Volume 6, Number 22, Jan. 30, 2025

BCSO Log: Crashes, DUII, pickup stolen from park-and-ride spot among recent calls

A rundown of recent responses from the Benton County Sheriff’s Office included several crashes in the region, many involving icy road conditions.

Philomath’s city councilors receive committee assignments

Getting together for a second time to begin the new year, the Philomath City Council checked several boxes on routine tasks that needed to be […]

New data: State has nation’s second-tightest housing market

This month, the state began acting on the results of a long-awaited Oregon Housing Needs Analysis, hoping the trove of data will help policymakers solve […]

Oregon’s class of 2024 defies expectations with increase in high school graduation rate

Students in Oregon’s class of 2024, who started high school online in the midst of a global pandemic, surpassed expectations and graduated at a rate […]

National assessment shows Oregon students falling behind in key subjects

Oregon’s fourth and eighth graders are struggling in key subjects more than students in most other states, a national assessment found. The National Assessment for […]

When retirees go rural

When Karen Sicner and her husband John made the decision to relocate from metro Atlanta to build a new home on a two-acre homesite in […]

New police officer comes home to Philomath

Three months ago, Philomath native Conor Ringwald’s path in law enforcement entered a new phase when he first put on the uniform of his hometown […]

Council appoints Cupp to Philomath Planning Commission

The Philomath City Council filled one of two vacant seats on the Planning Commission Monday night with the appointment of local citizen Kyle Cupp. The […]

Obituary: Calvin J. Post (1929-2025)

Calvin J. “Bud” Post, 95, of Philomath, passed away at the Oregon Veterans’ Home in Lebanon on January 25, 2025. Calvin was born in Falls […]

PHS graduates make Linfield’s spring dean’s list

Philomath High School graduates Grace Bennett, Brooke Clemens and Mikaila Saathoff earned dean’s list honors at Linfield University for the fall semester, the school announced […]

Mount Union Stories: Lenore H. Von Lehe (1896-1914)

In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about the death of 17-year-old Lenore Von Lehe, daughter of R.C. and Tilla Von Lehe, who were farmers […]

Siletz Tribe purchases 2,000 acres of land in southern Oregon with significant Native history

A stretch of land in southern Oregon with historical significance, including the likely location of a treaty signing and near the site of a massacre, […]

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