VOLUME 5, NUMBER 236
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
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Warrior Watch: Boys basketball raises funds through annual pie auction
Plus, the school’s new spring sports programs have head coaches with hiring of Biviano, Martin and Bennett
The Philomath High School boys basketball team staged its annual pie auction Tuesday night and raised $5,400 to help the program cover expenses that come up during the season. In […]
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Council officially extends psilocybin ban for 2 more years
The Philomath City Council took a final vote on two psilocybin-related ordinances during a meeting Monday night that extends a ban on those types of […]
Mount Union Stories: Charles S. Stalnaker (1880-1907)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about 26-year-old Samuel S. Stalnaker, who suffered from consumption (tuberculosis) and died after traveling north from Ashland and […]
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire season
The 2024 fire season cost Oregon emergency response agencies nearly $350 million, and the state leaders are struggling to find a way to cover outstanding […]
OHSU study sheds light on the role housing and other needs play in health care
Housing and food insecurity sharply increased in Oregon among Medicaid and Medicare recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic, even amid a moratorium on evictions and increased […]
Cities with the most UFO sightings in Oregon
When pilot Kenneth Arnold took off from Chehalis, Washington, in his single-engine airplane one afternoon in June 1947, he was looking for a lost military […]
In Case You Missed It …
City approves annexation, rezoning of South 15th property
Envisioning a “cottage cluster” in a south Philomath neighborhood, property owner Martin Kribs wants to build 16 small-scale housing units with residents sharing a common […]
Philomath Police Log: DUIIs, warrant arrests among responses on agency’s recent call list
A rundown of recent responses from the Philomath Police Department.
Fire and Rescue Calls: Highway 20 crash in heavy fog among recent responses
A rundown of recent Philomath Fire & Rescue fire and medical calls included assisting at the scene of a crash in heavy fog on Highway […]
Letter: Reader questions timing of Christmas tree lighting event
Letter to the Editor: A Philomath resident questions the decision to hold a Christmas celebration event before Thanksgiving.
Law enforcement seeks help with crossbow killings of 2 deer in Corvallis
The Oregon State Police Fish and Wildlife division is investigating the killing of two buck deer — each shot with a crossbow less than a […]
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Community Calendar
• Monday, Dec. 2: Philomath TOPS meeting, 9 a.m.
• Monday, Dec. 2: Moonlight Country Mixer at Marys River Grange Hall, 7-10:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: Park Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, Dec. 3: Yoga at the Grange, 7 p.m.