VOLUME 6, NUMBER 37
Thursday, February 20, 2025
Editor’s Choice
Blues rock duo to play Philomath Feb. 23
New Age Phonograph bringing its sound to Marys River Grange Hall at 6 p.m. Sunday
When initially appearing in front of audiences, New Age Phonograph’s lead vocalist Matthew Nolan believed in the power of performing cover songs — music that would be familiar to the […]
News
Country dance workshop coming Saturday to Grange Hall
Jamie Lee Dancing, which hosts weekly country dances at Marys River Grange Hall, will offer a separate special event Saturday at the same Philomath venue […]
Counties must return excess proceeds from tax-foreclosed property sales
Lawmakers love to right wrongs, create new programs and battle injustice. But sometimes, they just get stuck cleaning up messes they didn’t create. That’s what […]
Where people have the most and least health insurance coverage
While health insurance can prevent emergencies and catastrophic conditions from decimating your financial plans, the premiums and out-of-pocket expenses can also take a toll on […]
Sports
Warrior Watch: Cheerleaders, Sage, swimmers and skiers
With a key cheer squad member injured only a few days before the state championships, Philomath High worked through a challenging situation to earn a […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It
Letter: City issues statement on interactions with ICE
Letter to the Editor: The city issues a statement to the community related to questions concerning how Philomath Police interacts with U.S. Immigration and Customs.
Letter: Lebanon woman expresses thank you for kindness in Philomath
Letter to the Editor: A Lebanon woman who stopped at Dollar General in Philomath shares a story of “paying it forward.”
Mount Union Stories: Margaret Mamie Henkle (1890-1923)
In this week’s Mount Union Stories, read about Margaret Henkle, who had suffered injuries years earlier in a runaway horse incident and died at age […]
PHS girls overcome Cascade in 2nd half for key conference victory
Embattled in another close girls basketball game against Oregon West rival Cascade Tuesday night, Philomath needed answers on offense to try to secure a safe […]
Gallery: PHS girls basketball vs. Cascade (Feb. 18, 2025)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s 33-25 girls basketball victory at home over Cascade on Tuesday.
Cascade gets out of Philomath with 7-point boys basketball win
Trailing by eight points in the opening seconds of the second half, Philomath High needed some sort of offensive spark to try to stay in […]
Gallery: PHS boys basketball vs. Cascade (Feb. 18, 2025)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s boys basketball loss vs. Cascade in the PHS gym on Tuesday.
Community Calendar
• Friday, Feb. 21: Maxtivity: Paint Your Own Ceramics, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 21: PHS Boys Basketball at Stayton, 5:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 21: PHS Swimming at 4A/3A/2A/1A State Meet, 6:30 p.m.
• Friday, Feb. 21: PHS Girls Basketball at Stayton, 7 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 22: PHS Dancing at Sheldon Competition
• Saturday, Feb. 22: Corvallis Indoor Winter Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 22: PHS Boys Wrestling at Special District 2 Meet, 10 a.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 22: Jamie Lee Dancing Weekend Workshop, noon-11 p.m.
• Saturday, Feb. 22: PHS Swimming at 4A/3A/2A/1A State Meet, 6:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Feb. 23: New Age Phonograph Concert at Marys River Grange Hall, 7 p.m.