VOLUME 5, NUMBER 63
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Happy Tuesday. In the newsletter today: We have a report out of the school district on good and bad news related to summer learning possibilities. Also, the Police Log and Fire Calls reports on recent responses. And both the baseball and softball teams were in action yesterday in tournaments.
Thanks for reading!
Brad Fuqua, publisher/editor
Top Stories
Philomath School District’s summer learning receives bad and good news
Recent legislation will likely not result in any money going to Philomath but word was received that an early literacy grant will be coming in to fund LitCamp
Legislation to provide $30 million to school districts to use toward summer learning programs passed during the recent short session and earlier this month was signed by the governor. Although […]
More News
Police Log: Summit Grange vandalism, crash at Philomath laundromat among recent calls
A rundown of recent responses from the Philomath Police Department and Benton County Sheriff’s Office along with a list of highway fatalities from around the […]
Fire Calls: Recent responses includes grass fire off Highway 34
Editor’s note: This log is based on information submitted to the media by Philomath Fire & Rescue: FRIDAY, MARCH 15 • 3:50 p.m. — Firefighters […]
Philomath posts 1st baseball win with 11-3 over Dallas at tournament
The Philomath High School baseball team erupted for seven runs in the fourth inning and posted its first victory of the season, 11-3, over Dallas […]
Marist, Douglas post softball wins over Warriors
The Philomath High School softball team dropped to 0-4 on the season with losses of 16-1 to Marist Catholic and 15-0 to Douglas on the […]
School district sues state in attempt to undo forest habitat conservation plan
One of the smallest school districts in Oregon is suing the state in an attempt to send a landmark forest habitat conservation plan back to […]
Most Oregonians keep their Medicaid benefits as state unwinds pandemic-era protections
More than four out of five Oregonians on the Oregon Health Plan have kept their Medicaid benefits so far as the state continues to unwind […]
Rats, roaches, mold: The expensive cost of the most common—and feared—home infestations
Years ago, Kyle Selbach was visiting a home to talk to its owner about pest control services. “He had two roaches on the bill of […]
Philomath in Photos
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Philomath School Board learns more about covered play area project
A construction project to add a covered play area to Clemens Primary School is estimated to begin May 20 with plans for it to be […]
Community Calendar
• Tuesday, March 26: PHS baseball vs. St. Helens (at Newport), 11:30 a.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Tuesday, March 26: PHS softball vs. Amity (at Medford), noon
• Tuesday, March 26: PHS baseball vs. Henley (at Newport), 2 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: Philomath Inclusivity Committee Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: Community Meal, 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, March 26: Yoga at the Grange, 7 p.m.
• Wednesday, March 27: Quilts from Caring Hands, 9-11:30 a.m.
• Wednesday, March 27: Storytime at Philomath Community Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Thursday, March 28: Mobile Makerspace at the Library, 10:30 a.m.-noon