Volume 7, Number 10, January 13, 2026

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 10
Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Good morning, Philomath.

The vote on city utility rate hikes took another turn last night with the mayor and councilors preferring to have hard numbers on the cost of the water treatment plant construction before moving forward. The PHS Hall of Fame’s 2026 inductees have been determined and tickets to the banquet are now available. In sports, we have reports from the weekend on boys basketball, swimming and girls wrestling. And the latest Philomath Police Log and Philomath Fire and Rescue Calls are now on the site. And a heads up — Sen. Jeff Merkley is scheduled to hold a town hall in Philomath at 3 p.m. Sunday. More to come on that later this week. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor

Editor’s Choice

Philomath delays utility rate decision until water plant bids received

Philomath City Council delayed voting on proposed utility rate increases Monday until receiving actual bids on the new water treatment plant, expected in March.

News

Philomath Police Log: Responses include assaults, arrests, winter crashes

Philomath Police responded to assaults, made arrests and handled multiple icy road crashes for the period of Jan. 2-8.

Fire and Rescue Calls: Crashes, fuel spill among recent responses

Philomath Fire and Rescue responded to multiple vehicle crashes, a fuel spill requiring containment and a chimney fire investigation for the week of Jan. 3-9.