VOLUME 7, NUMBER 7
Friday, January 9, 2026
Good morning, Philomath.
The Philomath School Board’s meeting last night included an alarming possibility with the budget if the state’s Local Option Levy Equalization Grant goes away. Plus, we have coverage from yesterday’s Benton County Championships with separate stories for the boys and the girls. Plus, I uploaded a photo gallery from the meet. From our partner content, the Oregon Capital Chronicle reported on yesterday’s federal agent-involved shootings in Portland. — Brad Fuqua, Publisher/Editor
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School Board sounds alarm over potential loss of state grant
The Philomath School District faces the possibility of losing more than $1 million in state funding over the next two years if the Oregon Legislature […]
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Five individual wins help PHS boys claim 1st at Benton County Championships
Derick Kohn and four other Warriors won individual titles as Philomath’s boys wrestling team captured the Benton County Championships on Thursday.
Robertson continues comeback season with 1st at Benton County Championships
Following a large amount of success on the mat during her middle school years, Philomath’s Sarah Robertson entered her first season of high school wrestling […]
Gallery: PHS wrestling at Benton County Championships (Jan. 8, 2026)
A collection of photos from the Philomath High wrestling team’s appearance in the Benton County Championships on Thursday.
Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say
Federal agents reportedly shot and injured two people near a medical clinic in east Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The […]
ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns
Coastal Oregon Republican Boomer Wright will retire
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Genealogical society to present program Saturday on Black pioneer Letitia Carson
County commissioners to meet for reconsideration of landfill decision
Community Calendar
Friday, January 9
• PHS Swimming at Newport Tri-Meet, 5:15 p.m.
• Bingo at the Grange, 6-8:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 10
• PHS Cheer at Colt Cheer Challenge
• PHS Girls Wrestling at Lady Dragon Dual Tournament
• Corvallis Indoor Winter Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
• PHS Swimming at District Sprint Meet, 10 a.m.
• Benton County Genealogical Society Program at Philomath Museum, 11 a.m.
• PHS Boys Basketball at Astoria, 5 p.m.
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