VOLUME 7, NUMBER 242
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Happy Halloween, Philomath.
Philomath High’s football season came to an end Friday night when playoff-bound Estacada ran for 493 yards in a 63-14 win on Senior Night, the final game for the Warriors’ 11 seniors. Coverage includes a photo gallery by Andy Cripe. With Halloween here, this week’s Three Things column takes a shot at describing what makes Philomath special, catches up with Daxbot’s security and sidewalk-measuring robots and recalls a late-night trick-or-treat outing from childhood. An Oregon Journalism Project investigation found the state is sending hundreds of millions of dollars to for-profit online schools with poor results, with little oversight and graduation rates well below state averages. And in the latest OSP Log, two drivers died when log trucks collided on Highway 204 near Elgin after one of them swerved to avoid a deer. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor
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Three Things: Describing Philomath, Dax’s new jobs and a late Halloween night
Not long ago on a visit to the Midwest, a relative asked me to describe Philomath, the place I’ve chosen to call home. In the […]
News/Sports
PHS football season ends with loss as team’s 11 seniors say goodbye
Philomath High senior quarterback AJ Altishin isn’t worried about how Friday night’s scoreboard will be remembered. “You won’t remember the score of these games,” Altishin […]
Gallery: PHS football vs. Estacada (Oct. 30, 2026)
A collection of photos from Philomath High’s football game at home against Estacada on Friday.
OSP Log: Log trucks collide after driver swerves to avoid deer near Elgin
Editor’s note: This report is based on information submitted by Oregon State Police. Not all fatal crashes may be included. The status of incidents might […]
Oregon has some of the nation’s strictest gun laws, but advocates say it needs more
Oregon ranks as 12th in the nation for its gun safety laws, according to gun control advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. Those laws include […]
Oregon pours millions into for-profit online schools with poor results
Shortly before Christmas 2021, Matt Bowman met the school board in Nyssa and told the Eastern Oregon district of 1,100 students how it could generate […]
How gas prices have changed in Oregon in the last week
Stacker compiled statistics on gas prices in Oregon using data from AAA. Gas prices are as of October 30. Oregon by the numbers– Gas current […]
Philomath in Photos
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Philomath Rotary to hear vocational talk from Fred Shaub
Community Calendar
Saturday, Oct. 31
• PHS Cross-Country at Oregon West Conference Championships, 11:45 a.m.
Monday, Nov. 2
• Philomath TOPS Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Dementia Warriors Coffee Connections, 10 a.m.
• StrongPeople Strength-Training Class, 11 a.m.
• Moonlight Country Mixer at the Grange, 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
• Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Philomath Sensational Senior Society at Maxtivity, 10 a.m.
• Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Philomath Park Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• Benton County Planning Commission Meeting, 6 p.m.
• Philomath Community Meal, 6-7 p.m.
• Yoga at the Grange, 6-7 p.m.
• Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
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