VOLUME 4, NUMBER 63
Good Afternoon. It’s Sunday, March 19, 2023
The Latest …
Change on horizon in Philomath-Corvallis food services arrangement
Philomath students have been eating school lunches administered by the neighboring district since the early 1990s plus other news out of the March 14 School Board meeting
For the first time since the early 1990s, the Philomath School District appears to be headed in a new direction with its food services program. “After a 30-year arrangement and engagement with Corvallis School District Food Services, they are asking to alter the contract for service of what we are doing, altering it pretty significantly,” […]
Baseball team scrimmages for needed preseason work
As the season opener is delayed by nearly a week, Philomath coach Levi Webber gets a good look at his players in a rare opportunity outside on the field
With the Philomath High baseball season opener canceled Wednesday because of poor field conditions, head coach Levi Webber wanted his players to experience the type of conditions they would see on game day along with needed work on pitching, hitting and fielding. Enter the intrasquad scrimmage. Players put on uniforms, went through pregame routines and […]
Gallery: PHS baseball scrimmage (March 17, 2023)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s intrasquad scrimmage on Friday.
Philomath open house to focus on ‘climate friendly areas’
The city of Philomath will host an open house at 7 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall as part of the state-imposed Climate Friendly and Equitable […]
Regional community health improvement plan organizers seek public input
The Partnership for Community Health, which includes a group of regional health departments, invites the public to participate in upcoming virtual community conversations as part […]
As opioid overdose deaths keep rising, report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive RAND Corporation report […]
50 best colleges on the West Coast
With thousands of colleges and universities in the United States, narrowing down the field can seem impossible for prospective students. The West Coast alone has […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Three Things: Philomath grocery store, highway safety study and LBCC cuts
Since the closure of Ray’s Food Place in January 2014, the majority of Philomath residents have seemingly missed having a grocery store right here in […]
Bell, Beckstead continue hot start to girls tennis season
Falling on the home court Friday afternoon against visiting Silverton, the Philomath High girls tennis team finished its first week with a 1-2 record. But […]
Philomath boys defeat Silverton in tennis, 5-3
The Philomath High School boys tennis team defeated its second straight Class 5A opponent with a 5-3 victory on Friday afternoon at Silverton. The Warriors […]
Community Calendar
• Monday, March 20: Philomath TOPS meeting, 9 a.m.
• Monday, March 20: PHS girls tennis vs. Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 20: PHS boys tennis at Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 20: Philomath Planning Commission Meeting, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: Anime@Lunch with Library at Philomath Middle School, 11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, March 21: LEGO Day at the Library, 3:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: PHS boys tennis at South Albany, 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: PHS girls tennis vs. Dallas, 4 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: PHS softball vs. The Dalles, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: PHS baseball at Santiam Christian, 4:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: Philomath Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 21: Climate Friendly Area Open House, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 22: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 22: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 22: Philomath School District Choir Concert, 7 p.m.