Volume 7, Number 214, September 27, 2026

VOLUME 7, NUMBER 214
Sunday, September 27, 2026

Good morning, Philomath.

Here is your Philomath News Weekly Digest — a review of recent stories that you may want to revisit or may have missed. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor

Sept. 20-26, 2026

PHS girls test themselves against elite field at Tillamook

Astoria, Warrenton down PHS in girls volleyball

Fire and Rescue Calls: Farm truck fire, mutual aid, medical calls

Philomath Police Log: Illegal camping, gift card scam, warrant arrests

Summer learning program shows reading gains in first grant-funded year

September 22, 2026

The Philomath School District’s expanded summer learning program delivered strong results for its most vulnerable readers in its first year under a new state grant, […]

Corvallis library’s Fall Festival Book Sale returns Sept. 25-27

Siuslaw National Forest lifts fire restrictions

Steelhead mural brings Siletz design to 13th Street

September 23, 2026

A leaping steelhead now fills a once-blank wall along 13th Street. It is a fish familiar to local anglers, and its body is filled with […]

School district in need of Budget Committee members

PYAC’s 19th annual Getaway Giveaway raffle underway

Mount Union Stories: Rozella C. Shipley (1870-1908)

Philomath councilor’s 760-mile health equity walk to end in Seattle

September 24, 2026

A month after setting out from Bozeman, Montana, Philomath City Councilor Rich Saalsaa is scheduled to take the final steps of his 760-mile trek on […]

BCSO Log: DUII, rear-end crash, unoccupied inner tube

Forest Service to start fall pile burning; small prescribed burn planned at Marys Peak

Newport pulls away from Philomath in boys soccer’s conference opener

Gallery: PHS boys soccer vs. Newport (Sept. 24, 2026)

Great Pumpkin Run returns Oct. 11 with 10K course that heads into Philomath

Newport wins in 4 sets over PHS in girls volleyball

PHS girls soccer takes down Newport on the road, 5-1

Philomath students top state averages on most tests

September 25, 2026

Philomath School District students outscored their peers statewide in most grades and subjects on the latest round of state assessments although steep declines at 11th […]

Registration open for 13th annual Lilly’s Lope for Hope

OSP Log: Teen, infant among highway fatalities in past week

PSSS column: Decluttering tips, emergency preparation session

Strengthening Rural Families to offer free co-parenting class this fall

Central posts 38-0 football win over Philomath on evening filled with emotion

September 26, 2026

Hitting the road for its second conference game of the season, Philomath High’s football team had a promising start Friday night in Independence, moving the […]

Gallery: PHS football at Central (Sept. 25, 2026)

Warriors sweep Ontario for second win over Tigers this season