VOLUME 5, NUMBER 56
Friday, March 15, 2024
Good afternoon. In the newsletter today: We have the final spring sports preview story with a look at Warriors track and field (yeah, the girls will be good again). Plus, Brittney Kampfer’s love for dance dates back to age 6 and continues today as the owner of a Philomath dance studio. Also, coverage of Philomath High’s baseball opener, the latest installment of Mount Union Stories and a report on how the softball team fared yesterday.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
Top Stories
Preview: Philomath girls in running for track and field three-peat
Most of the team’s points from last year’s championship team return; the boys have a handful of top athletes back but will need to develop in most events
Track and field coach Joe Fulton tends to get right to the point when discussing his Philomath High athletes. With a background in the sport that goes back decades, the […]
More News
Philomath native spreads her love of dance through operation of local studio
Philomath native Brittney Kampfer loves to dance. It started years ago as a 6-year-old in ballet, continued through high school and college, and then into […]
Junction City ruins Philomath’s season opener, 6-1
Philomath High School’s baseball team had trouble ending innings in its season opener Thursday against Junction City. The visiting Tigers scored all of its runs […]
Gallery: PHS baseball vs. Junction City (March 15, 2024)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s season-opening baseball game against Junction City on Thursday.
Junction City downs Philomath in softball
The Philomath High School softball team encountered an offensive-minded Junction City squad Thursday on the road in an 18-4 loss. The Tigers (1-0) scored runs […]
Mount Union Stories: Thomas D. Mason (1851-1916)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Thomas Deal Mason, who lived in rural Lincoln County and Philomath in the years prior to his […]
State, congressional leaders in Oregon seek federal disaster declaration
In a rare show of unity, all eight members of Oregon’s congressional delegation urged the White House to declare a major disaster in Oregon following […]
All gas companies in Oregon fail to gain approval for plans on meeting state’s climate goals
All three of the natural gas companies in Oregon will have to fix their long-term plans to meet the state’s targets for reducing greenhouse gas […]
Counties with the highest rates of strokes in Oregon
For more than a century, strokes have been a leading cause of death among U.S. adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It …
Preview: Baseball team striving for comeback season
Back in 2011 when Levi Webber was in his second season leading Philomath High’s baseball program, the Warriors struggled through a 10-15 campaign. But the […]
Philomath’s latest Eagle Scout project adds color to new park
Braving cold temperatures on a Saturday morning that even included a fresh dusting of snow, Eagle Scout candidate Owen Thomas and his crew of volunteers […]
From the Past: Gun power burn, Bellfountain’s name, basketball, bus service and more
150 years ago1874 Powder burnt: Lafayette Wilson, sixteen years old, son of Bush Wilson, Clerk of Benton county, met with a serious accident on Saturday […]
PHS boys easily win first 2 tennis matches
The Philomath High School’s boys tennis team opened the season Tuesday with an 8-0 victory in Salem over Blanchet Catholic and followed up with a […]
Girls tennis team defeats Lebanon, 7-1
The Philomath High School girls tennis team swept its singles matches and won three of four in doubles Wednesday afternoon to defeat Lebanon, 7-1. Senior […]
Community Calendar
• Friday, March 15: PHS boys tennis vs. Silverton, 4 p.m.
• Friday, March 15: PHS girls tennis at Silverton, 4 p.m.
• Friday, March 15: PMS Drama Program Presents ‘Matilda Jr.’, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: Councilor Coffee, 9-10:30 a.m.
• Saturday, March 16: PMS Drama Program Presents ‘Matilda Jr.’, 1 p.m.
• Saturday, March 16: PMS Drama Program Presents ‘Matilda Jr.’, 7 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: Philomath TOPS meeting, 9 a.m.
• Monday, March 18: PHS boys tennis at South Albany, 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: PHS girls tennis vs. South Albany. 4 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: Philomath Planning Commission Meeting, 6 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: Kings Valley Charter School Board Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
• Monday, March 18: Moonlight Country Mixer at Marys River Grange Hall, 7-10:30 p.m.