VOLUME 6, NUMBER 170
Thursday, August 21, 2025
Good morning, Philomath.
I’m back from vacation this morning and I put together a newsletter with fresh content. Yesterday while I was flying home, photographer Andy Cripe and freelance reporter Wes Flow covered the Sen. Ron Wyden town hall. I also wrote a report on Philomath Fire and Rescue’s busy Sunday and published an obituary for Jay McMullen. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor
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Wyden pressed on Israel, Trump at Philomath town hall
U.S. support for Israel and policies of former President Donald Trump dominated discussion at Sen. Ron Wyden’s Benton County town hall Monday in Philomath. Wyden […]
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Gallery: Ron Wyden Town Hall (Aug. 20, 2025)
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden holds his annual Benton County Town Hall event at Philomath High School on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025.
Obituary: Jeremy Daniel “Jay” McMullen (1974-2025)
Jeremy Daniel “Jay” McMullen, 51, of Philomath, Oregon, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 17, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. […]
Two wildfires threaten structures in Philomath area last weekend
Fire crews from multiple agencies battled two separate wildfires within hours of each other Sunday afternoon to successfully protect threatened structures while containing both blazes, […]
Why Oregon’s governor had to intervene on pumpkin patches
DALLAS — With tattoos wrapping around his arms and a baseball cap pulled low over his face, ex-Marine Mat Jensen cuts an imposing figure. At […]
Oregon business property tax breaks cost schools $275 million last year, study finds
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has donated more than $2 million to Central Oregon’s Crook County School District during the last decade as the […]
Highest-rated beer in Oregon
After more than a decade of massive growth, the beer industry is experiencing a slowdown. According to the Brewers Association, in 2024, nationwide closings of […]
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Community Calendar
Thursday, August 21
• Philomath School District-Philomath Education Association Bargaining Meeting, 4 p.m.
Friday, August 22
• OneLove Retreat, 5 p.m.
• Cardwell Hill Cellars Round House Band Concert, 6 p.m.
Saturday, August 23
• OneLove Retreat, all day
• Mixed Carnivorous Plant Bog Workshop at Shonnard’s, 10 a.m.
• Valarie Mulberry ~ Sunshine Rhythm & Blues at Lumos Wine, 2 p.m.
• Summer Soirée & Benefit at Tyee Wine Cellars, 6 p.m.
• Challenge of Champions Bull Riding, 7 p.m.
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