VOLUME 7, NUMBER 26
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Good morning, Philomath.
Topics in this week’s Three Things column includes the interesting AI image put out by the city, Sen. Dick Anderson’s prevailing wage efforts, reports on the boys basketball’s OT victory, the girls basketball team’s loss and the wrestling team’s appearance at South Albany. Plus, the latest OSP Log, the Psss seniors column and a preview of the park board’s upcoming meeting. FYI, I’m still running down details on a crash into the dentist’s office at the corner of Applegate and 13th. So far, I know a motorist crashed into the building while experiencing a medical emergency. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor
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Three Things: City’s AI vision, music milestone and measles monitoring
Three Things column: AI-generated development vision draws attention, Music in the Park to celebrate 10 years of success and measles virus detected in Corvallis wastewater […]
News
Vice chair of Oregon Senate Housing Committee seeks prevailing wage reforms
When the Oregon Legislature convenes for the 2026 session on Feb. 2, the Senate’s No. 2 leader on housing and development will introduce legislation to […]
Park board set to choose bands for summer concert series
The Philomath Park Advisory Board will tackle several items when it meets Tuesday, including selecting bands for the Music in the Park summer concert series […]
Psss column: Crafting friendships through monthly meetups
Philomath Sensational Seniors Society meets monthly for crafts at Maxtivity and will have a February discussion at City Hall, building friendships through artistic projects and […]
OSP Log: Fatality near Rickreall; possible bias crime on I-5
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years — most found housing after
Is it cheaper to buy or rent in Corvallis in 2026?
Sports
Philomath boys all alone in 1st place with OT win at Stayton
The Philomath High School boys basketball team remained unbeaten in the Oregon West Conference Friday night with a 57-52 overtime victory at Stayton. The victory […]
Philomath wrestlers claim 7 medals at Albany tournament
Philomath High School’s boys and girls wrestling teams combined for seven medal finishes at the Tod Surmon Tournament Friday at South Albany High School. Seniors […]
Philomath basketball girls fall on road at Stayton
The Philomath High School girls basketball team dropped its second straight game in Oregon West Conference play with a 45-37 setback Friday night at Stayton. […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It
PHS achieves 93.5% graduation rate, outpacing state by 10 percentage points
Adult Prom returns to Benton County Fairgrounds on Feb. 13
Obituary: Janice Sue Page (1964-2025)
Rotary Club to address city vision plan, community service projects at Feb. 3 meeting
Community Calendar
Saturday, January 31
• PHS Cheer at Pacer Cheer Invitational
• Corvallis Indoor Winter Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• PHS Swimming at Sweet Home, 11 a.m.
Monday, February 2
• Philomath TOPS Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Dementia Warriors Coffee Connections, 10 a.m.
• Moonlight Country Mixer at the Grange, 6:30-10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, February 3
• Benton County Board of Commissioners Meeting, 9 a.m.
• Philomath Rotary Club Meeting, noon
• Philomath Park Advisory Board Meeting, 5:30 p.m.
• PHS Boys Basketball vs. Newport, 5:30 p.m.
• Philomath Community Meal, 6-7 p.m.
• Yoga at the Grange, 6 p.m.
• Philomath Evening Book Club, 6:30 p.m.
• PHS Girls Basketball vs. Newport, 7 p.m.
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