VOLUME 7, NUMBER 50
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Good morning, Philomath.
The Park Advisory Board met yesterday with Music in the Park among the topics. The Philomath girls crushed Corvallis basketball and then learned it would play at Molalla in the playoffs. Meanwhile, the boys basketball team will head to St. Helens for its first-round game. The school district’s budget committee will meet Thursday. The city’s flower basket program is signing up participants. The latest Mount Union Stories looks at a 22-year-old who died in 1898. Plus, state news in our partner content. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor
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Park board takes steps toward summer concert lineup
The Philomath Park Advisory Board’s preparations for this summer’s Music in the Park concert series took a step forward with the ranking of 18 bands […]
News/Sports
Philomath girls to open 4A basketball playoffs at Molalla
The Philomath High School girls basketball team will travel to Molalla for the first round of the Class 4A playoffs on Saturday. The Warriors (14-10) […]
Philomath boys will head to St. Helens for 4A hoops playoff opener
The Philomath High School boys basketball team will open the Class 4A playoffs on Friday with a road trip to St. Helens. The Warriors (13-9) […]
City launches sign-up for this year’s Downtown Flower Basket Program
The city of Philomath is accepting sponsorships and volunteer sign-ups for its 2026 Downtown Flower Basket Program, with hanging baskets expected to be installed by […]
Mount Union Stories: Lewis E. Cooper (1876-1898)
Published as it appeared on Aug. 25, 1898, in the (Portland) Oregonian, Page 9, Column 4. Funeral of Lewis Cooper. CORVALLIS, Or., Aug. 24.—The funeral […]
School Budget Committee to meet for work session on Thursday
The Philomath School District’s Budget Committee plans to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Philomath High School. The committee will meet for its first work […]
Oregon Working Families Party, state’s largest teachers union decline to endorse in governor’s race
Members of Oregon’s largest teachers union and the liberal Working Families Party will not endorse any of the current candidates for governor, including incumbent Democratic […]
Republican petitioners sue Oregon over law rescheduling gas tax referendum
Republican leaders of a successful petition to pause gas tax and transportation fee hikes until a citizen vote are suing the state over a new […]
The states facing America’s biggest respiratory gap
Home respiratory supply purchasing varies widely by state. This analysis compares Vitality Medical’s observed purchasing intensity with public respiratory burden indicators. A new state-by-state analysis […]
Philomath in Photos
In Case You Missed It
Fire and Rescue Calls: Fire on McCreedy Lane, pair of rollover crashes
Philomath Police Log: Multiple arrests, crash, missing person
Alzheimer’s Association speaker to lead talk at Dementia Warriors meeting
Middle school play planning annual tea party fundraiser
Obituary: Renee Corrine Todd (1947-2026)
Community Calendar
Wednesday, March 4
• Quilts From Caring Hands, 9 a.m.-noon
• Philomath Storytime at the Library, 10:30 a.m.
• Philomath Lions Club Meeting, noon
• Dementia Warriors Support Group Meeting, 2:30-4 p.m.
• BUILD IT Day at Library, 3:30 p.m.
• Marys River Grange No. 685 Meeting, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, March 5
• Alice in Wonderland Tea Party, 4 p.m.
• Philomath School District Budget Committee Meeting, 6 p.m.
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