stories: Wilmina Wyatt (1848-1922)
Read a published item about the death of Wilmina Wyatt, who died in the fall of 1922 following a short illness.
Oregonians cite homelessness as chief concern, survey finds
Many Oregonians want elected leaders to tackle homelessness, a state survey found. Thirty-seven percent of 1,878 Oregonians surveyed identified the state’s homelessness crisis as the […]
Most common fast food chains in Oregon
Fast food restaurants rose to fame during the 1950s and 60s during the advent of the American highway system. The pairing seemed like a match […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Philomath Trunk or Treat takes over downtown on Monday
Costumed kids from Philomath and the surrounding area will be able to get a jump on candy collecting at the annual Trunk or Treat event […]
No injuries reported in Thursday morning crash in east Philomath
Four people involved in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday morning on the eastern edge of Philomath reportedly walked away with no serious injuries, law enforcement […]
Motorist killed in construction zone at Bellfountain and Alpine
A motorist driving on Alpine Road near Bellfountain Road in rural Benton County was killed Thursday after crashing into a dump truck in a construction […]
Community Calendar
• Saturday, Oct. 29: PHS cross-country at Oregon West Conference Championships, 10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 29: PHS volleyball at Baker, 11 a.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 29: Philomath Open Studios Art Tour and Sale, noon-5 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 29: Haunted Art Show at Maxtivity, 3-6 p.m.
• Saturday, Oct. 29: Haunted Halls at PHS, 6:30-9 p.m.
• Sunday, Oct. 30: Philomath Open Studios Art Tour and Sale, noon-5 p.m.
• Monday, Oct. 31: Philomath Trunk or Treat, 3-5 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Nov. 1: Virtual Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.